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Ecological Entomology
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Ecological Entomology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 146 267 299 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 316
Documents by Best Scientists*: 329
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 99
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.834
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ecological Entomology?

The scientific interests tackled in Ecological Entomology are Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Larva and Predation. Ecological Entomology concentrated on Ecology research, specifically Host (biology), Habitat, Parasitoid, Hymenoptera and Foraging. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Parasitoid and the similar topic of Parasitism.

While work presented in Ecological Entomology provided substantial information on Zoology, it also covered topics in Fecundity and Lepidoptera genitalia. The in-depth study on Botany also explores topics in the intersecting field of Horticulture. The Larva research presented places emphasis on topics like Instar and Pupa.

The majority of Predation studies in it are focused on the subject of Predator. Ecological Entomology explores research in Aphid and the adjacent study of Aphididae.

  • Ecology (47.17%)
  • Zoology (30.81%)
  • Botany (18.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Facultative bacterial endosymbionts benefit pea aphids Acyrthosiphon pisum under heat stress (565 citations)
  • Bacterial symbionts as mediators of ecologically important traits of insect hosts (359 citations)
  • Role of nesting resources in organising diverse bee communities in a Mediterranean landscape (344 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ecological Entomology:

The main points discussed in the most cited articles deal with Ecology, Botany, Zoology, Larva and Hymenoptera. The journal articles encompass presentations on Ecology, specifically Predation, Habitat, Host (biology), Parasitoid and Foraging. The journal articles facilitate discussions on Zoology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Fecundity, Lepidoptera genitalia, Longevity and Reproduction.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ecological Entomology primarily tackles Ecology, Zoology, Insect, Host (biology) and Predation. Ecology studies presented include Habitat, Trophic level, Dung beetle, Phenology and Climate change. The overlapping concepts between Biodiversity and Abundance (ecology) are the key highlights of Climate change study.

Zoology research featured in Ecological Entomology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Larva and Substrate (marine biology). The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Insect, apply to Herbivore as well. The study on Parasitoid presented in it intersects with the topics under Parasitism.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Insect responses to global change offer signposts for biodiversity and conservation (10 citations)
  • Do non‐native plants contribute to insect declines? (8 citations)
  • Cascading extinctions as a hidden driver of insect decline (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 Ecological Entomology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Arthur G. Butler (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frederick Smith (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David Sharp (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edward Meyrick (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edward B. Poulton (22 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 Ecological Entomology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Imperial College London (129 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Oxford (124 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • British Museum (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Davis (69 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cambridge (64 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 0.66% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 2.65% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.95% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.57% of all publications and 74.83% 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

  • A practical guide to DNA metabarcoding for entomological ecologists

    Mingxin Liu;Laurence J. Clarke;Susan C. Baker;Gregory J. Jordan

    (2020)
    158 Citations
  • How climate change affects the seasonal ecology of insect parasitoids

    Kévin Tougeron;Kévin Tougeron;Jacques Brodeur;Cécile Le Lann;Joan van Baaren

    (2020)
    122 Citations
  • Geographical, temporal and taxonomic biases in insect GBIF data on biodiversity and extinction

    Maya Rocha‐Ortega;Pilar Rodriguez;Alex Córdoba‐Aguilar

    (2021)
    91 Citations
  • The ecology and evolution of induced responses to herbivory and how plants perceive risk

    Richard Karban

    (2020)
    85 Citations
  • Insect responses to global change offer signposts for biodiversity and conservation

    Robert J. Wilson;Robert J. Wilson;Richard Fox;Richard Fox

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • Do non-native plants contribute to insect declines?

    Douglas W. Tallamy;Desirée L. Narango;Adam B. Mitchell

    (2021)
    75 Citations
  • Temperature-body size responses in insects: a case study of British Odonata

    Rungtip Wonglersak;Rungtip Wonglersak;Phillip B. Fenberg;Phillip B. Fenberg;Peter G. Langdon;Stephen J. Brooks

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Money spider dietary choice in pre- and post-harvest cereal crops using metabarcoding

    Jordan P. Cuff;Jordan P. Cuff;Lorna E. Drake;Maximillian P. T. G. Tercel;Jennifer E. Stockdale;Jennifer E. Stockdale

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • Use of visual and olfactory cues of flowers of two brassicaceous species by insect pollinators

    Katherine Y. Barragán-Fonseca;Joop J.A. van Loon;Marcel Dicke;Dani Lucas-Barbosa

    (2020)
    37 Citations

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