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Journal of Aquatic Animal Health
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Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 254 11 9 3
Ecology and Evolution 666 10 12 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 32
Documents by Best Scientists*: 30
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 63
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.415
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Aquatic Animal Health?

The foci of Journal of Aquatic Animal Health are Microbiology, Fishery, Zoology, Catfish and Aquatic animal. Some problems in Microbiology that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Aeromonas salmonicida, Bacteria, Virulence and Polymerase chain reaction. In addition to Fishery research, the journal aims to explore topics under Juvenile, Veterinary medicine, Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus and Animal science.

Rainbow trout research featured in Journal of Aquatic Animal Health incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Trout, Virus, Virology and Salmo. Virology research discussed connects with the study of Molecular biology. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Oncorhynchus, apply to Hatchery as well.

The journal connects the study in Zoology with the closely related area of Ecology. The journal concentrated on Catfish research, specifically Ictalurus and Edwardsiella ictaluri. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health investigates Aquatic animal research which frequently intersects with Aquaculture.

  • Microbiology (24.03%)
  • Fishery (18.08%)
  • Zoology (17.31%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Herpesvirus Associated with Mass Mortality of Juvenile and Adult Koi, a Strain of Common Carp (371 citations)
  • Histopathology, Biochemistry, and Pathogenicity of Vibrio harveyi Infecting Black Tiger Prawn Penaeus monodon (166 citations)
  • The Epidemiology of Bacterial Diseases in Food-Size Channel Catfish (157 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Aquatic Animal Health:

The journal articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Microbiology, Catfish, Fishery, Ictalurus and Aquatic animal. The published articles focus on Microbiology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Outbreak, Virology, Anatomy, Bacteria and Polymerase chain reaction. The most cited articles address concerns in Fishery which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Zoology, Oncorhynchus, Chinook wind, Salmo and Veterinary medicine.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Ecology
  • Bacteria

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health primarily tackles Microbiology, Zoology, Aquaculture, Pathogen and 16S ribosomal RNA. The journal facilitates discussions on Microbiology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Flavobacterium columnare, Bacteria and Sequence types, Multilocus sequence typing. While Journal of Aquatic Animal Health focused on Zoology, it was also able to explore topics like Serology, Juvenile, Salmo, Brown trout and Sotalia guianensis.

The studies on Aquaculture discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Emodin and Punica. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health explores topics in Pathogen which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Veterinary medicine, Host (biology), Susceptible individual and Pimephales promelas. The 16S ribosomal RNA works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Ribosomal RNA, Internal transcribed spacer, Granulomatous Dermatitis, Oncorhynchus and Polymerase chain reaction.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Effectiveness of Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide against Ictalurid Catfish Bacterial Pathogens (2 citations)
  • Prevention and Control of Streptococcosis in Tilapia Culture: A Systematic Review. (2 citations)
  • Teratogenic and Neurotoxic Effects of n-Butanol on Zebrafish Development. (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 Journal of Aquatic Animal Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Paul R. Bowser (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ronald P. Hedrick (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gregory A. Wooster (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rodman G. Getchell (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dale C. Honeyfield (25 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 Journal of Aquatic Animal Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Geological Survey (105 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service (76 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (64 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Mississippi State University (60 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Cornell University (49 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 26.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 42.31% 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

  • Detection and virulence of <i>Lactococcus garvieae</i> and <i>L. petauri</i> from four lakes in southern California

    (2023)
    13 Citations
  • Prevalence and Intensity of Salmincola edwardsii in Brook Trout in Northwest New Brunswick, Canada

    Carson F. H. White;Michelle A. Gray;Karen A. Kidd;Karen A. Kidd;Michael S. Duffy

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Serum Protein Analysis of Nurse Sharks.

    Leila AtallahBenson;Liza Merly;Carolyn Cray;Neil Hammerschlag

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Effects of Yeast Autolysate in the Practical Diet on the Growth Performance, Immune Response, and Disease Resistance of Pacific White Shrimp

    Shuoli Ma;Xiaoxia Wang;Weihua Gao;Weiqi Xu

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Observations of fin injury closure in Great Hammerheads and implications for the use of fin-mounted geolocators.

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • First isolation of <i>Carnobacterium maltaromaticum</i> from farmed Rainbow Trout in Virginia

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Genetic Diversity of Cyprinid Herpesvirus 3 from Different Geographical Locations during 1999-2019 in the United States of America.

    Khalid Shahin;Esteban Soto;Beatriz Martínez-López;Samantha Barnum

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Baseline Health and Nutritional Parameters of Wild Sand Tigers Sampled in Delaware Bay

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Brucella Infection Investigation in Cetaceans and Manatees in Northeast Brazil.

    Gláucia Pereira de Sousa;Rodrigo Martins Soares;João Carlos Gomes Borges;Ana Paula Domingos Brito

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Tensile strength and knot security of five suture materials exposed to natural summer conditions of a temperate lake.

    (2023)
    2 Citations

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