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Acta Ornithologica
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Acta Ornithologica

0001-6454

Published by: Muzeum and Institute of Zoology

https://miiz.waw.pl/en/wydawnictwa/acta-ornithologica

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 648 14 15 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 19
Documents by Best Scientists*: 24
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 37
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.394
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Acta Ornithologica?

The journal mostly deals with topics like Ecology, Zoology, Nest, Habitat and Predation. The presentations discussing Ecology offer insights in topics such as Avian clutch size, Seasonal breeder, Parus, Range (biology) and Ecology (disciplines). It facilitates discussions on Nest that incorporate concepts from other fields like Brood and Hatching.

Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Habitat but it intersects with the subject of Foraging.

  • Ecology (56.24%)
  • Zoology (22.60%)
  • Nest (16.36%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The design of artificial nestboxes for the study of secondary hole-nesting birds: a review of methodological inconsistencies and potential biases (254 citations)
  • Conservation of farmland birds faces different challenges in Western and Central-Eastern Europe (183 citations)
  • Bird casualties on European roads - a review (167 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Acta Ornithologica:

The published papers primarily focus on research topics in Ecology, Nest, Habitat, Predation and National park. The most cited papers focus on different Ecology studies like Parus, Ecology (disciplines), Avian clutch size, Nest box and Old-growth forest. The presentations in the most cited papers focused mostly on Nest in an attempt to further explore topics in Zoology.

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

  • Ecology
  • IUCN Red List
  • Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Acta Ornithologica aims to foster the development of research in Zoology, Ecology, Nest, Habitat and Predation. The journal tackles research in Fringilla as part of the general discipline of Zoology, however, it also discusses concepts in Thermal insulation. Ecology studies presented include Understory, Foraging, Sexual selection, Wildlife and Finch.

Topics in Nest explored in Acta Ornithologica were investigated in conjunction with research in Sitta europaea, Paternal care, Dendrocopos major and Interspecific competition. While work presented in Acta Ornithologica provided substantial information on Habitat, it also covered topics in Range (biology), Citizen science and Agriculture. In the journal, Barn (unit), Lean body mass, Hirundo and Fuel load are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Predation research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Nonrandom Bird-Glass Collision Pattern: Fewer Strikes Near Glass Edge (1 citations)
  • Interspecific Feeding in Birds: A Short Overview (1 citations)
  • Structure and Home Range Size of Mixed-Species Bird Flocks in a Bamboo Forest in Southwestern Amazonia (1 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 Ornithologica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tomasz Wesołowski (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Ludwik Tomiałojć (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Piotr Tryjanowski (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Zoologiczny (20 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 Acta Ornithologica (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Polish Academy of Sciences (51 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Wrocław (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (28 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, 16.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.00% of all publications and 45.00% 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

  • Behavioural Responses of Adult and Young White Storks Ciconia ciconia in Nests to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

    Adam Zbyryt;Łukasz Dylewski;Federico Morelli;Tim H. Sparks

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Long-Term Changes in Breeding Bird Community of a Primeval Temperate Forest: 45 years of Censuses in the Białowieża National Park (Poland)

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Strong Declines of the White Stork Ciconia ciconia Population in South-Western Poland: A Differentiated Importance of Altitude and Land Use Changes

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Tawny Owl Strix aluco Distribution in the Urban Landscape: The Effect of Habitat, Noise and Light Pollution

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Dynamics of the Cavities of Grey-Headed Woodpeckers Picus canus Reveal Their Long- and Short-Term Ecological Roles in Boreal Forests

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Dispersal from the Natal Colony of the Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nesting in Poland

    Brygida Manikowska-Ślepowrońska;Tomasz Mokwa;Dariusz Jakubas

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Autumn Migration Strategy and Stop-Over Sites of the Globally Threatened Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola on the Atlantic Flyway Migration Route

    Dariusz Jakubas;Magdalena Lazarus

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • The Białowieża Forest as a Key Area for Understanding the History of European Forest Bird Communities

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Flight Performance of Migrating Juvenile Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in Relation to Fat Load and Wing Morphology

    Piotr Matyjasiak;Gaia Bazzi;Diego Rubolini

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Which Forest Characteristics Shape Bird Abundance in Central European Forests? A Case Study Based on Common Breeding Bird Survey in Czechia

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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