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Protist
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Protist

1434-4610

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/protist

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Microbiology 279 5 6 4
Ecology and Evolution 348 26 32 11
Biology and Biochemistry 700 13 20 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 61
Documents by Best Scientists*: 65
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 86
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.482
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Protist?

The journal explores disciplines such as Botany, Zoology, Phylogenetics, Phylogenetic tree and Ecology. Research on Botany addressed in Protist frequently intersections with the field of Plastid. Taxonomy (biology) is a focus of the presented Zoology works and it dives deep in Taxonomy (biology).

While work presented in Protist provided substantial information on Phylogenetics, it also covered topics in Evolutionary biology and Ribosomal RNA. The study on Evolutionary biology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Protist. Protist focuses on Phylogenetic tree but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Taxon and Genus.

It is mostly focused on Ecology, specifically Biodiversity. Genome is the primary subject of Genetics works presented in the journal. The journal explores research in Ultrastructure and the adjacent study of Protozoa.

  • Botany (21.81%)
  • Zoology (19.16%)
  • Phylogenetics (18.46%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Diatoms and the ocean carbon cycle. (416 citations)
  • Reproductive isolation among sympatric cryptic species in marine diatoms. (361 citations)
  • Genetic diversity of symbiotic dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium. (313 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Protist:

The most cited articles mainly tackle studies in Botany, Phylogenetics, Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetic tree and Ecology. The journal articles with studies in Botany featured incorporate elements of Plastid and Lineage (evolution). The journal articles explore issues in Phylogenetics which can be linked to other research areas like Zoology and Ribosomal RNA.

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

  • Gene
  • Ecology
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics and Genus. The research on Zoology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Molecular phylogenetics, Naegleria fowleri, Brain-eating amoeba, Climate change and Host (biology). Protist holds forums on Evolutionary biology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Parabasalia, Protist and Metagenomics.

The overlapping concepts between Taxonomy (biology) and Ribosomal RNA, Ultrastructure, Diatom and Acanthoecidae are the key highlights of Phylogenetic tree study. Topics in Phylogenetics were tackled in line with various other fields like Capillitium, Systematics and Morphology (biology). In the journal, Taxon, 18S ribosomal RNA and Clade, Polyphyly are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Genus research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A Morpho-molecular Perspective on the Diversity and Evolution of Spumellaria (Radiolaria). (2 citations)
  • A Needle in the Haystack - Mapping Sequences to Morphology Exemplified by the Loricate Choanoflagellate Enibas thessalia sp. nov. (Acanthoecida, Acanthoecidae). (2 citations)
  • New Approach to the Ultrastructure of the Capillitium in the Order Trichiales (Myxomycetes, Amoebozoa) and its Phylogenetic Implications (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 Protist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael Melkonian (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Thomas Cavalier-Smith (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Larry Simpson (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alastair G. B. Simpson (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Julius Lukeš (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 Protist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Cologne (76 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Saint Petersburg State University (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tsukuba (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Oxford (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of British Columbia (30 papers) published 1 paper 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, 20.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 35.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 20.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Diplonemids - A Review on "New" Flagellates on the Oceanic Block.

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Protist Interactions and Community Structure During Early Autumn in the Kerguelen Region (Southern Ocean).

    Ingrid Sassenhagen;Solène Irion;Ludwig Jardillier;David Moreira

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Parasitic Chytrids Upgrade and Convey Primary Produced Carbon During Inedible Algae Proliferation.

    Serena Rasconi;Robert Ptacnik;Stefanie Danner;Silke Van den Wyngaert

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Morphology, Ultrastructure, and Molecular Phylogeny of Aphelidium collabens sp. nov. (Aphelida), a Parasitoid of a Green Alga Coccomyxa sp.

    Kensuke Seto;Toshihiro Matsuzawa;Hitoshi Kuno;Maiko Kagami

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Seasonal Patterns of Phytoplankton Taxon Richness in Lakes: Effects of Temperature, Turnover and Abundance.

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Integrative Studies on Three Epibiotic Epistylis Species (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Peritrichia) in Lake Weishan Wetland, Northern China, Including the Establishment of a New Species.

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Phylogenetic Revision of the Order Entactinaria—Paleozoic Relict Radiolaria (Rhizaria, SAR)

    Yasuhide Nakamura;Miguel M. Sandin;Noritoshi Suzuki;Akihiro Tuji

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Multigene Phylogeny, Morphological Observation and Re-examination of the Literature Lead to the Description of the Phaeosacciophyceae Classis Nova and Four New Species of the Heterokontophyta SI Clade.

    Louis Graf;Eun Chan Yang;Kwi Young Han;Frithjof C. Küpper

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Diatom Genus Hyalosira (Rhabdonematales emend.) and Resolution of its Polyphyly in Grammatophoraceae and Rhabdonemataceae with a New Genus, Placosira, and Five New Hyalosira Species.

    Christopher S. Lobban;Roksana Majewska;Roksana Majewska;Matt Ashworth;Nihayet Bizsel

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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