Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Top Research Topics at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology?

Animal ecology, Ecology, Zoology, Predation and Foraging are the subjects of interest in the journal. The concepts on Animal ecology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Sexual selection, Mate choice, Mating, Nest and Reproductive success. The studies in Ecology featured incorporate elements of Offspring and Paternal care.

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology investigates Offspring research which frequently intersects with Sex ratio. Studies on Zoology discussed in it link to the field of Sperm. Predator is a focus of the presented Predation works and it dives deep in Predator.

The journal centers on topics in Foraging, with a focus on Forage (honey bee). Aculeata is the primary subject of Hymenoptera works presented in the journal.

• Animal ecology (99.03%)
• Ecology (68.59%)
• Zoology (37.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• AIC model selection and multimodel inference in behavioral ecology: some background, observations, and comparisons (2238 citations)
• The bottlenose dolphin community of Doubtful Sound features a large proportion of long-lasting associations (1667 citations)
• A brief guide to model selection, multimodel inference and model averaging in behavioural ecology using Akaike’s information criterion. (1445 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology:

The most cited papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Animal ecology, Ecology, Zoology, Foraging and Predation. The study of Animal ecology in the most cited articles encompasses disciplines such as Mate choice, as well as fields such as Courtship, all of which overlap with one another. While the published papers focused on Ecology, they were also able to explore topics like Offspring and Paternal care.

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

• Ecology
• Zoology
• Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology is mainly concerned with subjects like Animal ecology, Zoology, Predation, Foraging and Behavioural sciences. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology explores the study of Animal ecology to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Ecology. The presented Zoology research focuses mostly on Reproduction and, on occasion, topics in Reproductive success.

While Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology focused on Foraging, it was also able to explore topics like Mammal and Competition (biology). Topics in Behavioural sciences explored in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology were investigated in conjunction with research in Cognitive psychology, Sociality and Aggression. It explores research in Offspring alongside concepts in Brood and other areas of study in Sex ratio.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Radical change: temporal patterns of oxidative stress during social ascent in a dominance hierarchy (4 citations)
• Composition and compound proportions affect the response to complex chemical signals in a spiny lizard (4 citations)
• High road mortality during female-biased larval dispersal in an iconic beetle (4 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 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Anders Pape Møller (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Peter M. Kappeler (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• José Martín (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Francis L. W. Ratnieks (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Thomas D. Seeley (30 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 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Cornell University (173 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (162 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (156 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Davis (104 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Cambridge (104 papers) published 2 papers 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, 3.21% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.84% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.96% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.53% of all publications and 49.67% 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.