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Hydrobiologia
H-index 37

Hydrobiologia

0018-8158

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10750

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 56 446 676 36
Environmental Sciences 260 94 136 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 632
Documents by Best Scientists*: 818
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 20
SCIMAGO H-index: 173
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.911
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Hydrobiologia?

Ecology, Botany, Phytoplankton, Zoology and Habitat are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Hydrobiologia covers various topics on Ecology such as Zooplankton, Eutrophication, Benthic zone, Biomass (ecology) and Plankton. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Zooplankton as it also encompasses Predation.

The work on Benthic zone presented in it focuses on Benthos in particular. Hydrobiologia is mostly focused on Botany, specifically Algae. The journal focuses on Phytoplankton but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Oceanography and Chlorophyll a.

Hydrobiologia facilitated presentations on Zoology research, particularly Taxonomy (biology) and Crustacean. The featured Habitat studies mainly concentrate on Species richness but also cover areas of interest in Species diversity. Nutrient research in it involves the investigation of Phosphorus studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Environmental chemistry.

  • Ecology (67.96%)
  • Botany (10.40%)
  • Phytoplankton (10.36%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The inverted microscope method of estimating algal numbers and the statistical basis of estimations by counting (2176 citations)
  • Role of sediment and internal loading of phosphorus in shallow lakes (1071 citations)
  • Weighted Averaging Partial Least-Squares Regression (Wa-Pls) - an Improved Method for Reconstructing Environmental Variables from Species Assemblages (725 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Hydrobiologia:

Ecology, Phytoplankton, Eutrophication, Botany and Algae are the main subjects of interest in the most cited articles. The Ecology research presented in the most cited articles places emphasis on topics like Habitat, Benthic zone, Zooplankton, Hydrobiology and Plankton. The most cited papers deal with Eutrophication in conjunction with Phosphorus and similar fields in Environmental chemistry and Sediment.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Hydrobiologia tackles a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Habitat, Zoology, Ecosystem and Species richness. Trophic level, Abundance (ecology), Benthic zone, Ecology (disciplines) and Phytoplankton are Ecology topics of special interest in Hydrobiologia. Hydrobiologia encompasses Phytoplankton studies in the context of Nutrient as a whole.

Range (biology), Biodiversity, Fishery, Mussel and Abiotic component are some topics wherein Habitat research discussed in the journal have an impact. The studies on Zoology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Cichlid, Competition (biology) and Predation. While the journal focused on Species richness, it was also able to explore topics like Macrophyte, Invertebrate and STREAMS.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • What Colin Reynolds could tell us about nutrient limitation, N:P ratios and eutrophication control (17 citations)
  • Temperature and the size of freshwater phytoplankton (17 citations)
  • The conservation status of the world’s freshwater molluscs (13 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 Hydrobiologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Henri J. Dumont (123 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Erik Jeppesen (108 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Judit Padisák (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Martin Søndergaard (58 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • S. S. S. Sarma (53 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 Hydrobiologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ghent University (317 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (271 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (250 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (241 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (163 papers) published 4 papers 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, 5.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.33% of all publications and 63.81% 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

  • Ecosystem services provided by marine and freshwater phytoplankton

    Unknown

    (2022)
    213 Citations
  • Ecosystem services provided by freshwater macrophytes

    Unknown

    (2021)
    212 Citations
  • Mitigating eutrophication and toxic cyanobacterial blooms in large lakes: The evolution of a dual nutrient (N and P) reduction paradigm

    Hans W. Paerl;Hans W. Paerl;Karl E. Havens;Hai Xu;Guangwei Zhu

    (2020)
    191 Citations
  • Ecosystem services provided by river-floodplain ecosystems

    Unknown

    (2022)
    189 Citations
  • The conservation status of the world’s freshwater molluscs

    Monika Böhm;Nadia I. Dewhurst-Richman;Nadia I. Dewhurst-Richman;Mary Seddon;Sophie E.H. Ledger

    (2021)
    148 Citations
  • What we know and don’t know about the invasive zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) mussels

    Unknown

    (2022)
    112 Citations
  • Temperature and the size of freshwater phytoplankton

    Tamar Zohary;Giovanna Flaim;Ulrich Sommer

    (2021)
    107 Citations
  • Maintenance management and eradication of established aquatic invaders

    Daniel Simberloff

    (2021)
    76 Citations

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