Journal of Experimental Biology

Top Research Topics at The Journal of Experimental Biology?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Anatomy, Ecology, Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Zoology. The Journal of Experimental Biology holds forums on Anatomy that merges themes from other disciplines such as Biophysics, Stimulation, Neuroscience and Kinematics. Biophysics research discussed connects with the study of Biochemistry.

It emphasizes research on Neuroscience, which includes concerns such as Sensory system. It connects the study in Ecology with the closely related area of Animal science.

• Anatomy (21.26%)
• Ecology (15.23%)
• Internal medicine (13.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Organic osmolytes as compatible, metabolic and counteracting cytoprotectants in high osmolarity and other stresses (1283 citations)
• The physiology of climate change: how potentials for acclimatization and genetic adaptation will determine 'winners' and 'losers'. (1147 citations)
• Quick Estimates of Flight Fitness in Hovering Animals, Including Novel Mechanisms for Lift Production (1079 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Journal of Experimental Biology:

Anatomy, Ecology, Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Biochemistry are the main subjects of interest in the journal papers. Aside from discussions in Anatomy, the most cited publications also deal with the subject of Mechanics which intersects with Wing and Classical mechanics disciplines. While Ecology is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Zoology and Animal science.

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

• Internal medicine
• Ecology
• Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of The Journal of Experimental Biology is to combine knowledge in the areas of Zoology, Cell biology, Internal medicine, Ecology and Foraging. It connects research in Internal medicine with the related topic of Endocrinology. Climate change is part of Ecology studies tackled in The Journal of Experimental Biology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Bioenergetics in environmental adaptation and stress tolerance of aquatic ectotherms: linking physiology and ecology in a multi-stressor landscape. (12 citations)
• Avenues of reef-building coral acclimatization in response to rapid environmental change. (9 citations)
• Are mitochondria the main contributor of reactive oxygen species in cells (7 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 The Journal of Experimental Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Kathryn Knight (1004 papers) published 71 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
• Kathryn Phillips (352 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Chris M. Wood (147 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Anthony P. Farrell (88 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Steve F. Perry (84 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• University of Cambridge (608 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of British Columbia (437 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
• Harvard University (317 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Berkeley (245 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• McMaster University (241 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous 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, 17.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.25% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.98% of all publications and 60.63% 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.