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Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research
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Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 231 101 97 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 130
Documents by Best Scientists*: 119
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 60
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.741
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research?

The foci of the journal are Zoology, Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetic tree and Phylogenetics. In Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, Taxon and Monophyly are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Zoology research. Many of the studies tackled connect Monophyly with a similar field of study like Sister group.

The studies on Ecology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Phylogeography and Species complex. Clade and Molecular phylogenetics are Phylogenetic tree topics of special interest in the journal.

  • Zoology (42.99%)
  • Ecology (23.35%)
  • Evolutionary biology (17.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ultrastructure of attachment specializations of hexapods (Arthropoda): evolutionary patterns inferred from a revised ordinal phylogeny (374 citations)
  • Recent advances in DNA taxonomy (285 citations)
  • The phylogeny of hexapod “orders”. A critical review of recent accounts (230 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research:

The published articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Zoology, Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetic tree and Phylogenetics. The journal publications address concerns in Zoology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Sister group, Molecular phylogenetics, Taxon, Monophyly and Paraphyly. The journal papers explore topics in Evolutionary biology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Systematics and Genetics.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Evolutionary biology, Ecology, Zoology, Taxonomy (biology) and Systematics. Evolutionary biology research presented in Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research encompasses a variety of subjects, including Species complex, Phylogenetic tree, Molecular phylogenetics, Diversity (politics) and Subspecies. The presented research on Ecology deals specifically with Phylogeography but it also addresses topics in Pleistocene, Range (biology) and Biological dispersal.

In addition to Zoology research, it aims to explore topics under Phylogenetics and Mussel. The research on Systematics featured in it combines topics in other fields like Chondrocranium and Coalescent theory. The study of Genus and how it intertwines with concepts under Mollusca were explored in the presented Biogeography research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • One species hides many: Molecular and morphological evidence for cryptic speciation in a thread snake (Leptotyphlopidae: Leptotyphlops sylvicolus Broadley & Wallach, 1997) (5 citations)
  • Comparative osteology of the penguin‐like mid‐Cenozoic Plotopteridae and the earliest true fossil penguins, with comments on the origins of wing‐propelled diving (4 citations)
  • Rapid peripatric speciation linked with drainage evolution in a rare African rodent, Mastomys shortridgei (Rodentia: Muridae) (3 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 Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Elisabeth Haring (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rolf G. Beutel (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Uwe Fritz (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Alessandro Minelli (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • L. Serra (10 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 Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Vienna (63 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (53 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (52 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (38 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Naturhistorisches Museum (32 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 2.04% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.21% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.58% of all publications and 38.54% 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

  • The Haeckelian shortfall or the tale of the missing semaphoronts

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • A phylogenetically informed search for an alternative Macrostomum model species, with notes on taxonomy, mating behavior, karyology, and genome size

    Lukas Schärer;Jeremias N. Brand;Pragya Singh;Kira S. Zadesenets

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Colonization history of Galapagos giant tortoises: Insights from mitogenomes support the progression rule

    Nikos Poulakakis;Nikos Poulakakis;Joshua M. Miller;Evelyn L. Jensen;Luciano B. Beheregaray

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Evolutionary implications of analyses of complete mitochondrial genomes across order Zoantharia (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia)

    Angelo Poliseno;Maria Eduarda Alves Santos;Hiroki Kise;Brooks Macdonald

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Phylogeny of African fruit bats (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) based on complete mitochondrial genomes

    Alexandre Hassanin;Céline Bonillo;Didier Tshikung;Célestin Pongombo Shongo

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Not as widespread as thought: Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic diversity in the Amazonian nurse frog Allobates tinae Melo‐Sampaio, Oliveira and Prates, 2018 and description of a new species

    Albertina Pimentel Lima;Miquéias Ferrão;Miquéias Ferrão;Douglas Lacerda da Silva

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Genetic structure, ecological versatility, and skull shape differentiation in Arvicola water voles (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

    Pascale Chevret;Sabrina Renaud;Zeycan Helvaci;Rainer G. Ulrich

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • QUIDDICH: QUick IDentification of DIagnostic CHaracters

    A. Luise Kühn;Martin Haase

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Soft sponges with tricky tree: On the phylogeny of dictyoceratid sponges

    Dirk Erpenbeck;Adrian Galitz;Merrick Ekins;Merrick Ekins;Steve de C. Cook

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • The enigmatic Crimean green lizard (Lacerta viridis magnifica) is extinct but not valid: Mitogenomics of a 120‐year‐old museum specimen reveals historical introduction

    Christian Kehlmaier;Oleksandr Zinenko;Uwe Fritz

    (2020)
    17 Citations

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