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Canadian Journal of Forest Research
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Canadian Journal of Forest Research

0045-5067

Published by: Canadian Science Publishing

https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjfr

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 150 158 210 21
Environmental Sciences 419 48 67 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 253
Documents by Best Scientists*: 306
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 140
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.621
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Canadian Journal of Forest Research?

Forestry, Botany, Ecology, Horticulture and Agronomy are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. While Canadian Journal of Forest Research focused on Forestry, it was also able to explore topics like Biomass (ecology) and Canopy. Nutrient and Black spruce are some topics wherein Botany research discussed in Canadian Journal of Forest Research have an impact.

Specifically, studies on Ecosystem are prevalent in the Ecology works discussed. It links adjacent topics like Horticulture with Growing season. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Agronomy, apply to Soil water as well.

  • Forestry (34.95%)
  • Botany (31.83%)
  • Ecology (20.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Use of Logarithmic Regression in the Estimation of Plant Biomass (862 citations)
  • Light regimes beneath closed canopies and tree-fall gaps in temperate and tropical forests (830 citations)
  • Conditions for the start and spread of crown fire (787 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Canadian Journal of Forest Research:

The most cited publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Forestry, Ecology, Botany, Agronomy and Taiga. The most cited papers address concerns in Forestry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Biomass (ecology), Canopy and Woody plant. In addition to Botany research, the most cited articles aim to explore topics under Nutrient and Horticulture.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Canadian Journal of Forest Research focuses on Forestry, Ecology, Agronomy, Tree (data structure) and Climate change. The journal explores issues in Forestry which can be linked to other research areas like Tree species and Pinus . It encompasses presentations on Ecology, specifically Ecosystem and Temperate climate.

Agronomy research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Soil water and Thinning.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • National mapping and estimation of forest area by dominant tree species using Sentinel-2 data (13 citations)
  • Evolution, history, and use of stem taper equations: a review of their development, application, and implementation (7 citations)
  • Water budget fluxes in catchments under grassland and Eucalyptus plantations of different ages (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.

The top authors publishing in Canadian Journal of Forest Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yves Bergeron (77 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Cindy E. Prescott (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christian Messier (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Victor J. Lieffers (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Timothy J. Fahey (40 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 Canadian Journal of Forest Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Forest Service (325 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • Natural Resources Canada (213 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of British Columbia (135 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • Laval University (123 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Oregon State University (117 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 6.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 43.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.07% of all publications and 32.16% 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

  • Fifty years of wildland fire science in Canada

    Sean C.P. Coogan;Lori D. Daniels;Den Boychuk;Philip J. Burton

    (2021)
    90 Citations
  • Evolution, history, and use of stem taper equations: a review of their development, application, and implementation

    John Paul McTague;Aaron R. Weiskittel

    (2021)
    73 Citations
  • Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries

    Hans Pretzsch;Torben Hilmers;Peter Biber;Admir Avdagić

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • National mapping and estimation of forest area by dominant tree species using Sentinel-2 data

    Johannes Breidenbach;Lars T. Waser;Misganu Debella-Gilo;Johannes Schumacher

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • Considering regeneration failure in the context of changing climate and disturbance regimes in western North America

    (2022)
    47 Citations
  • Pan-European sustainable forest management indicators for assessing Climate-Smart Forestry in Europe

    Giovanni Santopuoli;Christian Temperli;Iciar Alberdi;Ignacio Barbeito;Ignacio Barbeito

    (2020)
    45 Citations

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