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Vertebrate Zoology
H-index 12

Vertebrate Zoology

1864-5755

Published by: Museum of Zoology Dresden

https://museumdresden.senckenberg.de/en/vertebrate-zoology/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 306 44 69 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 62
Documents by Best Scientists*: 88
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 22
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.906
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Vertebrate Zoology?

Vertebrate Zoology is organized to address concerns in the fields of Zoology, Ecology, Anatomy, Squamata and Evolutionary biology. While Zoology is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Pareidae and Teleostei. Topics in Teleostei were tackled in line with various other fields like Perciformes, Characiformes and Characidae.

Leptodactylidae, Habitat and Biogeography studies in the realm of Ecology interact with fields like Preference. Leptodactylidae research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Phrynopus. It facilitated presentations on Anatomy research, particularly Skull and Chondrocranium.

The majority of Squamata studies are focused on the issues of Gekkonidae. Aside from Evolutionary biology, it also covered works in other subjects like Diversity (politics) and Vertebrate.

  • Zoology (55.84%)
  • Ecology (16.88%)
  • Anatomy (12.99%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Multigene phylogeny of cyprinodontiform fishes suggests continental radiations and a rogue taxon position of Pantanodon (30 citations)
  • Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) (20 citations)
  • Astyanax ita sp n - a new species from the Rio Iguazu basin, in Argentina Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae (18 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Vertebrate Zoology:

The most cited articles explore disciplines such as Zoology, Ecology, Phrynopus, Leptodactylidae and Anatomy. The journal papers address concerns in Zoology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Checklist, Structural basin and Characiformes. The works on Anatomy tackled in the published articles bring together disciplines like Salamander and Hynobius.

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 journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Zoology, Squamata, Genus, Ecology and Anatomy. The journal facilitates discussions on Zoology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Pareidae, Ecomorphology and Teleostei. The work on Squamata addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Molecular phylogenetics.

The journal discusses concepts in Habitat and Hemidactylus under Ecology and how they intertwine with disciplines like Preference and Desert (philosophy). Endocast research are fields of study within Anatomy but they also intertwine with concepts in Thoracic vertebrae, Functional significance and Fetus. Many of the research works in Gekkonidae, specifically Bent-toed gecko, closely connected to disciplines like Paroedura bastardi.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Phylogenetic partitioning of the third-largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia; Squamata; Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation (4 citations)
  • A taxonomic revision of the genus Phrynoglossus in Indochina with the description of a new species and comments on the classification within Occidozyginae (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) (2 citations)
  • DNA barcoding of the mesic adapted striped mouse, Rhabdomys dilectus in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa (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 Vertebrate Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • L. Lee Grismer (6 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
  • Ingmar Werneburg (3 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jochen Martens (3 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Edgar Lehr (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Martin Päckert (3 papers) published 1 paper 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 Vertebrate Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Trier (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Zurich (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • École Normale Supérieure (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (1 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Phylogenetic partitioning of the third-largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia; Squamata; Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation

    Unknown

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • It takes two to tango – Phylogeography, taxonomy and hybridization in grass snakes and dice snakes (Serpentes: Natricidae: Natrix natrix, N. tessellata)

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomic reassessment of the widespread agamid lizard Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) (Squamata, Agamidae) across South Asia

    Gaurang Gowande;Saunak Pal;Daniel Jablonski;Rafaqat Masroor

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Phylogenetic partitioning of the third-largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia; Squamata; Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation

    L. Lee Grismer;Perry L. Wood;Nikolay A. Poyarkov

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • A taxonomic revision of the genus Phrynoglossus in Indochina with the description of a new species and comments on the classification within Occidozyginae (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae)

    Gunther Köhler;Joseph Vargas;Ni Lar Than;Tilman Schell

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Citizen Science, taxonomy and grass snakes: iNaturalist helps to clarify variation of coloration and pattern in Natrix natrix subspecies

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • On the occurrence of lateral openings and fossae (pleurocoels) in the thoracic vertebrae of neornithine birds and their functional significance

    Gerald Mayr

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Resolving pitfalls in pit viper systematics – A multi-criteria approach to species delimitation in pit vipers (Reptilia, Viperidae, Craspedocephalus) of Peninsular India reveals cryptic diversity

    Ashok Kumar Mallik;Achyuthan Needamangalam Srikanthan;Sumaithangi Rajagopalan Ganesh;Seenapuram Palaniswamy Vijayakumar

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay

    Roberto Leonan M. Novaes;Don E. Wilson;Ricardo Moratelli

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • The Angolan bushveld lizards, genus Heliobolus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Lacertidae): Integrative taxonomy and the description of two new species

    (2022)
    13 Citations

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