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Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
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Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

1961-9502

Published by: EDP Sciences

https://www.kmae-journal.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 397 54 51 9
Environmental Sciences 775 7 7 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 63
Documents by Best Scientists*: 58
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 38
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.474
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems?

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems focuses on Ecology, Fishery, Crayfish, Habitat and Zoology. Species richness, Introduced species, Invasive species, Ecosystem and Invertebrate are all topics related to Ecology research discussed. Presentations on Crayfish include those discussing Pacifastacus, Astacus, Procambarus clarkii, Austropotamobius torrentium and Crayfish plague.

Pacifastacus research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Signal crayfish.

  • Ecology (26.83%)
  • Fishery (12.26%)
  • Crayfish (9.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species (334 citations)
  • Life-forms, cell-sizes and ecological guilds of diatoms in European rivers (183 citations)
  • Continental-wide distribution of crayfish species in Europe: update and maps (177 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems:

Ecology, Crayfish, Fishery, Invasive species and Habitat are the main subjects of interest in the journal publications. The study of Crayfish in the journal publications encompasses disciplines such as Procambarus fallax, as well as fields such as Cambaridae, all of which overlap with one another. Aside from discussions in Invasive species, the published articles also deal with the subject of Introduced species which intersects with Round goby and Environmental protection disciplines.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems mainly cover the fields of Ecology, Zoology, Invasive species, Habitat and Fishery. The work on Zoology tackled in it brings together disciplines like Crayfish, Lineage (evolution), Trout and Genetic diversity. The research on Crayfish tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Swamp, Anthropogenic pressure and Crustacean.

Topics in Invasive species explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Biodiversity, Predation, Myriophyllum, Spread rate and Population structure. It facilitates discussions on Habitat that incorporate concepts from other fields like Brackish water, Interspecific competition, Dikerogammarus, Xiphophorus and Competition (biology). The journal explores research in Fishery alongside concepts in Hydropower and other areas of study in Residence time (fluid dynamics) and Juvenile.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus): spatial distribution and dispersal pattern in Java, Indonesia (2 citations)
  • Temporary turbine and reservoir level management to improve downstream migration of juvenile salmon through a hydropower complex (2 citations)
  • Another hitchhiker exposed: Diceratocephala boschmai (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) found associated with ornamental crayfish Cherax spp. (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 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Roland Billard (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. P. Gerard (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massimo Lorenzoni (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Antonín Kouba (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pavel Kozák (16 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 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sewanee: The University of the South (31 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Zagreb (24 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Perugia (20 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, 5.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.75% of all publications and 37.50% 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

  • Hungary: a European hotspot of non-native crayfish biodiversity

    András Weiperth;Martin Bláha;Bettina Szajbert;Richárd Seprős

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Time for decisive actions to protect freshwater ecosystems from global changes

    (2022)
    24 Citations
  • Contrasting trends between species and catchments in diadromous fish counts over the last 30 years in France

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Effects of different weed cutting methods on physical and hydromorphological conditions in lowland streams

    Jes Jessen Rasmussen;Helena Kallestrup;Kirstine Thiemer;Anette Baisner Alnøe

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Morphologic and genetic characterisation of Corsican and Sardinian trout with comments on Salmo taxonomy

    Bo Delling;Andrea Sabatini;Stephane Muracciole;Christelle Tougard

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Macroinvertebrate colonisation associated with native and invasive leaf litter decomposition

    Thendo Mutshekwa;Ross N. Cuthbert;Ryan J. Wasserman;Ryan J. Wasserman;Florence M. Murungweni

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Patterns in and predictors of stream and river macroinvertebrate genera and fish species richness across the conterminous USA.

    (2023)
    14 Citations
  • Invasion and distribution of the redclaw crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus, in Martinique

    Thomas Baudry;Thomas Becking;Jean-Pierre Goût;Alexandre Arqué

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Genetic diversity of endangered Chondrostoma nasus in the River Rhine system: Conservation genetics considerations on stocking and reintroduction

    Maj Wetjen;Dirk Hübner;Ole Seehausen;Ole Seehausen;Ralf Schulz

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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