Mycosphere

Top Research Topics at Mycosphere?

Mycosphere investigates areas of study like Botany, Ecology, Genus, Evolutionary biology and Taxon. Issues in Botany were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Phylogenetics and Phylogenetic tree. The presented studies in Lichen fall within the purview of Ecology but it also intertwines with topics in Distribution (economics).

Genus studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Zoology.

• Botany (45.47%)
• Ecology (21.87%)
• Genus (11.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa (153 citations)
• Establishing species boundaries and new taxa among fungi: recommendations to resolve taxonomic ambiguities. (149 citations)
• Towards incorporating anamorphic fungi in a natural classification – checklist and notes for 2011 (134 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mycosphere:

The published papers explore disciplines such as Botany, Evolutionary biology, Ecology, Taxonomy (biology) and Genus. The published articles explore topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Botryosphaeriaceae, Antimicrobial and China. Aside from discussions in Genus, the most cited articles also deal with the subject of Ascomycota which intersects with Phylum disciplines.

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

• Botany
• Fungus
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Mycosphere mainly deals with areas of study such as Botany, Evolutionary biology, Genus, Plant science and Basidiomycota. The journal explores topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Xylariales and Pleosporales. It facilitates discussions on Evolutionary biology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Hymenochaetales, Phylogenetic tree, Fuscoporia, Dothideomycetidae and Capnodiales.

In addition to Genus research, it aims to explore topics under Phylum, Entomophthoromycota and Cytospora. Mycosphere addresses concerns in Plant science which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Host (biology), Sordariomycetes and Arecaceae. The journal explores issues in Basidiomycota which can be linked to other research areas like Bracket (architecture), Russulales, Global diversity and Phylogenetics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa (153 citations)
• Refined families of Sordariomycetes (58 citations)
• Morphological approaches in studying fungi: collection, examination, isolation, sporulation and preservation (43 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Mycosphere (based on the number of publications) are:

• Kevin D. Hyde (43 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Ruvishika S. Jayawardena (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Darbhe J. Bhat (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Mycosphere (based on the number of publications) are:

• Mae Fah Luang University (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Kunming Institute of Botany (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Arkansas (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Sultan Qaboos University (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Chiang Mai University (5 papers) absent at the last 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 2020 edition, 88.89% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% 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 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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.