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European Journal of Wildlife Research
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European Journal of Wildlife Research

1612-4642

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10344

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 93 46 64 11
Ecology and Evolution 227 115 165 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 194
Documents by Best Scientists*: 236
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 62
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.567
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Wildlife Research?

European Journal of Wildlife Research tackles a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Habitat, Zoology, Wildlife and Predation. Ecology research discussed connects with the study of Population density. The journal focuses on Habitat as well as the interrelated topic of Vegetation.

The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Zoology and Wild boar. The Wildlife study tackling the subject of Wildlife management is the focus of European Journal of Wildlife Research. The study on Wildlife management presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Wildlife conservation.

Studies on Predation discussed in the journal link to the field of Livestock.

  • Ecology (53.56%)
  • Habitat (20.02%)
  • Zoology (19.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Diseases shared between wildlife and livestock: a European perspective (315 citations)
  • Disease risks and overabundance of game species (237 citations)
  • Diet of wild boar Sus scrofa L. and crop damage in an intensive agroecosystem (181 citations)

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

The journal papers facilitate discussions on Ecology, Habitat, Predation, Wild boar and Wildlife. The works on Ecology tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Zoology and Population density. The featured Wild boar studies in the journal publications mainly concentrate on Animal science but also cover areas of interest in Pellet.

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

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Zoology, Ecology, Habitat, Wildlife and Predation are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The studies in Zoology featured incorporate elements of Population density, Home range, Invasive species, Vulpes and Hunting season. Ecology (disciplines), National park, Shrub, Species distribution and Distance sampling studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Ecology presented.

In the journal, Range (biology), Biological dispersal, Woodland and Abundance (ecology) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Habitat research. The journal explores Wildlife concepts, specifically Wildlife management but expands to research in Context (language use). It deals with Livestock in conjunction with Wild boar and similar fields in Contamination.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Spatial and temporal dynamics of wild boars Sus scrofa hunted in Alpine environment (4 citations)
  • Reeves’ muntjac populations continue to grow and spread across Great Britain and are invading continental Europe (3 citations)
  • Colonisation, impacts in conservation woodland and management of Reeves’ muntjac ( Muntiacus reevesi ) in an English county (3 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 Wildlife Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Christian Gortázar (35 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Marcus Clauss (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joaquín Vicente (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Carlos Fonseca (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rafael Villafuerte (13 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 Wildlife Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (154 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (49 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (46 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Leibniz Association (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Porto (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less 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, 18.81% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.32% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.17% of all publications and 51.22% 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

  • Effective corridor width: linking the spatial ecology of wildlife with land use policy

    Adam T. Ford;Emily J. Sunter;Catherine Fauvelle;Jacob L. Bradshaw

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Correlation between increased human-elephant conflict and poaching of elephants in Burkina Faso (West Africa)

    Aimé Compaore;Djidama Sirima;Emmanuel M. Hema;Benoît Doamba

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • One tool in the box: the role of hunters in mitigating the damages associated to abundant wildlife

    (2022)
    28 Citations
  • The accuracy and precision of age determination by dental cementum annuli in four northern cervids

    Vebjørn Veiberg;Erlend Birkeland Nilsen;Christer Moe Rolandsen;Morten Heim

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Temporal niche overlap among mesocarnivores in a Caatinga dry forest

    Paulo Henrique Marinho;Paulo Henrique Marinho;Carlos Roberto Fonseca;Pedro Sarmento;Carlos Fonseca

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Predicting livestock depredation risk by African lions (Panthera leo) in a multi-use area of northern Tanzania

    K. Beattie;K. Beattie;E. R. Olson;B. Kissui;A. Kirschbaum

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • New rules or old concepts? The golden jackal (Canis aureus) and its legal status in Central Europe

    Jennifer Hatlauf;Kathrin Bayer;Arie Trouwborst;Klaus Hackländer

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Dog activity in protected areas: behavioral effects on mesocarnivores and the impacts of a top predator

    Rita de Cassia Bianchi;Natalie Olifiers;Letícia Lutke Riski;Jéssica Abonízio Gouvea

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Tools and opportunities for African swine fever control in wild boar and feral pigs: a review

    (2023)
    23 Citations

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