| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microbiology | 101 | 63 | 79 | 21 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 113 | 214 | 225 | 26 |
| Environmental Sciences | 297 | 58 | 67 | 18 |
The journal explores disciplines such as Microbial ecology, Ecology, Botany, Bacteria and Microbiology. The work on Microbial ecology tackled in Microbial Ecology brings together disciplines like Zoology, Microbial population biology, Microorganism, Soil water and Nature Conservation. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Ecology as it also encompasses Environmental chemistry.
The journal addresses concerns in Environmental chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Organic matter and Sediment. It explores topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Rhizosphere, Nutrient and Soil microbiology. The studies in Proteobacteria featured incorporate elements of Bacteroidetes and Actinobacteria.
The journal explores issues in Bacteria which can be linked to other research areas like Food science and Biochemistry. Topics in Microbiology explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in 16S ribosomal RNA and Biofilm.
The journal publications focus on Microbial ecology, Ecology, Botany, Bacteria and Microbiology. The published articles hold forums on Microbial ecology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Microbial population biology, Microorganism, Nature Conservation, Actinobacteria and Community structure. The most cited articles focus on Ecology research which is adjacent to topics in Environmental chemistry.
Microbial Ecology mostly deals with topics like Microbial ecology, Ecology, Zoology, Microbial population biology and Botany. It focuses on Microbial ecology but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Ecology (disciplines) which is concerned with Nature Conservation. The presentations discussing Ecology offer insights in topics such as Ecosystem, Species richness, Community structure, Habitat and Abundance (ecology).
Topics in Zoology were tackled in line with various other fields like Gut flora, Relative species abundance, Wolbachia and Firmicutes. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Microbial population biology, it also covered topics in Environmental chemistry, Nutrient and Agronomy. The Botany study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Symbiosis.
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 Microbial Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Microbial Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 1.80% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.82% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.36% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.87% of all publications and 70.95% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Seema Sangwan;Radha Prasanna
(2021)Edward C. Rojas;Rumakanta Sapkota;Birgit Jensen;Hans J. L. Jørgensen
(2020)Douglas C. Woodhams;Louise A. Rollins-Smith;Laura K. Reinert;Briana A. Lam
(2020)Diogo Mina;José Alberto Pereira;Teresa Lino-Neto;Paula Baptista
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