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Zoosystematics and Evolution
H-index 9

Zoosystematics and Evolution

1860-0743

Published by: Pensoft Publishers

https://zse.pensoft.net/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 410 32 126 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 39
Documents by Best Scientists*: 133
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 29
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.487
Impact Factor: 0.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Zoosystematics and Evolution?

The main points discussed in Zoosystematics and Evolution deals with Zoology, Ecology, Genus, Taxonomy (biology) and Taxon. The study on Zoology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Type (biology). Zoosystematics and Evolution concentrated on Ecology research, specifically Crustacean, Biodiversity, Habitat, Fauna and Gastropoda.

Amphipoda is a key component of Crustacean research discussed in the journal. It investigates Taxonomy (biology) research which frequently intersects with Isopoda.

  • Zoology (39.01%)
  • Ecology (30.71%)
  • Genus (15.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Drawing setae the digital way (92 citations)
  • A new species of day gecko from high elevation in Sri Lanka, with a preliminary phylogeny of Sri Lankan Cnemaspis (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae) (72 citations)
  • Larvalsystematische und phylogenetische Untersuchung (44 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Zoosystematics and Evolution:

The most cited papers explore disciplines such as Ecology, Zoology, Taxon, Taxonomy (biology) and Monophyly. The most cited papers link adjacent topics like Zoology with Reproduction. While work presented in the journal articles provide substantial information on Taxonomy (biology), it also covers topics in Orthalicoidea, Pulmonata, Bulimulidae and Archaeology.

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

  • Genus
  • Ecology
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Zoosystematics and Evolution was organized to reinforce research efforts on Zoology, Genus, Ecology, Evolutionary biology and Range (biology). While Zoology is the focus of Zoosystematics and Evolution, it also provided insights into the studies of Species complex and Key (lock). Issues in Genus were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Osteology, Caenogastropoda, Clade, Spider and Taxonomy (biology).

The journal holds forums on Taxonomy (biology) that merges themes from other disciplines such as Paraphyly, Microhyla and Taxon. Zoosystematics and Evolution facilitates discussions on Ecology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Freshwater fish and Diversity (politics). The studies in Evolutionary biology featured incorporate elements of Cybaeidae, Cybaeus, RTA clade and Molecular phylogenetics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs (5 citations)
  • A new species of Cybaeus L. Koch, 1868 (Araneae, Cybaeidae) with simple genitalia from central Japan is the sister species of C. melanoparvus Kobayashi, 2006 with elongated genitalia (2 citations)
  • A new hydrobiid species (Caenogastropoda, Truncatelloidea) from insular Greece (2 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 Zoosystematics and Evolution (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Frank Koch (68 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Matthias Glaubrecht (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rainer Günther (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rainer Günther (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Frank Glaw (14 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 Zoosystematics and Evolution (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Museum für Naturkunde (194 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Humboldt University of Berlin (69 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ruhr University Bochum (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Villanova University (8 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

  • Taxonomic assessment of genetically-delineated species of radicine snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lymnaeidae)

    Maxim V. Vinarski;Olga V. Aksenova;Ivan N. Bolotov

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • A guild classification system proposed for anuran advertisement calls

    Mike Emmrich;Miguel Vences;Raffael Ernst;Jörn Köhler

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs

    Vladislav A. Gorin;Mark D. Scherz;Dmitriy V. Korost;Nikolay A. Poyarkov

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • A new genus name for pygmy lorises, Xanthonycticebus gen. nov. (Mammalia, primates)

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • A revision of the extant species of Theodoxus (Gastropoda, Neritidae) in Asia, with the description of three new species

    Arthur F. Sands;Peter Glöer;Mustafa E. Gürlek;Christian Albrecht

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Rediscovery, redescription and identity of Pristimantis nebulosus (Henle, 1992), and description of a new terrestrial-breeding frog from montane rainforests of central Peru (Anura, Strabomantidae)

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Small is beautiful: the first phylogenetic analysis of Bryodelphax Thulin, 1928 (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae)

    Piotr Gąsiorek;Katarzyna Vončina;Peter Degma;Łukasz Michalczyk

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • An overview of the sexual dimorphism in Echiniscus (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscoidea), with the description of Echiniscus masculinus sp. nov. (the virginicus complex) from Borneo

    Piotr Gąsiorek;Katarzyna Vončina;Łukasz Michalczyk

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Novel integrative data for two Milnesium Doyère, 1840 (Tardigrada: Apochela) species from Central Asia

    Witold Morek;Bartłomiej Surmacz;Łukasz Michalczyk

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • A freshwater mussel species reflects a Miocene stream capture between the Mekong Basin and East Asian rivers

    (2023)
    7 Citations

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