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European Journal of Forest Research
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European Journal of Forest Research

1612-4669

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10342

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 152 127 137 21
Environmental Sciences 486 30 48 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 198
Documents by Best Scientists*: 201
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 80
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.786
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Forest Research?

The journal explores disciplines such as Plant ecology, Ecology, Forestry, Botany and Agroforestry. The Plant ecology works featured in European Journal of Forest Research incorporate elements from Biomass (ecology), Agronomy, Picea abies, Climate change and Mediterranean climate. It explores topics in Agronomy which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Thinning, Soil water and Nutrient.

Beech, Forest ecology, Forest management, Fagus sylvatica and Canopy are all aspects of Ecology research featured in European Journal of Forest Research. Most of the works presented in European Journal of Forest Research deals with Forestry but it intersects with the subject of Scots pine. The journal connects the study in Botany with the closely related area of Horticulture.

  • Plant ecology (48.22%)
  • Ecology (23.47%)
  • Forestry (22.30%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Tree growth as indicator of tree vitality and of tree reaction to environmental stress: a review (382 citations)
  • Retrieval of forest structural parameters using LiDAR remote sensing (290 citations)
  • A review of habitat thresholds for dead wood: a baseline for management recommendations in European forests. (284 citations)

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

The most cited publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Ecology, Plant ecology, Beech, Botany and Fagus sylvatica. Most of the Ecology studies addressed in the published papers also intersect with Forestry. The journal publications hold forums on Plant ecology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Agronomy, Forest management, Soil water, Climate change and Woody plant.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Plant ecology, Agronomy, Beech, Ecology and Forestry. Topics in Plant ecology explored in European Journal of Forest Research were investigated in conjunction with research in Biomass (ecology), Productivity (ecology), Climate change, Ecosystem and Seedling. While the primary focus in the journal is Agronomy, it also dissects topics surrounding Vegetation and Biodiversity and Temperate climate as a whole.

The work on Beech tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Spatial ecology, Basal area, Thinning and Horticulture. The studies on Ecology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Biological dispersal and Genetic diversity. The Forestry research presented in it also delves into studies in intersecting subjects like

  • Habitat that connect with fields like Abundance (ecology),
  • Ecosystem services, which have a strong connection to Tree species..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • European beech stem diameter grows better in mixed than in mono-specific stands at the edge of its distribution in mountain forests (8 citations)
  • Tree diversity and the temporal stability of mountain forest productivity: testing the effect of species composition, through asynchrony and overyielding (7 citations)
  • Calibration of the process-based model 3-PG for major central European tree species (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 European Journal of Forest Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hans Pretzsch (32 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Christian Ammer (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Timo Pukkala (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Rainer Matyssek (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harald Bugmann (12 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 Forest Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Technische Universität München (96 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Göttingen (72 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Forest Research Institute (72 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Freiburg (48 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (39 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 10.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.74% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.74% of all publications and 34.74% 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

  • Stand growth and structure of mixed-species and monospecific stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and oak (Q. robur L., Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) analysed along a productivity gradient through Europe

    H. Pretzsch;M. Steckel;M. Heym;P. Biber

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • Opportunities and challenges of Eucalyptus plantations in Europe: the Iberian Peninsula experience

    Margarida Dinis Tomé;Maria Helena Almeida;Susana Barreiro;Manuela R. Branco

    (2021)
    91 Citations
  • Functional traits influence biomass and productivity through multiple mechanisms in a temperate secondary forest

    Minhui Hao;Christian Messier;Christian Messier;Yan Geng;Chunyu Zhang

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Assessing transformation scenarios from pure Norway spruce to mixed uneven-aged forests in mountain areas

    Torben Hilmers;Peter Biber;Thomas Knoke;Hans Pretzsch

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Effects of stand age on tree biomass partitioning and allometric equations in Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantations

    Wenhua Xiang;Linhua Li;Shuai Ouyang;Wenfa Xiao

    (2021)
    45 Citations

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