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Fungal Genetics and Biology
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Fungal Genetics and Biology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 84 27 33 11
Microbiology 197 23 29 10
Biology and Biochemistry 368 68 73 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 154
Documents by Best Scientists*: 140
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 129
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.696
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Fungal Genetics and Biology?

Fungal Genetics and Biology focuses largely on the fields of Gene, Genetics, Biochemistry, Mutant and Microbiology. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Gene and the similar topic of Molecular biology. As a part of the journal, discussions in Genetics involve topics like Genome, Locus (genetics), Neurospora crassa, Fungal genetics and Mating type.

The Neurospora crassa research presented places emphasis on topics like Crassa and Neurospora. It concentrates on Biochemistry topics that focus on Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Enzyme, Yeast, Fungal protein and Cell wall. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Mutant, apply to Cell biology as well.

The journal links adjacent topics like Cell biology with Hyphal growth. The Microbiology study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Virulence. The study of Hypha, which falls within the realm of Botany, was the main focus of the presentations.

  • Gene (34.54%)
  • Genetics (33.35%)
  • Biochemistry (26.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Phylogenetic Species Recognition and Species Concepts in Fungi (1419 citations)
  • A molecular phylogeny of Phytophthora and related oomycetes. (800 citations)
  • Double-joint PCR: a PCR-based molecular tool for gene manipulations in filamentous fungi. (793 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Fungal Genetics and Biology:

The most cited papers focus largely on the fields of Genetics, Gene, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Botany. The published papers feature Gene research that overlaps with concepts in Molecular biology. The studies on Microbiology discussed at the published articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Fungal genetics, Fusarium and Virulence.

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Fungus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Gene, Biochemistry, Genetics, Cell biology and Microbiology. The journal explores topics in Gene which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cell wall and Fusarium. The study of Mushroom and how it intertwines with concepts under Metallothionein, Sporocarp (fungi) and Phenotype were explored in the presented Biochemistry research.

The journal explores issues in Cell biology which can be linked to other research areas like Appressorium, Promoter, Gene expression and Apoptosis. In addition to Microbiology research, it aims to explore topics under Conidium, Entomopathogenic fungus and Fungus. Issues in Mutant were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Mutation, Lipid metabolism, Cameleon (protein) and Transcription (biology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Multiple roles of ABC transporters in yeast. (3 citations)
  • Diversity of Omega Glutathione Transferases in mushroom-forming fungi revealed by phylogenetic, transcriptomic, biochemical and structural approaches (3 citations)
  • Efficient genome editing using endogenous U6 snRNA promoter-driven CRISPR/Cas9 sgRNA in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. (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 Fungal Genetics and Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gero Steinberg (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nancy P. Keller (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ronald P. de Vries (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert H. Proctor (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gustavo H. Goldman (18 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 Genetics and Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wageningen University and Research Centre (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Exeter (48 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (47 papers) absent 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, 3.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.57% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.07% of all publications and 73.21% 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

  • Fungi, fungicide discovery and global food security.

    Gero Steinberg;Gero Steinberg;Sarah J. Gurr;Sarah J. Gurr

    (2020)
    93 Citations
  • Investigating the cell and developmental biology of plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae.

    Alice Bisola Eseola;Lauren S. Ryder;Míriam Osés-Ruiz;Kim Findlay

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • Host-specificity factors in plant pathogenic fungi

    Jiming Li;Ben Cornelissen;Martijn Rep

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • In the fungus where it happens: History and future propelling Aspergillus nidulans as the archetype of natural products research.

    Lindsay K. Caesar;Neil L. Kelleher;Nancy P. Keller

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Genomic diversity of the human pathogen Paracoccidioides across the South American continent.

    Marcus de Melo Teixeira;Marcus de Melo Teixeira;Maria Emilia Cattana;Daniel R. Matute;José F. Muñoz

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Multiple roles of ABC transporters in yeast.

    Sonam Kumari;Mohit Kumar;Naseem A. Gaur;Rajendra Prasad

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Erg6 affects membrane composition and virulence of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

    Fabiana Freire M. Oliveira;Hugo Costa Paes;Luísa Defranco F. Peconick;Fernanda L. Fonseca

    (2020)
    45 Citations

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