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Ecology of Freshwater Fish
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Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 228 111 127 15
Environmental Sciences 711 10 10 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 138
Documents by Best Scientists*: 146
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 66
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.621
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ecology of Freshwater Fish?

The aim of Ecology of Freshwater Fish is to expand the discussion of research in Ecology, Fishery, Habitat, Salmo and Predation. Juvenile is a primary topic of Ecology research in Ecology of Freshwater Fish. Fishery research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Range (biology), Tributary, Fish migration, Oncorhynchus and Perch.

Some problems in Habitat that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Abundance (ecology), Drainage basin, Substrate (marine biology), Species richness and Biological dispersal. Ecology of Freshwater Fish addresses concerns in Predation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Foraging and Zooplankton. Trout research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on Salvelinus.

Salvelinus and Arctic are closely related fields of research discussed in Ecology of Freshwater Fish.

  • Ecology (98.54%)
  • Fishery (34.01%)
  • Habitat (24.67%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L., brown trout Salmo trutta L. and Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus (L.): a review of aspects of their life histories (1038 citations)
  • Metapopulations and salmonids: a synthesis of life history patterns and empirical observations (258 citations)
  • Effects of lipid extraction on stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses of fish tissues: potential consequences for food web studies (234 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ecology of Freshwater Fish:

The journal articles investigate areas of study like Ecology, Fishery, Habitat, Salmo and Predation. Ecology research is the primary subject tackled in the published articles with a focus in Trophic level. While the primary focus in the journal articles is Fishery, they also dissect topics surrounding Littoral zone and Invertebrate as a whole.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Ecology, Zoology, Habitat, Trout and Invasive species. Research in Fishery and the interrelating topic of Fish migration were among the subjects of interest in the Ecology studies discussed in Ecology of Freshwater Fish. The study on Zoology presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Oncorhynchus.

The Habitat works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Juvenile and Mark and recapture. The journal centers on topics in Trout, with a focus on Salvelinus. The journal focused on Brown trout research conducted under the discipline of Salmo.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Migratory salmon smolts exhibit consistent interannual depensatory predator swamping: Effects on telemetry‐based survival estimates (5 citations)
  • Habitat complexity and individual variation in diet and morphology of a fish species associated with macrophytes (3 citations)
  • Dynamics of the seasonal migration of Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus, Pallas 1814) and implications for the Lake Ontario food web (2 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 Ecology of Freshwater Fish (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Colin E. Adams (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Michael Power (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Gary D. Grossman (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Larry Greenberg (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kim Aarestrup (14 papers) published 1 paper 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 Ecology of Freshwater Fish (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Geological Survey (63 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada (35 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service (27 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bournemouth University (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Washington (25 papers) published 1 paper 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, 1.39% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.90% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.68% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.49% of all publications and 54.93% 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

  • Density‐dependent effects on salmonid populations: A review

    Gary D. Grossman;Troy N. Simon

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • When alien catfish meet—Resource overlap between the North American Ictalurus punctatus and immature European Silurus glanis in the Arno River (Italy)

    Phillip Joschka Haubrock;Phillip Joschka Haubrock;Martina Azzini;Paride Balzani;Alberto Francesco Inghilesi

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Comparing the behavioural thermoregulation response to heat stress by Atlantic salmon parr (Salmo salar) in two rivers

    Emily Corey;Tommi Linnansaari;Stephen J. Dugdale;Normand Bergeron

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Atlantic salmon living on the edge: Smolt behaviour and survival during seaward migration in River Minho

    Hugo Flávio;Pablo Caballero;Niels Jepsen;Kim Aarestrup

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Seasonal hydrology and fish assemblage structure in the floodplain of the lower Amazon River

    Poliane B. Silva;Caroline C. Arantes;Caroline C. Arantes;Carlos E. C. Freitas;Miguel Petrere

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Substrate composition determines emergence success and development of European nase larvae (Chondrostoma nasus L.)

    Christoffer Nagel;Joachim Pander;Melanie Mueller;Juergen Geist

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Seasonal and diurnal variation of downstream fish movement at four small-scale hydropower plants

    Josef Knott;Melanie Mueller;Joachim Pander;Juergen Geist

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Spatial organisation of fish assemblages in the Chishui River, the last free‐flowing tributary of the upper Yangtze River, China

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Migration, homing and spatial ecology of common carp in interconnected lakes

    Nathan V. Banet;John Fieberg;Peter W. Sorensen

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • Comparative swimming performance and behaviour of three benthic fish species: The invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), the native bullhead (Cottus gobio), and the native gudgeon (Gobio gobio)

    Bernd Egger;Joschka Wiegleb;Frank Seidel;Patricia Burkhardt‐Holm

    (2021)
    22 Citations

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