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Mycologia
H-index 21

Mycologia

0027-5514

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/umyc20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 107 58 90 17
Microbiology 253 6 8 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 123
Documents by Best Scientists*: 146
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 131
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.799
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Mycologia?

Mycologia was organized to reinforce research efforts on Botany, Taxonomy (biology), Ecology, Genus and Spore. Discussions in Mycologia are anchored in the subject of Botany and the similar topic of Phylogenetic tree. Issues in Phylogenetic tree were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetics.

Research on Taxonomy (biology) presented in the journal concerns the broader topic of Zoology.

  • Botany (55.44%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (12.74%)
  • Ecology (10.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Guide to yeast genetics and molecular biology (2458 citations)
  • A method for designing primer sets for speciation studies in filamentous ascomycetes (1440 citations)
  • The Genus Aspergillus (1232 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mycologia:

The most cited articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Botany, Taxonomy (biology), Phylogenetics, Ecology and Phylogenetic tree. Spore, Fungus, Genus, Conidium and Mycelium are some of the study areas of Botany discussed in the journal papers. The journal publications explore the study of Phylogenetic tree to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Genetics.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Fungus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Botany, Phylogenetic tree, Genus, Internal transcribed spacer and Evolutionary biology. Botany research featured in Mycologia incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Dothideomycetes and Ascomycota. The subject of Phylogenetics, which is connected to the field of Mycobiota, serves as the foundation of the Phylogenetic tree research featured in Mycologia.

While it focused on Genus, it was also able to explore topics like Taxon, Russulales and Species complex. Mycologia facilitates discussions on Internal transcribed spacer that incorporate concepts from other fields like Basidiocarp, Hymenophore, Boletales, Host (biology) and Conidium. The presented research on Evolutionary biology deals specifically with Systematics but it also addresses topics in Biogeography.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Beyond the extremes: Rocks as ultimate refuge for fungi in drylands. (6 citations)
  • Delimitation and phylogeny of Dictyochaeta , and introduction of Achrochaeta and Tubulicolla , genera nova. (3 citations)
  • Phylogeny and taxonomy of powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe species on Corylus hosts (2 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 Mycologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Fred J. Seaver (94 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William A. Murrill (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael J. Wingfield (75 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Alexander H. Smith (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ronald H. Petersen (69 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 Mycologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (533 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • New York Botanical Garden (285 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (189 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (179 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Georgia (166 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 3.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.38% 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

  • Fire as a driver of fungal diversity — A synthesis of current knowledge

    (2022)
    86 Citations
  • Whole genome sequencing and phylogenomic analysis show support for the splitting of genus Pythium

    (2022)
    58 Citations
  • Seven new Neocallimastigomycota genera from wild, zoo-housed, and domesticated herbivores greatly expand the taxonomic diversity of the phylum.

    Radwa A. Hanafy;Vikram B. Lanjekar;Prashant K. Dhakephalkar;Tony M. Callaghan

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Diaporthe species associated with twig blight and dieback of Vaccinium corymbosum in Portugal, with description of four new species.

    Sandra Hilário;Inês A Amaral;Micael F M Gonçalves;Anabela Lopes

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Novel halotolerant species of Emericellopsis and Parasarocladium associated with macroalgae in an estuarine environment.

    Micael F. M. Gonçalves;Tânia F. L. Vicente;Ana C. Esteves;Artur Alves

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Reevaluating Cryphonectriaceae and allied families in Diaporthales.

    Ning Jiang;Xinlei Fan;Chengming Tian;Pedro W. Crous

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Diversity and distribution of tropical ectomycorrhizal fungi

    (2022)
    33 Citations
  • Pyrophilous fungi detected after wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park expand known species ranges and biodiversity estimates

    Karen W. Hughes;P. Brandon Matheny;Andrew N. Miller;Ronald H. Petersen

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • New genera, species, and combinations of Boletaceae from Brazil and Guyana

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • Ganoderma carnosum and Ganoderma pfeifferi: Metal concentration, phenolic content, and biological activity

    Omer Umit Yalcin;Cengiz Sarikurkcu;Mustafa Cengiz;Halil Gungor

    (2020)
    26 Citations

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