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Biodiversity Science

1005-0094

Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences

https://www.biodiversity-science.net/CN/1005-0094/current.shtml

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 373 45 103 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 130
Documents by Best Scientists*: 186
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 27
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.42
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Biodiversity Science?

The foci of Biodiversity Science are Ecology, Biodiversity, China, Species diversity and Botany. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Ecology and the similar topic of Diversity (politics). The concepts on Biodiversity presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Agroforestry, Environmental resource management and Introduced species.

Research on China addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Distribution (economics).

  • Ecology (42.99%)
  • Biodiversity (22.54%)
  • China (18.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Red List of China’s Vertebrates (150 citations)
  • Threatened Species List of China’s Higher Plants (104 citations)
  • Species diversity and distribution pattern of seed plants in China (85 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biodiversity Science:

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Ecology, China, Biodiversity, Species diversity and Agroforestry. The Ecology study tackled in the most cited articles is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Diversity (politics). The journal papers explore issues in Biodiversity which can be linked to other research areas like Taxonomy (biology), Endangered species, Fauna and Environmental resource management.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ecology, China, Biodiversity, National park and Species diversity are among the topics commonly tackled in Biodiversity Science. The studies in Ecology featured incorporate elements of Diversity (politics) and Annual report. Biodiversity Science explores issues in China which can be linked to other research areas like Convention on Biological Diversity, Environmental planning, Taxon, Forestry and Distribution (economics).

Biodiversity research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Agroforestry and Ecosystem services. The work on Agroforestry addressed in it expands to the thematically related Biodiversity conservation. Concepts in National nature reserve, as well as related topics in Trapping, are covered in the Species diversity research presented in the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Community composition and behavioral differences of migrating shorebirds between two habitats within a Suaeda salsa saltmarsh-mudflat wetland mosaics (2 citations)
  • The 35th anniversary of the reintroduction of Milu deer to China: History, population status, achievements and challenges (2 citations)
  • Contrasting biodiversity of invasive herbs inside and outside nature reserves in Guizhou (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.

The top authors publishing in Biodiversity Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ma Keping (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jiang Zhigang (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xiao Zhishu (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Fang Jingyun (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Li Junsheng (22 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 Biodiversity Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peking University (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fudan University (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Beijing Normal University (4 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

  • How many known vascular plant species are there in the world? An integration of multiple global plant databases

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • Relationships between tree diversity and biomass/productivity and their influence factors in a lower subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Some opinions on the integration and optimization of natural protected areas in China

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Species diversity, functional diversity, and phylogenetic diversity in plant communities at different phases of vegetation restoration in the Mu Us sandy grassland

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Construction progress of the Camera-trapping Network for the Mountains of Southwest China

    Sheng Li;William J. McShea;Dajun Wang;Xiaoli Shen

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: An important global agenda for biodiversity conservation

    (2023)
    16 Citations
  • Theoretical and practical research on conservation of Wild Plants with Extremely Small Populations in China

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Exploration on the value realization of ecological products in China’s national park system pilots

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Research progress on the elevational distribution of mountain species in response to climate change

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • A review of recent advances in the study of geographical distribution and ecological functions of soil fauna diversity

    (2022)
    11 Citations

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