Annals of Forest Science

Top Research Topics at Annals of Forest Science?

The objective of Annals of Forest Science is to combine knowledge in the areas of Forestry, Botany, Forest management, Ecology and Horticulture. It focuses on Forestry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Picea abies, Pinus pinaster and Environmental factor. Fagaceae, Quercus petraea, Shoot, Woody plant and Quercus robur are all subfields of Botany research that were featured in Annals of Forest Science.

In addition to Forest management research, it aims to explore topics under Context (language use), Climate change, Agronomy and Forest ecology.

• Forestry (30.33%)
• Botany (25.47%)
• Forest management (20.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Temperate forest trees and stands under severe drought: a review of ecophysiological responses, adaptation processes and long-term consequences (1195 citations)
• Une nouvelle méthode pour la mesure du flux de sève brute dans le tronc des arbres (921 citations)
• Impact of several common tree species of European temperate forests on soil fertility (586 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annals of Forest Science:

The main points discussed in the journal papers deal with Forestry, Botany, Ecology, Forest management and Fagaceae. Issues in Forestry were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Water stress and Environmental factor. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Botany, it also covers topics in Agronomy and Horticulture.

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

• Ecology
• Botany
• Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Annals of Forest Science are Forest management, Statistics, Agronomy, Ecology and Forestry. Annals of Forest Science addresses concerns in Forest management which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Basal area, Biomass (ecology), Climate change, Thinning and Tree species. The concepts on Statistics presented in Annals of Forest Science can also apply to other research fields, including Pinus and Crown (botany).

The studies in Agronomy featured incorporate elements of Biomass, Canopy and Forest ecology. The Ecology works featured in it incorporate elements from Genetic variation and Vulnerability. It explores topics in Forestry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Tree (data structure), Quercus petraea and Abies alba.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Analysis of plot-level volume increment models developed from machine learning methods applied to an uneven-aged mixed forest (4 citations)
• Timber volume estimation based on airborne laser scanning — comparing the use of national forest inventory and forest management inventory data (3 citations)
• Signatures of local adaptation to climate in natural populations of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) from southern Europe (3 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 Annals of Forest Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• SangYoel Han (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Erwin Dreyer (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Jacques Ranger (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• André Granier (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Timo Pukkala (26 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Annals of Forest Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Institut national de la recherche agronomique (594 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (86 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Forest Research Institute (67 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• United States Forest Service (64 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Center for International Forestry Research (63 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, 27.36% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.39% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.48% of all publications and 38.96% 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.