Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Top Research Topics at Biological Journal of The Linnean Society?

The main research concerns discussed in Biological Journal of The Linnean Society are Ecology, Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Predation and Botany. The studies on Ecology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Phylogeography and Biological dispersal. Some problems in Zoology that were presented in Biological Journal of The Linnean Society overlapped with concepts under Taxon and Phylogenetic tree.

The work on Phylogenetic tree addressed in it expands to the thematically related Phylogenetics.

• Ecology (54.08%)
• Zoology (33.64%)
• Evolutionary biology (13.19%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The interplay between habitat availability and population differentiation (6573 citations)
• Some genetic consequences of ice ages, and their role in divergence and speciation (3393 citations)
• Post-glacial re-colonization of European biota (2392 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biological Journal of The Linnean Society:

The most cited publications mostly deal with topics like Ecology, Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Predation and Phylogenetic tree. The studies tackled in the most cited articles, which mainly focus on Ecology, apply to Biological dispersal as well. While the published articles focused on Zoology, they were also able to explore topics like Phylogenetics and Monophyly.

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

• Ecology
• Genus
• Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Ecology, Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Phylogeography and Variation (linguistics). The Ecology research presented places emphasis on topics like Habitat, Ecology (disciplines), Biogeography, Biodiversity and Endemism. The studies in Zoology featured incorporate elements of Allometry, Predation and Body size.

The study on Evolutionary biology featured in it expounds on the topic of Divergence in particular.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• OCBIL theory examined: reassessing evolution, ecology and conservation in the world’s ancient, climatically buffered and infertile landscapes (9 citations)
• An escape-to-radiate model for explaining the high plant diversity and endemism in campos rupestres (6 citations)
• Habitat generalists drive nestedness in a tropical mountaintop insect metacommunity (6 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 Biological Journal of The Linnean Society (based on the number of publications) are:

• Richard Shine (56 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Anthony Herrel (53 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Laurence M. Cook (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jeremy B. Searle (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Roger S. Thorpe (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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Biological Journal of The Linnean Society (based on the number of publications) are:

• American Museum of Natural History (176 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (156 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (142 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Natural History Museum (88 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Sydney (80 papers) published 2 papers 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, 1.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.31% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.44% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.44% of all publications and 59.81% 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.