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FEMS Microbiology Ecology
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FEMS Microbiology Ecology

0168-6496

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/femsec

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 107 81 118 20
Ecology and Evolution 127 233 209 24
Environmental Sciences 211 107 120 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 742
Documents by Best Scientists*: 593
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 37
SCIMAGO H-index: 192
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.129
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at FEMS Microbiology Ecology?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Ecology, Botany, Microbiology, Bacteria and Environmental chemistry. The in-depth study on Ecology also explores topics in the intersecting field of Microbial population biology. It explores topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis, Soil water, Soil microbiology, Cyanobacteria and Rhizosphere.

FEMS Microbiology Ecology facilitates discussions on Microbiology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Plasmid, 16S ribosomal RNA, Biofilm, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas. It addresses concerns in 16S ribosomal RNA which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ribosomal RNA and Ribosomal DNA. Issues in Bacteria were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Food science and Biochemistry.

Environmental chemistry research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Denitrification, Sediment and Nitrate.

  • Ecology (31.26%)
  • Botany (25.93%)
  • Microbiology (23.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Plant species and soil type cooperatively shape the structure and function of microbial communities in the rhizosphere (1365 citations)
  • Anaerobic ammonium oxidation discovered in a denitrifying fluidized bed reactor (1276 citations)
  • Multivariate analyses in microbial ecology. (1152 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at FEMS Microbiology Ecology:

The published papers investigate areas of study like Botany, Ecology, Microbiology, Bacteria and Microbial population biology. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Ecology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Environmental chemistry, Archaea and Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis. The most cited publications address concerns in the field of Microbiology by exploring it in line with topics in 16S ribosomal RNA which intersect with Ribosomal RNA subjects.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Bacteria
  • Ecology
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Ecology, Bacteria, Microbial population biology, Microbiome and Ecosystem. FEMS Microbiology Ecology tackles studies in Microorganism and the interrelated subject of Metagenomics to gain insights into Ecology. While the journal focused on Bacteria, it was also able to explore topics like Fungus, Botany, Biochemistry, Horticulture and Microbiology.

The Microbiology works featured in it incorporate elements from Virulence and Escherichia coli. Environmental chemistry, Rhizosphere and Microbial ecology are some topics wherein Microbial population biology research discussed in FEMS Microbiology Ecology have an impact. In addition to Microbiome research, FEMS Microbiology Ecology aims to explore topics under Zoology, Gut flora and Food science.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Vertical stratification patterns of methanotrophs and their genetic controllers in water columns of oxygen-stratified boreal lakes. (14 citations)
  • microeco: an R package for data mining in microbial community ecology. (10 citations)
  • Development of a prebiotic blend to influence in vitro fermentation effects, with a focus on propionate, in the gut (7 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in FEMS Microbiology Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kornelia Smalla (67 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ralf Conrad (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James I. Prosser (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Søren J. Sørensen (29 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Max M. Häggblom (28 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in FEMS Microbiology Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (179 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (145 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (126 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (116 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (105 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 2.44% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.88% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.37% of all publications and 56.88% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • microeco: an R package for data mining in microbial community ecology.

    Chi Liu;Chi Liu;Yaoming Cui;Xiangzhen Li;Minjie Yao

    (2021)
    1398 Citations
  • Microbiome approaches provide the key to biologically control postharvest pathogens and storability of fruits and vegetables

    Peter Kusstatscher;Tomislav Cernava;Ahmed Abdelfattah;Jarishma Gokul

    (2020)
    112 Citations
  • Endophytic microbial assemblage in grapevine.

    E Deyett;P E Rolshausen

    (2020)
    93 Citations
  • Multitrophic interactions in the rhizosphere microbiome of wheat: from bacteria and fungi to protists.

    Maike Rossmann;Juan E Pérez-Jaramillo;Vanessa N Kavamura;Josiane B Chiaramonte

    (2020)
    89 Citations
  • Distinct mechanisms shape soil bacterial and fungal co-occurrence networks in a mountain ecosystem

    Jiabao Li;Chaonan Li;Yongping Kou;Minjie Yao

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Soil depth matters: shift in composition and inter-kingdom co-occurrence patterns of microorganisms in forest soils

    Sunil Mundra;Sunil Mundra;O Janne Kjønaas;Luis N Morgado;Luis N Morgado;Anders Kristian Krabberød

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • Effect of strigolactones on recruitment of the rice root-associated microbiome

    (2022)
    69 Citations

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