Bird Study

Top Research Topics at Bird Study?

The topics of Ecology, Zoology, Habitat, Nest and Predation are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Ecology as it also encompasses Fishery. Habitat research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Woodland and Vegetation.

Avian clutch size is the primary subject of Nest works presented in the journal.

• Ecology (57.54%)
• Zoology (21.21%)
• Habitat (17.74%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Program MARK: survival estimation from populations of marked animals (6085 citations)
• Program MARK : survival estimation from populations of marked animals (1974 citations)
• Recommendations for an international standard for a mapping method in bird census work (196 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Bird Study:

The journal articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Ecology, Habitat, Zoology, Demography and Predation. The published articles explore topics in Habitat which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Ornithology and Agriculture, Arable land. Issues in Demography were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Range (biology), Juvenile and Census.

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

• Ecology
• Habitat
• IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Zoology, Habitat, Ecology, Term (time) and Cartography. The journal facilitates discussions in Nest, Parus cinereus and Sexual conflict as part of the larger field of Zoology, however, it also tackles fields such as Singing. While work presented in Bird Study provided substantial information on Habitat, it also covered topics in Agriculture, Vaccinium myrtillus, Bilberry and Wetland.

The study on Ecology presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Selection (genetic algorithm). While the primary focus in the journal is Cartography, it also dissects topics surrounding Biological dispersal and Nocturnal as a whole. Abundance (ecology) research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Diversity (politics) and Disturbance (geology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Multi-scale habitat selection and spatial analysis reveals a mismatch between the wintering distribution of a threatened population of Taiga Bean Geese Anser fabalis and its protected area (0 citations)
• Diet composition and prey choice by the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period: comparing two methods of diet analysis (0 citations)
• Post-breeding flocks of White Storks Ciconia ciconia in southern Poland: size, age composition and the geographical origin of birds (0 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 Bird Study (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jeremy D. Wilson (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Robert J. Fuller (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John O'Halloran (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sarah Wanless (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Michael P. Harris (20 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 Bird Study (based on the number of publications) are:

• British Trust for Ornithology (166 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (127 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
• The Lodge (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Glasgow (33 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, 9.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.05% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.79% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.32% of all publications and 36.84% 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.