Journal of Fish Diseases

Top Research Topics at Journal of Fish Diseases?

The journal investigates studies in Microbiology, Zoology, Fishery, Salmo and Virology. The Microbiology study tackling the subject of Pathogen is the focus of it. Journal of Fish Diseases explores topics in Zoology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Ecology, Aquatic animal and Anatomy.

Journal of Fish Diseases focuses on Aquatic animal research as part of the broader topic of Aquatic organisms. It explores issues in Fishery which can be linked to other research areas like Veterinary medicine and Aquaculture. Fish farming is a major topic of Aquaculture research presented in the journal.

Journal of Fish Diseases facilitates discussions on Salmo that incorporate concepts from other fields like Rainbow trout and Outbreak. It connects research in Rainbow trout with the related topic of Trout. Virology research discussed connects with the study of Antibody.

• Microbiology (29.18%)
• Zoology (19.67%)
• Fishery (17.02%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Histopathology in fish: proposal for a protocol to assess aquatic pollution (756 citations)
• Probiotics in aquaculture (669 citations)
• A guideline for the preparation of species descriptions in Myxosporea (575 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Fish Diseases:

The journal papers focus on Microbiology, Salmo, Aquatic animal, Fishery and Zoology. Microbiology research is the primary subject tackled in the journal papers with a focus in Pathogen. The journal publications address concerns in Salmo which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Rainbow trout, Outbreak, Pathology and Anatomy.

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

• Internal medicine
• Gene
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Microbiology, Zoology, Virus, Gene and Salmo. The work on Microbiology presented in the journal focuses on Pathogen in particular. The presented Zoology research focuses mostly on Aquaculture and, on occasion, topics in Veterinary medicine and Rainbow trout.

The journal focused on Virus research conducted under the discipline of Virology. It holds forums on Virology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Carp and Immunization. Topics in Gene were tackled in line with various other fields like Molecular biology and Immune system.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Review of inflammation in fish and value of the zebrafish model (7 citations)
• Molecular and functional identification of a β-defensin homolog in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea). (6 citations)
• Dissecting the localization of Tilapia tilapinevirus in the brain of the experimentally infected Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) (5 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 Fish Diseases (based on the number of publications) are:

• Barbara F. Nowak (58 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• Randolph H. Richards (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Alexandra Adams (44 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Ronald J. Roberts (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Brian Austin (42 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 Fish Diseases (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Stirling (259 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Norwegian University of Life Sciences (101 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Tasmania (76 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Prince Edward Island (76 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Santiago de Compostela (72 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 7.04% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.24% of all publications and 47.98% 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.