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PhytoKeys
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PhytoKeys

1314-2011

Published by: Pensoft Publishers

https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 206 23 52 11
Ecology and Evolution 302 49 98 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 110
Documents by Best Scientists*: 183
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 30
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.519
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at PhytoKeys?

The main research concerns discussed in PhytoKeys are Botany, Taxonomy (biology), Genus, Taxon and Ecology. Inflorescence is part of Botany studies tackled in the journal. It explores topics in Taxonomy (biology) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Bract, Plant morphology, Clade and Gesneriaceae.

The journal explores studies in Genus as part of the wider topic of Zoology. The Taxon works featured in it incorporate elements from Subspecies, Herbarium and Nomenclature. PhytoKeys centers on topics in Nomenclature, with a focus on Typification.

Endemism, Habitat, Flora, Biodiversity and Species richness studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Ecology presented. The journal holds forums on IUCN Red List that merges themes from other disciplines such as Critically endangered and Endangered species.

  • Botany (66.85%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (33.05%)
  • Genus (19.46%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • World checklist of hornworts and liverworts. (287 citations)
  • Outcomes of the 2011 Botanical Nomenclature Section at the XVIII International Botanical Congress (65 citations)
  • RAINBIO: a mega-database of tropical African vascular plants distributions. (59 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at PhytoKeys:

The published papers focus on Botany, Taxon, Taxonomy (biology), Ecology and Zoology. The published articles address concerns in Botany which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Conservation status and Clade. The most cited articles explore topics in Taxonomy (biology) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Biodiversity, Fabaceae, Checklist, Monophyly and Introduced species.

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

  • Botany
  • Genus
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Botany, Taxonomy (biology), Genus, Taxon and Ecology. While the journal focused on Botany, it was also able to explore topics like IUCN Red List and China. IUCN Red List research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Conservation status, Critically endangered, Petiole (botany) and Endemism.

The concepts on Taxonomy (biology) presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Tepal, Gesneriaceae and Key (lock). While Genus is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Evolutionary biology, Endangered species, Clade, Monophyly and Apiaceae. While Taxon is the key highlight in it, it also covered some subjects on Peninsula and Subspecies.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Rediscovery of Mazus lanceifolius reveals a new genus and a new species in Mazaceae. (2 citations)
  • Notes on Allium section Rhizirideum (Amaryllidaceae) in South Korea and northeastern China: with a new species from Ulleungdo Island. (2 citations)
  • New circumscriptions add two northern Andean species to Kohleria (Gesneriaceae). (1 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 PhytoKeys (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sandra Knapp (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Warren L. Wagner (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yun-Hong Tan (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fang Wen (23 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harold Robinson (21 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 PhytoKeys (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (178 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition, 36 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Museum of Natural History (88 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Royal Botanic Gardens (46 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Smithsonian Institution (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (35 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, 17.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 43.01% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.30% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.83% of all publications and 40.86% 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

  • Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade)

    Unknown

    (2022)
    127 Citations
  • Utricularia lihengiae (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from Northwest Yunnan, China.

    Zhuo Cheng;Qiong Fang;Fei Wang;Chun-Lin Long

    (2021)
    95 Citations
  • Three new species of Uvariodendron (Annonaceae) from coastal East Africa in Kenya and Tanzania.

    Léo-Paul M.J. Dagallier;Frank M. Mbago;W.R. Quentin Luke;Thomas L.P. Couvreur

    (2021)
    78 Citations
  • Phylogenomic analysis of 997 nuclear genes reveals the need for extensive generic re-delimitation in Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae)

    (2022)
    75 Citations
  • FlorItaly - the portal to the Flora of Italy.

    Stefano Martellos;Fabrizio Bartolucci;Fabio Conti;Gabriele Galasso

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • Checklist of the grasses of India

    Elizabeth A. Kellogg;J. Richard Abbott;Kamaljit S. Bawa;Kanchi N. Gandhi

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Dolichos kongkandae sp. nov. and lectotypification of D. fragrans (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) from Asia.

    Rumrada Meeboonya;Chatchai Ngernsaengsaruay;Henrik Balslev

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • Taxonomy of Dianthus (Caryophyllaceae) – overall phylogenetic relationships and assessment of species diversity based on a first comprehensive checklist of the genus

    (2022)
    34 Citations

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