Animal Conservation

Top Research Topics at Animal Conservation?

The journal explores disciplines such as Ecology, Habitat, Endangered species, Threatened species and Predation. The research on Ecology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Zoology and Extinction. Animal Conservation explores topics in Habitat which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Species richness, Foraging and Wildlife.

The study on Threatened species presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Fishery. The majority of Predation studies in Animal Conservation are focused on the subject of Predator. The study on Biodiversity presented in Animal Conservation intersects with the topics under Agroforestry.

• Ecology (63.72%)
• Habitat (22.98%)
• Endangered species (15.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Complexities of conflict: the importance of considering social factors for effectively resolving human–wildlife conflict (711 citations)
• Crouching tigers, hidden prey: Sumatran tiger and prey populations in a tropical forest landscape (577 citations)
• Predators and people: using human densities to interpret declines of large carnivores (555 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Animal Conservation:

The journal publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Ecology, Habitat, Endangered species, Predation and Zoology. The published articles deal with Ecology in conjunction with Extinction and similar fields in Population size. The journal articles explore research in Habitat alongside concepts in Wildlife and other areas of study in Environmental resource management.

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:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Ecology, Fishery, Threatened species, Endangered species and Zoology. The Ecology study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Extinction. The studies on Fishery discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Ecological trap, Ecotourism, Disturbance (geology) and DNA barcoding.

Threatened species research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Marsupial and Wildlife. The concepts on Endangered species presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Agroforestry and CITES. The journal holds forums on Zoology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Amphibian, Chytridiomycosis and Captive breeding.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Bat conservation and zoonotic disease risk: a research agenda to prevent misguided persecution in the aftermath of COVID-19 (17 citations)
• An applied ecology of fear framework: linking theory to conservation practice (6 citations)
• Relative contribution to the shark fin trade of Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific pelagic thresher sharks (5 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Animal Conservation (based on the number of publications) are:

• David W. Macdonald (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Matthew E. Gompper (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Iain J. Gordon (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Trenton W. J. Garner (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John G. Ewen (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Animal Conservation (based on the number of publications) are:

• Zoological Society of London (78 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (76 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Wildlife Conservation Society (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Oxford (48 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Imperial College London (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 1.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.07% of all publications and 45.54% 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.