ZooKeys

Top Research Topics at ZooKeys?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Zoology, Taxonomy (biology), Ecology, Genus and Key (lock). The concepts on Zoology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Taxon and China. Issues in Taxonomy (biology) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Hemiptera, Lepidoptera genitalia and Phylogenetic tree.

Topics like Fauna, Biodiversity, Habitat, Endemism and Species richness are tackled as part of the discussions on Ecology. It holds forums on Genus that merges themes from other disciplines such as DNA barcoding, Monophyly and Morphology (biology). The journal features studies on Hymenoptera, including topics such as Braconidae.

• Zoology (54.60%)
• Taxonomy (biology) (39.59%)
• Ecology (31.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT: geospatial conservation assessment tool (765 citations)
• Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta) (639 citations)
• Forty years of carabid beetle research in Europe – from taxonomy, biology, ecology and population studies to bioindication, habitat assessment and conservation (223 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at ZooKeys:

The journal articles cover a variety of subjects, including Zoology, Ecology, Taxonomy (biology), Genus and Botany. The studies on Zoology discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Taxon, Species complex and Key (lock). The most cited articles hold forums on Taxonomy (biology) that merge themes from other disciplines such as Subspecies, Lepidoptera genitalia, DNA barcoding and Phylogenetic tree.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in ZooKeys (based on the number of publications) are:

• Shuqiang Li (70 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Michael S. Engel (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sergei I. Golovatch (56 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Reginald P. Webster (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Xiang-Sheng Chen (48 papers) published 4 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in ZooKeys (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (285 papers) published 27 papers at the last edition, 26 less than at the previous edition,
• American Museum of Natural History (193 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
• National Museum of Natural History (193 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
• Russian Academy of Sciences (156 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
• Naturalis (117 papers) published 10 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, 13.43% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.73% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.23% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.84% of all publications and 47.19% 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.