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Zootaxa
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Zootaxa

1175-5326

Published by: Magnolia Press

https://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 2 101 628 53
Ecology and Evolution 13 395 1478 56

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 601
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2127
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 110
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.48
Impact Factor: 0.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Zootaxa?

The topics of Zoology, Genus, Ecology, Taxonomy (biology) and Key (lock) are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Topics in Zoology explored in Zootaxa were investigated in conjunction with research in Taxon and China. The journal facilitates discussions on Genus that incorporate concepts from other fields like Type (biology), Lepidoptera genitalia and Subfamily.

Fauna, Crustacean, Biodiversity, Habitat and Body size are Ecology topics of special interest in Zootaxa. Decapoda is a key component of Crustacean research discussed in Zootaxa. Hemiptera, Hymenoptera and Anatomy are some topics wherein Taxonomy (biology) research discussed in Zootaxa have an impact.

The journal explores topics in Hemiptera which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Auchenorrhyncha and Heteroptera.

  • Zoology (50.34%)
  • Genus (36.54%)
  • Ecology (36.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness (541 citations)
  • Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (505 citations)
  • Biogeographical regionalisation of the Neotropical region (480 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Zootaxa:

The published articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Ecology, Zoology, Taxonomy (biology), Genus and Taxon. The published articles deal with Zoology in conjunction with Phylogenetic tree and similar fields in Phylogenetics. The studies on Genus discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Anatomy and Crustacean.

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 Zootaxa (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yalin Zhang (195 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
  • Peter K. L. Ng (162 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ding Yang (147 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Laurence A. Mound (135 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Anton V. Volynkin (125 papers) published 24 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 Zootaxa (based on the number of publications) are:

  • American Museum of Natural History (1148 papers) published 64 papers at the last edition, 47 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (841 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (827 papers) published 75 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (665 papers) published 43 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (548 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 27 less 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, 35.48% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.35% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.89% of all publications and 50.24% 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

  • Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019

    Alberto A. Guglielmone;Trevor N. Petney;Richard G. Robbins

    (2020)
    107 Citations
  • A new species of the montane lacewing genus Rapisma McLachlan (Neuroptera, Ithonidae) from northwestern Yunnan, China

    (2020)
    96 Citations
  • Revision of the world Apenesia Westwood (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae).

    Isabel D C C Alencar;Celso O Azevedo

    (2020)
    94 Citations
  • Read between the lineata: A revision of the tattooed wasps, Zagrammosoma Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), with descriptions of eleven new species.

    Ryan K. Perry;John M. Heraty

    (2021)
    94 Citations
  • First record of Nesomesochorinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from America north of Mexico with descriptions of two new species of Nonnus Cresson

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • Taxonomy of widespread Neotropical species of Podisus Herrich-Schäffer (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae): redescription of P. distinctus (Stål, 1860) and revalidation of P. fuscescens (Dallas, 1851).

    Ricardo Brugnera;Talita Roell;Luiz Alexandre Campos;Jocelia Grazia

    (2020)
    86 Citations
  • New and unusual host records for North American and South American spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae).

    Frank E. Kurczewski;Rick C. West;Cecilia Waichert;Kelly C. Kissane

    (2020)
    85 Citations
  • Bees of the genus Anthidium Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini) from China.

    Ze-Qing Niu;Feng Yuan;John S. Ascher;Max Kasparek

    (2020)
    85 Citations
  • Johnwellsia, a new intertidal genus of Parastenheliidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from the Taiwan Strait, China, including a review of the family and key to genera.

    Rony Huys;Fanghong Mu

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Yunnan, China and its phylogenetic relationship to other congeners.

    Ade Prasetyo Agung;L. Lee Grismer;Jesse L. Grismer;Evan S. H. Quah

    (2021)
    82 Citations

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