Journal of Bryology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Bryology?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Botany, Ecology, Moss, Bryophyte and Taxonomy (biology). The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Botany, apply to Zoology as well. Habitat, Flora and Species richness are all aspects of Ecology research featured in the journal.

The research on Taxonomy (biology) discussed in Journal of Bryology draws on the closely related field of Geographic distribution.

• Botany (55.71%)
• Ecology (26.33%)
• Moss (18.06%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• An annotated checklist of the mosses of Europe and Macaronesia (517 citations)
• Mosses of Europe and the Azores; an annotated list of species, with synonyms from the recent literature (488 citations)
• An annotated check-list of the Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of Europe and Macaronesia (274 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Bryology:

The journal papers investigate studies in Botany, Ecology, Bryophyte, Moss and Sphagnum. The published papers with studies in Bryophyte featured incorporate elements of Checklist, Forestry and Archaeology. In addition to Moss research, the most cited publications aim to explore topics under Taxonomy (biology), Genus and Polytrichum.

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

• Botany
• Ecology
• Moss

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Botany, Ecology, Bryophyte, Moss and Genus. The journal held discussions to help close the divide between two different fields of study: Botany and Orthotrichum rogeri. The journal holds forums on Ecology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Western asia and Northern Hemisphere.

Bryophyte research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Environmental chemistry, Forestry and Flora. The research on Moss featured in it combines topics in other fields like Desiccation, Desiccation tolerance, Shoot, Horticulture and Chlorophyll fluorescence. The concepts on Genus presented in Journal of Bryology can also apply to other research fields, including Kenya, Disjunct and Anacamptodon.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• An integrative approach to the study of Moerckia (Marchantiopsida: Moerckiaceae), with description of a new genus, Pseudomoerckia, and new family, Pseudomoerckiaceae (1 citations)
• New national and regional bryophyte records, 65 (1 citations)
• The morphology and chemical composition of cuticular waxes in some Brazilian liverworts and mosses (1 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Bryology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Leonard T. Ellis (73 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Lars Hedenäs (65 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Ryszard Ochyra (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Halina Bednarek-Ochyra (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ilma G. Stone (47 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Bryology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Natural History Museum (72 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Polish Academy of Sciences (49 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Murcia (35 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Lisbon (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Ostrava (34 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, 10.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 55.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.81% of all publications and 22.22% 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.