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Australian Zoologist
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Australian Zoologist

0067-2238

Published by: Allen Press

https://meridian.allenpress.com/australian-zoologist

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 320 4 5 2
Ecology and Evolution 369 57 91 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 78
Documents by Best Scientists*: 108
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 35
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.428
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Australian zoologist?

The journal investigates areas of study like Ecology, Zoology, Habitat, Fishery and Fauna. Presentations on Ecology include those discussing Threatened species, Range (biology), Litoria, Endangered species and Predation. Zoology research is concerned with Genus in particular.

  • Ecology (48.79%)
  • Zoology (15.94%)
  • Habitat (13.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fragmentation of Habitat by Roads and Utility Corridors: A Review (200 citations)
  • Fossil Mammals of Riversleigh, Northwestern Queensland: Preliminary Overview of Biostratigraphy, Correlation and Environmental Change (144 citations)
  • Movement of mammals through tunnels under railway lines (107 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Australian zoologist:

The journal papers explore disciplines such as Ecology, Habitat, Litoria, Endangered species and Predation. The most cited publications explore research in Fishery and overlapping concepts in Bay to expand the discourse in Ecology. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Litoria, it also covers topics in Zoology, Hylidae and Gambusia.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ecology, Zoology, Fishery, Dingo and Predation are the subjects of interest in The Australian zoologist. The featured Ecology research zeroes in on concepts in Fauna, Subtropics and Mammal but also tackles themes under Baseline (configuration management) and Fence (finance). Topics in Zoology were tackled in line with various other fields like Faecal analysis, Amphibian, Foraging and Austrelaps.

While the primary focus in the journal is Fishery, it also dissects topics surrounding Pteropus poliocephalus and Threatened species and Range (biology) as a whole. Dingo research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Identity (social science), Ethnology, Best practice, Environmental ethics and Genealogy. It focuses on Predation but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Alien species, Hatchling, Bufo marinus, Notechis scutatus and Turtle (robot).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Dingoes dining with death (2 citations)
  • What is a dingo – origins, hybridisation and identity (2 citations)
  • Corporate support for threatened species recovery efforts: three case studies from the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season (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 The Australian zoologist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Daniel Lunney (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alex S. Kutt (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Graham H. Pyke (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shelley Burgin (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard Shine (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in The Australian zoologist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Sydney (89 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • Australian Museum (61 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Queensland (54 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of New South Wales (43 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Parks and Wildlife Service (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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, 28.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 48.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 28.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.00% of all publications and 8.00% 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

  • Introgression does not influence the positive ecological and functional role of dingo populations

    Mathew S. Crowther;Kylie M. Cairns;Lily M. van Eeden;Mike Letnic

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Continuous wildlife monitoring using blimps as an aerial platform: A case study observing marine Megafauna

    Kye Adams;Allison Broad;David Ruiz-García;Andrew R. Davis

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • The oz mammals genomics (OMG) initiative: Developing genomic resources for mammal conservation at a continental scale

    Mark D. B. Eldridge;Janine E. Deakin;Anna J. MacDonald;Margaret Byrne

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Dingoes dining with death

    Emma Spencer;Thomas Newsome

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • A state-wide picture of koala rescue and rehabilitation in New South Wales during the 2019–2020 bushfires

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Taxonomy of the Dingo: It’s an ancient dog

    Stephen M. Jackson;Peter J.S. Fleming;Peter J.S. Fleming;Mark D.B. Eldridge;Michael Archer

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Camera Trapping Technology and Related Advances: into the New Millennium

    Paul D. Meek;Guy Ballard;Greg Falzon;Jaimen Williamson

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Raking over the ashes: assessing the impact of fire on native fauna in the aftermath of Australia’s 2019–2020 fires

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • A large-scale automated radio telemetry network for monitoring movements of terrestrial wildlife in Australia

    Andrea S. Griffin;Culum Brown;Bradley K. Woodworth;Guy Anthony Ballard;Guy Anthony Ballard

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • The impact of the 2019–2020 wildfires on beetles (Coleoptera) in the forests of north-eastern New South Wales

    (2022)
    10 Citations

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