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Malacologia
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Malacologia

0076-2997

Published by: Institute of Malacology

https://bioone.org/journals/malacologia

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 607 14 13 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 16
Documents by Best Scientists*: 13
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Malacologia?

The journal investigates areas of study like Ecology, Zoology, Gastropoda, Mollusca and Bivalvia. As a part of the journal, discussions in Ecology involve topics like Snail, Habitat, Land snail, Predation and Ampullariidae. Malacologia emphasizes research on Snail, which includes concerns such as Pomacea canaliculata.

Ampullariidae research discussed connects with the study of Caenogastropoda. The work on Zoology addressed in Malacologia expands to the thematically related Phylogenetics. The study on Gastropoda presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Anatomy.

Most of the works presented in it deals with Mollusca but it intersects with the subject of Population genetics. The journal focused on Bivalvia research but expanded to cover Fishery. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Taxonomy (biology) and Taxon.

  • Ecology (40.93%)
  • Zoology (35.83%)
  • Gastropoda (26.54%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families (655 citations)
  • Possible explanations of heterozygote deficiency in bivalve molluscs (298 citations)
  • Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod and Monoplacophoran Families (228 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Malacologia:

The most cited publications focus on Ecology, Zoology, Mollusca, Gastropoda and Taxonomy (biology). The journal publications explore Zoology concepts, specifically Bivalvia, Systematics and Unionidae but expand to research in Body Patterning. The Taxonomy (biology) research presented in the journal articles focuses mostly on Evolutionary biology and, on occasion, topics in Neogastropoda.

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

  • Ecology
  • Mollusca
  • Gastropoda

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Zoology, Genus, Bivalvia, Ecology and Gastropoda. Issues in Zoology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Predation and Mussel. While Genus is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Heterobranchia, Range (biology), Eupulmonata, Camaenidae and China.

The concepts on Bivalvia presented in Malacologia can also apply to other research fields, including Type (biology) and Genetic data. Ecology research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Microbiome and Population density. The journal explores issues in Gastropoda which can be linked to other research areas like Citizen science, Poiretia and Nature Conservation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Ontogenetic Shifts of Predatory Strategies by the Carnivorous Gastropod Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774) (2 citations)
  • Ingestion of Poisonous Eggs of the Invasive Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata Adversely Affects Bullfrog Lithobathes catesbeianus Intestine Morphophysiology (1 citations)
  • The Family Mactridae Lamarck, 1809 (Bivalvia: Cardiida) in South African Waters (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 Malacologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pablo Rafael Martín (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Diego G. Zelaya (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rüdiger Bieler (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Michal Horsák (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • George M. Davis (9 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 Malacologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (32 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Universidad Nacional del Sur (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masaryk University (9 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, 43.75% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.25% of all publications and 31.25% 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

  • Tightening it Up: Diversity of the Chitin Anchorage of Radular-Teeth in Paludomid Freshwater-Gastropods

    Wencke Krings;Jan-Ole Brütt;Stanislav Gorb;Matthias Glaubrecht

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Ontogenetic Shifts of Predatory Strategies by the Carnivorous Gastropod Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774)

    Joseline A. Büchner-Miranda;Luis P. Salas-Yanquin;Andres Averbuj;Jorge M. Navarro

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Paropeas achatinaceum (Pfeiffer, 1846) and Other Alien Subulinine and Opeatine Land Snails in European Greenhouses (Gastropoda, Achatinidae)

    Michal Horsák;Fred Naggs;Thierry Backeljau;Thierry Backeljau

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Proteomic Fingerprinting Discriminates Cryptic Gastropod Species

    Thomas Wilke;Jasmin Renz;Torsten Hauffe;Diana Delicado

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Performance of 3D Morphological Methods in the Machine Learning Assisted Classification of Closely Related Fossil Bivalve Species of the Genus Dreissena

    Denise Klinkenbuß;Olivia Metz;Jessica Reichert;Torsten Hauffe

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Impact of Intertidal Distribution on the Physiological Performance of the Filter-Feeder Bivalve Perumytilus purpuratus (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) from Southern Chile

    Jaime A. Montory;Oscar R. Chaparro;Luis P. Salas-Yanquin;Joseline A. Büchner-Miranda

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Intraspecific Variation in the Common Pea Clam, Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1791) (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae): A Geometric Morphometric Analysis

    Hanane Rassam;Christian Albrecht;Ronaldo Sousa;Manuel Lopes-Lima

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • An Integrative Approach for the Identification of Native and Exotic Lymnaeids from Brazil

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Pronounced Mitochondrial DNA Population Genetic Structure in a Brooding Coastal Marine Invertebrate

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Introduction of the Predatory Land Snail Species Poiretia delesserti (Spiraxidae) in France

    Bernhard Hausdorf;Stephan Solvery

    (2021)
    2 Citations

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