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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 60 416 515 35
Genetics 70 26 44 14
Biology and Biochemistry 251 72 106 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 599
Documents by Best Scientists*: 634
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 183
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.2
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics, Evolutionary biology, Monophyly and Zoology. The Phylogenetic tree works featured in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution incorporate elements from Taxon and Genus. The work on Phylogenetics tackled in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution brings together disciplines like Taxonomy (biology), Botany and Nuclear gene, Mitochondrial DNA.

It explores issues in Evolutionary biology which can be linked to other research areas like Ecology, Lineage (evolution), Species complex, Coalescent theory and Phylogenomics. Ecology research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Phylogeography, Vicariance and Biological dispersal. The research on Monophyly featured in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution combines topics in other fields like Sister group, Molecular clock, Polyphyly, Subgenus and Paraphyly.

The study on Zoology presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Cytochrome b. Gene and Genome are some of the facets of Genetics tackled in it.

  • Phylogenetic tree (45.95%)
  • Phylogenetics (38.66%)
  • Evolutionary biology (37.58%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • MITOS: Improved de novo metazoan mitochondrial genome annotation (2285 citations)
  • Ribosomal ITS sequences and plant phylogenetic inference. (1461 citations)
  • Two divergent intragenomic rDNA ITS2 types within a monophyletic lineage of the fungus Fusarium are nonorthologous (1288 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution:

Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics, Zoology, Monophyly and Evolutionary biology are the main subjects of interest in the most cited publications. The journal papers hold forums on Phylogenetic tree that merge themes from other disciplines such as Taxon, Botany and Mitochondrial DNA. The published articles address concerns in Evolutionary biology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ecology and Species complex.

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

  • Genus
  • Ecology
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution deals with Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics, Clade and Monophyly. The Evolutionary biology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Coalescent theory. The journal addresses concerns in Phylogenetic tree which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Genus and Biogeography.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Phylogenetics, it also covered topics in Taxon, Systematics and Species complex. Issues in Taxon were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Molecular phylogenetics, Polyphyly, Braconidae, Tanypodinae and Subfamily. Some problems in Monophyly that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Range (biology), Allopatric speciation, Gobiesocidae and Habitat.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Large-scale phylogenomics of the genus Macrostomum (Platyhelminthes) reveals cryptic diversity and novel sexual traits (3 citations)
  • Unravelling unknown cyanobacteria diversity linked with HCN production (0 citations)
  • Vicariance and dispersal events inferred from mitochondrial genomes and nuclear genes (18S, 28S) shaped global Cryptocercus distributions. (0 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 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jun Wen (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Miguel Vences (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Per G. P. Ericson (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ya-Ping Zhang (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mark P. Simmons (33 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 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (based on the number of publications) are:

  • American Museum of Natural History (516 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 29 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (359 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (233 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Museum of Natural History (190 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (182 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 50.00% 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

  • An enhanced target-enrichment bait set for Hexacorallia provides phylogenomic resolution of the staghorn corals (Acroporidae) and close relatives.

    Peter F. Cowman;Andrea M. Quattrini;Andrea M. Quattrini;Tom C.L. Bridge;Tom C.L. Bridge;Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell

    (2020)
    108 Citations
  • The late blooming amphipods: Global change promoted post-Jurassic ecological radiation despite Palaeozoic origin.

    Denis Copilaş-Ciocianu;Špela Borko;Cene Fišer

    (2020)
    104 Citations
  • Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the rising sun (Far East Asia): phylogeny, systematics, and distribution

    Manuel Lopes-Lima;Manuel Lopes-Lima;Akimasa Hattori;Takaki Kondo;Jin Hee Lee

    (2020)
    102 Citations
  • Phylogeny and classification of Odonata using targeted genomics.

    Seth M. Bybee;Vincent J. Kalkman;Robert J. Erickson;Paul B. Frandsen

    (2021)
    93 Citations
  • Phylogenetic relationships and chloroplast capture in the Amelanchier-Malacomeles-Peraphyllum clade (Maleae, Rosaceae): Evidence from chloroplast genome and nuclear ribosomal DNA data using genome skimming.

    Bin-Bin Liu;Christopher S. Campbell;De-Yuan Hong;Jun Wen

    (2020)
    90 Citations
  • A phylogenomic analysis of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae).

    Bruce Murphy;Bruce Murphy;Félix Forest;Timothy Barraclough;James Rosindell

    (2020)
    80 Citations
  • Origin and evolution of the CYP4G subfamily in insects, cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in cuticular hydrocarbon synthesis

    René Feyereisen

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • Formally described species woefully underrepresent phylogenetic diversity in the common lichen photobiont genus Trebouxia (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta): An impetus for developing an integrated taxonomy.

    Lucia Muggia;Matthew P Nelsen;Paul M Kirika;Eva Barreno

    (2020)
    77 Citations
  • Phylogenomics of Gesneriaceae using targeted capture of nuclear genes

    Ezgi Ogutcen;Camille Christe;Kanae Nishii;Nicolas Salamin

    (2021)
    76 Citations

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