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Australian Field Ornithology

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 709 15 15 3

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Number of Best Scientists*: 24
Documents by Best Scientists*: 22
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
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Overview

Top Research Topics at Australian Field Ornithology?

The foci of Australian Field Ornithology are Zoology, Archaeology, Fishery, Ecology and Predation. Zoology research is concerned with Nest in particular. Habitat is part of Ecology studies tackled in Australian Field Ornithology.

  • Zoology (35.36%)
  • Archaeology (14.17%)
  • Fishery (11.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Refugees and residents: densities and habitat preferences of lorikeets in urban Melbourne (25 citations)
  • Food and Hunting of Eight Breeding Raptors Near Canberra, 1990-1994 (22 citations)
  • Tolerance of Human Disturbance by Urban Magpie-Larks (20 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Australian Field Ornithology:

The most cited papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Zoology, Predation, Aquila audax, Social science and Ornithology. The published papers connects research in Zoology with the related topics of Gerygone. The most cited articles address concerns in the field of Social science by exploring it in line with topics in Disturbance (geology) which intersect with Habitat subjects.

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

  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • Archaeology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Australian Field Ornithology primarily focuses on research topics in Zoology, Habitat, Ecology, Predation and Threatened species. The study on Zoology presented in Australian Field Ornithology intersects with subjects under the field of Repertoire. Habitat research in the journal involves the investigation of Woodland studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Arid, Range (biology), Monsoon and Archaeology.

Topics in Predation explored in Australian Field Ornithology were investigated in conjunction with research in Eulamprus quoyii, Pelican, Nesting (computing) and Australian pelican. The concepts on Threatened species presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Period (geology), Classics, Fishery and Fairy tern, Seabird. In it, Genus and Life history are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Nest research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • More than just Night Parrots: A baseline bird survey of Pullen Pullen Reserve, south-western Queensland (1 citations)
  • Predation and prey-caching of Eastern Water Skinks Eulamprus quoyii by nesting Nankeen Kestrels Falco cenchroides in eastern New South Wales (0 citations)
  • Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris : Response to fire and persistence of home range in the Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia (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 Australian Field Ornithology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stephen Debus (116 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Roy P Cooper (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jaroslav Klapste (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew Ley (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Mike Carter (36 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 Australian Field Ornithology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Australian Museum (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Griffith University (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of New England (United States) (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Queensland (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Deakin University (6 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

  • Scavenging birds at risk of ingesting fragments of lead bullets from kangaroo and deer carcasses in south-eastern Australia

    Luke P. Woodford;David M. Forsyth;Jordan O. Hampton

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Colony relocation of Greater Crested Terns Thalasseus bergii in Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia

    Aymeric Fromant;Yonina H. Eizenberg;Rosalind Jessop;Arnaud Lec’hvien

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • First recorded evidence of ejection of a cuckoo egg in a fairy-wren species

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Bolivar Wastewater Treatment Plant provides an important habitat for South Australian ducks and waders

    William G. Breed;John H. Hatch;Colin Rogers;William Brooker

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Lerp-feeding behaviour of the flower-visiting Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Differences in bird community structure between riparian and upland zones in a New Guinean rainforest

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • A recent specimen of a Tasmanian Boobook Ninox leucopsis recovered on Lord Howe Island

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Intraspecific fledgling adoption by a pair of Superb Fairy-wrens Malurus cyaneus

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Descriptions of the vocalisations of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus

    Patrick T.D. Webster;Nigel A. Jackett;George Swann;Nicholas P. Leseberg

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • First record of black feathering in a female Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus under natural conditions

    Hazel Carr;James Kennerley;Nicole Richardson

    (2020)
    1 Citations

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