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Journal of Helminthology
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Journal of Helminthology

0022-149X

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-helminthology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 54 90 155 15
Microbiology 262 10 13 5
Ecology and Evolution 346 27 55 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 138
Documents by Best Scientists*: 190
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 59
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.398
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Helminthology?

The journal focuses on Zoology, Helminths, Ecology, Veterinary medicine and Anatomy. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Zoology, it also covered topics in Host (biology) and Larva. Topics in Helminths explored in Journal of Helminthology were investigated in conjunction with research in Aquatic animal and Microbiology.

It facilitated presentations on Ecology research, particularly Intermediate host, Aquatic organisms, Nematode, Snail and Freshwater mollusc. The study on Veterinary medicine presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Feces. The majority of Schistosomiasis studies in Journal of Helminthology are focused on the subject of Schistosoma mansoni.

Immunology studies presented include Antigen, Helminthiasis, Antibody and Immune system.

  • Zoology (32.65%)
  • Helminths (26.79%)
  • Ecology (19.82%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Epidemiology of fascioliasis in human endemic areas (279 citations)
  • Clonorchiasis: an update. (230 citations)
  • Methods for the Recovery and Counting of Cysts of Heterodera schachtii from Soil (201 citations)

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

The most cited articles focus largely on the fields of Helminths, Zoology, Ecology, Veterinary medicine and Larva. Aquatic organisms and Microbiology are some topics wherein Helminths research discussed in the journal articles has an impact. Issues in Zoology were discussed in the most cited publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Nematode and Host (biology).

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

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Helminthology aims to foster the development of research in Zoology, Genus, Nematode, Phylogenetic tree and Ribosomal DNA. Some problems in Zoology that were presented in Journal of Helminthology overlapped with concepts under Taxon and Host (biology). Topics in Genus were tackled in line with various other fields like Taxonomy (biology), Nandus, Monophyly and Molecular phylogenetics.

Many of the research works in Nematode, specifically Heligmosomoides polygyrus, closely connected to disciplines like Liquid culture. The studies in Phylogenetic tree featured incorporate elements of Mudskipper, Ribosomal RNA, 28S ribosomal RNA and Genetic distance. In addition to Helminths research, Journal of Helminthology aims to explore topics under Hunting season and Colinus.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Helminth infections in Italian donkeys: Strongylus vulgaris more common than Dictyocaulus arnfieldi. (3 citations)
  • Gerricola queenslandensis n. g., n. sp., a new monorchiid trematode from the eastern Australian coast and its life cycle partially elucidated. (2 citations)
  • Assessment of the helminth fauna in northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) occurring within South Texas. (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 Helminthology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John W. Lewis (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Phyllis A. Clapham (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jerzy M. Behnke (43 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Bernard Fried (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Nansen (30 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 Helminthology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of London (437 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Nottingham (56 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (52 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Otago (43 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mahidol University (42 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, 9.84% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.36% 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 10.91% of all publications and 63.64% 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

  • Molecular identification of hookworm isolates from stray dogs, humans and selected wildlife from South Africa.

    P I Ngcamphalala;J Lamb;S Mukaratirwa

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Fasciola species and their vertebrate and snail intermediate hosts in East and Southern Africa: a review.

    M P Malatji;D M Pfukenyi;S Mukaratirwa

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Helminth parasites and zoonotic risk associated with urban coyotes (Canis latrans) in Alberta, Canada.

    L.T. Luong;J.L. Chambers;A. Moizis;T.M. Stock

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Patterns of Clinostomum marginatum infection in fishes and amphibians: integration of field, genetic, and experimental approaches.

    D M Calhoun;K L Leslie;T B Riepe;T J Achatz

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • High parasite diversity in a neglected host: larval trematodes of Bithynia tentaculata in Central Europe.

    J Schwelm;O Kudlai;N J Smit;C Selbach;C Selbach;C Selbach

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Dogs are reservoir hosts for possible transmission of human strongyloidiasis in Thailand: molecular identification and genetic diversity of causative parasite species.

    O Sanpool;P M Intapan;R Rodpai;P Laoraksawong

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Haemostatic changes in urogenital schistosomiasis haematobium: a case-control study in Gabonese schoolchildren.

    M M Mebius;A A Adegnika;J F Zinsou;J C D Agobe

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Consumption of trematode parasite infectious stages: from conceptual synthesis to future research agenda

    (2023)
    21 Citations

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