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Arctic
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Arctic

0004-0843

Published by: Arctic Institute of North America

https://arctic.ucalgary.ca/arctic-journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 443 34 39 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 64
Documents by Best Scientists*: 59
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 71
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.302
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Arctic?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Arctic, Oceanography, Ecology, Physical geography and Archaeology. The research on Arctic featured in Arctic combines topics in other fields like Environmental ethics and Climate change. The study on Oceanography presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Fishery.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Ecology, apply to Animal food as well. Glacier is a primary topic of Physical geography research in the journal. It is focused mainly on Sea ice, particularly Arctic ice pack.

Antarctic sea ice is a focus of the Arctic ice pack works in it.

  • Arctic (25.94%)
  • Oceanography (25.43%)
  • Ecology (18.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Communities in the Canadian Arctic to Risks Associated with Climate Change (430 citations)
  • Long-term Trends in the Population Ecology of Polar Bears in Western Hudson Bay in Relation to Climatic Change (403 citations)
  • Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Environmental Assessment and Management (346 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Arctic:

The most cited publications primarily tackle Ecology, Arctic, Oceanography, Sea ice and Fishery. The journal papers focus on Ecology but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Animal food which is concerned with Animal ecology. While Arctic is the key highlight in the published papers, thet also covered some subjects on Climate change and Environmental resource management and Traditional knowledge.

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

  • World War II
  • Ecology
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Arctic mainly deals with areas of study such as Arctic, Archaeology, The arctic, Socioeconomics and Oceanography. The journal explores issues in Arctic which can be linked to other research areas like Range (biology), Sea ice, Climate change and Physical geography. The journal tackles research in Subarctic climate as part of the general discipline of Archaeology, however, it also discusses concepts in Ontario canada.

Topics in The arctic were tackled in line with various other fields like Art history, Habitat, Diplomacy, Predation and Ancient history. The journal encompasses Habitat studies in the context of Ecology as a whole. Beaufort sea is a major topic of Oceanography research presented in Arctic.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • “The best of both worlds” – connecting remote sensing and Arctic communities for safe sea ice travel (3 citations)
  • Do Wild Polar Bears ( Ursus maritimus ) Use Tools When Hunting Walruses ( Odobenus rosmarus ) (2 citations)
  • Hydrological Analysis of Municipal Source Water Availability in the Canadian Arctic Territory of Nunavut (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 Arctic (based on the number of publications) are:

  • William Barr (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Peter Schledermann (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Karen McCullough (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ian Stirling (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Richard C. Davis (26 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 Arctic (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Alberta (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of New Hampshire (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Toronto (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Calgary (5 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, 94.87% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% 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

  • Long-term, Harvest-based Monitoring of Ringed Seal Body Condition and Reproduction in Canada’s Western Arctic: An Update through 2019 + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools)

    Lois A. Harwood;Thomas G. Smith;John Alikamik;Emma Alikamik

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Unpacking Community Participation in Research: A Systematic Literature Review of Community-based and Participatory Research in Alaska

    Anuszka Mosurska;James D. Ford

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • “We Never Get Stuck:” A Collaborative Analysis of Change and Coastal Community Subsistence Practices in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Alaska

    Henry P. Huntington;Julie Raymond-Yakoubian;George Noongwook;Noah Naylor

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Long-term Declines in the Size of Northern Fulmar ( Fulmarus glacialis ) Colonies on Eastern Baffin Island, Canada

    Mark L. Mallory;Cody J. Dey;Jessie McIntyre;Isabeau Pratte

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Reproductive Parameters for Female Beluga Whales ( Delphinapterus leucas ) of Baffin Bay and Hudson Bay, Canada

    Steven H. Ferguson;Cornelia Willing;Trish C. Kelley;David A. Boguski

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Iñupiaq Knowledge of Polar Bears ( Ursus maritimus ) in the Southern Beaufort Sea, Alaska

    Karyn D. Rode;Hannah Voorhees;Henry P. Huntington;George M. Durner

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • A Caribou Decline Foreshadowed by Inuit in the Central Canadian Arctic: A Retrospective Analysis

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Documenting Indigenous Knowledge to Identify and Understand the Stressors of Muskoxen (&lt;i&gt;Ovibos moschatu&lt;/i&gt;s) in Nunavut, Canada

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Harnessing the Power of Community Science to Address Data Gaps in Arctic Observing: Invasive Species in Alaska as Case Examples

    Tobias Schwoerer;Katie V. Spellman;Tammy J. Davis;Olivia Lee

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • What is Effective Research Communication? Towards Cooperative Inquiry with Nunavut Communities

    Dominique A. Henri;Nicolas D. Brunet;Hillary E. Dort;Helen Hambly Odame

    (2020)
    7 Citations

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