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Frontiers in Zoology
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Frontiers in Zoology

1742-9994

Published by: Springer

https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 204 9 10 5
Ecology and Evolution 305 48 42 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 87
Documents by Best Scientists*: 79
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 77
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.908
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Frontiers in Zoology?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Zoology, Ecology, Biodiversity, Anatomy and Evolutionary biology. It centers on topics in Zoology, with a focus on Nest. Ecology research discussed connects with the study of Biological dispersal.

Many of the studies tackled connect Anatomy with a similar field of study like Nervous system. Frontiers in Zoology focused on Evolutionary biology research but expanded to cover Genetics.

  • Zoology (43.92%)
  • Ecology (29.23%)
  • Biodiversity (15.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The integrative future of taxonomy (997 citations)
  • Molecular biogeography of Europe: Pleistocene cycles and postglacial trends (636 citations)
  • The importance of immune gene variability (MHC) in evolutionary ecology and conservation (633 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Frontiers in Zoology:

The journal articles focus on Zoology, Ecology, Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolutionary biology. While Zoology is the key highlight in the most cited publications, thet also covered some subjects on Allopatric speciation and Cichlid. The featured Ecology studies in the most cited publications mainly concentrate on Glacial period but also cover areas of interest in Range (biology).

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Biodiversity, Habitat and Ecology. The journal aims to form a more comprehensive understanding of the field by integrating disciplines like Zoology and Context (language use). While Frontiers in Zoology focused on Evolutionary biology, it was also able to explore topics like Segmentation, Genetic diversity, Phylogenetic tree, Ontogeny and Sexual dimorphism.

Topics in Biodiversity explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Taxon, Mammal, Threatened species, Demographic history and Trophic level. In addition to Habitat research, the journal aims to explore topics under Climate change, Population fragmentation, Quasipaa spinosa and Biological dispersal, Landscape connectivity. Research on Ecology presented in it focuses, in particular, on Ecological niche, Applied ecology, Interspecific competition, Foraging and Biogeography.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Cranial morphology of captive mammals: a meta-analysis (4 citations)
  • Heat production in a feeding matrix formed on carrion by communally breeding beetles (3 citations)
  • Cellular proliferation dynamics during regeneration in Syllis malaquini (Syllidae, Annelida) (2 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 Frontiers in Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Andreas Wanninger (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Heike Wägele (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas Schwaha (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wolfgang Goymann (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Diethard Tautz (8 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 Frontiers in Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (53 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Vienna (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (25 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Zurich (24 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.63% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.11% of all publications and 50.00% 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

  • Ocean acidification promotes broad transcriptomic responses in marine metazoans: a literature survey

    Marie E. Strader;Marie E. Strader;Juliet M. Wong;Juliet M. Wong;Gretchen E. Hofmann

    (2020)
    82 Citations
  • A protective nesting association with native species counteracts biotic resistance for the spread of an invasive parakeet from urban into rural habitats

    Dailos Hernández-Brito;Guillermo Blanco;José L. Tella;Martina Carrete

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Biogeography of Italy revisited: genetic lineages confirm major phylogeographic patterns and a pre-Pleistocene origin of its biota

    Thomas Schmitt;Thomas Schmitt;Uwe Fritz;Massimo Delfino;Massimo Delfino;Werner Ulrich

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Feasting, not fasting: winter diets of cave hibernating bats in the United States.

    Riley F Bernard;Emma V Willcox;Reilly T Jackson;Reilly T Jackson;Veronica A Brown

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • The loss of flight in ant workers enabled an evolutionary redesign of the thorax for ground labour

    Christian Peeters;Roberto A. Keller;Roberto A. Keller;Adam Khalife;Adam Khalife;Georg Fischer

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Mitochondrial Alternative Oxidase Contributes to Successful Tardigrade Anhydrobiosis

    Daria Wojciechowska;Andonis Karachitos;Milena Roszkowska;Wiktor Rzeźniczak

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Pollinating fig wasps’ simple solutions to complex sex ratio problems: a review

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Plasma oxidative stress in reproduction of two eusocial African mole-rat species, the naked mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat.

    Paul Juan Jacobs;Daniel William Hart;Nigel Charles Bennett

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Multiple phenotypic traits as triggers of host attacks towards ant symbionts: body size, morphological gestalt, and chemical mimicry accuracy.

    Christoph von Beeren;Adrian Brückner;Philipp O. Hoenle;Bryan Ospina-Jara

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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