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Revue Suisse de Zoologie
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Revue Suisse de Zoologie

0035-418X

Published by: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve

http://institutions.ville-geneve.ch/fr/mhn/frontpage/revue-suisse-de-zoologie/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 282 5 12 3
Ecology and Evolution 729 8 11 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 14
Documents by Best Scientists*: 24
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 30
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.475
Impact Factor: 0.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Revue Suisse De Zoologie?

The primary areas of discussion in Revue Suisse De Zoologie are Zoology, Taxonomy (biology), Ecology, Molecular biology and Genus. The journal features studies on Zoology, including topics such as Acari. Taxonomy (biology) study tackled is connected to the field of Geographic distribution.

The majority of Holotype studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Paratype.

  • Zoology (36.37%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (18.20%)
  • Ecology (16.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Action de l'ultra-violet sur le pôle germinal dans l'oeuf de Drosophila melanogaster (Castration et mutabilité) (151 citations)
  • The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 1 (127 citations)
  • Die Bedeutung der Neuralleiste für die Kopfgestaltung der Amphibienlarven. Untersuchungen an Chimaeren vom Triton und Bombinator (108 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Revue Suisse De Zoologie:

The most cited papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Zoology, Molecular biology, Taxonomy (biology), Ecology and Geographic distribution. The published papers center on topics in Zoology, with a focus on Genus. In particular, the Ecology works presented in the most cited publications emphasize discussions on Acari.

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

  • Genus
  • Ecology
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Genus, Zoology, Taxonomy (biology), Ecology and Taxon are tackled in the journal. Genus research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Fossorial, Systematics, Synonym and Morphological variation. In addition to Zoology research, it aims to explore topics under Campodeidae, Fauna and Cave.

The concepts on Fauna presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Pyralidae, Lepidoptera genitalia, Pyraloidea, Crambidae and Crambinae. Research in the field of Botany was used to conduct the presented Taxonomy (biology) study. The Ecology study presented in Revue Suisse De Zoologie encompasses related topics like Key (lock) and also examines its connection to subjects such as Taxonomy (general).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Scaphisomatini of Arizona (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae) collected by V-Flight Intercept Traps (1 citations)
  • Taxonomic notes on the genus Cyphochilus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthinae) (part 4) with description of eight new species from Indochina and China (0 citations)
  • Etude biométrique du Scinque officinal ou « poisson de sable » Scincus scincus (Linnaeus, 1758) : analyse du dimorphisme sexuel de la sous-espèce S. s. scincus (Linnaeus, 1758) de la région d'El Oued Souf (Algérie) (0 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 Revue Suisse De Zoologie (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Paolo Marcello Brignoli (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Georges Dubois (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bruno Condé (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Claude Vaucher (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Maurice Kottelat (17 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 Revue Suisse De Zoologie (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Russian Academy of Sciences (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Naturhistorisches Museum (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shanghai Normal University (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 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, 13.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.08% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.08% of all publications and 38.46% 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

  • Scaphisomatini of Arizona (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae) collected by V-Flight Intercept Traps

    Ivan Löbl;Richard A. B. Leschen;William B. Warner

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • Révision taxonomique du genre Messor (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) au Maghreb et description de Messor hodnii sp. n., une nouvelle espèce de fourmi trouvée en Algérie

    Ghania Barech;Mourad Khaldi;Xavier Espadaler;Henri Cagniant

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • A new species of Diartiger Sharp from Sichuan, China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)

    Zi-Wei Yin;Li He

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • A mysterious dwarf: Suthepiidae nov. fam., a new harvestman family from mountains of northern Thailand (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores)

    Jochen Martens

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Cave-adapted campodeids (Hexapoda, Diplura, Campodeidae) from the Dinarides and adjacent karst regions

    Alberto Sendra;Špela Borko;Alberto Jiménez-Valverde;Jesús Selfa

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Description of the male of Lepidotrigona nitidiventris (Smith, 1857), redescription of the female holotype and additional morphological data on the workers (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

    Korrawat Attasopa;Laurence Packer;Piyawan Suttiprapan;Chawatat Thanoosing

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Two new species of myrmecophilous Pselaphinae from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Current knowledge of trematodes (Platyhelminthes: Digenea, Aspidogastrea) in Chile

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Species-group organization of the Pan-American Dissomphalus (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)

    Celso O. Azevedo

    (2021)
    2 Citations

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