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Acta Oecologica
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Acta Oecologica

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 285 115 104 12
Environmental Sciences 619 10 10 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 150
Documents by Best Scientists*: 127
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 84
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.541
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology?

The topics of Ecology, Habitat, Species richness, Botany and Abundance (ecology) are the focal point of discussions in Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology. The study on Ecology presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Biological dispersal. The majority of Biological dispersal studies are focused on the issues of Seed dispersal.

Most of the Seed dispersal studies addressed also intersect with Frugivore. Species richness research presented in Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Plant community and Species diversity.

  • Ecology (98.17%)
  • Habitat (15.67%)
  • Species richness (15.36%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Monopolization Hypothesis and the dispersal–gene flow paradox in aquatic organisms (620 citations)
  • Threshold criteria for conversion of probability of species presence to either–or presence–absence (601 citations)
  • Why are most aquatic plants widely distributed? Dispersal, clonal growth and small-scale heterogeneity in a stressful environment (460 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology:

Ecology, Species richness, Habitat, Botany and Seed dispersal are the main subjects of interest in the most cited articles. The journal papers investigate Ecology research which frequently intersects with Biological dispersal. The journal publications with studies in Species richness featured incorporate elements of Mediterranean climate, Ecological succession, Species diversity, Plant community and Spatial heterogeneity.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology investigates areas of study like Ecology, Species richness, Ecosystem, Habitat and Biodiversity. While Ecology is the focus of Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology, it also provided insights into the studies of Agronomy and Germination. The Germination research presented in Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology explores the relationship between Seed dispersal and the closely related topic of Frugivore.

Species richness research in the journal involves the investigation of Range (biology) studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Niche, Interspecific competition and Ecological niche. In addition to Ecosystem research, it aims to explore topics under Dominance (ecology), Soil test, Herbivore and Liana. While Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology focused on Biodiversity, it was also able to explore topics like Agroforestry, Deforestation, Grazing and Pollinator.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • What do you mean by “niche”? Modern ecological theories are not coherent on rhetoric about the niche concept (5 citations)
  • The importance of the standardizing sampling methodology to detect altitudinal gradients in mountains: A study case for the resident bird community in a hotspot (Atlantic forest) and the Middle Domain Effect (3 citations)
  • Novel diplochory: Native bats and non-native rats disperse seeds of an island tree (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 Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Finn Kjellberg (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Luca Luiselli (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • João Carlos Marques (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christian Körner (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bertrand Schatz (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less 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 Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (97 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (68 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (49 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (31 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, 8.79% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.66% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.61% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.46% of all publications and 66.27% 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

  • Soil aggregation, ecosystem engineers and the C cycle

    Patrick Lavelle;Alister Spain;Steven Fonte;Jose Camilo Bedano

    (2020)
    106 Citations
  • What do you mean by “niche”? Modern ecological theories are not coherent on rhetoric about the niche concept

    Lilian P. Sales;Matt W. Hayward;Matt W. Hayward;Rafael Loyola

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Direct and indirect effects of elevation, climate and vegetation structure on bird communities on a tropical mountain

    Vinicio Santillán;Vinicio Santillán;Marta Quitián;Boris A. Tinoco;Edwin Zárate

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Multi-year monitoring land surface phenology in relation to climatic variables using MODIS-NDVI time-series in Mediterranean forest, Northeast Tunisia

    Issam Touhami;Hassane Moutahir;Dorsaf Assoul;Kaouther Bergaoui

    (2022)
    29 Citations
  • How biased is our perception of plant-pollinator networks? A comparison of visit- and pollen-based representations of the same networks

    Natasha de Manincor;Nina Hautekèete;Clément Mazoyer;Paul Moreau

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Foraging efficiency of white stork Ciconia ciconia significantly increases in pastures containing cows

    Adam Zbyryt;Tim H. Sparks;Tim H. Sparks;Piotr Tryjanowski;Piotr Tryjanowski

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • How biased is our perception of plant-pollinator networks? A comparison of visit- and pollen-based representations of the same networks

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Disentangling elevational and vegetational effects on ant diversity patterns

    Chaim J. Lasmar;Carla R. Ribas;Julio Louzada;Antônio C.M. Queiroz

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Effects of a native earthworm species (Amynthas morrisi) and Eisenia fetida on metal fractions in a multi-metal polluted soil from South China

    Chi Zhang;Jun Dai;Xufei Chen;Huanhuan Li

    (2020)
    19 Citations

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