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EcoHealth
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EcoHealth

1612-9202

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10393

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 331 57 53 11
Environmental Sciences 728 8 6 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 144
Documents by Best Scientists*: 102
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 76
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.546
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ecohealth?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Animal ecology, Public health, Ecology, Environmental resource management and Zoology. The studies in Animal ecology featured incorporate elements of Wildlife, Environmental health, EcoHealth, Veterinary medicine and Ecosystem. Public health research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Disease, Socioeconomics, Ecosystem health and Environmental planning.

The Ecology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Outbreak. Most of the Environmental resource management studies addressed also intersect with Sustainability. Discussions in Ecohealth are anchored in the subject of Zoology and the similar topic of Host (biology).

  • Animal ecology (99.17%)
  • Public health (36.06%)
  • Ecology (33.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Spread of Chytridiomycosis Has Caused the Rapid Global Decline and Extinction of Frogs (922 citations)
  • Bottlenose Dolphins as Marine Ecosystem Sentinels: Developing a Health Monitoring System (284 citations)
  • Amphibian Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Is Inhibited by the Cutaneous Bacteria of Amphibian Species (248 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ecohealth:

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Animal ecology, Ecology, Public health, Zoology and Wildlife. The most cited publications deal with Animal ecology in conjunction with other fields like

  • Amphibian that intertwine with fields like Emerging infectious disease,
  • Environmental resource management which intersects with area such as EcoHealth.. While the most cited articles focused on Ecology, they were also able to explore topics like Vector (epidemiology) and Disease.

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

  • Ecology
  • China
  • Virus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Animal ecology, Public health, Ecology, Wildlife and Zoology. While it focused on Animal ecology, it was also able to explore topics like Wildlife disease, Environmental health, Outbreak, Ecosystem and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The journal explores topics in Public health which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Dengue virus, Climate change, Disease and Environmental planning.

It facilitates discussions on Ecology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Seed dispersal and Soil fungi. Mink, Marine mammal, Transmission (medicine), Genetic marker and Boundary (real estate) are some topics wherein Wildlife research discussed in it have an impact. Topics in Zoology were tackled in line with various other fields like Etiology and Immunity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Hesitancy Toward a COVID-19 Vaccine. (4 citations)
  • Site Fidelity is Associated with Food Provisioning and Salmonella in an Urban Wading Bird (1 citations)
  • Fibropapillomatosis and the Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 in Green Turtles from West Africa. (1 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 Ecohealth (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter Daszak (66 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • A. Alonso Aguirre (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jakob Zinsstag (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bruce A. Wilcox (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew A. Cunningham (14 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 Ecohealth (based on the number of publications) are:

  • EcoHealth Alliance (67 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zoological Society of London (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (28 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 69.05% 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

  • No Evidence of Coronaviruses or Other Potentially Zoonotic Viruses in Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) Entering the Wildlife Trade via Malaysia.

    Jimmy Lee;Tom Hughes;Mei-Ho Lee;Hume Field

    (2020)
    86 Citations
  • Eating Bushmeat Improves Food Security in a Biodiversity and Infectious Disease "Hotspot".

    Sagan Friant;Sagan Friant;Wilfred A Ayambem;Alobi O Alobi;Nzube M Ifebueme

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Climatic Factors Influencing the Anthrax Outbreak of 2016 in Siberia, Russia

    Ekaterina Ezhova;Dmitry Orlov;Elli Suhonen;Dmitry Kaverin

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Synergistic China-US Ecological Research is Essential for Global Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness

    Tierra Smiley Evans;Zhengli Shi;Michael Boots;Wenjun Liu

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Ecosystem Restoration: A Public Health Intervention

    Martin F. Breed;Adam T Cross;Kiri Wallace;Keith Bradby

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Tracking Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infection Across the Globe

    Federico Castro Monzon;Federico Castro Monzon;Mark Oliver Rödel;Jonathan M. Jeschke;Jonathan M. Jeschke

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Human Activities Attract Harmful Mosquitoes in a Tropical Urban Landscape

    J. M. Lee;R. J. Wasserman;R. J. Wasserman;J. Y. Gan;R. F. Wilson

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Synergistic Effects of Grassland Fragmentation and Temperature on Bovine Rabies Emergence

    Germán Botto Nuñez;Germán Botto Nuñez;Daniel J Becker;Rick L Lawrence;Raina K Plowright

    (2020)
    23 Citations

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