Avian Conservation and Ecology

Top Research Topics at Avian Conservation and Ecology?

Avian Conservation and Ecology aims to foster the development of research in Ecology, Habitat, Nest, Taiga and Endangered species. Abundance (ecology), Grassland, Predation, Occupancy and Boreal are all aspects of Ecology research featured in it. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Habitat, apply to Selection (genetic algorithm) as well.

• Ecology (98.75%)
• Habitat (21.30%)
• Nest (7.77%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Declines of Aerial Insectivores in North America Follow a Geographic Gradient (170 citations)
• The motus wildlife tracking system: A collaborative research network to enhance the understanding of wildlife movement (127 citations)
• Autonomous recording units in avian ecological research: current use and future applications (120 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Avian Conservation and Ecology:

The main points discussed in the journal papers deal with Ecology, Taiga, Breeding bird survey, Predation and Citizen science. Most of the works presented in the journal articles deal with Ecology but they intersect with the subject of Forestry. Issues in Taiga were discussed in the journal articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Distance sampling, Land use, Vital rates, Population management and Waterfowl.

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

• Ecology
• Habitat
• IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ecology, Habitat, Selection (genetic algorithm), Songbird and Nest are the subjects of interest in Avian Conservation and Ecology. It focuses on Ecology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Biological dispersal, Fishery and Remote sensing. The Flyway studies presented in it fall under the field of Habitat, but it also has connections to other fields such as Oil sands.

Topics in Selection (genetic algorithm) were tackled in line with various other fields like Forest management and Interspecific competition. While Songbird is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Insectivore, Indicator species, Sampling (statistics), Energy development and Land reclamation. Avian Conservation and Ecology explores issues in Nest which can be linked to other research areas like Mesopredator release hypothesis, Apex predator and Trophic cascade.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Estimating the relative use of anthropogenic resources by Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus ) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada (3 citations)
• Grassland bird diversity and abundance in the presence of native and non-native grazers (1 citations)
• Ontario’s decision for the province-wide cull of Double-crested Cormorants (1 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Avian Conservation and Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Erin M. Bayne (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Keith A. Hobson (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Marc-André Villard (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Philip D. Taylor (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Steven L. Van Wilgenburg (11 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Avian Conservation and Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

• United States Fish and Wildlife Service (3 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Minnesota (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Environment Canada (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Natural Resources Research Institute (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ducks Unlimited (2 papers) published 1 paper 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, 87.50% 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 20.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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.