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Kew Bulletin
H-index 7

Kew Bulletin

0075-5974

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12225

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 399 8 12 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 36
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 40
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.458
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Kew Bulletin?

The journal facilitates discussions on Botany, Genus, Taxonomy (biology), Ecology and Flora. Most of the works presented in Kew Bulletin deals with Botany but it intersects with the subject of Zoology. The journal connects research in Genus with the related topic of Key (lock).

It connects the study in Taxonomy (biology) with the closely related area of Geographic distribution. The journal is mostly focused on Ecology, specifically Conservation status.

  • Botany (51.11%)
  • Genus (15.65%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (14.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Wealth of India (1576 citations)
  • The Wealth of India. Raw Materials (1473 citations)
  • The vegetation of Africa : a descriptive memoir to accompany the Unesco/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa (1449 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Kew Bulletin:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Botany, Genus, Taxonomy (biology), Ecology and Zoology. The published papers explore issues in Botany which can be linked to other research areas like Key (lock) and Morphology (biology). Genus research is the primary subject tackled in the published articles with a focus in Tribe (biology).

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Botany, Plant ecology, Genus, Ecology and Conservation status. The work on Botany addressed in it expands to the thematically related Key (lock). The studies on Plant ecology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Taxon, Acanthaceae, Caryophyllaceae and Ecology (disciplines).

It explores research in Caryophyllaceae alongside concepts in Gypsophila and other areas of study in Morphology (biology) and Taxonomy (biology). The journal holds forums on Genus that merges themes from other disciplines such as Type (biology), Affinities, Poaceae and Cercidoideae. The presented research on Conservation status deals specifically with Lamiaceae but it also addresses topics in Forestry and Salvia.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A taxonomic revision of Acanthaceae tribe Barlerieae in Angola and Namibia. Part 2 (1 citations)
  • A synopsis of the African genus Whitfieldia (Acanthaceae: Whitfieldieae) and a key to the species (1 citations)
  • Notes on the threatened lowland forests of Mt Cameroon and their endemics including Drypetes burnleyae sp. nov., with a key to species of Drypetes sect. Stipulares (Putranjivaceae) (1 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 Kew Bulletin (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Martin Cheek (98 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • R. W. G. Dennis (70 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Dransfield (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Phillip Cribb (47 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Diane M. Bridson (41 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 Kew Bulletin (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Royal Botanic Gardens (476 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • State University of Feira de Santana (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Oxford (37 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • State University of Campinas (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Botanical Survey of India (30 papers) published 2 papers 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, 16.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 59.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.90% of all publications and 23.81% 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

  • Ceratozamia oliversacksii (Zamiaceae), a new species of gymnosperm from western Oaxaca, Mexico

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Afrothismiaceae (Dioscoreales), a new fully mycoheterotrophic family endemic to tropical Africa

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Eremitis jardimii (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new species from Bahia, Brazil

    Fabrício Moreira Ferreira;Cassiano A. Dorneles Welker;Lynn G. Clark;Reyjane P. Oliveira

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Three new species of Millettia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae: Millettieae) from the Indo-Chinese region

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • New combinations in Guilandina (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae)

    G. P. Lewis

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Taxonomic revision of the Pteronia uncinata group (Asteraceae: Astereae) and the resurrection of Pteronia trigona

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Rhabdotosperma saudiarabicum (Scrophulariaceae), a new species from Saudi Arabia

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Clarifying the identity of Merostachys speciosa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae), type species of the genus, through redescription and second-step lectotypification

    Ronaldo Vinícius-Silva;Lynn G. Clark;Jéferson Nunes Fregonezi;Ana Paula Santos-Gonçalves

    (2021)
    0 Citations
  • A taxonomic revision of the genus Weberbauerella Ulbr. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) in Peru and Chile

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • From “New Botany” to “New Systematics”: an historical perspective on the Jodrell Laboratory

    (2022)
    0 Citations

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