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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology

0301-4223

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tnzz20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 526 28 31 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 46
Documents by Best Scientists*: 52
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 40
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.287
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at New Zealand Journal of Zoology?

New Zealand Journal of Zoology focuses on Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Taxonomy (biology) and Predation. It concentrates on Ecology topics that focus on Habitat, Nest, Fauna, Larva and Range (biology). Topics like Pupa and Instar are tackled as part of the discussions on Larva.

The Zoology study tackling the subject of Genus is the focus of it. The Botany works featured in it incorporate elements from Animal science and Horticulture. The Taxonomy (biology) works, particularly on Holotype are tackled in New Zealand Journal of Zoology.

In particular, the Holotype works presented emphasize discussions on Paratype. Predator is a primary topic of Predation research in it.

  • Ecology (56.27%)
  • Zoology (32.53%)
  • Botany (11.89%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • From small Maria to massive Campbell: Forty years of rat eradications from New Zealand islands (255 citations)
  • Area codes for recording specimen localities in the New Zealand subregion (231 citations)
  • Recording specimen localities in New Zealand: an arbitrary system of areas and codes defined. (227 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at New Zealand Journal of Zoology:

The most cited papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Ecology, Zoology, Predation, Botany and Habitat. The journal articles encompass presentations on Ecology, specifically Fauna, Introduced species, Nest, Hymenoptera and Invertebrate. The journal articles address concerns in Predation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Pest control and Jumping.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Zoology, Ecology, Environmental DNA, Fishery and Integrated pest management are among the topics commonly tackled in New Zealand Journal of Zoology. Issues in Zoology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Sodium fluoroacetate, White (horse), Predation and Visitor pattern. The Ecology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Vertebrate.

The journal explores issues in Environmental DNA which can be linked to other research areas like Evolutionary biology, Diversity (politics) and Gambusia, Mosquito Fish. Fishery research featured in New Zealand Journal of Zoology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Resource (biology), Habitat, Wild fisheries and Anguilla australis. The journal explores research in Integrated pest management alongside concepts in Hedgehog and other areas of study in Biotechnology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Genetic stock structure of New Zealand fish and the use of genomics in fisheries management: an overview and outlook (6 citations)
  • Microbial diversity in water and animal faeces: a metagenomic analysis to assess public health risk (2 citations)
  • Parasite communities of striped bonito Sarda orientalis (Pisces: Scombridae) on the Pacific coast of Mexico (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 New Zealand Journal of Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Robert R. Jackson (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henrik Moller (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carolyn M. King (25 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Pritam Singh (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Elaine C. Murphy (18 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 Journal of Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Canterbury (138 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wellington Management Company (113 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
  • Landcare Research (112 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Otago (98 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Auckland (81 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 6.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 81.48% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.41% of all publications and 3.70% 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

  • Genetic stock structure of New Zealand fish and the use of genomics in fisheries management: an overview and outlook

    Yvan Papa;Tom Oosting;Noemie Valenza-Troubat;Maren Wellenreuther

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • A review of the damage caused by invasive wild mammalian herbivores to primary production in New Zealand

    A. David M. Latham;M. Cecilia Latham;Grant L. Norbury;David M. Forsyth

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Patterns of regional endemism among New Zealand invertebrates

    Briar Taylor-Smith;Mary Morgan-Richards;Steven A. Trewick

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Echiniscus siticulosus (Echiniscidae: spinulosus group), a new tardigrade from Western Australian scrub

    Piotr Gąsiorek;Łukasz Michalczyk

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Alternatives for mammal pest control in New Zealand in the context of concerns about 1080 toxicant (sodium fluoroacetate)

    Bruce Warburton;Charles Eason;Penny Fisher;Nick Hancox

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Analysis of the conservation status of New Zealand freshwater invertebrates: temporal changes, knowledge gaps, impediments, and management implications

    Tom J. Drinan;Natasha P. J. Grainger;Jon S. Harding;Kevin J. Collier

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Ecology and systematics of the wine wētā and allied species, with description of four new Hemiandrus species

    Steven A. Trewick;Briar Taylor-Smith;Mary Morgan-Richards

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Zelandoperla maungatuaensis sp. n. (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae), a new flightless stonefly species from Otago, New Zealand

    Brodie J. Foster;Graham A. McCulloch;Jonathan M. Waters

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • A preliminary molecular phylogeny for New Zealand sheet-web spiders (Cambridgea) and comparison of web-building behaviour

    Leilani A. Walker;Cor J. Vink;Gregory I. Holwell;Thomas R. Buckley

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Terrestrial vertebrate survey of Motukawanui

    Zachary T. Carter;Thomas W. Bodey;James C. Russell

    (2021)
    3 Citations

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