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New Zealand Entomologist
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New Zealand Entomologist

0077-9962

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tnze20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 818 7 7 1

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 8
Documents by Best Scientists*: 10
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 23
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.204
Impact Factor: 0.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at New Zealand Entomologist?

New Zealand Entomologist mostly deals with topics like Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Lepidoptera genitalia and Larva. The journal tackles issues in Ecology, particularly in the topics of Hymenoptera, Fauna, Habitat, Genus and Predation. It centers on topics in Botany, with a focus on Hemiptera.

Instar and Pupa are among the areas of Larva tackled.

  • Ecology (40.59%)
  • Zoology (22.71%)
  • Botany (18.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Slide-mounting of Lice: a Detailed Description of the Canada Balsam technique (153 citations)
  • The Transoceanic Migration of Lepidoptera to New Zealand — A History and a Hypothesis on Colonisation (79 citations)
  • Sitona lepidus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a potential clover pest new to New Zealand (70 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at New Zealand Entomologist:

The published papers aim to foster the development of research in Ecology, Zoology, Fauna, Botany and Predation. The journal articles tackle studies in PEST analysis and the interrelated subject of Agronomy to gain insights into Ecology. The Zoology research tackled in the journal papers is interrelated with Lepidoptera genitalia which concerns subjects like Hymenoptera.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Zoology, Taxonomy (biology), Hemiptera, Ecology and Pselaphitae. Tetranychus evansi, Acari, Spider mite and Prostigmata research are fields of study within Zoology but they also intertwine with concepts in Diagnostic tools. New Zealand Entomologist focuses on Taxonomy (biology) but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Trioza, Triozidae, Fauna and Sternorrhyncha.

It addresses concerns in Hemiptera which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Dead wood, Biodiversity, Pinus radiata, Forestry and Heteroptera. The journal facilitates the exploration of Ecology in relation to the field of Empidadelpha. The Pselaphitae research presented falls under the domain of Pselaphinae.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Notes on the nomenclature of the New Zealand endemic Triozidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psylloidea) (1 citations)
  • True bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) associated with dead wood in exotic Pinus radiata plantations in New Zealand (0 citations)
  • Diagnosis of a new to New Zealand spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, 1960 (Acari: Tetranychidae) (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 New Zealand Entomologist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Richard A. B. Leschen (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Brenda M. May (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Darren F. Ward (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rowan M. Emberson (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ricardo L. Palma (11 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 New Zealand Entomologist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Landcare Research (59 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wellington Management Company (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Plant & Food Research (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Otago (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Auckland (24 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 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 33.33% 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.

Top Publications

  • Gut microbial communities and pathogens infection in New Zealand bumble bees (<i>Bombus terrestris</i>, Linnaeus, 1758)

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Nocturnal behaviour and the antennal sensory receptors of Zelandopsyche ingens Tillyard (Trichoptera: Oeconesidae), a stream-inhabiting caddisfly

    M. J. Winterbourn;H. S. Greig;A. R. McIntosh

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • The effects of squid-baiting pitfall traps for sampling wētā (Orthoptera) and other ground-dwelling forest invertebrates

    O. E. Vergara;N. Nelson;S. Hartley

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • No barrier to fertilisation when different sexual populations of the mānuka stick insect are crossed

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Charting a future for entomological taxonomy in New Zealand

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Beetle (Coleoptera) communities inside and outside the pest-resistant fencing of a New Zealand ecosanctuary

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • An amitraz-based miticide does not appear to affect the bacterial microbiota of <i>Apis mellifera</i> (Apidae: Hymenoptera, Linnaeus, 1758) or <i>Varroa destructor</i> (Acari: Varroidae, Anderson &amp; Trueman, 2000)

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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