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European Journal of Ecology
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European Journal of Ecology

Published by: Walter de Gruyter

https://journals.ku.edu/EuroJEcol

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 665 10 13 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 10
Documents by Best Scientists*: 13
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 13
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.227
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Ecology?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Ecology, Habitat, Plant science, Ecology (disciplines) and Zoology. Species richness, Abundance (ecology), Biodiversity, Invasive species and Ecosystem are among the areas of Ecology tackled. Boreal and Physical geography are some topics wherein Abundance (ecology) research discussed in European Journal of Ecology have an impact.

The Habitat works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Range (biology), Agriculture, Urbanization, Fishery and Vegetation. The research on Range (biology) featured in European Journal of Ecology combines topics in other fields like Agronomy, Extinction, Temperate climate, Climate change and Population growth. The journal held discussions to help close the divide between two different fields of study: Plant science and Consumption (sociology).

European Journal of Ecology focuses on Ecology (disciplines) but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Niche which is concerned with Ecological niche. The studies in Zoology featured incorporate elements of Feces, Rodent and Predation. The featured Predation research zeroes in on concepts in Panthera and Bengal tiger but also tackles themes under Tiger.

  • Ecology (41.32%)
  • Habitat (22.31%)
  • Plant science (16.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Mechanistic and Correlative Models of Ecological Niches (71 citations)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in environmental biology: a review (31 citations)
  • Dietary habits of urban pigeons (Columba livia) and implications of excreta pH – a review (19 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Ecology:

Ecology, Habitat, Ecology (disciplines), Abundance (ecology) and Urbanization are the main subjects of interest in the journal publications. The most cited publications tackle research work in Ecology as well as Tree allometry. The journal publications deal with Habitat in conjunction with Biome and similar fields in Drone, Environmental resource management, Field (geography) and Vegetation.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

European Journal of Ecology focuses largely on the fields of Habitat, Ecology, Range (biology), Vegetation and Forestry. Fish migration are all disciplines of Habitat that connect with topics in Channel (geography). European Journal of Ecology encompasses presentations on Ecology, specifically Microtus and Distress.

The studies on Range (biology) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Cunninghamia and Ecological niche, Environmental niche modelling. Some problems in Vegetation that were presented in European Journal of Ecology overlapped with concepts under Spider, Species richness and Guild. The featured Forestry works encompass concepts such as Diameter at breast height and examines them in conjunction with In situ conservation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Maximum Entropy Niche Modelling to Estimate the Potential Distribution of Phytophthora megakarya (Brasier & M. J. Griffin) in Tropical Regions (1 citations)
  • FISH COMMUNITY COMPOSITION INDICATES LOW IMPACT OF CAPTURE EFFORTS IN WAR-TORN SOUTH SUDAN (0 citations)
  • Making room for the 3Rs principles of animal use in ecology: potential issues identified through a survey (0 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 European Journal of Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Luca Luiselli (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Piotr Tryjanowski (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Reuven Yosef (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Federico Morelli (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Dirk H. R. Spennemann (4 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 European Journal of Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Calcutta (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Turku (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Nebraska Omaha (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (1 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, 64.29% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 40.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 40.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • Habitat use and food habitats of a gecko population in a west African suburban area

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Birds crossing over roads: species, flight heights and infrastructure use

    Betleja Jacek;Łukasz Jankowiak;Tim H. Sparks;Piotr Tryjanowski

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • effects of extensive grazing on the vegetation of a landscape-scale restoration site

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Road-kills in New Zealand: long-term effects track population changes and reveal colour blindness

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • The Unmeasured ecological effect of mosquito control: Ecological side effects of extensive mosquito control

    Edina Török;Axel Hochkirch;Zoltán Soltész;Teja Tscharntke

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Irrigation and fertilization of Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Asteraceae) affect the attack and gall growth of Rhopalomyia chrysothamni (Cecidomyiidae)

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • The role of climate change and food supply on winter populations of seed-eating birds

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • DIVERSITY PATTERNS OF RODENT ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NORTH OF FAZAO-MALFAKASSA NATIONAL PARK (TOGO)

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Herpetofaunal diversity and community structure in the Murchison Falls - Albert Delta Ramsar site, Uganda : Herpetofaunal diversity

    Luca Luiselli;Mathias Behangana;Raymond Katumba;David Ochanda

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • FISH COMMUNITY COMPOSITION INDICATES LOW IMPACT OF CAPTURE EFFORTS IN WAR-TORN SOUTH SUDAN

    Luca Luiselli;John Sebit Benansio;Johnson J. Balli;Daniele Dendi

    (2021)
    0 Citations

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