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Systematic Parasitology
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Systematic Parasitology

0165-5752

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11230

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 104 46 89 10
Ecology and Evolution 461 16 53 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 67
Documents by Best Scientists*: 115
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 56
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.364
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Systematic Parasitology?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Animal ecology, Zoology, Anatomy, Genus and Ecology. Topics in Animal ecology explored in Systematic Parasitology were investigated in conjunction with research in Monogenea, Digenea, Key (lock), Cestoda and Taxonomy (biology). The Digenea study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Sucker.

The research on Taxonomy (biology) featured in it combines topics in other fields like Helminths and Aquatic animal. Systematic Parasitology addresses concerns in Zoology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Taxon, Eimeriidae and Phylogenetic tree. Systematic Parasitology addresses concerns in Eimeriidae which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Isospora, Eimeria and Stieda body.

Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Anatomy but it intersects with the subject of Nematode. Genus research presented in Systematic Parasitology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Fishery and Perciformes. It facilitated presentations on Ecology research, particularly Host (biology), Crustacean and Larva.

  • Animal ecology (99.19%)
  • Zoology (63.42%)
  • Anatomy (28.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Microphalloidea Ward, 1901 (Trematoda: Digenea). (231 citations)
  • Synopsis of the species of Myxobolus Butschli, 1882 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea: Myxobolidae). (194 citations)
  • Gut wash, body soak, blender and heat-fixation: approaches to the effective collection, fixation and preservation of trematodes of fishes. (142 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Systematic Parasitology:

The published papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Animal ecology, Zoology, Taxonomy (biology), Ecology and Genus. The most cited articles with studies in Animal ecology featured incorporate elements of Myxozoa, Monogenea, Phylogenetic tree, Anatomy and Digenea. The journal articles focus on Zoology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Taxon, Myxosporea, Key (lock) and Monophyly.

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

  • Zoology
  • Ecology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Systematic Parasitology was organized to reinforce research efforts on Animal ecology, Zoology, Genus, Perciformes and Monogenea. While work presented in Systematic Parasitology provided substantial information on Animal ecology, it also covered topics in Excretory system, Anatomy, Host (biology), Nematode and Catfish. The studies in Zoology featured incorporate elements of Range (biology), Phylogenetic tree, Taxon, Philometra and Fauna.

While Genus is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Mullet, Cestoda and Acari. Systematic Parasitology explores topics in Perciformes which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Caligus, Seta, Serranidae, Bartail flathead and Platycephalus. The studies on Monogenea discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Weed shiner, Notropis, Spottail shiner and Type locality.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Two species of philometrid nematodes (Philometridae) newly recorded from marine fishes off South Australia, including Philometra inconveniens n. sp. from Hyporhamphus melanochir (Valenciennes) (Hemiramphidae). (1 citations)
  • Redescription and molecular identification of Isospora feroxis Berto, Luz, Flausino, Ferreira & Lopes, 2009 (Eimeriidae) from tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannoidea) in South America. (1 citations)
  • A new monogenean species, Gyrodactylus ajime n. sp. (Gyrodactylidae), parasitic on Niwaella delicata (Niwa), an endemic loach of Japan (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 Systematic Parasitology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rodney A. Bray (146 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • David I. Gibson (123 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Thomas H. Cribb (120 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ian Beveridge (65 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • František Moravec (63 papers) published 3 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 Systematic Parasitology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Natural History Museum (209 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Queensland (173 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (159 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (97 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 3.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.53% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.24% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.41% of all publications and 40.82% 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

  • Molecular circumscription of new species of Gyrocotyle Diesing, 1850 (Cestoda) from deep-sea chimaeriform holocephalans in the North Atlantic.

    Rodney A Bray;Andrea Waeschenbach;D Timothy J Littlewood;Odd Halvorsen

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Molecular characterisation of acanthocephalans from Australian marine teleosts: proposal of a new family, synonymy of another and transfer of taxa between orders.

    Daniel C. Huston;Thomas H. Cribb;Lesley R. Smales

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Description of the first species of Pseudoendorchis (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) with uniloculate suckers from the pimelodid catfish Megalonema platycephalum, with comments on the taxonomic importance of the terminal vagina

    Philippe Vieira Alves;Alain de Chambrier;Tomáš Scholz

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Two new species of threadlike blood flukes (Aporocotylidae), with a molecular revision of the genera Ankistromeces Nolan & Cribb, 2004 and Phthinomita Nolan & Cribb, 2006

    S. C. Cutmore;R. Q.-Y. Yong;J. D. Reimer;S. Shirakashi

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Acusicola margulisae n. sp. (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) from freshwater fishes in a Nicaraguan crater lake based on morphological and molecular evidence.

    Ana Santacruz;Francisco Neptalí Morales-Serna;Mariana Leal-Cardín;Marta Barluenga

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • A new genus of Bucephalidae Poche, 1907 (Trematoda: Digenea) for three new species infecting the yellowtail pike, Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier (Sphyraenidae), from Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

    Richard D. Corner;Thomas H. Cribb;Scott C. Cutmore

    (2020)
    13 Citations

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