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Phycological Research
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Phycological Research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 722 9 12 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 27
Documents by Best Scientists*: 29
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 53
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.39
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Phycological Research?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Botany, Ecology, Taxonomy (biology), Genus and Thallus. The studies in Botany featured incorporate elements of Phylogenetic tree and Molecular phylogenetics. It investigates Phylogenetic tree research which frequently intersects with Phylogenetics.

The Ecology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Zoology. It focuses on Genus as well as the interrelated topic of Dinophyceae.

  • Botany (63.69%)
  • Ecology (16.29%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (12.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Amino acid composition, protein content and calculation of nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors for 19 tropical seaweeds (242 citations)
  • The phylogenetic relationship between the Chlamydomonadales and Chlorococcales inferred from 18SrDNA sequence data (178 citations)
  • Research note: Identity of the Qingdao algal bloom (139 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Phycological Research:

The most cited publications cover a variety of subjects, including Botany, Ecology, Dinoflagellate, Phylogenetic tree and Genus. The works on Botany tackled in the journal publications bring together disciplines like Internal transcribed spacer and Molecular phylogenetics. The published papers focus on Ecology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Zoology and Bay.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Algae

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Phycological Research are Botany, Taxonomy (biology), Phylogenetics, Dinophyceae and Morphology (biology). Topics in Botany explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Chloroplast and 18s rdna. The journal facilitates discussions on Chloroplast that incorporate concepts from other fields like Ultrastructure, Phototaxis and Gymnodiniales.

Topics in Taxonomy (biology) were tackled in line with various other fields like Southern central, Gigartinales and Molecular phylogenetics. In addition to Dinophyceae research, Phycological Research aims to explore topics under Zoology, Algal bloom, Alexandrium minutum and Tropical pacific. Issues in Morphology (biology) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Evolutionary biology and Mainland China.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Japan's nationwide long-term monitoring survey of seaweed communities known as the “Monitoring Sites 1000”: Ten-year overview and future perspectives (17 citations)
  • Morphological and molecular characterization of multiple new Azadinium strains revealed a high diversity of non-toxigenic species of Amphidomataceae (Dinophyceae) including two new Azadinium species in Irish waters, North East Atlantic (5 citations)
  • Toxigenic strains of Azadinium poporum (Amphidomataceae, Dinophyceae) from Japan and Vietnam, with first reports of A. poporum (ribotype A) and A. trinitatum in Asian Pacific (4 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 Phycological Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hiroshi Kawai (35 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Takeo Horiguchi (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Michio Masuda (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John A. West (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jiro Tanaka (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Hokkaido University (112 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tsukuba (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kobe University (44 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nagasaki University (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.54% of all publications and 46.15% 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.

Career Opportunities in Phycological Research

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Phycological research thus presents ample opportunities not only for academic and research growth but also for practical application and contributions in the world of health and medicine.

Top Publications

  • Modulation of physiological performance by temperature and salinity in the sugar kelp Saccharina latissima

    Cátia Monteiro;Cátia Monteiro;Cátia Monteiro;Huiru Li;Huiru Li;Nora Diehl;Jonas Collén

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Genome editing using a DNA ‐free clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats ‐Cas9 system in green seaweed Ulva prolifera

    Kensuke Ichihara;Tomokazu Yamazaki;Shigeyuki Kawano

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Morphological and molecular characterization of multiple new Azadinium strains revealed a high diversity of non-toxigenic species of Amphidomataceae (Dinophyceae) including two new Azadinium species in Irish waters, North East Atlantic

    Rafael Salas;Rafael Salas;Urban Tillmann;Haifeng Gu;Stephan Wietkamp

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Seasonal and inter‐annual variability in the heatwave tolerance of the kelp Saccharina latissima (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae)

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Kuwaitiella rubra gen. et sp. nov. (Bangiales, Rhodophyta), a new filamentous genus and species from the north‐western Indian Ocean

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus draft genome sequence, annotation, and preliminary characterization of pathogenicity determinants

    Blake T. Hovde;Seth A. Steichen;Shawn R. Starkenburg;Judith K. Brown

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Prorocentrum pervagatum sp. nov. (Prorocentrales, Dinophyceae): A new, small, planktonic species with a global distribution

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Evolutionary analysis of MID homologs during the transition from homothallic species to heterothallic species in Volvox sect. Volvox (Chlorophyceae)

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Induction of sexual reproduction reveals the presence of heterothallic Spirogyra strains (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta)

    Tomoyuki Takano;Hisato Ikegaya;Hisato Ikegaya;Hisayoshi Nozaki;Hidetoshi Sakayama

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Field survey of the phase and sex ratios of the brown alga Dictyota dichotoma (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) using sex‐specific molecular markers

    (2024)
    1 Citations

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