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Fish Pathology
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Fish Pathology

0388-788X

Published by: The Japanese Society of Fish Pathology

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jsfp

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 325 3 8 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 10
Documents by Best Scientists*: 15
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 48
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.181
Impact Factor: 0.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Fish Pathology?

The objective of Fish Pathology is to combine knowledge in the areas of Microbiology, Zoology, Fishery, Virology and Aquatic animal. The studies on Microbiology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Edwardsiella tarda, Bacteria, Olive flounder, Plecoglossus altivelis and Vibrio anguillarum. Most of the works presented in Fish Pathology deals with Olive flounder but it intersects with the subject of Flounder.

The work on Zoology tackled in Fish Pathology brings together disciplines like Ecology, Larva, Monogenea, Anatomy and Parasite hosting. The research on Fishery tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Veterinary medicine, Rainbow trout and Oncorhynchus. The majority of Virology studies in Fish Pathology are focused on the subject of Virus.

Aquatic animal studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Aquatic organisms.

  • Microbiology (31.77%)
  • Zoology (24.56%)
  • Fishery (21.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Mass mortalities of cultured kuruma shrimp Penaeus japonicus in Japan in 1993: electron microscopic evidence of the causative virus. (222 citations)
  • Electron Microscopic Evidence of Bacilliform Virus Infection in Kuruma Shrimp (Penaeus japonicus) (210 citations)
  • Vibriosis resistance induced by glucan treatment in tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) (203 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Fish Pathology:

The most cited papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Microbiology, Virology, Zoology, Aquatic animal and Virus. The most cited publications focus on Microbiology but also tackle concerns of closely connected disciplines like

  • Bacteria which connect with Pathogen,
  • Paralichthys and related Flounder.. The studies on Zoology discussed at the most cited publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Ecology, Takifugu rubripes, Anatomy, Fishery and Parasite hosting.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Bacteria
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Zoology, Disease, Virology, Microbiology and Computational biology. Fish Pathology explores issues in Zoology which can be linked to other research areas like Plectropomus, Monogenea, Larva and Nematode infection. Topics in Disease were tackled in line with various other fields like Seriola, Carp, Shrimp and White (mutation).

In particular, the Virology works presented emphasize discussions on Virus. Fish Pathology tackles research in various disciplines, including Microbiology and Composition (visual arts). The featured Computational biology studies mainly concentrate on Real-time polymerase chain reaction but also cover areas of interest in Loop-mediated isothermal amplification.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Benedenia akajin n. sp. (Monogenea: Capsalidae) from Leopard Coral Grouper Plectropomus leopardus Reared in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (1 citations)
  • 養殖ヒラメのウイルス病・原虫病対策に関する研究 : 令和元年度日本魚病学会研究奨励賞 (0 citations)
  • A Preliminary Study on Sinking Disease in Koi Carp (0 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 Fish Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Syuzo Egusa (126 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kazuo Ogawa (98 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hisatsugu Wakabayashi (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kishio Hatai (94 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kiyokuni Muroga (85 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 Fish Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (298 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hiroshima University (107 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hokkaido University (86 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Kōchi University (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mie University (51 papers) published 1 paper at the last 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, 28.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 53.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 13.33% 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

  • Control of the Daily Rhythms by Photoperiods in Protomont Detachment and Theront Excystment of the Parasitic Ciliate Cryptocaryon irritans

    Yuho Watanabe;Kah Hui How;Kosuke Zenke;Naoki Itoh

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • &lt;i&gt;Francisella halioticida&lt;/i&gt; Infection of Intermediately Cultured Juvenile Scallops &lt;i&gt;Mizuhopecten yessoensis&lt;/i&gt; in Southern Hokkaido

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Vaccine Development against Cryptocaryoniasis: A Review

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • A New Microsporidian Disease of Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Farmed in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, and Possible Involvement of Common Prawn Palaemon paucidens for Transmission of the Pathogen

    Michitaka Yamamoto;Sho Shirakashi;Nanami Asai;Tetsuya Yanagida

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Different Virulence of Flavobacterium psychrophilum Isolates in Two Stocks of Ayu Plecoglossus altivelis

    Takahiro Nagai;Toshihiro Nakai

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Occurrence of Ovary Enlargement Disease of Pacific Oyster by Introduction of Infected Spat in Eastern Hokkaido, Japan

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • The First Report of &lt;i&gt;Loma salmonae&lt;/i&gt; (Microsporidia) in Cultured Yamame Trout &lt;i&gt;Oncorhynchus masou masou&lt;/i&gt; in Japan

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • Pathology of a Microsporidian &lt;i&gt;Inodosporus fujiokai&lt;/i&gt; in Two &lt;i&gt;Onchorynchus&lt;/i&gt; spp.

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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