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Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies
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Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies

1883-0838

Published by: Japanese Coral Reef Society

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/galaxea/22/1/_contents/-char/en

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 721 11 10 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 19
Documents by Best Scientists*: 15
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
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Overview

Top Research Topics at Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies?

Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies mostly deals with topics like Ecology, Fishery, Coral, Oceanography and Coral reef. Coral bleaching, Range (biology), Hermatypic coral, Reproduction and Abundance (ecology) are among the concentrations of Ecology that garnered much attention in Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies. Environmental issues with coral reefs, Coral reef protection, Coral reef fish and Aquaculture of coral are some of the facets of Fishery tackled in the journal.

It addresses concerns in Environmental issues with coral reefs which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Fringing reef and Resilience of coral reefs. Coral reef organizations is a major topic of Coral reef protection research. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies features studies on Coral, including topics such as Acropora.

Acropora research discussed connects with the study of Acropora tenuis. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies concentrates on Oceanography topics that focus on Reef and Climate change. Aside from discussions in Botany, Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies also deals with the subject of Zooxanthellae which intersects with Symbiodinium disciplines.

  • Ecology (36.11%)
  • Fishery (35.65%)
  • Coral (34.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Delineating the Coral Triangle (321 citations)
  • Functional shell geometry of symbiont-bearing benthic Foraminifera. (39 citations)
  • Key to field identification of shallow water brachycnemic zoanthids (Order Zoantharia: Suborder Brachycnemina) present in Okinawa (30 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Ecology, Coral reef, Coral, Range (biology) and Coral bleaching. The journal publications facilitate discussions in Reef, Zoantharia, Zoanthus and Palythoa as part of the larger field of Ecology, however, they also tackle fields such as Diurnal rhythms. The journal articles facilitate discussions on Coral that incorporate concepts from other fields like Fishery and Habitat.

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 Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James Davis Reimer (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masayuki Hatta (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Makoto Tsuchiya (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew H. Baird (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michio Hidaka (7 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 Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of the Ryukyus (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James Cook University (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ochanomizu University (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Miyazaki (6 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, 50.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • A coral spawning calendar for Sesoko Station, Okinawa, Japan

    Andrew H. Baird;Alasdair J. Edwards;James R. Guest;Saki Harii

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Calcification responses of subtropical corals to ocean acidification: a case study from Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan

    Tomoko Bell;Cristiana Manullang;Naoki H. Kumagai;Kazuhiko Sakai

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Clownfish Amphiprion polymnus wound cleaned by Ancylomenes sp. cleaner shrimp

    Alexandra S. Grutter;Angelique Amon;Alison L. Green;David B. Vaughan

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Fishing pressure occurs down to the lower mesophotic coral ecosystem in Lyudao, Taiwan

    Ming-Jay Ho;Chao-Yang Kuo;Hung-Yi Wu;Ming-Shiou Jeng

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Near-future levels of p CO 2 impact skeletal weights of coral primary polyps ( Acropora digitifera )

    Tomoko Bell;Cristiana Manullang;Kazuhiko Sakai;Atsushi Suzuki

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Coral reef research in Sesoko Island -50 years anniversary of Sesoko Station, University of the Ryukyus-

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • High coral mortality following coral spawning in Coral Bay, Western Australia

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Troglodyte Turbinaria in the intertidal rock pools of the Solitary Islands Marine Park

    Andrew H. Baird;David Abrego

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • What is the low-temperature limit of zooxanthellate coral? A new northernmost record of &lt;i&gt;Oulastrea crispata&lt;/i&gt; (Lamarck, 1816) at 38°46′N, Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Decline in the Acropora population due to repeated moderate disturbances in Okinotorishima Island, Japan

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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