Biotropica

Top Research Topics at Biotropica?

The journal mostly deals with topics like Ecology, Botany, Habitat, Rainforest and Tropics. The study on Ecology presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Seed dispersal. Biotropica is concerned with the study of Seed dispersal and Biological dispersal in general.

The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Botany as it also encompasses Horticulture. It focused on Rainforest research but expanded to cover Canopy. The majority of Canopy studies in it are focused on the subject of Understory.

Topics in Species richness explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Biodiversity and Species diversity. Pollination research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Pollinator. Studies on Predation discussed in Biotropica link to the field of Seed predation.

• Ecology (61.86%)
• Botany (19.31%)
• Habitat (10.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Patterns of Floristic Differentiation among Atlantic Forests in Southeastern Brazil and the Influence of Climate1 (1173 citations)
• Tropical blackwater rivers, animals, and mast fruiting by the Dipterocarpaceae (751 citations)
• Gap Partitioning among Tropical Rainforest Trees (748 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Biotropica:

The journal papers primarily focus on research topics in Ecology, Botany, Rainforest, Tropics and Habitat. The journal papers explore issues in Ecology which can be linked to other research areas like Biological dispersal and Seed dispersal. While Rainforest is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Old-growth forest, Agroforestry, Agronomy, Litter and Canopy.

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

• Ecology
• Botany
• Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Ecology, Biodiversity, Habitat, Agroforestry and Rainforest. Ecology research in it involves the investigation of Seed dispersal studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Frugivore. It explores research in Biodiversity and the adjacent study of Ecosystem.

The journal features studies on Ecosystem, including topics such as Disturbance (ecology). Biotropica explores research in Habitat and the adjacent study of Climate change. ANT research presented in Biotropica encompasses a variety of subjects, including Mutualism (biology) and Nectar.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Bird diversity and endemism along a land‐use gradient in Madagascar: The conservation value of vanilla agroforests (9 citations)
• Testing the environmental prediction hypothesis for community-wide mass flowering in South-East Asia (6 citations)
• Evolutionary heritage shapes tree distributions along an Amazon‐to‐Andes elevation gradient (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 Biotropica (based on the number of publications) are:

• Daniel H. Janzen (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Robin L. Chazdon (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Ariel E. Lugo (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Francis E. Putz (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Miguel Martínez-Ramos (17 papers) published 1 paper 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 Biotropica (based on the number of publications) are:

• National Autonomous University of Mexico (123 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (107 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Florida (86 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• National Institute of Amazonian Research (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sao Paulo State University (55 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than 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, 3.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.04% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.94% of all publications and 47.40% 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.