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Fungal Ecology
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Fungal Ecology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 183 124 114 18
Microbiology 265 8 6 5
Environmental Sciences 652 14 13 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 212
Documents by Best Scientists*: 175
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 78
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.633
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Fungal Ecology?

Fungal Ecology investigates studies in Ecology, Botany, Species richness, Host (biology) and Ecosystem. It connects research in Ecology with the related topic of Biological dispersal. Many of the studies tackled connect Botany with a similar field of study like Symbiosis.

The Host (biology) study featured in Fungal Ecology draws parallels with the field of Colonization.

  • Ecology (44.66%)
  • Botany (43.95%)
  • Species richness (12.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • FUNGuild: An open annotation tool for parsing fungal community datasets by ecological guild (1258 citations)
  • Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology (379 citations)
  • Diversity of fungal endophytes in leaves and stems of wild rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) in Peru (218 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Fungal Ecology:

The published papers investigate studies in Ecology, Botany, Ecosystem, Species richness and Host (biology). The published papers focus on Botany but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Ascomycota which is concerned with Basidiomycota. Beech and Internal transcribed spacer are some topics wherein Species richness research discussed in the journal articles has an impact.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Fungus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Ecology, Botany, Host (biology), Species richness and Endophyte. Fungal Ecology concentrated on Ecology research, specifically Habitat, Plant community, Range (biology), Climate change and Biodiversity. Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense is a major topic of Botany research presented in Fungal Ecology.

Endangered species, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, Fungus, Invasive species and ANT are some topics wherein Host (biology) research discussed in Fungal Ecology have an impact. Issues in Species richness were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Subtropics, Soil water, Litter and Abiotic component. Fungal Ecology addresses concerns in Endophyte which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Mutualism (biology), Epichloe occultans, Herbivore and Ecosystem.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Endophyte inoculation enhances Ulmus minor resistance to Dutch elm disease (6 citations)
  • Fungal diversity and functionality are driven by soil texture in Taylor Valley, Antarctica (5 citations)
  • Biotic and abiotic determinants of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections in amphibians of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (4 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 Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Lynne Boddy (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Petr Baldrian (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jan Stenlid (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Frank H. Gleason (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Håvard Kauserud (13 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 Fungal Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Cardiff University (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norwegian University of Life Sciences (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Sydney (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than 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, 6.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 46.67% 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

  • Fungal endophytes for biocontrol of ash dieback: The antagonistic potential of Hypoxylon rubiginosum

    Sandra Halecker;Jan-Peer Wennrich;Sara Rodrigo;Nicole Andrée

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • ITS alchemy: On the use of ITS as a DNA marker in fungal ecology

    (2023)
    50 Citations
  • Can fungal endophytes fast-track plant adaptations to climate change?

    T.S. Suryanarayanan;R. Uma Shaanker

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • Drivers of total and pathogenic soil-borne fungal communities in grassland plant species

    Davide Francioli;Jasper van Ruijven;Lisette Bakker;Liesje Mommer

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Biogeography of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore traits along an aridity gradient, and responses to experimental rainfall manipulation

    Coline A Deveautour;Coline A Deveautour;Coline A Deveautour;Jeff Chieppa;Jeff Chieppa;Uffe N Nielsen;Matthias M Boer

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Biotic and abiotic determinants of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections in amphibians of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

    Carolina Lambertini;C. Guilherme Becker;Anat M. Belasen;Anat M. Belasen;Anyelet Valencia-Aguilar

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Rhizosphere fungi actively assimilating plant-derived carbon in a grassland soil

    S.E. Hannula;E. Morriën;W.H. van der Putten;W. de Boer

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Rapid changes in the chemical composition of degrading ectomycorrhizal fungal necromass

    Maeve E. Ryan;Kathryn M. Schreiner;Jenna T. Swenson;Joseph Gagne

    (2020)
    28 Citations

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