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Bee World
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Bee World

0005-772X

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tbee20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 688 7 13 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 12
Documents by Best Scientists*: 17
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Bee World?

The aim of Bee World is to expand the discussion of research in Beekeeping, Ecology, Zoology, Honey bee and Agroforestry. Topics in Beekeeping were tackled in line with various other fields like Environmental protection, Agricultural economics and Agricultural science. Specifically, studies on Honey Bees are prevalent in the Ecology works discussed.

  • Beekeeping (18.67%)
  • Ecology (10.91%)
  • Zoology (7.71%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Methods of Melissopalynology (1107 citations)
  • Proceedings of the Conference (726 citations)
  • The Antibacterial Activity of Honey: 1. The nature of the antibacterial activity (713 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Bee World:

The journal publications are organized to reinforce research efforts on Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Pollination and Beekeeping. The journal publications focus on Zoology but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Mite which is concerned with Distribution (economics). While the journal papers focused on Pollination, they were also able to explore topics like Agroforestry and Agronomy.

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:

The foci of the journal are Honey bee, Beekeeping, Zoology, Honey Bees and Varroa. Topics in Honey bee explored in Bee World were investigated in conjunction with research in Alchemy, Classics, Traditional medicine and Reproduction. The research on Beekeeping tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Agroforestry, Guideline, Comics, Library science and Socioeconomics.

Aside from discussions in Honey Bees, the journal also deals with the subject of Adaptation which intersects with Breed disciplines. In addition to Varroa research, it aims to explore topics under Risk analysis (engineering), Toxicology and Varroa destructor. The journal facilitates discussions on Varroa destructor that incorporate concepts from other fields like Infestation, Citizen science, Biotechnology, Veterinary medicine and Colony collapse disorder.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • World Honey Bee Health: The Global Distribution of Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Pests and Pathogens (7 citations)
  • Barriers to Women’s Participation in Beekeeping in Papua New Guinea (3 citations)
  • Insights from Norway: Using Natural Adaptation to Breed Varroa-Resistant Honey Bees (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 Bee World (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Eva Crane (93 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norman L Carreck (47 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Robert Brodschneider (27 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Richard Wyn Jones (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ingrid H. Williams (19 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 Bee World (based on the number of publications) are:

  • The Hertz Corporation (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cornell University (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Graz (25 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (16 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, 34.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.57% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.71% of all publications and 64.29% 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

  • World Honey Bee Health: The Global Distribution of Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Pests and Pathogens

    Humberto Boncristiani;James D. Ellis;Tomas Bustamante;Jason Graham

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Can Beekeeping Improve Mental Wellbeing during Times of Crisis

    Karin Alton;Francis Ratnieks

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Insights from Norway: Using Natural Adaptation to Breed Varroa-Resistant Honey Bees

    Melissa A. Y. Oddie;Bjørn Dahle

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • The COLOSS BEEBOOK, a Manual of Standard Methods for Honey Bee Research

    Norman L. Carreck;Vincent Dietemann;James D. Ellis;Jay D. Evans

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Caveat Emptor: Do Products Sold to Help Bees and Pollinating Insects Actually Work?

    Karin Alton;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Joining Forces across Continents: The 1st SOLATINA–COLOSS Conference

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • A Special Issue on COLOSS

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Nesting Ecology and Foraging Biology of the Mason Bee Osmia (Helicosmia) latreillei Spinola, 1806 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Western Algeria

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • COLOSS B-RAP Expert Evaluation of Beekeeping Advice From ChatGPT, Part 1

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • The Art of the Bee

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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