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Integrative and Comparative Biology
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Integrative and Comparative Biology

1540-7063

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/icb

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 162 134 156 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 270
Documents by Best Scientists*: 270
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 144
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.713
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Integrative and Comparative Biology?

The topics of Ecology, Zoology, Anatomy, Evolutionary biology and Internal medicine are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The research on Ecology discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Context (language use). The work on Anatomy tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Neuroscience and Cell biology.

Phylogenetics and Phylogenetic tree are some topics wherein Evolutionary biology research discussed in Integrative and Comparative Biology have an impact. The Internal medicine study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Endocrinology. Hormone is a major topic of Endocrinology research presented in Integrative and Comparative Biology.

  • Ecology (28.27%)
  • Zoology (14.30%)
  • Anatomy (11.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Parent-Offspring Conflict (3165 citations)
  • Stress in Fishes: A Diversity of Responses with Particular Reference to Changes in Circulating Corticosteroids (1599 citations)
  • Morphology, Performance and Fitness (1305 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Integrative and Comparative Biology:

The published papers cover a variety of subjects, including Ecology, Zoology, Anatomy, Evolutionary biology and Internal medicine. The journal publications encompass presentations on Ecology, specifically Habitat, Predation, Range (biology), Adaptation and Foraging. The most cited papers focus on Internal medicine as well as the interrelated topics of Endocrinology.

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

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Data science, Context (language use) and Kinematics. More specifically, the research on Evolutionary biology in it is related to Sexual selection. Integrative and Comparative Biology focuses on Kinematics research which is adjacent to topics in Anatomy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Closer appendage spacing augments metachronal swimming speed by promoting tip vortex interactions. (4 citations)
  • Tails, Flails, and Sails: How Appendages Improve Terrestrial Maneuverability by Improving Stability. (4 citations)
  • Intraspecific and Interspecific Attachment between Cohabitant Dogs and Human Caregivers. (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 Integrative and Comparative Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Robbie S. Wilson (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dominique Adriaens (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Martin Wikelski (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John C. Wingfield (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anthony Herrel (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Integrative and Comparative Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Berkeley (188 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (141 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (101 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Duke University (76 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (74 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more 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, 3.63% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.96% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.83% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.82% of all publications and 41.40% 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

  • Singing in a silent spring: birds respond to a half-century soundscape reversion during the COVID-19 shutdown

    E. P. Derryberry;J. N. Phillips;G. E. Derryberry;M. J. Blum

    (2021)
    326 Citations
  • Pervasiveness of biological impacts of artificial light at night.

    Kevin J Gaston;Simone Ackermann;Jonathan Bennie;Daniel T C Cox

    (2021)
    59 Citations
  • Trait Multi-Functionality in Plant Stress Response.

    Lawren Sack;Thomas N Buckley

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Do Epigenetic Changes Drive Corticosterone Responses to Alarm Cues in Larvae of an Invasive Amphibian

    Roshmi R Sarma;Richard J Edwards;Ondi L Crino;Ondi L Crino;Harrison J F Eyck

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Trade-offs, Pleiotropy, and Shared Molecular Pathways: A Unified View of Constraints on Adaptation.

    Alexander A Mauro;Cameron K Ghalambor;Cameron K Ghalambor

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • White Paper: An Integrated Perspective on the Causes of Hypometric Metabolic Scaling in Animals

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • The Invasion of the Land in Deep Time: Integrating Paleozoic Records of Paleobiology, Ichnology, Sedimentology, and Geomorphology.

    (2022)
    34 Citations
  • The Pace of Life: Metabolic Energy, Biological Time, and Life History.

    (2022)
    32 Citations
  • Bumblebees Use Sequential Scanning of Countable Items in Visual Patterns to Solve Numerosity Tasks.

    HaDi MaBouDi;H Samadi Galpayage Dona;Elia Gatto;Olli J Loukola

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Repeated Genetic Targets of Natural Selection Underlying Adaptation of Fishes to Changing Salinity.

    (2022)
    29 Citations

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