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Journal of Crustacean Biology
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Journal of Crustacean Biology

0278-0372

Published by: Oxford University Press

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 157 12 38 7
Ecology and Evolution 367 58 88 10
Environmental Sciences 767 7 14 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 86
Documents by Best Scientists*: 127
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 63
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.364
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Crustacean Biology?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Ecology, Zoology, Decapoda, Crustacean and Anatomy. In the Ecology research discussed, Genus, Shrimp, Habitat, Larva and Taxonomy (biology) are all tackled. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Genus as it also encompasses Key (lock).

Journal of Crustacean Biology emphasizes research on Taxonomy (biology), which includes concerns such as Holotype. In addition to Zoology research, Journal of Crustacean Biology aims to explore topics under Reproduction, Hatching and Phylogenetic tree. The studies on Decapoda discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Crayfish and Carapace.

Crayfish and Cambaridae are closely related fields of research discussed in it. It explores research in Anatomy and the adjacent study of Seta. The journal investigates Fishery research which frequently intersects with Bay.

  • Ecology (48.80%)
  • Zoology (33.65%)
  • Decapoda (26.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • OSMOTIC REGULATION IN CRUSTACEANS (552 citations)
  • Biology of the lobster Homarus americanus (267 citations)
  • “COI-like” Sequences Are Becoming Problematic in Molecular Systematic and DNA Barcoding Studies (241 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Crustacean Biology:

The journal publications primarily focus on research topics in Ecology, Zoology, Decapoda, Crustacean and Fishery. The most cited publications explore research in Zoology alongside concepts in Phylogenetic tree and other areas of study in Evolutionary biology. Issues in Crustacean were discussed in the most cited articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Animal science and Anatomy.

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

  • Ecology
  • Crustacean
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Zoology, Decapoda, Caridea, Genus and Fishery. Journal of Crustacean Biology explores topics in Zoology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Moulting, Larva and Claw. The subject of Crayfish, which is connected to the field of Cambaridae, Erymidae and Burrow, serves as the foundation of the Decapoda research featured in Journal of Crustacean Biology.

Journal of Crustacean Biology explores the study of Burrow to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Ecology. Issues in Caridea were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Palaemonidae, Subfamily and Shrimp. Topics in Genus were tackled in line with various other fields like Potamonautidae, Leucothoe (amphipod), Gonopod, Xanthidae and Leucothoidae.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A bycatch surprise: Scyllarus subarctus Crosnier, 1970 (Decapoda: Achelata: Scyllaridae) in the Mediterranean Sea (2 citations)
  • DNA barcoding enhances large-scale biodiversity initiatives for deep-pelagic crustaceans within the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent waters (2 citations)
  • A review of Triops granarius (Lucas, 1864) sensu lato (Notostraca: Triopsidae) of southern Africa and Madagascar, with comments on the group (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 Crustacean Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rodney M. Feldmann (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carrie E. Schweitzer (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter K. L. Ng (36 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tin-Yam Chan (29 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • D. Christopher Rogers (27 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Crustacean Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Museum of Natural History (87 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (76 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (51 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kent State University (51 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, 5.97% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.63% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.87% of all publications and 63.49% 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

  • Corrigenda to: Standing stock of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana, 1850) (Euphausiacea) in the Southwest Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, 2018–19

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • Benchmarking global biodiversity of decapod crustaceans (Crustacea: Decapoda)

    (2023)
    27 Citations
  • Standing stock of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana, 1850) (Euphausiacea) in the Southwest Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, 2018–19

    Bjørn A Krafft;Gavin J Macaulay;Georg Skaret;Tor Knutsen

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • How do whale barnacles live on their hosts? Functional morphology and mating-group sizes of Coronula diadema (Linnaeus, 1767) and Conchoderma auritum (Linnaeus, 1767) (Cirripedia: Thoracicalcarea)

    Hyun Kyong Kim;Benny K K Chan;Chung-Bae Kang;Hyun Woo Kim

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • An introduction to the Special Section on Crustacean Mitochondrial Genomics: Improving the assembly, annotation, and characterization of mitochondrial genomes using user-friendly and open-access bioinformatics tools, with decapod crustaceans as an example

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Small, flat, and gray: Cryptic diversity in chthamalid barnacles in the global context of marine coastal biogeography (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha: Chthamalidae)

    John P Wares

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Regenerated claws of the virile crayfish Faxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870) (Decapoda: Astacidea: Cambaridae) generate weaker pinching forces compared to original claws

    Zackary A Graham;Cindy Vargas;Michael J Angilletta;Alexandre V Palaoro

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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