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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 38 128 216 18
Ecology and Evolution 254 74 92 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 252
Documents by Best Scientists*: 309
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.618
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife?

The scientific interests tackled in International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife are Zoology, Ecology, Host (biology), Veterinary medicine and Wildlife. It explores topics in Zoology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Nematode, Phylogenetics and Phylogenetic tree. The main emphasis of it is the research on Phylogenetic tree, emphasizing the topic of 18S ribosomal RNA.

The journal primarily discusses Ecology topics, particularly Habitat, Biodiversity, Abundance (ecology), Species richness and Fauna. It explores issues in Veterinary medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Feces and Genotype.

  • Zoology (59.88%)
  • Ecology (20.66%)
  • Host (biology) (17.19%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Co-invaders: The effects of alien parasites on native hosts (177 citations)
  • A review of Theileria diagnostics and epidemiology. (135 citations)
  • Natural history of Zoonotic Babesia: Role of wildlife reservoirs. (130 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife:

The most cited publications primarily focus on research topics in Ecology, Zoology, Veterinary medicine, Wildlife and Host (biology). The journal publications about Biodiversity, Tick, Introduced species and Climate change under the umbrella field of Ecology overlap with concepts in Transmission (mechanics). Mammal is a focus of the presented Zoology works in the journal papers and they dives deep in Mammal.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Zoology, Veterinary medicine, Nematode, Host (biology) and Phylogenetic tree are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The studies on Zoology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Phylogenetics and Haemoproteus, Plasmodium. It focuses on Haemoproteus but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Leucocytozoon which is concerned with Cytochrome b.

In the journal, Genotype, Feces, Toxoplasma gondii and Serology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Veterinary medicine research. Toxoplasma gondii research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as 18S ribosomal RNA, Direct agglutination test and Seroprevalence. It focuses on Host (biology) research which is adjacent to topics in DNA barcoding.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Reptile vector-borne diseases of zoonotic concern. (4 citations)
  • Theileria, Hepatozoon and Taenia infection in great gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) in northwestern China. (2 citations)
  • Crithidia mellificae infection in different mammalian species in Brazil. (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 International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nico J. Smit (19 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Michael J. Yabsley (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Susan J. Kutz (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Emily J. Jenkins (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alan J. Lymbery (11 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 International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife (based on the number of publications) are:

  • North-West University (32 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Murdoch University (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Georgia (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Calgary (19 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, 4.31% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.72% of all publications and 41.44% 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

  • Epidemiology of a major honey bee pathogen, deformed wing virus: potential worldwide replacement of genotype A by genotype B

    (2022)
    88 Citations
  • Adaptations, life-history traits and ecological mechanisms of parasites to survive extremes and environmental unpredictability in the face of climate change

    O. Alejandro Aleuy;S. Kutz

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Reptile vector-borne diseases of zoonotic concern.

    Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan;Miguel Angel Mendoza-Roldan;Domenico Otranto;Domenico Otranto

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Rainfall as a driver of seasonality in parasitism.

    Caroline L. Shearer;Vanessa O. Ezenwa

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Characterisation of the tongue worm, Linguatula serrata (Pentastomida: Linguatulidae), in Australia.

    Shokoofeh Shamsi;Diane P. Barton;Xiaocheng Zhu;David J. Jenkins

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Sarcocystis infection in red deer (Cervus elaphus) with eosinophilic myositis/fasciitis in Switzerland and involvement of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and hunting dogs in the transmission

    Walter Basso;Walter Basso;Cristian A. Alvarez Rojas;Daniel Buob;Maja Ruetten

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Marked genetic diversity within Blastocystis in Australian wildlife revealed using a next generation sequencing–phylogenetic approach

    (2023)
    27 Citations
  • Do pesticide and pathogen interactions drive wild bee declines?

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • Trypanosoma cruzi infections and associated pathology in urban-dwelling Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana).

    Italo B. Zecca;Carolyn L. Hodo;Carolyn L. Hodo;Sarah Slack;Lisa Auckland

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Resolution of the identity of three species of Diplostomum (Digenea: Diplostomidae) parasitising freshwater fishes in South Africa, combining molecular and morphological evidence.

    Coret Hoogendoorn;Nico J. Smit;Olena Kudlai

    (2020)
    25 Citations

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