Current Herpetology

Herpetological Society of Japan
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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.7
SJR
0.285
CiteScore
1.4
Categories
Animal Science and Zoology
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Years of issue
2000-2025
journal names
Current Herpetology
CURR HERPETOL
Publications
456
Citations
1 975
h-index
17
Publications
119
Citations
1 067
Top-3 citing journals
Current Herpetology (235 citations)
Zootaxa
Zootaxa (147 citations)
Zoological Science (97 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (126 publications)
University of the Ryukyus
University of the Ryukyus (42 publications)
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University (12 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (22 publications)
University of the Ryukyus
University of the Ryukyus (12 publications)
Top-3 countries
Japan (69 publications)
USA (6 publications)
Republic of Korea (5 publications)
Japan (29 publications)
Republic of Korea (3 publications)
India (2 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Current Herpetology
235 citations, 11.9%
Zootaxa
147 citations, 7.44%
Zoological Science
97 citations, 4.91%
ZooKeys
70 citations, 3.54%
PLoS ONE
42 citations, 2.13%
PeerJ
39 citations, 1.97%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
36 citations, 1.82%
Animals
33 citations, 1.67%
Zoosystematics and Evolution
29 citations, 1.47%
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
24 citations, 1.22%
Ecology and Evolution
21 citations, 1.06%
Herpetozoa
21 citations, 1.06%
Biodiversity Data Journal
20 citations, 1.01%
Vertebrate Zoology
20 citations, 1.01%
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
18 citations, 0.91%
Journal of Natural History
17 citations, 0.86%
Journal of Morphology
17 citations, 0.86%
Scientific Reports
16 citations, 0.81%
Journal of Herpetology
16 citations, 0.81%
Journal of Zoology
16 citations, 0.81%
Biological Invasions
13 citations, 0.66%
Zoologischer Anzeiger
13 citations, 0.66%
Anatomical Record
13 citations, 0.66%
Herpetologica
12 citations, 0.61%
Ecological Research
11 citations, 0.56%
Chelonian Conservation and Biology
11 citations, 0.56%
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
11 citations, 0.56%
Diversity
10 citations, 0.51%
Biological Reviews
10 citations, 0.51%
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
10 citations, 0.51%
Landscape and Ecological Engineering
10 citations, 0.51%
Zoologica Scripta
10 citations, 0.51%
Organisms Diversity and Evolution
10 citations, 0.51%
Biology Bulletin
10 citations, 0.51%
Frontiers in Marine Science
9 citations, 0.46%
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
9 citations, 0.46%
Journal of Anatomy
8 citations, 0.41%
Endangered Species Research
8 citations, 0.41%
Herpetological Monographs
8 citations, 0.41%
Nature Conservation
8 citations, 0.41%
Mitochondrial DNA Part A: DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis
8 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Ethology
8 citations, 0.41%
Historical Biology
8 citations, 0.41%
Oecologia
7 citations, 0.35%
Hydrobiologia
7 citations, 0.35%
South American Journal of Herpetology
7 citations, 0.35%
Ethology
7 citations, 0.35%
Current Zoology
7 citations, 0.35%
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
7 citations, 0.35%
Pacific Science
7 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Parasitology
7 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Biogeography
7 citations, 0.35%
Molecular Ecology
7 citations, 0.35%
Springer Texts in Statistics
7 citations, 0.35%
Asian Herpetological Research
6 citations, 0.3%
Scientific data
6 citations, 0.3%
Royal Society Open Science
6 citations, 0.3%
Wetlands
6 citations, 0.3%
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
6 citations, 0.3%
Annales Zoologici Fennici
6 citations, 0.3%
Behavioural Processes
6 citations, 0.3%
Animal Biology
6 citations, 0.3%
Zoomorphology
6 citations, 0.3%
Acta Zoologica
6 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Ecology and Environment
6 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research
6 citations, 0.3%
Nature Ecology and Evolution
6 citations, 0.3%
Evolutionary Systematics
6 citations, 0.3%
Freshwater Science
5 citations, 0.25%
Global Change Biology
5 citations, 0.25%
Genes
5 citations, 0.25%
Genes and Genetic Systems
5 citations, 0.25%
Global Ecology and Conservation
5 citations, 0.25%
Biological Conservation
5 citations, 0.25%
Animal Conservation
5 citations, 0.25%
Copeia
5 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
5 citations, 0.25%
Journal for Nature Conservation
5 citations, 0.25%
Zoo Biology
5 citations, 0.25%
Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
5 citations, 0.25%
Parasitology International
4 citations, 0.2%
Toxins
4 citations, 0.2%
Limnology
4 citations, 0.2%
BMC Genomics
4 citations, 0.2%
American Naturalist
4 citations, 0.2%
Zoologicheskii Zhurnal
4 citations, 0.2%
Urban Ecosystems
4 citations, 0.2%
Behaviour
4 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Thermal Biology
4 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Chemical Ecology
4 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
4 citations, 0.2%
Toxicon
4 citations, 0.2%
Evolutionary Ecology
4 citations, 0.2%
Species Diversity
4 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
4 citations, 0.2%
Austral Ecology
4 citations, 0.2%
Canadian Journal of Zoology
4 citations, 0.2%
Evolutionary Biology
4 citations, 0.2%
Animal Cells and Systems
4 citations, 0.2%
Marine Ecology - Progress Series
4 citations, 0.2%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
246 citations, 12.46%
Herpetological Society of Japan
235 citations, 11.9%
Wiley
202 citations, 10.23%
Pensoft Publishers
169 citations, 8.56%
Elsevier
167 citations, 8.46%
Magnolia Press
147 citations, 7.44%
Zoological Society of Japan
97 citations, 4.91%
Oxford University Press
73 citations, 3.7%
Taylor & Francis
69 citations, 3.49%
MDPI
68 citations, 3.44%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
43 citations, 2.18%
PeerJ
39 citations, 1.97%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
25 citations, 1.27%
Frontiers Media S.A.
