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Mycological Progress
H-index 15

Mycological Progress

1617-416X

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11557

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 164 57 104 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 116
Documents by Best Scientists*: 187
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.814
Impact Factor: 3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Mycological Progress?

The foci of Mycological Progress are Botany, Phylogenetic tree, Taxonomy (biology), Genus and Taxon. Topics in Botany were tackled in line with various other fields like Ribosomal DNA and Internal transcribed spacer. Mycological Progress connects research in Ribosomal DNA with the related topic of Intergenic region.

The Internal transcribed spacer research presented falls under the domain of Ribosomal RNA. In Mycological Progress, Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetics are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Phylogenetic tree research. The study on Taxonomy (biology) presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Molecular phylogenetics.

Type species is part of Genus studies tackled in it.

  • Botany (73.01%)
  • Phylogenetic tree (31.99%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (31.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fungal relationships and structural identity of their ectomycorrhizae (262 citations)
  • Endophytes and mycoparasites associated with an indigenous forest tree, Theobroma gileri , in Ecuador and a preliminary assessment of their potential as biocontrol agents of cocoa diseases (184 citations)
  • Taxon-specific fungal primers reveal unexpectedly high diversity during leaf decomposition in a stream (150 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mycological Progress:

The published articles mainly tackle studies in Botany, Phylogenetic tree, Genus, Taxonomy (biology) and Phylogenetics. The journal articles are mostly focused on Botany, specifically Taxon. The works on Taxonomy (biology) tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Polyporales, Truffle and Molecular phylogenetics.

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

  • Botany
  • Fungus
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Botany, Phylogenetic tree, Genus, Taxon and Ecology. Concepts in Species complex, as well as related topics in Monophyly, are covered in the Botany research presented in the journal. Mycological Progress explores topics in Phylogenetic tree which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Host (biology) and Appendage.

While Genus is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetics, Lineage (evolution) and Oomycete. It explores research in Phylogenetics and the adjacent study of Taxonomy (biology). Topics in Taxon explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Zoology, Morphology (biology), Pleosporales, Key (lock) and Type (biology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Molecular breeding of sporeless strains of Pleurotus ostreatus using a non-homologous DNA end-joining defective strain (3 citations)
  • Phylogenetic assessment and taxonomic revision of Halobyssothecium and Lentithecium (Lentitheciaceae, Pleosporales) (2 citations)
  • Biologically active secondary metabolites and biotechnological applications of species of the family Chaetomiaceae (Sordariales): an updated review from 2016 to 2021 (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 Mycological Progress (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kevin D. Hyde (62 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Marc Stadler (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Marco Thines (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Franz Oberwinkler (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Meike Piepenbring (25 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 Mycological Progress (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (102 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (65 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mae Fah Luang University (64 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Beijing Forestry University (57 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tübingen (54 papers) published 2 papers 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, 24.42% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.31% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.38% of all publications and 44.62% 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

  • Intragenomic polymorphisms in the ITS region of high-quality genomes of the Hypoxylaceae (Xylariales, Ascomycota)

    Marc Stadler;Christopher Lambert;Daniel Wibberg;Jörn Kalinowski

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • Multi-locus phylogeny of the genus Curvularia and description of ten new species

    Yasmina Marin-Felix;Margarita Hernandez-Restrepo;Pedro W. Crous

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • New data in Porotheleaceae and Cyphellaceae: epitypification of Prunulus scabripes Murrill, the status of Mycopan Redhead, Moncalvo & Vilgalys and a new combination in Pleurella Horak emend.

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • Diketopiperazines from Batnamyces globulariicola , gen. & sp. nov. (Chaetomiaceae), a fungus associated with roots of the medicinal plant Globularia alypum in Algeria

    Sara R. Noumeur;Rémy B. Teponno;Soleiman E. Helaly;Xue Wei Wang

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Diversity and distribution of endophytic fungi in different tissues of Hevea brasiliensis native to the Brazilian Amazon forest

    Kaliane S. Araújo;Vanessa N. Brito;Tomás G. R. Veloso;Tiago S. de Leite

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal three novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) associated with cereal crops and weedy grass hosts

    Himashi S. Ferdinandez;Dimuthu S. Manamgoda;Dhanushka Udayanga;Nelum Deshappriya

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Multi-locus phylogeny and pathogenicity of Stemphylium species associated with legumes in Australia

    Niloofar Vaghefi;Susan M. Thompson;Rohan B. E. Kimber;Geoff J. Thomas

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Phylogenetic assessment and taxonomic revision of Halobyssothecium and Lentithecium (Lentitheciaceae, Pleosporales)

    Mark Seasat Calabon;E.B. Gareth Jones;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Saranyaphat Boonmee

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Has taxonomic vandalism gone too far? A case study, the rise of the pay-to-publish model and the pitfalls of Morchella systematics

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Five new species of Neopestalotiopsis associated with diseased Eucalyptus spp. in Portugal

    Eugénio Diogo;Catarina I. Gonçalves;Ana C. Silva;Carlos Valente

    (2021)
    16 Citations

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