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Journal of Molluscan Studies
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Journal of Molluscan Studies

0260-1230

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/mollus

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 396 56 61 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 75
Documents by Best Scientists*: 74
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.434
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Molluscan Studies?

Journal of Molluscan Studies covers a variety of subjects, including Ecology, Zoology, Gastropoda, Mollusca and Anatomy. The journal concentrated on Ecology research, specifically Bivalvia, Snail, Habitat, Land snail and Predation. The journal links adjacent topics like Zoology with Fishery.

The study on Gastropoda featured in Journal of Molluscan Studies expounds on the topic of Pulmonata in particular.

  • Ecology (35.61%)
  • Zoology (32.80%)
  • Gastropoda (17.35%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • On the origin and evolution of major gastropod groups with special reference to the streptoneura (333 citations)
  • REVIEW OF THE SYSTEMATICS AND GLOBAL DIVERSITY OF FRESHWATER MUSSEL SPECIES (BIVALVIA: UNIONOIDA) (272 citations)
  • SEXUALITY IN THE AMERICAN MUD SNAIL, NASSARIUS OBSOLETUS SAY (240 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Molluscan Studies:

The most cited papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Ecology, Zoology, Gastropoda, Mollusca and Bivalvia. The most cited articles feature Ecology research that overlaps with concepts in Fishery. The published articles facilitate discussions on Zoology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Taxon, Monophyly and Phylogenetic tree.

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

  • Ecology
  • Mollusca
  • Gastropoda

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Zoology, Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Intertidal zone and Octopus. It features Zoology research that overlaps with concepts in Larva. The research on Ecology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Biological dispersal and Fluorescence.

The study of Evolutionary biology encompasses disciplines such as Phylogenetic tree, as well as fields such as Aquatic science and 3D reconstruction, all of which overlap with one another. While Intertidal zone is the focus of Journal of Molluscan Studies, it also provided insights into the studies of Phototroph, Genome, Ecological succession, Adaptive evolution and Shell (structure). Issues in Octopus were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Foraging and Mating.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A ‘big data’ approach to global freshwater mussel diversity (Bivalvia: Unionoida), with an updated checklist of genera and species (6 citations)
  • Radula packing and storage facilitated by tooth morphology in selected taenioglossan Gastropoda (2 citations)
  • Community succession in phototrophic shell-degrading endoliths attacking intertidal mussels (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 Molluscan Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Brian Morton (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edgar A. Smith (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alan N. Hodgson (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Schrödl (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bernard Barham Woodward (19 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 Molluscan Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • American Museum of Natural History (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Natural History Museum (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Hong Kong (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (21 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, 2.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.76% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.20% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.20% of all publications and 65.85% 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

  • High cryptic diversity in the kleptoparasitic genus Hyalorisia Dall, 1889 (Littorinimorpha: Capulidae) with the description of nine new species from the Indo-West Pacific

    Giulia Fassio;Valeria Russini;Barbara Buge;Stefano Schiaparelli

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Effects of water temperature on glochidium viability of Unio crassus and Sinanodonta woodiana: implications for conservation, management and captive breeding

    Alia Benedict;Juergen Geist

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Geometric morphometrics and machine learning challenge currently accepted species limits of the land snail Placostylus (Pulmonata: Bothriembryontidae) on the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia

    Mathieu Quenu;Steven A Trewick;Fabrice Brescia;Mary Morgan-Richards

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Differentiation of European invasive clams of the genus<i>Corbicula</i>(Cyrenidae) using shell shape analysis

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • First record of striking sexual dimorphism in two terrestrial caenogastropods

    Barna Páll-Gergely;András Hunyadi;Jamen Uiriamu Otani;Jonathan D Ablett

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Tightening the girdle: phylotranscriptomics of Polyplacophora

    Juan Moles;Juan Moles;Tauana Junqueira Cunha;Sarah Lemer;David J Combosch;David J Combosch

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Low abundance but high land snail diversity in montane rainforest on the western slope of the Andes in Ecuador

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • A new pill clam from an unusual habitat: the interstitial Pisidium interstitialis n. sp. (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae) from southwestern and Central Germany

    Klaus Groh;Ulrich Bössneck;Catharina Clewing;Christian Albrecht

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Marrying molecules and morphology: first steps towards a reevaluation of solariellid genera (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) in the light of molecular phylogenetic studies

    S T Williams;Y Kano;A Warén;D G Herbert

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Community succession in phototrophic shell-degrading endoliths attacking intertidal mussels

    Aldwin Ndhlovu;Christopher D McQuaid;Katy R Nicastro;Gerardo I Zardi

    (2021)
    9 Citations

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