21 citations, 1.06%
Herpetologists League
20 citations, 1.01%
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
16 citations, 0.81%
Pleiades Publishing
14 citations, 0.71%
Brill
13 citations, 0.66%
Museum of Zoology Dresden
12 citations, 0.61%
Inter-Research Science Center
12 citations, 0.61%
The Royal Society
11 citations, 0.56%
Cambridge University Press
10 citations, 0.51%
University of Chicago Press
10 citations, 0.51%
Korean Biodiversity Information Facility
8 citations, 0.41%
University of Hawaii Press
7 citations, 0.35%
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
6 citations, 0.3%
Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board
6 citations, 0.3%
6 citations, 0.3%
Canadian Science Publishing
6 citations, 0.3%
Chelonian Conservation and Biology Journal
6 citations, 0.3%
Sociedade Brasileira de Herpetologia
5 citations, 0.25%
Chelonian Research Foundation
5 citations, 0.25%
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
5 citations, 0.25%
Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
5 citations, 0.25%
American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored)
5 citations, 0.25%
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
4 citations, 0.2%
Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology
4 citations, 0.2%
Hindawi Limited
4 citations, 0.2%
S. Karger AG
4 citations, 0.2%
CSIRO Publishing
4 citations, 0.2%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
4 citations, 0.2%
Southwestern Association of Naturalists
3 citations, 0.15%
The Company of Biologists
3 citations, 0.15%
The Paleontological Society of Japan
3 citations, 0.15%
3 citations, 0.15%
Peabody Museum of Natural History
3 citations, 0.15%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
3 citations, 0.15%
The Genetics Society of Japan
3 citations, 0.15%
Helminthological Society
3 citations, 0.15%
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
3 citations, 0.15%
The Ecological Society of Korea
3 citations, 0.15%
Academia Sinica
2 citations, 0.1%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.1%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2 citations, 0.1%
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
2 citations, 0.1%
University of Puerto Rico
2 citations, 0.1%
The Korean Society of Genetics
2 citations, 0.1%
2 citations, 0.1%
2 citations, 0.1%
Veterinary World
2 citations, 0.1%
Copernicus
2 citations, 0.1%
Brigham Young University
2 citations, 0.1%
Biological Society of Washington
2 citations, 0.1%
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2 citations, 0.1%
Hans Publishers
2 citations, 0.1%
Research Square Platform LLC
2 citations, 0.1%
Primate Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.1%
Brazilian Herpetological Society
2 citations, 0.1%
Western North American Naturalist
2 citations, 0.1%
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier
2 citations, 0.1%
Walter de Gruyter
1 citation, 0.05%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.05%
SAGE
1 citation, 0.05%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1 citation, 0.05%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.05%
1 citation, 0.05%
University of Notre Dame
1 citation, 0.05%
Korean Society for Parasitology
1 citation, 0.05%
Tsinghua University Press
1 citation, 0.05%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
1 citation, 0.05%
Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peconhentos
1 citation, 0.05%
1 citation, 0.05%
Japanese Society of Limnology
1 citation, 0.05%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
1 citation, 0.05%
American Arachnological Society
1 citation, 0.05%
Humboldt Field Research Institute
1 citation, 0.05%
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
1 citation, 0.05%
eLife Sciences Publications
1 citation, 0.05%
Medknow
1 citation, 0.05%
Akademizdatcenter Nauka
1 citation, 0.05%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.05%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.05%
SciELO
1 citation, 0.05%
Publishing House for Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (Publications)
1 citation, 0.05%
Academy of Science of South Africa
1 citation, 0.05%
PAGEPress Publications
1 citation, 0.05%
Scientific Research Publishing
1 citation, 0.05%
Naksh Solutions
1 citation, 0.05%
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
1 citation, 0.05%
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Kyoto University
126 publications, 27.63%
University of the Ryukyus
42 publications, 9.21%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
12 publications, 2.63%
Toho University
12 publications, 2.63%
Hiroshima University
9 publications, 1.97%
Nihon University
9 publications, 1.97%
University of Hyogo
9 publications, 1.97%
Okayama University of Science
7 publications, 1.54%
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
6 publications, 1.32%
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
6 publications, 1.32%
