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Molluscan Research
H-index 5

Molluscan Research

1323-5818

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tmos20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 608 13 20 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 23
Documents by Best Scientists*: 28
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 28
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.267
Impact Factor: 0.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Molluscan Research?

The main points discussed in Molluscan Research deals with Ecology, Gastropoda, Zoology, Taxonomy (biology) and Bivalvia. It connects research in Ecology with the related topic of Fishery. Abalone is part of Fishery studies tackled in the journal.

The research on Gastropoda featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Malacology and Mollusca. Studies on Zoology discussed in it link to the field of Larva. While Taxonomy (biology) is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Taxon and Stylommatophora.

Molluscan Research explores topics in Bivalvia which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Intertidal zone and Anatomy. Molluscan Research is mostly focused on Pulmonata, specifically Camaenidae.

  • Ecology (50.56%)
  • Gastropoda (31.46%)
  • Zoology (31.46%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A review of the effects of environmental stress on embryonic development within intertidal gastropod egg masses (97 citations)
  • Gastropod phylogeny based on six segments from four genes representing coding or non-coding and mitochondrial or nuclear DNA (92 citations)
  • The effects of exposure to near-future levels of ocean acidification on shell characteristics of Pinctada fucata (Bivalvia: Pteriidae). (77 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Molluscan Research:

The journal articles cover a variety of subjects, including Ecology, Bivalvia, Zoology, Larva and Gastropoda. The most cited papers connects the study in Ecology with the closely related areas of Sex ratio. The published articles explore topics in Bivalvia which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Tridacna, Fishery, Giant clam and Malacology.

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

  • Mollusca
  • Ecology
  • Gastropoda

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Molluscan Research generally zeroes in on subjects such as Zoology, Ecology, Gastropoda, Mollusca and Genus. Molluscan Research facilitates discussions in Limpet, Morphology (biology) and Stylommatophora as part of the larger field of Zoology, however, it also tackles fields such as Dactylus. Molluscan Research tackles research in Abundance (ecology), Intertidal zone and Ampullariidae as part of the general discipline of Ecology, however, it also discusses concepts in Distribution (economics) and Rhachistia.

Gastropoda research presented in Molluscan Research encompasses a variety of subjects, including Indian ocean and Mass mortality. Issues in Mollusca were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Lepetelloidea and Hydrophilidae. The journal facilitates discussions on Genus that incorporate concepts from other fields like Diplommatinidae, Diplommatina, Caenogastropoda, Land snail and Taxonomy (biology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Detection and identification of the large, exotic, crassostreine oyster Magallana bilineata (Röding, 1798) in northern Queensland, Australia (3 citations)
  • Magallana or mayhem (3 citations)
  • A new species of land snail from the genus Diplommatina Benson, 1849 (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Diplommatinidae) from Sikkim Himalaya, North East India (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 Molluscan Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bruce A. Marshall (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Frank Köhler (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Winston F. Ponder (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hiroshi Fukuda (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Paul C. Southgate (8 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 Molluscan Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Australian Museum (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Southern Cross University (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Otago (8 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, 6.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.14% of all publications and 53.57% 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

  • Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca: by Winston F. Ponder, David R. Lindberg & Juliet M. Ponder, Boca Raton, Louisiana, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, In 2 volumes: Volume One (2019, xxiii+900 pp., $250 (print), 978-0-8153-6169-5; $225 (ebook), 978-1-3511-1566-7) and Volume Two (2020, xx+870 pp., $250 (print), 978-0-8153-6184-8; $225 (ebook), 978-1-3511-1525-4)

    Hamish G. Spencer

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Bouchetispira ponderi n. sp. (Conoidea: Bouchetispiridae), a new deep-sea gastropod from temperate Australia

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Integrative taxonomy of the Clavus canalicularis species complex (Drilliidae, Conoidea, Gastropoda) with description of four new species

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Phylogenetic relationships of Asian freshwater Mytiloidea (Bivalvia): a morphological and genetic comparison of Sinomytilus harmandi, Limnoperna fortunei and Septifer bilocularis

    Brian Morton;Priscilla T.Y. Leung;Jiehong Wei;Gabriel Y. Lee

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • On unavailable genus-group names introduced by Tom Iredale for Australian non-marine gastropods: nomenclatural clarifications and descriptions of new genera

    Frank Köhler;Philippe Bouchet

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Subterranean Tateidae (Gastropoda; Caenogastropoda; Truncatelloidea) from the Ngalia Basin, Northern Territory, Australia

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Generation of large mitochondrial and nuclear nucleotide sequences and phylogenetic analyses using high-throughput short-read datasets for endangered Placostylinae snails of the southwest Pacific

    Mathieu Quenu;Steven A. Trewick;Elizabeth E. Daly;Mary Morgan-Richards

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Hyporheic Tateidae (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea) from the Flinders Ranges, South Australia and Judbarra (Gregory) National Park, western Northern Territory, Australia, with some taxonomic notes on the family

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • The first galeommatoidean from inland waters: a new species of Arthritica (Bivalvia, Lasaeidae) from artesian springs in South Australia, with comments on other Australian members of the genus

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Description of a new species of Bursatella Blainville, 1817 (Gastropoda, Aplysiida, Aplysiidae) from southern Australia

    Matt J. Nimbs;Nerida G. Wilson;Nerida G. Wilson

    (2020)
    1 Citations

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