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Folia Parasitologica

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 129 36 41 8
Ecology and Evolution 618 9 21 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 57
Documents by Best Scientists*: 63
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 51
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.459
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Folia Parasitologica?

The aim of Folia Parasitologica is to expand the discussion of research in Zoology, Ecology, Anatomy, Helminths and Taxonomy (biology). Zoology research presented in Folia Parasitologica encompasses a variety of subjects, including Nematode, Monogenea and Larva. Aquatic animal and Host (biology) are among the concentrations of Ecology that garnered much attention in it.

Folia Parasitologica features research on Aquatic animal in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Aquatic organisms. Folia Parasitologica is focused mainly on Anatomy, particularly Ultrastructure.

  • Zoology (44.74%)
  • Ecology (21.14%)
  • Anatomy (15.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Myxozoan genera: definition and notes on taxonomy, life-cycle terminology and pathogenic species. (570 citations)
  • Molecular phylogeny of the Microsporidia: ecological, ultrastructural and taxonomic considerations. (227 citations)
  • Unified terminology for cestode microtriches: a proposal from the International Workshops on Cestode Systematics in 2002-2008. (192 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Folia Parasitologica:

The most cited publications primarily focus on research topics in Zoology, Ecology, Taxonomy (biology), Helminths and Microbiology. The journal articles center on topics in Zoology, with a focus on Genus. The featured Microbiology studies in the journal articles mainly concentrate on Virology but also cover areas of interest in Microsporidiosis.

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

  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Folia Parasitologica investigates areas of study like Zoology, Toxoplasma gondii, Myxozoa, Genus and Sucker. The works on Zoology deal in particular with Cestoda. Topics in Toxoplasma gondii were tackled in line with various other fields like Toxoplasmosis, Pneumonia, Helminths, Cystoisospora and Toxocara cati.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Myxozoa, it also covered topics in Blue whiting, Myxosporea, Micromesistius and Myxobolus, Myxobolidae. Folia Parasitologica facilitates discussions on Genus that incorporate concepts from other fields like Peduncle (anatomy), Microtriches, Carpet shark, Hemiscylliidae and Polar filament. The research on Sucker tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Lungfish, Hippopotamus, Morphology (linguistics) and Hamulus.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxozoa, Myxosporea) described between 2014 and 2020. (2 citations)
  • Morphological and genetic description of two new species of philometrid nematodes (Philometridae) parasitic in needlefishes (Belonidae) from estuaries of Florida, USA. (2 citations)
  • Endoparasite prevalence and infection risk factors among cats in an animal shelter in Estonia. (1 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 Folia Parasitologica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • František Moravec (147 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tomáš Scholz (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zdeněk Hubálek (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Iva Dyková (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nico J. Smit (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 Folia Parasitologica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (198 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (137 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Charles University in Prague (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (27 papers) published 1 paper 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, 4.35% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.36% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.18% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.09% of all publications and 36.36% 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

  • Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxozoa, Myxosporea) described between 2014 and 2020.

    Jorge C Eiras;Cristina F Cruz;Aurelia Saraiva;Edson A Adriano

    (2021)
    82 Citations
  • Biodiversity of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Conoidasida) in vertebrates: what we know, what we do not know, and what needs to be done.

    Donald W. Duszynski

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Morphological and genetic description of two new species of philometrid nematodes (Philometridae) parasitic in needlefishes (Belonidae) from estuaries of Florida, USA.

    František Moravec;Micah D. Bakenhaster;Seifu Seyoum;Michael D. Tringali

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Evidence of transplacental transmission of equine piroplasms Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in an Italian breed mare.

    (2023)
    11 Citations
  • Occurrence and genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in wild foxes, wolves, jackals, and bears in central Europe.

    Martin Kvac;Eva Myskova;Nikola Holubova;Klara Kellnerova

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Different hosts in different lakes: prevalence and population genetic structure of plerocercoids of Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda) in Czech water bodies.

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • How monoxenous trypanosomatids revealed hidden feeding habits of their tsetse fly hosts.

    Jan Votypka;Jan Votypka;Klara J Petrzelkova;Jana Brzonova;Milan Jirku

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • A global survey of tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) of 'true' frogs (Amphibia: Ranidae), including a tabulated list of all proteocephalids parasitising amphibians.

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Four carangid fish species as new host records for Kudoa trachuri Matsukane, Sato, Tanaka, Kamata et Sugita-Konishi, 2011 (Myxozoa: Multivalvulida), and description of a new species, Kudoa longichorda sp. n., forming pseudocysts in the muscle of Decapterus tabl Berry.

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Endoparasite prevalence and infection risk factors among cats in an animal shelter in Estonia.

    Ants Tull;Epp Moks;Urmas Saarma

    (2021)
    8 Citations

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