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Phytotaxa
H-index 27

Phytotaxa

1179-3155

Published by: Magnolia Press

https://www.mapress.com/pt/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 132 54 182 15
Ecology and Evolution 163 81 304 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 191
Documents by Best Scientists*: 538
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 54
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.337
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Phytotaxa?

Phytotaxa investigates areas of study like Botany, Taxonomy (biology), Eudicots, Genus and Taxon. It explores research in Botany and the adjacent study of Phylogenetic tree. Topics in Phylogenetic tree were tackled in line with various other fields like Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetics.

The journal facilitates discussions on Taxonomy (biology) that incorporate concepts from other fields like China and Molecular phylogenetics. It holds forums on Eudicots that merges themes from other disciplines such as Asteraceae, Calyx, IUCN Red List, Key (lock) and Endemism. The study on IUCN Red List presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Critically endangered.

Topics in Taxon explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Diatom and Algae. The presentations discussing Ecology offer insights in topics such as Conservation status, Habitat, Endangered species and Biodiversity.

  • Botany (76.12%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (37.62%)
  • Eudicots (29.84%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase (623 citations)
  • A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns (291 citations)
  • A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms (250 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Phytotaxa:

The most cited articles cover a variety of subjects, including Botany, Genus, Taxonomy (biology), Taxon and Ecology. The journal articles center on topics in Botany, with a focus on Eudicots. Issues in Taxonomy (biology) were discussed in the most cited publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Species complex and Dothideomycetes.

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 Phytotaxa (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kevin D. Hyde (229 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Lars Söderström (75 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Matt Von Konrat (75 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anders Hagborg (74 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Li-Bing Zhang (72 papers) published 7 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (850 papers) published 112 papers at the last edition, 25 more than at the previous edition,
  • Royal Botanic Gardens (226 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mae Fah Luang University (221 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Botanical Survey of India (192 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (170 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 13.15% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.63% of all publications and 45.57% 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

  • Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau: a mycological hotspot

    Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Lakmali S. Dissanayake;Dong-Qi Dai;Qi-Rui Li

    (2021)
    85 Citations
  • Five new species and three new varieties of Begonia section Casparya endemic to Colombia

    Orlando Adolfo Jara-Muñoz;James E. Richardson;Juan Carlos Zabala-Rivera

    (2021)
    80 Citations
  • Alocasia lihengiae , a new species of Araceae from Southern Yunnan

    Qiong Fang;Jun Yang;Chunlin Long

    (2020)
    78 Citations
  • A NEW SPECIES OF DICHAEA (ORCHIDACEAE: ZYGOPETALINAE) FROM THE ANDES OF COLOMBIA

    Yasmin A. Alomía;Aurelien Sambin;J. Tupac Otero;Pablo R. Stevenson

    (2021)
    72 Citations
  • Morphological and phylogenetic study of five species of Astrocystis and Collodiscula on bamboo

    You-Peng Wu;Yin-Hui Pi;Si-Han Long;Yan Lin

    (2021)
    68 Citations
  • New nomenclatural and taxonomic adjustments in Dracaena (Asparagaceae)

    Ratidzayi Takawira-Nyenya;Joachim Thiede;Ladislav Mucina

    (2021)
    60 Citations
  • Taxonomic and phylogenic appraisal of a novel species and a new record of Stictidaceae from coffee in Yunnan Province, China

    (2021)
    52 Citations
  • Tripogon nicorae var. aristulata (Poaceae), a new variety from Peru

    Harol Gutiérrez;Roxana Castañeda;Teresa Gonzales;Alejandrina Sotelo-Mendez

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • Centaurea peltieri (Asteraceae), a new endemic species from the Oriental High Atlas of Morocco

    Abdelmonaim Homrani Bakali;A. Susanna

    (2021)
    46 Citations

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