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Systematic and Applied Acarology
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Systematic and Applied Acarology

1362-1971

Published by: Systematic and Applied Acarology Society

https://www.biotaxa.org/saa

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 559 13 25 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 52
Documents by Best Scientists*: 100
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 29
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.643
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Systematic & Applied Acarology?

Systematic & Applied Acarology was organized to reinforce research efforts on Acari, Zoology, Botany, Mite and Ecology. In addition to Acari research, the journal aims to explore topics under Taxonomy (biology), Genus, Seta and Key (lock). The research on Zoology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Fauna and Larva.

The studies on Larva discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Nymph and Erythraeidae. In the Botany research discussed, Eriophyidae, Eriophyoidea, Trombidiformes, Spider mite and Tenuipalpidae are all tackled. The study of Spider mite encompasses disciplines such as Tetranychus urticae, as well as fields such as Fecundity, all of which overlap with one another.

Issues in Mite were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Phytoseiidae and Horticulture. Ecology studies presented in Systematic & Applied Acarology focus on topics such as Ixodidae, Tick, Mesostigmata and Host (biology). It facilitates discussions on Oribatida that incorporate concepts from other fields like Identification key, Instar, Taxon, Ontogeny and Subgenus.

  • Acari (71.59%)
  • Zoology (39.26%)
  • Botany (29.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Revision of the lifestyles of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and implications for biological control strategies (369 citations)
  • Molecular markers for the phylogenetics of mites and ticks (154 citations)
  • Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from the state of Rondônia, western Amazon, Brazil (120 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Systematic & Applied Acarology:

The journal publications aim to foster the development of research in Acari, Botany, Ecology, Zoology and Phytoseiidae. The journal papers facilitate discussions on Acari that incorporate concepts from other fields like PEST analysis, Larva, Key (lock) and Mite. While work presented in the journal publications provide substantial information on Botany, it also covers topics in Neoseiulus, Predation and Horticulture.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Acari, Zoology, Genus, Mite and Taxonomy (biology) are the focal point of discussions in Systematic & Applied Acarology. Topics in Acari explored in Systematic & Applied Acarology were investigated in conjunction with research in Phytoseiidae and Key (lock). Zoology study tackled is connected to the field of Predation.

While Systematic & Applied Acarology focused on Genus, it was also able to explore topics like Systematics and Morphology (biology). It explores issues in Mite which can be linked to other research areas like Predator, Biological pest control, Horticulture, Fauna and Acaricide. The field of Ecology is the anchor for the Taxonomy (biology) studies presented in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Pollen grains are suitable alternative food for rearing the commercially used predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) (2 citations)
  • New species and new records of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Cape Verde archipelago (2 citations)
  • The response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to salinity and drought stresses and life table parameters of Tetranychus urticae Koch reared on it (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.

The top authors publishing in Systematic & Applied Acarology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sergey G. Ermilov (137 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Zhi-Qiang Zhang (97 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alireza Saboori (77 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Vladimir Pešić (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alexander A. Khaustov (41 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than 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 Systematic & Applied Acarology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tehran (77 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (53 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tarbiat Modares University (51 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (48 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yandex (47 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 16.42% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.36% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.96% of all publications and 33.93% 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

  • Torrenticolid water mites of India with description of three new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae)

    Vladimir Pešić;Harry Smit;Shailza Negi;Pankaj Bahuguna

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • New records of water mites from Turkey and Iran revealed by DNA barcoding, with the description of a new species (Acari, Hydrachnidia)

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from two contrasting boreal fens: an update on oribatid mites of Canadian peatlands

    Carlos Barreto;Zoë Lindo

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Thyreophagus calusorum sp. n. (Acari, Acaridae), a new parthenogenetic species from the USA, with a checklist of Thyreophagus species of the world

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Molecular evidence for two new species of the Hygrobates fluviatilis-complex from the Balkan Peninsula (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae)

    Vladimir Pešić;Milica Jovanović;Ana Manović;Andrzej Zawal

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • A new crenobiontic water mite species of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 from Montenegro and Bulgaria, based on morphological and molecular data (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae)

    Vladimir Pešić;Andrzej Zawal;Aleksandra Bańkowska;Milica Jovanović

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • An appraisal of the water mite genus Hygrobates Koch, 1837 from Türkiye, based on morphological and molecular data (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae)

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • Thyreophagus plocepasseri sp. n., a new parthenogenetic species of acarid mites (Acariformes: Acaridae) from Kenya

    P.B. Klimov;Edward Mwangi;Jonas Merckx;Marcus V.A. Duarte

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • A new species of Trhypochthoniellus (Acari: Oribatida: Trhypochthoniidae) from Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico, and a key to the world species

    M. Ojeda;P. Velez;L. Espinosa-Asuar;L. E. Eguiarte

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Two new species of Oripodoidea (Acari, Oribatida) from Nepal

    (2024)
    4 Citations

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