Journal of Thermal Biology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Thermal Biology?

The main research concerns discussed in Journal of Thermal Biology are Ecology, Animal science, Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Thermoregulation. It focused on Ecology research but expanded to cover Zoology. The study on Animal science presented in Journal of Thermal Biology intersects with the topics under Acclimatization.

The study on Internal medicine presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Anesthesia. Endocrinology research is concerned with Brown adipose tissue in particular. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Thermoregulation as it also encompasses Anatomy.

• Ecology (24.56%)
• Animal science (19.27%)
• Internal medicine (19.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The evolution of thermal physiology in ectotherms (938 citations)
• Adaptation of Drosophila to temperature extremes: bringing together quantitative and molecular approaches (799 citations)
• Seventy years' observations of changes in distribution and abundance of zooplankton and intertidal organisms in the western English Channel in relation to rising sea temperature (466 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Thermal Biology:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Ecology, Animal science, Thermoregulation, Acclimatization and Internal medicine. The study on Ecology presented in the journal publications is investigated in conjunction with research in Zoology. While Internal medicine is the focus of the published articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Endocrinology and Cardiology.

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

• Internal medicine
• Ecology
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Animal science, Internal medicine, Zoology, Thermoregulation and Endocrinology. It addresses concerns in Animal science which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Feed conversion ratio, Acclimatization and Relative humidity. Acclimatization studies presented in the journal focus on topics such as Critical thermal maximum and Heat acclimation.

The Zoology research dealing mostly with Ectotherm is the focus of Journal of Thermal Biology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Nutritional manipulation to combat heat stress in poultry - A comprehensive review. (9 citations)
• Impact of heat stress on broilers with varying body weights: Elucidating their interactive role through physiological signatures. (5 citations)
• Are southern African solitary mole-rats homeothermic or heterothermic under natural field conditions? (4 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 Thermal Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Colleen T. Downs (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Christopher J. Gordon (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Fernando Díaz (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Ken Bowler (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• De-Hua Wang (17 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 Thermal Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Russian Academy of Sciences (46 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of São Paulo (44 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• United States Department of the Army (34 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, 3.49% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.63% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.84% of all publications and 79.12% 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.