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Birds
H-index 7

Birds

2673-6004

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/birds

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 523 31 31 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 46
Documents by Best Scientists*: 49
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 10
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.487
Impact Factor: 1.4

Top Publications

  • Data Types and the Phylogeny of Neoaves

    Edward L. Braun;Rebecca T. Kimball

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • The Ecology of the Zebra Finch Makes It a Great Laboratory Model but an Outlier amongst Passerine Birds

    Simon C. Griffith;Riccardo Ton;Laura L. Hurley;Callum S. McDiarmid

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Illegal Wildlife Trade in Traditional Markets, on Instagram and Facebook: Raptors as a Case Study

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Differential Long-Term Population Responses of Two Closely Related Human-Associated Sparrow Species with Respect to Urbanization

    Jukka Jokimäki;Jukka Suhonen;Marja-Liisa Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Nesting Success and Nesting Height in the Critically Endangered Medium Tree Finch (Camarhynchus pauper)

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Blood Metabolites and Profiling Stored Adipose Tissue Reveal the Differential Migratory Strategies of Eurasian Reed and Sedge Warblers

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Frequency of Occurrence and Ingested Biomass of Different Prey of the Barn Owl Tyto alba in an Island Ecosystem

    Miriam Viganò;Leonardo Ancillotto;Paolo Agnelli;Gentile Francesco Ficetola

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Influence of Habitat and Food Resource Availability on Common Raven Nest Site Selection and Reproductive Success in Mediterranean Forests

    Amalia Segura;Pelayo Acevedo

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Will Brazilian City Dwellers Actively Engage in Urban Conservation? A Case Study with the Charismatic Neotropical Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Dynamic Patterns of Sex Chromosome Evolution in Neognath Birds: Many Independent Barriers to Recombination at the ATP5F1A Locus

    (2022)
    4 Citations

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