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Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
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Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

0372-1426

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/trss20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 723 10 11 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 24
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 20
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.313
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Transactions of The Royal Society of South Australia?

Transactions of The Royal Society of South Australia mainly deals with areas of study such as Ecology, Zoology, Taxonomy (biology), Genus and Fishery. Ecology research discussed connects with the study of Helminths.

  • Ecology (32.83%)
  • Zoology (29.98%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (9.96%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Over-summering refuges of aquatic macroinvertebrates in two intermittent streams in central Victoria (115 citations)
  • Review of Australian isopods of the cymothoid group. Pt II (77 citations)
  • NEW LATE CENOZOIC ROCK UNITS AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS LAKE FROME AREA SOUTH AUSTRALIA (67 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Transactions of The Royal Society of South Australia:

The published articles focus on Ecology, Zoology, Fishery, Taxonomy (biology) and Paleontology. The published articles focus on Ecology but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Helminths which is concerned with Aquatic animal. The journal publications feature studies on Zoology, including topics such as Genus.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Transactions of The Royal Society of South Australia investigates areas of study like Zoology, Archaeology, Helminths, Ecology and Spirocercidae. In particular, the Zoology works presented emphasize discussions on Morphometrics. It connects the study in Archaeology with the closely related area of Haystack.

Topics in Helminths were tackled in line with various other fields like Wildlife, Lizard, Host (biology), Geographic distribution and Nematode. It covers various topics on Ecology such as Nutrient, Cosmopolitan distribution, Plant community, Typha domingensis and Ecological niche. Attendees of it participated in discussions that delve into both Spirocercidae and Chabertiidae.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The gastrointestinal helminths of Rattus spp. from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia with comments on the genera Cyclodontostomum (Chabertiidae) and Spirosprattus (Spirocercidae) (0 citations)
  • Was the Amadeus Basin of Central Australia a crucible for pre-Ediacaran macro-biotic evolutionary trials? (0 citations)
  • Additional instances of snake mite (Ophionyssus natricis) parasitism on sleepy lizards (Tiliqua rugosa) in South Australia (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 Transactions of The Royal Society of South Australia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thomas Blackburn (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • T. H. Johnston (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ian Beveridge (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • P. M. Mawson (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael J. Tyler (15 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 Transactions of The Royal Society of South Australia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Adelaide (45 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • South Australian Museum (44 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Flinders University (40 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of South Australia (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Melbourne (17 papers) absent 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, 9.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 90.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • An annotated checklist of the fossil birds of Australia

    Trevor H. Worthy;Jacqueline M. T. Nguyen

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Dieback of stringybark eucalypt forests in the Mount Lofty Ranges

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Additional instances of snake mite (Ophionyssus natricis) parasitism on sleepy lizards (Tiliqua rugosa) in South Australia

    Gerrut Norval;Bruce Halliday;Robert D. Sharrad;Michael G. Gardner;Michael G. Gardner

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Seed traits and fate support probable primary dispersal of a native hemi-parasitic vine Cassytha pubescens (Lauraceae) by Isoodon obesulus, an endangered marsupial, in southern Australia

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Origin and dispersal of Homalictus (Apoidea: Halictidae) across Australia, Papua New Guinea and Pacific

    Sentiko Ibalim;Scott V.C. Groom;James B. Dorey;Alejandro Velasco-Castrillon

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • A likely association of damselflies with the habitat heterogeneity provided by the freshwater swamp lily, Ottelia ovalifolia, in Eyre Peninsula granite rock-holes, with a review of potential threats to this ephemeral habitat

    Brock A. Hedges;Andy D. Austin;John G. Conran;Gary S. Taylor

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • High diversity of native plants and vegetation types in the Morialta Conservation Park and the threat of invasive species

    J. Anderson;G. Keppel;S.-M. Thomson;J. Gibbs

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Foreword: Revisiting Lake Eyre Basin landscapes

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • A direct personal experience of science and nature changes intended behaviours for conservation

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • New host and locality records for gastrointestinal helminths of five reptile species from the Mid North region of South Australia

    Gerrut Norval;Charles R. Bursey;Stephen R. Goldberg;Robert D. Sharrad

    (2021)
    2 Citations

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