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Arboriculture and Urban Forestry
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Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

1935-5297

Published by: International Society of Arboriculture

https://joa.isa-arbor.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 659 12 10 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 21
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 60
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.237
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Arboriculture and Urban Forestry?

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry mainly tackles studies in Horticulture, Urban forestry, Tree (data structure), Forestry and Botany. The work on Horticulture presented in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry focuses on Pruning in particular. Issues in Urban forestry were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Citizen science, Woody plant and Urban forest.

Canopy and Agronomy are some topics wherein Woody plant research discussed in it have an impact. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry features research on Urban forest in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Ecology. The Ecology research dealing mostly with Introduced species is the focus of it.

Tree (data structure) study tackled is connected to the field of Environmental resource management. The research topics discussed in it include Forestry as well as Street tree.

  • Horticulture (17.56%)
  • Urban forestry (16.67%)
  • Tree (data structure) (16.37%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Street Tree Diversity in Eastern North America and Its Potential for Tree Loss to Exotic Borers (131 citations)
  • Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) Density and Canopy Dieback in Three North American Ash Species (85 citations)
  • The Potential Economic Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) on Ohio, U.S., Communities (79 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Arboriculture and Urban Forestry:

The published papers investigate areas of study like Urban forestry, Urban forest, Woody plant, Canopy and Agroforestry. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Woody plant that incorporate concepts from other fields like Tree (set theory), Socioeconomics and Pruning. Issues in Canopy were discussed in the most cited publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Emerald ash borer, Fraxinus and Leaf area index.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry tackles a plethora of topics, such as Horticulture, Agronomy, PEAR, Field (physics) and Street tree. The featured Horticulture works encompass concepts such as Fungicide, Xanthostemon chrysanthus, Paclobutrazol and Chlorophyll content and examines them in conjunction with Potassium nitrate. It connects the study in Agronomy with the closely related area of Water content.

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of PEAR and Pruning. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry facilitates the exploration of Field (physics) in relation to the other disciplines, such as Laurel wilt and Raffaelea lauricola. The journal facilitated discussions that integrated Street tree with the fields of Diversity (politics), Agroforestry, State (polity), Canopy and Forestry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Urban Stormwater Management: Can Tree Roots and Structural Soils Improve Hydraulic Conductivity into Compacted Soils? (1 citations)
  • Is the Radial Growth of Irrigated Urban Trees More Strongly Correlated to Light and Temperature than Water (0 citations)
  • Is Street Tree Diversity Increasing in New York State, USA? (0 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 Arboriculture and Urban Forestry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Brian Kane (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jason Grabosky (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Edward F. Gilman (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Glynn C. Percival (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Richard J. Hauer (8 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 Arboriculture and Urban Forestry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michigan State University (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Minnesota (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (3 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, 100.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, nan% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another nan% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included nan% of all publications and nan% 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

  • Urban Tree Growth Characteristics of Four Common Species in South Germany

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Which Plant Where: A Plant Selection Tool for Changing Urban Climates

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • The Effects of Integrated Vegetation Management on Richness of Native Compatible Flowering Plants and abundance of Noncompatible Tree Species on a Right-of-Way in Central Pennsylvania, USA

    Carolyn Mahan;Bradley Ross;Richard Yahner

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Urban Resources Initiative: A University Model for Clinical Urban Forestry Education

    Caroline Scanlan;Danica Doroski;Colleen Murphy-Dunning;Mark Ashton

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Heritage Trees in Macau: Relationships Among Biomass Structure, Age, and Ecosystem Services

    Po Ying Lai;Chi Yung Jim;Hao Zhang

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Optimizing Reduction Pruning of Trees Under Electrical Lines: The Influence of Intensity and Season of Pruning on Epicormic Branch Growth and Wound Compartmentalization

    Guillaume Perrette;Sylvain Delagrange;Christian Messier

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • An Urban Forest Diversification Software to Improve Resilience to Global Change

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Which Tree Species Best Withstand Urban Stressors? Ask the Experts

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Fine-Root Responses of Two Maple and Two Magnolia Species to Waterlogging

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • A Tree-Prone Community: Residential and Street Tree Planting and Care in the Neotropical City of Xalapa, Mexico

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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