Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Top Research Topics at Physiological and Biochemical Zoology?

The primary areas of discussion in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology are Ecology, Zoology, Animal science, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. While Ecology is the focus of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, it also provided insights into the studies of Basal metabolic rate, Oxygen and Incubation. While the journal focused on Zoology, it was also able to explore topics like Anatomy and Reproduction.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Animal science, apply to Botany as well.

• Ecology (29.53%)
• Zoology (21.98%)
• Animal science (17.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Why Not to Do Two-Species Comparative Studies: Limitations on Inferring Adaptation (588 citations)
• Hibernation versus Daily Torpor in Mammals and Birds: Physiological Variables and Classification of Torpor Patterns (507 citations)
• Factors That Influence Assimilation Rates and Fractionation of Nitrogen and Carbon Stable Isotopes in Avian Blood and Feathers (466 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physiological and Biochemical Zoology:

The most cited papers primarily focus on research topics in Ecology, Animal science, Zoology, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. Most of the works presented in the published papers deal with Ecology but they intersect with the subject of Incubation. In addition to Animal science research, the most cited articles aim to explore topics under Basal metabolic rate, Metabolic rate, Botany, Anatomy and Oxygen.

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

• Ecology
• Internal medicine
• Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology investigates areas of study like Zoology, Ecology, Basal metabolic rate, Metabolic rate and Cell biology. Topics in Zoology were tackled in line with various other fields like Somatic cell, Temperate climate and Reproduction. Some problems in Ecology that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Salmo and Vulnerability.

It explores issues in Basal metabolic rate which can be linked to other research areas like Energy allocation, Energy expenditure, Calorie and Energy management. Metabolic rate research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Environmental chemistry, Seawater, Ocean acidification and Hypercapnia. The study of Cell biology encompasses disciplines such as Oxidative stress, as well as fields such as Songbird, Membrane potential, Function (biology), Immune system and Immunosuppression, all of which overlap with one another.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Exposure to Nitrate Increases Susceptibility to Hypoxia in Fish. (2 citations)
• Impact of Short- and Long-Term Exposure to Elevated Seawater Pco2 on Metabolic Rate and Hypoxia Tolerance in Octopus rubescens (2 citations)
• Tolerance Patterns and Transcriptomic Response to Extreme and Fluctuating Salinities across Populations of the Intertidal Copepod Tigriopus californicus. (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chris M. Wood (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Anthony P. Farrell (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Theodore Garland (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Roger S. Seymour (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Steven J. Cooke (28 papers) published 2 papers 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of British Columbia (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
• McMaster University (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of California, Irvine (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of California, Riverside (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Sydney (30 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, 94.44% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 100.00% 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.