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Evolutionary Applications
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Evolutionary Applications

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 57 404 433 36
Environmental Sciences 343 32 30 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 661
Documents by Best Scientists*: 578
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 21
SCIMAGO H-index: 95
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.362
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Evolutionary Applications?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Genetic diversity, Adaptation and Genetics. In addition to Ecology research, the journal aims to explore topics under Gene flow, Biological dispersal and Genetic structure. While Gene flow is the key highlight in the journal, it also covered some subjects on Introgression and Domestication.

The research on Evolutionary biology featured in it combines topics in other fields like Population genomics, Population genetics, Genome, Selection (genetic algorithm) and Genetic variation. More specifically, the research on Selection (genetic algorithm) in the journal is related to Natural selection. The journal focuses on Genetic variation as well as the interrelated topic of Zoology.

Effective population size and Genetic drift are among the areas of Genetic diversity tackled. It connects the study in Adaptation with the closely related area of Phenotypic plasticity. The main emphasis of Evolutionary Applications is the research on Genetics, emphasizing the topic of Gene.

  • Ecology (46.17%)
  • Evolutionary biology (17.85%)
  • Genetic diversity (13.49%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Adaptation, migration or extirpation: climate change outcomes for tree populations (1291 citations)
  • Climate change, adaptation, and phenotypic plasticity: the problem and the evidence. (718 citations)
  • Evolution and behavioural responses to human-induced rapid environmental change. (690 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Evolutionary Applications:

The most cited articles cover a variety of subjects, including Ecology, Adaptation, Phenotypic plasticity, Selection (genetic algorithm) and Genetics. The most cited papers explore issues in Ecology which can be linked to other research areas like Genetic variation and Genetic diversity. The journal publications with studies in Adaptation featured incorporate elements of Biological dispersal and Introduced species.

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

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Genetics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Zoology, Genetic diversity and Adaptation. The research on Ecology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Biological dispersal and Genetic structure. Topics in Evolutionary biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Genome-wide association study, Endangered species, Selection (genetic algorithm), Allele and Genetic variation.

While Zoology is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Host (biology) and Introgression. The Introgression works featured in it incorporate elements from Gene flow and Hybrid. The journal facilitated discussions that integrated Adaptation and Context (language use).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Socio-eco-evolutionary dynamics in cities. (22 citations)
  • Genetic mixing for population management: From genetic rescue to provenancing. (15 citations)
  • Identifying key questions in the ecology and evolution of cancer. (13 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 Evolutionary Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Louis Bernatchez (31 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Frédéric Thomas (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Beata Ujvari (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Andrew P. Hendry (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Ary A. Hoffmann (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous 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 Evolutionary Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (70 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of British Columbia (56 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Laval University (51 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Montpellier (49 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (33 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, 4.08% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.02% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.72% of all publications and 44.15% 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

  • The evolutionary consequences of human–wildlife conflict in cities

    Christopher J Schell;Lauren A Stanton;Julie K Young;Lisa M Angeloni

    (2021)
    182 Citations
  • Population-level inferences from environmental DNA—Current status and future perspectives

    Eva Egelyng Sigsgaard;Mads Reinholdt Jensen;Inger Eleanor Winkelmann;Peter Rask Møller

    (2020)
    179 Citations
  • Socio-eco-evolutionary dynamics in cities.

    Simone Des Roches;Kristien Inge Brans;Max R. Lambert;L. Ruth Rivkin

    (2021)
    162 Citations
  • Genetic mixing for population management: From genetic rescue to provenancing.

    Ary A Hoffmann;Adam D Miller;Andrew R Weeks

    (2021)
    126 Citations
  • Phenotypic plasticity under rapid global changes: The intrinsic force for future seagrasses survival

    Jessica Pazzaglia;Jessica Pazzaglia;Thorsten B H Reusch;Antonio Terlizzi;Antonio Terlizzi;Lázaro Marín-Guirao

    (2021)
    108 Citations
  • Evaluating genomic data for management of local adaptation in a changing climate: A lodgepole pine case study.

    Colin R. Mahony;Colin R. Mahony;Ian R. MacLachlan;Brandon M. Lind;Jeremy B. Yoder;Jeremy B. Yoder

    (2020)
    107 Citations
  • Forest genomics: Advancing climate adaptation, forest health, productivity and conservation

    Nathalie Isabel;Nathalie Isabel;Jason A. Holliday;Sally N. Aitken

    (2020)
    101 Citations
  • Identifying key questions in the ecology and evolution of cancer.

    Antoine M. Dujon;Antoine M. Dujon;Athena Aktipis;Catherine Alix-Panabières;Sarah R. Amend

    (2021)
    95 Citations
  • Seeing the forest for the trees: Assessing genetic offset predictions from gradient forest

    (2022)
    78 Citations

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