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Systematic Entomology
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Systematic Entomology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 124 94 138 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 132
Documents by Best Scientists*: 163
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 81
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.982
Impact Factor: 4.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Systematic Entomology?

The concepts of Zoology, Ecology, Taxonomy (biology), Monophyly and Genus are tackled in the journal. Zoology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Taxon and Phylogenetics, Cladistics, Phylogenetic tree. Research on Phylogenetics addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Evolutionary biology.

Cladistics research is concerned with Cladogram in particular. Biogeography, Subspecies and Lepidoptera genitalia are all areas of Ecology tackled in Systematic Entomology. Topics in Taxonomy (biology) were tackled in line with various other fields like Homoptera and Larva.

The majority of Larva studies presented zero in on Instar. Systematic Entomology holds forums on Monophyly that merges themes from other disciplines such as Paraphyly, Sister group, Polyphyly and Molecular phylogenetics. While Genus is the focus of Systematic Entomology, it also provided insights into the studies of Systematics, Subfamily and Key (lock).

  • Zoology (52.65%)
  • Ecology (26.50%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (25.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end‐Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution (302 citations)
  • The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (241 citations)
  • Integrative taxonomy, or iterative taxonomy? (209 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Systematic Entomology:

The most cited articles focus on Zoology, Monophyly, Phylogenetic tree, Evolutionary biology and Ecology. The most cited articles deal with Zoology in conjunction with Cladistics and similar fields in Systematics. While Phylogenetic tree is the focus of the journal articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Phylogenetics and Nymphalidae.

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

  • Genus
  • Ecology
  • Insect

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetics, Phylogenomics, Molecular phylogenetics and Phylogenetic tree. Evolutionary biology research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Taxon, Hymenoptera, Biogeography, Subfamily and Heteroptera. Monophyly is a key component of Phylogenetics research discussed in it.

Topics in Phylogenetic tree explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in SUPERFAMILY, Mantis, Genome and Platygastroidea. Research in the field of Zoology was used to conduct the presented Hemiptera study. Zoology and Moss are closely related fields of research discussed in Systematic Entomology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Higher‐level phylogeny of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) inferred from mitochondrial genomes (14 citations)
  • Phylogenomic relationships of bioluminescent elateroids define the ‘lampyroid’ clade with clicking Sinopyrophoridae as its earliest member (7 citations)
  • Protein‐encoding ultraconserved elements provide a new phylogenomic perspective of Oestroidea flies (Diptera: Calyptratae) (7 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 Entomology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Niklas Wahlberg (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rolf G. Beutel (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Michael F. Whiting (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shaun L. Winterton (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David K. Yeates (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 Systematic Entomology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • British Museum (106 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Natural History Museum (96 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (88 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (78 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National Museum of Natural History (69 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.71% of all publications and 27.14% 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

  • Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the mining bee family Andrenidae

    Unknown

    (2021)
    98 Citations
  • To be or not to be: postcubital vein in insects revealed by microtomography

    (2020)
    93 Citations
  • A multigene phylogeny and timeline for Trichoptera (Insecta)

    Jessica A. Thomas;Jessica A. Thomas;Paul B. Frandsen;Paul B. Frandsen;Paul B. Frandsen;Elizabeth Prendini;Elizabeth Prendini;Xin Zhou;Xin Zhou

    (2020)
    84 Citations
  • Higher-level phylogeny of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) inferred from mitochondrial genomes

    Ruie Nie;Ruie Nie;Alfried P. Vogler;Alfried P. Vogler;Xing‐Ke Yang;Meiying Lin

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • The phylogeny of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) inferred from mitochondrial genomes

    Rui‐e Nie;Rui‐e Nie;Carmelo Andújar;Carola Gómez‐Rodríguez;Carola Gómez‐Rodríguez;Ming Bai

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • To be or not to be: postcubital vein in insects revealed by microtomography

    Thomas Schubnel;Laure Desutter‐Grandcolas;Frederic Legendre;Jakub Prokop

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Phylogenomics of Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera) using transcriptomes: examining controversial relationships via degeneracy coding and interrogation of gene conflict

    Rachel K. Skinner;Christopher H. Dietrich;Kimberly K. O. Walden;Eric Gordon

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • Reliable placement of beetle fossils via phylogenetic analyses – Triassic Leehermania as a case study (Staphylinidae or Myxophaga?)

    Martin Fikáček;Rolf G. Beutel;Chenyang Cai;Chenyang Cai;John F. Lawrence

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Massive gene rearrangements of mitochondrial genomes and implications for the phylogeny of Trichoptera (Insecta)

    (2022)
    45 Citations
  • Revising dating estimates and the antiquity of eusociality in termites using the fossilized birth–death process

    (2021)
    44 Citations

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