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Herpetological Monographs
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Herpetological Monographs

0733-1347

Published by: The Herpetologists' League

https://bioone.org/journals/herpetological-monographs

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 617 10 9 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 13
Documents by Best Scientists*: 10
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Herpetological Monographs?

Herpetological Monographs investigates areas of study like Ecology, Zoology, Genus, Squamata and Evolutionary biology. Predation, Habitat, Lizard, Tortoise and Range (biology) are all topics related to Ecology research discussed. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Lizard and the similar topic of Oviparity.

The studies on Zoology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Taxon and Clade, Monophyly. Clade study tackled is connected to the field of Species diversity. Issues in Genus were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Osteology and Leptodactylidae.

The Evolutionary biology study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Species complex. Research on Taxonomy (biology) addressed in Herpetological Monographs frequently intersections with the field of Biodiversity.

  • Ecology (53.62%)
  • Zoology (47.83%)
  • Genus (13.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • THE MAJOR CLADES OF FROGS (375 citations)
  • Guilds of Anuran Larvae: Relationships among Developmental Modes, Morphologies, and Habitats (331 citations)
  • Sexual Dimorphism in Turtles with Emphasis on the Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta) (320 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Herpetological Monographs:

The most cited publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Ecology, Zoology, Monophyly, Evolutionary biology and Habitat. The most cited articles feature Ecology research that overlaps with concepts in Animal science. Taxon and Clade are some topics wherein Zoology research discussed in the journal publications has an impact.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Herpetological Monographs focuses largely on the fields of Zoology, Genus, Evolutionary biology, Species diversity and Feeding behavior. The majority of Zoology studies are focused on the issues of Type locality. The studies in Genus featured incorporate elements of Taxon, Synapomorphy, Atelopus and Species complex.

It addresses concerns in Evolutionary biology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Osteology, Autapomorphy, Melanophryniscus and Osornophryne. The journal facilitates discussions on Species diversity that incorporate concepts from other fields like Monophyly, Gekkonidae, Lepidodactylus, Gecko and Taxonomy (biology). It explores issues in Feeding behavior which can be linked to other research areas like Feeding ecology, Predation and Predatory behavior.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Revisiting Linnaean and Wallacean Shortfalls in Mindanao Fanged Frogs: The Limnonectes magnus Complex Consists of Only Two Species (0 citations)
  • Taxonomic Revision of Scaly-toed Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Lepidodactylus) in the Northern Philippines, with Descriptions of Four New Species (0 citations)
  • Contrasting Adult Body-Size in Sister Populations of the Balearic Lizard, Podarcis lilfordi (Günther 1874) Suggests Anthropogenic Selective Pressures (0 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 Herpetological Monographs (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rafe M. Brown (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Cameron D. Siler (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michael B. Harvey (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James R. Spotila (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David C. Rostal (6 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 Herpetological Monographs (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Kansas (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Sydney (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Broward College (7 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 66.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% 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 16.67% 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

  • Taxonomic Review of South American Butter Frogs: Phylogeny, Geographic Patterns, and Species Delimitation in the Leptodactylus latrans Species Group (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

    Felipe de M. Magalhães;Mariana L. Lyra;Thiago R. de Carvalho;Diego Baldo

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Phylogeny and Systematic Revision of the Gecko Genus Hemidactylus from the Horn of Africa (Squamata: Gekkonidae)

    Jiří Šmíd;Jiří Šmíd;Tomáš Mazuch;Lucie Nováková;Lucie Nováková;David Modrý

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Systematic Revision of the Rare Bromeligenous Genus Crossodactylodes Cochran 1938 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae)

    Marcus Thadeu T. Santos;Marcus Thadeu T. Santos;Rafael F. Magalhães;Rafael F. Magalhães;Rodrigo B. Ferreira;Stenio E. Vittorazzi

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Taxonomic Revision of Philippine Sun Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Eutropis), and Descriptions of Eight New Species

    Anthony J. Barley;Arvin C. Diesmos;Cameron D. Siler;Christopher M. Martinez

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Contrasting Adult Body-Size in Sister Populations of the Balearic Lizard, Podarcis lilfordi (Günther 1874) Suggests Anthropogenic Selective Pressures

    Andreu Rotger;José Manuel Igual;Meritxell Genovart;Virginia Rodríguez

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Taxonomic Revision of Scaly-toed Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Lepidodactylus) in the Northern Philippines, with Descriptions of Four New Species

    Samuel J. Eliades;Rafe M. Brown;Wen-San Huang;Cameron D. Siler

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Revisiting Linnaean and Wallacean shortfalls in Mindanao Fanged Frogs: the Limnonectes magnus Complex consists of only two species

    Robin Kurian Abraham;Mark William Herr;Viktoria V. Sterkhova;Rayanna Otterholt;Rayanna Otterholt

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Genus-specific and Habitat-dependent Plant Ingestion in West African Sabre-toothed Frogs (Anura, Odontobatrachidae: Odontobatrachus)

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • The Taxonomic Status of Physalaemus cuqui Lobo, 1993, with the Description of a New Species of Physalaemus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Argentina and Paraguay

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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