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Medical and Veterinary Entomology
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Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 60 77 90 14
Ecology and Evolution 415 28 28 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 162
Documents by Best Scientists*: 148
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.624
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Medical and Veterinary Entomology?

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Ecology, Zoology, Veterinary medicine, Larva and Vector (epidemiology). Ecology research presented in Medical and Veterinary Entomology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Anopheles gambiae and Population density. Issues in Anopheles gambiae were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Toxicology and Anopheles.

The Toxicology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Deltamethrin. The subject of Sandfly, which is connected to the field of Leishmaniasis, serves as the foundation of the Zoology research featured in Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Ceratopogonidae and Infestation are some topics wherein Veterinary medicine research discussed in Medical and Veterinary Entomology have an impact.

The journal concentrated on Larva research, specifically Instar and Pupa. It focuses on Vector (epidemiology) as well as the interrelated topic of Virology. The study on Aedes aegypti featured in Medical and Veterinary Entomology expounds on the topic of Aedes albopictus in particular.

  • Ecology (32.08%)
  • Zoology (26.39%)
  • Veterinary medicine (25.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Critical review of the vector status of Aedes albopictus (912 citations)
  • Phlebotomine vectors of the leishmaniases: a review. (598 citations)
  • Anopheles funestus resistant to pyrethroid insecticides in South Africa. (463 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Medical and Veterinary Entomology:

The published papers tackle a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Veterinary medicine, Anopheles gambiae, Toxicology and Zoology. The Ecology research tackled in the journal articles is interrelated with Vector (epidemiology) which concerns subjects like Virology. The studies on Veterinary medicine discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Sandfly, Acari, Mosquito control, Malaria and Culex quinquefasciatus.

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

  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Zoology, Vector (epidemiology), Tick, Veterinary medicine and Ecology. The research on Zoology featured in it combines topics in other fields like Larva, Aedes aegypti and Temperate climate. It explores research in Dengue fever and overlapping concepts in Aedes albopictus to expand the discourse in Aedes aegypti.

The journal focuses on Vector (epidemiology) but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Nymph which is concerned with Abundance (ecology). While Veterinary medicine is the focus of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, it also provided insights into the studies of Lucilia, Culex and Outbreak. Research on Ecology addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Biological dispersal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Prevalence and distribution of pathogen infection and permethrin resistance in tropical and temperate populations of Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. collected worldwide. (4 citations)
  • Major differences in the larval anatomy of the digestive and excretory systems of three Oestridae species revealed by micro-CT. (4 citations)
  • Temperature and photoperiod effects on dormancy status and life cycle parameters in Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti from subtropical Argentina (4 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 Medical and Veterinary Entomology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • C. F. Curtis (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Martin J. R. Hall (27 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Richard Wall (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Janet Hemingway (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Matthew Baylis (19 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 Medical and Veterinary Entomology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of London (121 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Bristol (66 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Natural History Museum (62 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (48 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 1.28% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.08% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.79% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.68% of all publications and 45.45% 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

  • Ticks of Europe and North Africa. A Guide to Species Identification. By Agustín Estrada-Peña, Andrei Daniel Mihalca and Trevor Petney (eds). Published by Springer International Publishing, 2017, 404 pp; ISBN 978-3-319-63759-4.

    (2020)
    208 Citations
  • Beyond taxonomy: species complexes in New World phlebotomine sand flies.

    L. C. de Sousa‐Paula;F. A. C. Pessoa;D. Otranto;F. Dantas‐Torres

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Molecular detection of Leishmania (Sauroleishmania) tarentolae in human blood and Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum in Sergentomyia minuta: unexpected host‐parasite contacts

    M. Pombi;A. Giacomi;G. Barlozzari;J. Mendoza‐Roldan

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Deer keds on wild ungulates in northern Italy, with a taxonomic key for the identification of Lipoptena spp. of Europe.

    M. Salvetti;A. Bianchi;M. Marangi;A. Barlaam

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Putative roles of mosquitoes (Culicidae) and biting midges (Culicoides spp.) as mechanical or biological vectors of lumpy skin disease virus

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • Seasonal variation of microbiota composition in <i>Anopheles gambiae</i> and <i>Anopheles coluzzii</i> in two different eco‐geographical localities in Cameroon

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Management strategies to minimize the use of synthetic chemical acaricides in the control of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1888) in an area highly favourable for its development in Argentina.

    Santiago Nava;Maria Victoria Rossner;Jorgelina Torrents;Nicolas Morel

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. and Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes tick populations in Northern Germany, co-infections with Rickettsiales and assessment of potential influencing factors

    S. Knoll;A. Springer;D. Hauck;B. Schunack

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Early evidence of establishment of the tropical bedbug (Cimex hemipterus) in Central Europe.

    O Balvín;M Sasínková;J Martinů;M Nazarizadeh

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • House sparrow uropygial gland secretions do not attract ornithophilic nor mammophilic mosquitoes.

    A. Díez‐Fernández;J. Martínez‐de la Puente;L. Gangoso;M. Ferraguti

    (2020)
    17 Citations

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