| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Veterinary | 141 | 17 | 26 | 8 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 257 | 60 | 83 | 14 |
The main research concerns discussed in Invertebrate Systematics are Systematics, Zoology, Taxonomy (biology), PhyloCode and Cladistics. The field of Ecology is the anchor for the Systematics studies presented in the journal. The journal concentrated on Ecology research, specifically Biodiversity, Endemism and Fauna.
While Zoology is the focus of Invertebrate Systematics, it also provided insights into the studies of Taxon and Phylogenetics, Phylogenetic tree, Molecular phylogenetics. Many of the studies tackled connect Taxonomy (biology) with a similar field of study like Systematic Entomology. Most of the Systematic Entomology studies addressed also intersect with Key (lock).
It addresses concerns in PhyloCode which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Polyphyly and Species complex. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Cladistics, apply to Clade as well. Some problems in Monophyly that were presented in Invertebrate Systematics overlapped with concepts under Evolutionary biology, Sister group and Paraphyly.
The most cited publications investigate studies in Zoology, Systematics, Taxonomy (biology), PhyloCode and Ecology. The works on Zoology tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Phylogenetics, Monophyly and Phylogenetic tree. The most cited papers deal with Systematics in conjunction with Cladistics and similar fields in Polyphyly.
Invertebrate Systematics investigates areas of study like Systematics, Genus, Taxonomy (biology), Zoology and Evolutionary biology. While the journal focused on Systematics, it was also able to explore topics like Clade, Molecular phylogenetics, Phylogenetic tree, Monophyly and Phylogenetics. Issues in Genus were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Species richness, Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and Species diversity.
While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Taxonomy (biology), it also covered topics in PhyloCode, Archipelago, Nemertea, Cybaeidae and Endemism. It explores topics in PhyloCode which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Theridion grallator, Opisthosoma, Arachnology and Biogeography. Topics in Zoology explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Sister group and Maximum parsimony.
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 Systematics (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Systematics (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 6.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 19.35% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.90% of all publications and 29.03% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Shahan Derkarabetian;Caitlin M. Baker;Marshal Hedin;Carlos E. Prieto
(2021)Rafael Robles;Rafael Robles;Rafael Robles;Peter C. Dworschak;Darryl L. Felder;Gary C. B. Poore
(2020)Kathy B. R. Hill;David C. Marshall;Kiran Marathe;Maxwell S. Moulds
(2021)Ryutaro Goto;James Monnington;Marija Sciberras;Isao Hirabayashi
(2020)Caitlin M. Baker;Kate Sheridan;Shahan Derkarabetian;Abel Pérez-González
(2020)Joel Ledford;Shahan Derkarabetian;Carles Ribera;James Starrett
(2021)Michael G. Rix;Michael G. Rix;Jeremy D. Wilson;Mark S. Harvey;Mark S. Harvey
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