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Zoological Studies
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Zoological Studies

1021-5506

Published by: Academia Sinica

https://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 144 8 28 8
Ecology and Evolution 473 42 56 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 53
Documents by Best Scientists*: 82
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 52
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.532
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Zoological Studies?

Ecology, Zoology, Genus, Fishery and Taxonomy (biology) are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. It concentrated on Ecology research, specifically Habitat, Abundance (ecology), Predation, Species richness and Copepod. The in-depth study on Species richness also explores topics in the intersecting field of Species diversity.

The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Copepod as it also encompasses Zooplankton. Topics in Zoology explored in Zoological Studies were investigated in conjunction with research in Anatomy and Phylogenetic tree. In addition to Phylogenetic tree research, Zoological Studies aims to explore topics under Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetics.

Zoological Studies dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Genus and Key (lock).

  • Ecology (44.17%)
  • Zoology (32.09%)
  • Genus (12.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Importance of Small Planktonic Copepods and Their Roles in Pelagic Marine Food Webs (509 citations)
  • A Review of the Impact of Parasitic Copepods on Marine Aquaculture (342 citations)
  • ZOOGEOGRAPHY OF SHORE FISHES OF THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION (232 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Zoological Studies:

The journal papers cover a variety of subjects, including Ecology, Zoology, Copepod, Fishery and Abundance (ecology). The published articles focus on Zoology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Anatomy and Molecular phylogenetics, Phylogenetic tree. The most cited articles explore issues in Fishery which can be linked to other research areas like Fish farming and Aquaculture.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Zoological Studies tackles a plethora of topics, such as Zoology, Genus, Key (lock), Carapace and Crustacean. Zoological Studies holds forums on Zoology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Lineage (genetic) and Population genetics. The studies on Genus discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Semisulcospiridae, Type (biology), Decapoda and Hymenoptera.

The concepts on Key (lock) presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Isopoda, Polydesmida, Millipede, Liolaemus and Liolaemidae. While Crustacean is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Hermaphrodite, Morphology (linguistics) and Accelerated Growth. Araucaria studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Ecology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A Taxonomic Review of the Buccal-attaching Fish Parasite genus Lobothorax Bleeker, 1857 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) with Description of a New Species from Southwestern India. (1 citations)
  • Mitochondrial Markers Identify a Genetic Boundary of the Green Tiger Prawn (Penaeus semisulcatus) in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. (1 citations)
  • Finding Padaeus bovillus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): A Phylogenetic Placement and the Description of Its Sister Species. (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 Zoological Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chaolun Allen Chen (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jiang-Shiou Hwang (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kwang-Tsao Shao (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John E. Randall (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hsi-Te Shih (18 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 Zoological Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Academia Sinica (77 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Taiwan University (76 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Taiwan Ocean University (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Chung Hsing University (37 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, 16.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 33.33% of all publications and 46.67% 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

  • Ichthyofauna From Iranian Freshwater: Annotated Checklist, Diagnosis, Taxonomy, Distribution and Conservation Assessment.

    Arash Jouladeh-Roudbar;Hamid Reza Ghanavi;Ignacio Doadrio

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Estimations of Riverine Distribution, Abundance, and Biomass of Anguillid Eels in Japan and Taiwan Using Environmental DNA Analysis.

    Hikaru Itakura;Hikaru Itakura;Ryoshiro Wakiya;Masayuki K Sakata;Hsiang-Yi Hsu

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Phylogeny and Biogeography of Spinicaudata (Crustacea: Branchiopoda).

    Martin Schwentner;Martin Schwentner;Nicolas Rabet;Stefan Richter;Gonzalo Giribet

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Tolerance to Anhydrobiotic Conditions Among Two Coexisting Tardigrade Species Differing in Life Strategies.

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Diversity in the Taiwanese Swimming Crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae) Estimated through DNA Barcodes, with Descriptions of 14 New Records.

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Phylogeography of the Fiddler Crab Tubuca arcuata (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) in East Asia and Northern Vietnam.

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • A New Fiddler Crab of Austruca Bott, 1973, Closely Related to A. perplexa (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae), from the South Pacific Islands.

    Hsi-Te Shih;Joseph Poupin

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Diversity and Distribution of Fiddler Crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) around the Arabian Sea.

    (2022)
    11 Citations

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