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Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
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Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research

0718-560X

Published by: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

http://lajar.ucv.cl/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 694 6 8 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 22
Documents by Best Scientists*: 27
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 38
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.253
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research?

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research mainly tackles studies in Fishery, Ecology, Animal science, Oceanography and Zoology. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research covers various topics on Fishery such as Fishing, Shrimp and Bycatch. The journal centers on topics in Shrimp, with a focus on Litopenaeus.

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research facilitated presentations on Ecology research, particularly Abundance (ecology), Species richness, Habitat, Crustacean and Biomass (ecology). It explores topics in Animal science which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Juvenile, Oreochromis, Aquaculture, Weight gain and Feed conversion ratio. Aquaculture study tackled is connected to the field of Food science.

Zooplankton and Bay studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Oceanography presented. The journal focuses on Zoology research which is adjacent to topics in Larva.

  • Fishery (24.51%)
  • Ecology (21.82%)
  • Animal science (13.30%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Assessment of catalase activity, lipid peroxidation, chlorophyll-a, and growth rate in the freshwater green algae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata exposed to copper and zinc (56 citations)
  • Amphidromy in shrimps: a life cycle between rivers and the sea (56 citations)
  • Use of in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence to estimate photosynthetic activity and biomass productivity in microalgae grown in different culture systems (47 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Ecology, Fishery, Oceanography, Shrimp and Benthic zone. Aside from discussions in Ecology, the most cited papers also deal with the subject of Zoology which intersects with Fecundity disciplines. The most cited papers explore issues in Fishery which can be linked to other research areas like Merluccius and Latin Americans.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Crustacean

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Fishery, Animal science, Zoology, Food science and Aquaculture are tackled in Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. The research on Fishery featured in Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research combines topics in other fields like Protected area, Rare species and Introduced species. While Zoology is the focus of Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, it also provided insights into the studies of Genetic variation, Larva, Mussel and Embryogenesis.

It explores issues in Food science which can be linked to other research areas like Microorganism, Shrimp, Penaeus, Feed conversion ratio and Hepatopancreas. The study of Juvenile and how it intertwines with concepts under Tambaqui, Lysine, Morphometric analysis and Significant difference were explored in the presented Aquaculture research. While Overexploitation is the key highlight in Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, it also covered some subjects on Genetic diversity and Ecology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Microalgae and probiotic bacteria as biofloc inducers in a hyper-intensive Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) culture (6 citations)
  • Invertebrates assemblage captured by a pink shrimp's fishery on Amazon continental shelf (3 citations)
  • Decapod crustaceans associated with the shrimp fishery of the central-south portion of Veracruz, Mexico (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 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Fernando Vega-Villasante (31 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Patricio M. Arana (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Armando Mujica (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Dante Queirolo (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rodrigo Wiff (14 papers) published 1 paper 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 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (109 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (101 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Instituto Politécnico Nacional (93 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Catholic University of the North (88 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Concepción (79 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, 5.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 62.12% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.06% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.15% of all publications and 16.67% 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

  • Trophic ecology of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica: integrating esophageal lavage and stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N) analysis

    Estefania Méndez-Salgado;Estefania Méndez-Salgado;Didiher Chacón-Chaverri;Luis G. Fonseca;Jeffrey A. Seminoff

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Trialing net illumination as a bycatch mitigation measure for sea turtles in a small-scale gillnet fishery in Ecuador

    Jodie J. Darquea;Clara Ortiz-Alvarez;Francisco Córdova-Zavaleta;Robert Medina

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Massive strandings of pleustonic Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis) related to ENSO events along the southeastern Pacific Ocean

    Antonio Canepa;Jennifer E. Purcell;Pablo Córdova;Pablo Córdova;Miguel Fernández

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Evidence of illegal catch in the benthic artisanal fisheries of central Chile : patterns across species and management regimes

    Miriam Fernández;Michael Kriegl;Michael Kriegl;Michael Kriegl;Vladimir Garmendia;Ainara Aguilar

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • What lies beneath? Revealing biodiversity through eDNA analysis in Lobos de Afuera Islands, Peru

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Performance of high-resolution MUR satellite sea surface temperature data as a proxy for near-surface in situ temperatures on neotropical reefs

    (2024)
    2 Citations
  • Information on forage fish ages from otoliths collected in avian stomach contents

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Morphological characterization of blood cells in Amazon River dolphin Inia geoffrensis: a case study

    (2023)
    1 Citations

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