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Journal of Phycology
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Journal of Phycology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 223 17 21 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 261
Documents by Best Scientists*: 287
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 148
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.872
Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Phycology?

Journal of Phycology explores disciplines such as Botany, Ecology, Algae, Biochemistry and Photosynthesis. Discussions in Journal of Phycology are anchored in the subject of Botany and the similar topic of Phylogenetic tree. While it focused on Phylogenetic tree, it was also able to explore topics like Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetics.

Phytoplankton, Habitat, Benthic zone, Taxon and Intertidal zone are all subfields of Ecology research that were featured in it. The Algae study featured in Journal of Phycology draws connections with the study of Nutrient. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Dinoflagellate as it also encompasses Dinophyceae.

  • Botany (54.84%)
  • Ecology (19.19%)
  • Algae (17.82%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • BIOVOLUME CALCULATION FOR PELAGIC AND BENTHIC MICROALGAE (2584 citations)
  • SIMPLE CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH OF UNICELLULAR BLUE‐GREEN ALGAE ON PLATES (1071 citations)
  • YELLOW‐GREEN ALGAE WITH CHLOROPHYLLIDE C1,2 (1052 citations)

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

The published papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Botany, Algae, Ecology, Photosynthesis and Biochemistry. Cyanobacteria and Phytoplankton, Nutrient are some topics wherein Botany research discussed in the published articles has an impact. The works on Photosynthesis tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Environmental chemistry, Chlorophyll and Chlorophyll a.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Phycology tackles a plethora of topics, such as Botany, Ecology, Photosynthesis, Phylogenetics and Phylogenetic tree. Botany research in the journal involves the investigation of Cyanobacteria studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Environmental chemistry. The presentations focused mostly on Photosynthesis in an attempt to further explore topics in Biochemistry.

The journal explores issues in Phylogenetics which can be linked to other research areas like Evolutionary biology, Taxonomy (biology), Genus and Taxon. In addition to Evolutionary biology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Genome, Clade and Morphology (biology). Journal of Phycology facilitates discussions on Genus that incorporate concepts from other fields like Dinophyceae, Monophyly and Diatom.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A New Species of Freshwater Algae Nephrochlamys yushanlensis sp. nov. (Selenastraceae, Sphaeropleales) and Its Lipid Accumulation during Nitrogen and Phosphorus Starvation (5 citations)
  • Revisiting the ‘bank of microscopic forms’ in macroalgal‐dominated ecosystems (5 citations)
  • Foliose Ulva Species Show Considerable Inter-Specific Genetic Diversity, Low Intra-Specific Genetic Variation, and the Rare Occurrence of Inter-Specific Hybrids in the Wild. (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.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Phycology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Suzanne Fredericq (49 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Gary W. Saunders (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard E. Triemer (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hisayoshi Nozaki (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hiroshi Kawai (34 papers) published 2 papers 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 Phycology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of British Columbia (141 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (119 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Melbourne (116 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Texas at Austin (100 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (94 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 2.07% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.97% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.20% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.24% of all publications and 48.59% 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

  • Forensic carbon accounting: Assessing the role of seaweeds for carbon sequestration

    Unknown

    (2022)
    199 Citations
  • Inorganic carbon concentrating mechanisms in free‐living and symbiotic dinoflagellates and chromerids

    John A. Raven;John A. Raven;John A. Raven;David J. Suggett;Mario Giordano;Mario Giordano;Mario Giordano

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Foliose Ulva Species Show Considerable Inter-Specific Genetic Diversity, Low Intra-Specific Genetic Variation, and the Rare Occurrence of Inter-Specific Hybrids in the Wild.

    Antoine Fort;Marcus McHale;Kevin Cascella;Philippe Potin

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Thallus Growth Stage and Geographic Origin Shape Microalgal Diversity in Ramalina farinacea Lichen Holobionts.

    Arantzazu Molins;Patricia Moya;Lucia Muggia;Eva Barreno

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Abundance and Extracellular Release of Phytohormones in Aero-terrestrial Microalgae (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) As a Potential Chemical Signaling Source1.

    Gregor Pichler;Wolfgang Stöggl;Fabio Candotto Carniel;Lucia Muggia

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • How light and biomass density influence the reproduction of delayed Saccharina latissima gametophytes (Phaeophyceae)

    Alexander Ebbing;Ronald Pierik;Tjeerd Bouma;Jacco C. Kromkamp

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Growth, nitrate uptake kinetics, and biofiltration potential of eucheumatoids with different thallus morphologies

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • The role of seasonality in reproduction of multiannual delayed gametophytes of Saccharina latissima.

    Alexander P. J. Ebbing;Ronald Pierik;Gregory S. Fivash;Nienke C. J. van de Loosdrecht

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Phylotranscriptomics reveals the reticulate evolutionary history of a widespread diatom species complex

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • The chloroplast genome of the lichen-symbiont microalga Trebouxia sp. Tr9 (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) shows short inverted repeats with a single gene and loss of the rps4 gene, which is encoded by the nucleus.

    Fernando Martínez-Alberola;Eva Barreno;Leonardo M Casano;Francisco Gasulla

    (2020)
    13 Citations

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