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Ardeola
H-index 8

Ardeola

0570-7358

Published by: Sociedad Espanola de Ornitologia

https://www.ardeola.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 179 13 16 6
Ecology and Evolution 435 44 42 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 56
Documents by Best Scientists*: 51
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 32
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.459
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ardeola?

The concepts of Ecology, Habitat, Zoology, Humanities and Predation are tackled in Ardeola. Ardeola focuses on different Ecology studies like Nest, Abundance (ecology), Seasonal breeder, Species richness and Mediterranean climate. The research on Habitat featured in Ardeola combines topics in other fields like Biodiversity, Vegetation and Wetland.

Topics like Plumage and Feather are tackled as part of the discussions on Zoology. In Ardeola, Fishery and Foraging are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Predation research.

  • Ecology (51.05%)
  • Habitat (18.88%)
  • Zoology (17.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Roles of Raptors in a Changing World: From Flagships to Providers of Key Ecosystem Services (90 citations)
  • AN UPDATED ESTIMATE OF THE WORLD STATUS AND POPULATION TRENDS OF THE GREAT BUSTARD OTIS TARDA (49 citations)
  • Individual-Based Tracking Systems in Ornithology: Welcome to the Era of Big Data (47 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ardeola:

The journal publications focus largely on the fields of Ecology, Habitat, Predation, Humanities and Abundance (ecology). The published papers explore research in Ecology and the adjacent study of Local extinction. The most cited articles explore topics in Habitat which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Urbanization, Biodiversity and Species richness.

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 scientific interests tackled in Ardeola are Zoology, Foraging, Phenology, Ficedula and Predation. While the journal focused on Zoology, it was also able to explore topics like Temperate forest, Host (biology), Philornis, Parasitism and Gnatcatcher. The journal addresses concerns in Phenology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Hirundo, Rustica and Fishery.

Seabird research are fields of study within Predation but they also intertwine with concepts in Demography. Ardeola is concerned with the study of Seabird and Ecology in general. The journal aims to bridge the gap between the study of Ecology and Phylogenetic diversity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Low-Intensity Landscaping of Research Facilities Increased Taxonomic, Functional and Phylogenetic Bird Diversity in a Lowland Rainforest (2 citations)
  • Tres décadas de crímenes y usurpaciones de nidos en la vida en los nidales del papamoscas cerrojillo ficedula hypoleuca (2 citations)
  • Breeding Success of Cory's Shearwater in Relation to Nest Characteristics and Predation by Alien Mammals (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 Ardeola (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Juan Arizaga (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • José Luis Tellería (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Javier Pérez-Tris (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Manuel B. Morales (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Emilio Barba (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 Ardeola (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (68 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Complutense University of Madrid (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Autonomous University of Madrid (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Valencia (12 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, 60.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.00% 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 30.00% 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

  • Environmental Objectives of Spanish Agriculture: Scientific Guidelines for their Effective Implementation under the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2030

    Mario Díaz;Elena D. Concepción;Elena D. Concepción;Manuel B. Morales;Juan Carlos Alonso

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Tres décadas de crímenes y usurpaciones de nidos en la vida en los nidales del papamoscas cerrojillo ficedula hypoleuca

    Jaime Potti;Carlos Camacho;David Canal;Jesús Martínez-Padilla

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Factors Affecting Differential Underestimates of Bird Collision Fatalities at Electric Lines: A Case Study in the Canary Islands

    Julia Gómez-Catasús;Luis M. Carrascal;Virginia Moraleda;José Colsa

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Material Type and Position Determines the Insulative Properties of Simulated Nest Walls

    D. Charles Deeming;Jonathan D. Griffiths;Lucia E. Biddle

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Centrality in Species-Habitat Networks Reveals the Importance of Habitat Quality for High-Andean Birds in Polylepis Woodlands

    Pedro X. Astudillo;Ingo Grass;David C. Siddons;Dana G. Schabo

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Foraging Far from Home: Gps-Tracking of Mediterranean Storm-Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis Reveals Long-Distance Foraging Movements

    Andreu Rotger;Alfonso Sola;Giacomo Tavecchia;Ana Sanz-Aguilar

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Population Decline of the Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus aquitanicus in the Central Pyrenees

    Juan Antonio Gil;Miguel Ángel Gómez-Serrano;Pascual López-López

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Feather Corticosterone Levels in an Amazonian Avian Community

    Thiago Bicudo;Marina Anciães;Lucia Arregui;Diego Gil

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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