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
6 publications, 1.32%
Oita University
6 publications, 1.32%
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
5 publications, 1.1%
University of Malaya
5 publications, 1.1%
University of Tsukuba
5 publications, 1.1%
Nagoya University
5 publications, 1.1%
University of Tokyo
5 publications, 1.1%
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources
4 publications, 0.88%
University of Malaysia Sabah
4 publications, 0.88%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
4 publications, 0.88%
Rakuno Gakuen University
4 publications, 0.88%
Hokkaido University
4 publications, 0.88%
University of Malaysia, Sarawak
3 publications, 0.66%
National University of Singapore
3 publications, 0.66%
Sichuan Agricultural University
3 publications, 0.66%
National Research and Innovation Agency
3 publications, 0.66%
Chulalongkorn University
3 publications, 0.66%
Suranaree University of Technology
3 publications, 0.66%
Lingnan University
3 publications, 0.66%
National Institute of Biological Resources
3 publications, 0.66%
Keio University
3 publications, 0.66%
University of Michigan
3 publications, 0.66%
Tokai University
3 publications, 0.66%
Kyushu University
3 publications, 0.66%
Okayama University
3 publications, 0.66%
Gifu University
3 publications, 0.66%
Hanoi National University of Education
2 publications, 0.44%
Nanyang Technological University
2 publications, 0.44%
Kanazawa University
2 publications, 0.44%
Guizhou Normal University
2 publications, 0.44%
University of Hong Kong
2 publications, 0.44%
Jeju National University
2 publications, 0.44%
Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 0.44%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.44%
University of Cologne
2 publications, 0.44%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2 publications, 0.44%
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
2 publications, 0.44%
Universidade Estadual Paulista
2 publications, 0.44%
Meiji Gakuin University
2 publications, 0.44%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2 publications, 0.44%
Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.22%
Tomsk State University
1 publication, 0.22%
ADA university
1 publication, 0.22%
Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization
1 publication, 0.22%
Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute
1 publication, 0.22%
Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
1 publication, 0.22%
Koya University
1 publication, 0.22%
Thai Nguyen University
1 publication, 0.22%
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
1 publication, 0.22%
VNU University of Science
1 publication, 0.22%
Hakim Sabzevari University
1 publication, 0.22%
Razi University
1 publication, 0.22%
Yasouj University
1 publication, 0.22%
North-Eastern Hill University
1 publication, 0.22%
Mizoram University
1 publication, 0.22%
Sichuan University
1 publication, 0.22%
Karnatak University
1 publication, 0.22%
Utkal University
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Science, Malaysia
1 publication, 0.22%
National University of Malaysia
1 publication, 0.22%
Heidelberg University
1 publication, 0.22%
Bangalore University
1 publication, 0.22%
Nanjing Forestry University
1 publication, 0.22%
Hainan Normal University
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Technology Sydney
1 publication, 0.22%
American University of Beirut
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Oulu
1 publication, 0.22%
Lebanese University
1 publication, 0.22%
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
1 publication, 0.22%
National Taiwan Normal University
1 publication, 0.22%
Anhui Normal University
1 publication, 0.22%
Tunghai University
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.22%
Liupanshui Normal University
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Bari Aldo Moro
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Antananarivo
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Adelaide
1 publication, 0.22%
Macquarie University
1 publication, 0.22%
Tokyo University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.22%
Bandung Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.22%
State University of Semarang
1 publication, 0.22%
Mahasarakham University
1 publication, 0.22%
Seoul National University
1 publication, 0.22%
Chonnam National University
1 publication, 0.22%
Hong Kong Baptist University
1 publication, 0.22%
Ewha Womans University
1 publication, 0.22%
Kangwon National University
1 publication, 0.22%
University of California, Davis
1 publication, 0.22%
Mokpo National University
1 publication, 0.22%
Yunnan Normal University
1 publication, 0.22%
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Kyoto University
22 publications, 18.49%
University of the Ryukyus
12 publications, 10.08%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
4 publications, 3.36%
Nihon University
4 publications, 3.36%
