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Zoology

0944-2006

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/zoology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 267 7 8 3
Ecology and Evolution 438 40 36 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 68
Documents by Best Scientists*: 68
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 61
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.496
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Zoology?

Anatomy, Ecology, Zoology, Evolutionary biology and Predation are the subjects of interest in the journal. Most of the Anatomy studies addressed also intersect with Cell biology. In the Ecology research discussed, Habitat, Lizard, Foraging and Range (biology) are all tackled.

Topics in Zoology explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Ontogeny and Phylogenetic tree.

  • Anatomy (27.64%)
  • Ecology (27.46%)
  • Zoology (26.41%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Sialic acids: fascinating sugars in higher animals and man. (352 citations)
  • {Report on the Ostracoda dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-1876. In: Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger} (270 citations)
  • Metaorganisms as the new frontier. (225 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Zoology:

The journal papers facilitate discussions on Ecology, Anatomy, Zoology, Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetics. Many of the studies tackled in the most cited papers connect Ecology with a similar field of study like Morphology (biology). While the published articles focused on Anatomy, they were also able to explore topics like Bite force quotient and Vertebrate.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in Zoology are Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Ecology, Anatomy and Phylogenetic tree. It focuses on Zoology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Hatching, Amphinomida, Larva and Predation. Predation research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on Predator.

The study on Evolutionary biology presented in it intersects with the topics under Allometry. Ecology and Biological dispersal are closely related fields of research discussed in Zoology. The work on Phylogenetic tree tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Intraspecific competition and Phylogenetics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Ontogenetic growth and the development of a unique fibrocartilage entheses in Macropus fuliginosus (6 citations)
  • Next-generation sequencing of DNA from resting eggs: signatures of eutrophication in a lake's sediment. (4 citations)
  • Observational learning and irreversible starvation in first-feeding zebrafish larvae: is it okay to copy from your friends? (3 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 Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stanislav N. Gorb (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas C. G. Bosch (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Lorenzo Alibardi (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Horst Bleckmann (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Adam P. Summers (10 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 Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Kiel (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (30 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Bonn (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (20 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, 3.95% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.85% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.18% of all publications and 58.90% 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

  • Spatio-temporal partitioning facilitates mesocarnivore sympatry in the Stara Planina Mountains, Bulgaria.

    Hiroshi Tsunoda;Chris Newman;Stanislava Peeva;Evgeniy Raichev

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Arthropod biodiversity patterns point to the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) as a climate refugium.

    Enrique Ledesma;Alberto Jiménez-Valverde;Enrique Baquero;Rafael Jordana

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Reproductive and Somatic Senescence in the European Badger (Meles meles): Evidence from Lifetime Sex-Steroid Profiles.

    Nadine Adrianna Sugianto;Chris Newman;David W. Macdonald;Christina D. Buesching

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • The interplay between habitat use, morphology and locomotion in subterranean crustaceans of the genus Niphargus.

    Simona Kralj-Fišer;Ester Premate;Denis Copilaş-Ciocianu;Teja Volk

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Niche differentiation between deeply divergent phylogenetic lineages of an endemic newt: implications for Species Distribution Models

    Miguel Peñalver-Alcázar;Alberto Jiménez-Valverde;Pedro Aragón;Pedro Aragón

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Fluctuating asymmetry as biomarker of pesticides exposure in the Italian wall lizards (Podarcis siculus).

    Giulia Simbula;Leonardo Vignoli;Miguel A. Carretero;Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • An insight into the prey spectra and livestock predation by cheetahs in Kenya using faecal DNA metabarcoding

    David Thuo;Femke Broekhuis;Elise Furlan;Laura D. Bertola

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Spatio-temporal ecology of a carnivore community in middle atlas, NW of Morocco.

    José María Gil-Sánchez;Brais Mañá-Varela;F. Javier Herrera-Sánchez;Vicente Urios

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Sperm length variation among Afrotropical songbirds reflects phylogeny rather than adaptations to the tropical environment.

    Taiwo C. Omotoriogun;Taiwo C. Omotoriogun;Taiwo C. Omotoriogun;Tomáš Albrecht;Tomáš Albrecht;Jostein Gohli;David Hořák

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Temporal and spatial dynamics of arthropod groups in terrestrial subsurface habitats in central Portugal.

    R.P. Eusébio;H. Enghoff;A. Solodovnikov;A. Michelsen

    (2021)
    8 Citations

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