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Fungal Biology
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Fungal Biology

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 185 24 33 11

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Number of Best Scientists*: 190
Documents by Best Scientists*: 184
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 123
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.572
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Fungal Biology?

The aim of Fungal Biology is to expand the discussion of research in Botany, Taxonomy (biology), Microbiology, Fungi imperfecti and Genetics. It encompasses presentations on Botany, specifically Conidium, Spore, Fungus, Mycelium and Hypha. Spore study tackled is connected to the field of Germination.

Topics in Taxonomy (biology) were tackled in line with various other fields like Taxon, Geographic distribution and Phylogenetic tree. The presentations discussing Phylogenetic tree offer insights in topics such as Ribosomal DNA, Clade and Monophyly. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Microbiology and Biochemistry.

Research on Genetics presented in the journal focuses, in particular, on Gene, Restriction fragment length polymorphism, Genetic marker and Genetic variability.

  • Botany (54.91%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (18.18%)
  • Microbiology (12.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi (1685 citations)
  • A new fungal phylum, the Glomeromycota: phylogeny and evolution (1571 citations)
  • A modified procedure for staining roots to detect VA mycorrhizas. (1295 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Fungal Biology:

The most cited papers investigate areas of study like Botany, Fungi imperfecti, Genetics, Phylogenetic tree and Taxonomy (biology). The most cited articles focus on Botany but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Mycorrhiza and Ribosomal DNA. In addition to Phylogenetic tree research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Zoology and Phylogenetics.

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

  • Botany
  • Fungus
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Fungal Biology focuses largely on the fields of Botany, Gene, Microbiology, Food science and Biochemistry. Botany works presented in Fungal Biology have a specific focus on Genus. The work on Genus tackled in Fungal Biology brings together disciplines like Taxonomy (biology), Corticioid fungi and Agaricomycetes.

The study of Food science encompasses disciplines such as Gene expression, as well as fields such as Enzyme, all of which overlap with one another. Biochemistry research featured in Fungal Biology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Fungus and Mycelium. The journal explores topics in Fungus which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Germination, Spore, Biological pest control, Conidium and Aspergillus niger.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Interacting climate change factors (CO2 and temperature cycles) effects on growth, secondary metabolite gene expression and phenotypic ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus carbonarius strains on a grape-based matrix (9 citations)
  • Dark-pigmented biodeteriogenic fungi in etruscan hypogeal tombs: New data on their culture-dependent diversity, favouring conditions, and resistance to biocidal treatments. (6 citations)
  • The fungal community associated with the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus invading the mediterranean maquis in central Italy reveals high biodiversity and suggests environmental acquisitions. (6 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 Fungal Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael J. Wingfield (111 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kevin D. Hyde (108 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David L. Hawksworth (105 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Pedro W. Crous (62 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Brenda D. Wingfield (50 papers) published 2 papers 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 Fungal Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pretoria (119 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (89 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Hong Kong (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (76 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • CABI (70 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, 1.87% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.52% of all publications and 77.14% 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

  • Diversity and bioprospecting of cultivable fungal assemblages in sediments of lakes in the Antarctic Peninsula

    Mayara B. Ogaki;Daniela R. Teixeira;Rosemary Vieira;Juan M. Lírio

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • In vitro characterization bioassays of the nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum: Evaluation on growth, extracellular enzymes, mycotoxins and survival in the surrounding agroecosystem of tomato.

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • The fungal community associated with the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus invading the mediterranean maquis in central Italy reveals high biodiversity and suggests environmental acquisitions.

    Carmen Morales-Rodríguez;Ivano Sferrazza;Maria Pia Aleandri;Matteo Dalla Valle

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • Interacting climate change factors (CO2 and temperature cycles) effects on growth, secondary metabolite gene expression and phenotypic ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus carbonarius strains on a grape-based matrix

    Carla Cervini;Carla Cervini;Carol Verheecke-Vaessen;Massimo Ferrara;Esther García-Cela

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • Characterization, pathogenicity, and fungicide sensitivity of Alternaria isolates associated with preharvest fruit drop in California citrus.

    (2022)
    32 Citations
  • Minimal nutrient requirements for induction of germination of Aspergillus niger conidia.

    Maryam Ijadpanahsaravi;Maarten Punt;Han A.B. Wösten;Wieke R. Teertstra

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Particle size distribution of the major Alternaria alternata allergen, Alt a 1, derived from airborne spores and subspore fragments.

    Łukasz Grewling;Paweł Bogawski;Agata Szymańska;Małgorzata Nowak

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Moniliophthora perniciosa, the mushroom causing witches' broom disease of cacao: Insights into its taxonomy, ecology and host range in Brazil.

    Daniela O. Lisboa;Harry C. Evans;Harry C. Evans;João P.M. Araújo;Samuel G. Elias

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Thoughts on the evolution of Core Environmental Responses in yeasts

    Alistair J.P. Brown;Daniel E. Larcombe;Arnab Pradhan

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Carbon dioxide production as an indicator of Aspergillus flavus colonisation and aflatoxins/cyclopiazonic acid contamination in shelled peanuts stored under different interacting abiotic factors.

    E. Garcia-Cela;F.J. Gari Sanchez;M. Sulyok;C. Verheecke-Vaessen

    (2020)
    21 Citations

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