University of Hyogo
4 publications, 3.36%
University of Tsukuba
3 publications, 2.52%
National Research and Innovation Agency
3 publications, 2.52%
Hiroshima University
3 publications, 2.52%
Toho University
3 publications, 2.52%
Guizhou Normal University
2 publications, 1.68%
Jeju National University
2 publications, 1.68%
National Institute of Biological Resources
2 publications, 1.68%
Nagoya University
2 publications, 1.68%
Tomsk State University
1 publication, 0.84%
ADA university
1 publication, 0.84%
Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
1 publication, 0.84%
Koya University
1 publication, 0.84%
Thai Nguyen University
1 publication, 0.84%
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.84%
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
1 publication, 0.84%
VNU University of Science
1 publication, 0.84%
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources
1 publication, 0.84%
Yasouj University
1 publication, 0.84%
North-Eastern Hill University
1 publication, 0.84%
Mizoram University
1 publication, 0.84%
Utkal University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Science, Malaysia
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Malaysia Sabah
1 publication, 0.84%
Kanazawa University
1 publication, 0.84%
Anhui Normal University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Bari Aldo Moro
1 publication, 0.84%
Macquarie University
1 publication, 0.84%
Tokyo University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.84%
Chulalongkorn University
1 publication, 0.84%
Mahasarakham University
1 publication, 0.84%
Seoul National University
1 publication, 0.84%
Chonnam National University
1 publication, 0.84%
Lingnan University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.84%
Mokpo National University
1 publication, 0.84%
Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.84%
Yunnan Normal University
1 publication, 0.84%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Buenos Aires
1 publication, 0.84%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
1 publication, 0.84%
Hokkaido University
1 publication, 0.84%
Okayama University
1 publication, 0.84%
Tottori University
1 publication, 0.84%
Wakayama Medical University
1 publication, 0.84%
Kochi University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Shiga Prefecture
1 publication, 0.84%
Tamagawa University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Granada
1 publication, 0.84%
Fayetteville State University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 publication, 0.84%
Tallinn University of Technology
1 publication, 0.84%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
1 publication, 0.84%
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
1 publication, 0.84%
Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
1 publication, 0.84%
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
1 publication, 0.84%
Universidade Federal do Amazonas
1 publication, 0.84%
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Japan, 69, 15.13%
Japan
69 publications, 15.13%
USA, 6, 1.32%
USA
6 publications, 1.32%
Republic of Korea, 5, 1.1%
Republic of Korea
5 publications, 1.1%
Malaysia, 4, 0.88%
Malaysia
4 publications, 0.88%
China, 3, 0.66%
China
3 publications, 0.66%
India, 3, 0.66%
India
3 publications, 0.66%
Indonesia, 3, 0.66%
Indonesia
3 publications, 0.66%
Thailand, 3, 0.66%
Thailand
3 publications, 0.66%
Brazil, 2, 0.44%
Brazil
2 publications, 0.44%
United Kingdom, 2, 0.44%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.44%
Iran, 2, 0.44%
Iran
2 publications, 0.44%
Paraguay, 2, 0.44%
Paraguay
2 publications, 0.44%
Australia, 1, 0.22%
Australia
1 publication, 0.22%
Argentina, 1, 0.22%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.22%
Vietnam, 1, 0.22%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.22%
Italy, 1, 0.22%
Italy
1 publication, 0.22%
Canada, 1, 0.22%
Canada
1 publication, 0.22%
Colombia, 1, 0.22%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.22%
Mexico, 1, 0.22%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.22%
Myanmar, 1, 0.22%
Myanmar
1 publication, 0.22%
Netherlands, 1, 0.22%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.22%
Tunisia, 1, 0.22%
Tunisia
1 publication, 0.22%
Uruguay, 1, 0.22%
Uruguay
1 publication, 0.22%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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Japan, 29, 24.37%
Japan
29 publications, 24.37%
Republic of Korea, 3, 2.52%
Republic of Korea
3 publications, 2.52%
India, 2, 1.68%
India
2 publications, 1.68%
Malaysia, 2, 1.68%
Malaysia
2 publications, 1.68%
Australia, 1, 0.84%
Australia
1 publication, 0.84%
Vietnam, 1, 0.84%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.84%
Indonesia, 1, 0.84%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.84%
Iran, 1, 0.84%
Iran
1 publication, 0.84%
Myanmar, 1, 0.84%
Myanmar
1 publication, 0.84%
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