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Invertebrate Biology
H-index 7

Invertebrate Biology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 487 28 41 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 42
Documents by Best Scientists*: 52
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 49
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.312
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Invertebrate Biology?

The foci of the journal are Ecology, Zoology, Anatomy, Larva and Ultrastructure. The Ecology works featured in it incorporate elements from Fecundity and Biological dispersal. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Zoology, it also covered topics in Phylogenetics, Sponge and Phylogenetic tree.

Anatomy research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Sperm, Polychaete, Nervous system and Cell biology. The work on Larva presented in the journal focuses on Metamorphosis in particular.

  • Ecology (34.98%)
  • Zoology (33.37%)
  • Anatomy (28.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • On bivalve phylogeny: a high‐level analysis of the Bivalvia (Mollusca) based on combined morphology and DNA sequence data (259 citations)
  • Cladistic analysis of Medusozoa and cnidarian evolution (205 citations)
  • Dormancy in invertebrates (144 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Invertebrate Biology:

The published papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Zoology, Anatomy, Larva and Phylogenetic tree. The most cited publications explore issues in Zoology which can be linked to other research areas like Phylogenetics, Molecular phylogenetics, Sex allocation and Monophyly. The works on Anatomy tackled in the journal publications bring together disciplines like Polychaete and Nervous system.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Mollusca

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Invertebrate Biology was organized to reinforce research efforts on Zoology, Ecology, Invertebrate Biology, Reproduction and Evolutionary biology. While Zoology is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Ultrastructure, Deep sea and Metamorphosis. The studies on Metamorphosis discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Juvenile, Ontogeny and Sponge, Crella incrustans.

The journal explores topics in Ecology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Hemichordate and Holobiont. The concepts on Reproduction presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Sea anemone, Actiniaria, Phymanthus, Indo-Pacific and Trophonema. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the field of Evolutionary biology but it branches out to cover the subject of interrelated disciplines, including

  • Anthozoa that intertwine with fields like Cnidaria,
  • Panama that connect with fields like Larva..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Invertebrate Film Festival: Science, creativity, and flexibility in a virtual teaching environment (4 citations)
  • Integrating microscopy, art, and humanities to power STEAM learning in biology (3 citations)
  • Providing interactive and field laboratories while teaching university marine biology classes in an era of COVID-19. (3 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 Invertebrate Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rick Hochberg (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Rachel Collin (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Gonzalo Giribet (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Greg W. Rouse (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Sally P. Leys (9 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 Invertebrate Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Washington (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Smithsonian Institution (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Victoria (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Maine (14 papers) published 2 papers 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, 2.94% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.21% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.18% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.15% of all publications and 45.45% 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

  • Meiofauna is an important, yet often overlooked, component of biodiversity in the ecosystem formed by Posidonia oceanica

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • DNA barcoding of echinopluteus larvae uncovers cryptic diversity in neotropical echinoids

    Rachel Collin;Dagoberto E. Venera‐Pontón;Amy C. Driskell;Kenneth S. Macdonald

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • A new species of deep‐sea torquaratorid enteropneust (Hemichordata): A sequential hermaphrodite with exceptionally wide lips

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • The effect of mating on female reproduction across hermaphroditic freshwater snails

    Elferra M. Swart;Naima C. Starkloff;Naima C. Starkloff;Sanne Ypenburg;Jacintha Ellers

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Annotated checklist and genetic data for parasitic helminths infecting New Zealand marine invertebrates

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • How I wonder what you are: Can DNA barcoding identify the larval asteroids of Panama?

    Rachel Collin;Dagoberto E. Venera‐Pontón;Amy C. Driskell;Kenneth S. Macdonald

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Spawning, embryogenesis, settlement, and post-settlement development of the gorgonian Plexaura homomalla

    Kaitlyn J. Tonra;Kaitlyn J. Tonra;Christopher D. Wells;Howard R. Lasker

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Late maturity and evidence for female biennial spawning in the sea pen Pennatula aculeata (Anthozoa, Pennatulacea) in eastern Canada

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • “Brittleworms”: Ultrastructure and arrangement of the calcified chaetae of Euphrosine (Amphinomida, Annelida)

    Julian Müller;Anja Schumacher;Elizabeth Borda;Greg W. Rouse

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Biochemical variability in sponges across the Caribbean basin

    Amelia Clayshulte Abraham;Deborah J. Gochfeld;Keir Macartney;Amelia Mellor

    (2021)
    6 Citations

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