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Zoological research
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Zoological research

2095-8137

Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences

http://www.zoores.ac.cn/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 205 9 9 5
Ecology and Evolution 277 51 62 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 175
Documents by Best Scientists*: 211
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.243
Impact Factor: 4.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Zoological Research?

The topics of Zoology, Ecology, Anatomy, China and Genetics are the focal point of discussions in Zoological Research. The Zoology study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Phylogenetic tree. Habitat and Nature reserve are all aspects of Ecology discussed in Zoological Research.

Gene and Mitochondrial DNA are some of the facets of Genetics tackled in the journal.

  • Zoology (21.62%)
  • Ecology (19.43%)
  • Anatomy (8.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Decoding the evolution and transmissions of the novel pneumonia coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / HCoV-19) using whole genomic data. (97 citations)
  • Why do we study animal toxins (60 citations)
  • Creating animal models, why not use the Chinese tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri chinensis)? (57 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Zoological Research:

The main points discussed in the journal papers deal with Zoology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolutionary biology and Mitochondrial DNA. The most cited publications hold forums on Zoology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Tree (data structure), Juvenile and China. While the primary focus in the journal publications is Ecology, they also dissect topics surrounding Animal science and Incubation as a whole.

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

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Evolutionary biology, Zoology, Genus, Cell biology and Genome. The research on Evolutionary biology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Convergent evolution, Phylogenetics, Clade, Demographic history and Adaptation. The Adaptation research discussed is included in the broader subject of Ecology.

It focuses on Zoology but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of China which is concerned with Fauna. The featured Genus research encompasses issues not only in the field but also those in the adjacent area of disciplines such as

  • Phylogenetic tree that intertwine with fields like Mitochondrial DNA,
  • Cytochrome b most often made with reference to Molecular phylogenetics.. The studies on Genome discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Chromosome, Computational biology and Sequence assembly.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Potential aquatic environmental risks of trifloxystrobin: Enhancement of virus susceptibility in zebrafish through initiation of autophagy (8 citations)
  • A novel machine learning approach (svmSomatic) to distinguish somatic and germline mutations using next-generation sequencing data. (6 citations)
  • Animal secretory endolysosome channel discovery. (5 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 Zoological Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Shi Li-ming (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jun-Xing Yang (31 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Wang Ying-xiang (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xiao-Yong Chen (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Yong-Tang Zheng (28 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than 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 Zoological Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kunming Institute of Zoology (254 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (212 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Anhui Normal University (39 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ningbo University (31 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Ocean University (24 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, 5.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 51.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.91% of all publications and 23.86% 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

  • Decoding the evolution and transmissions of the novel pneumonia coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / HCoV-19) using whole genomic data.

    Wen Bin Yu;Guang Da Tang;Li Zhang;Richard T. Corlett;Richard T. Corlett

    (2020)
    217 Citations
  • Mitogenomic phylogeny of the Asian colobine genus Trachypithecus with special focus on Trachypithecus phayrei (Blyth, 1847) and description of a new species.

    Christian Roos;Kristofer M Helgen;Kristofer M Helgen;Roberto Portela Miguez;Naw May Lay Thant

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Discovery of a wild, genetically pure Chinese giant salamander creates new conservation opportunities

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Single-cell transcriptomic landscape of the sheep rumen provides insights into physiological programming development and adaptation of digestive strategies

    (2022)
    25 Citations
  • Diversifying on the Ark: multiple new endemic lineages of dwarf geckos from the Western Ghats provide insights into the systematics and biogeography of South Asian Cnemaspis (Reptilia: Squamata).

    Saunak Pal;Saunak Pal;Zeeshan A Mirza;Princia Dsouza;Kartik Shanker

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • How little is known about “the little brown frogs”: description of three new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) from Yunnan Province, China

    Jin-Min Chen;Jin-Min Chen;Kai Xu;Kai Xu;Nikolay A Poyarkov;Kai Wang;Kai Wang

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Prior exposure to ciprofloxacin disrupts intestinal homeostasis and predisposes ayu(Plecoglossus altivelis)to subsequent Pseudomonas plecoglossicida-induced infection

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Interactions among deep-sea mussels and their epibiotic and endosymbiotic chemoautotrophic bacteria: Insights from multi-omics analysis

    (2023)
    20 Citations
  • Egg laying behavior of common cuckoos ( Cuculus canorus): Data based on field video-recordings.

    Long-Wu Wang;Guo Zhong;Gang-Bin He;Yu-Han Zhang

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • A review of the Cypriniform tribe Yunnanilini Prokofiev, 2010 from China, with an emphasis on five genera based on morphologies and complete mitochondrial genomes of some species.

    Li-Na Du;Jian Yang;Rui Min;Xiao-Yong Chen;Xiao-Yong Chen

    (2021)
    17 Citations

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