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Food Webs
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Food Webs

2352-2496

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/food-webs

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 322 88 79 11
Environmental Sciences 664 11 13 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 109
Documents by Best Scientists*: 95
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 29
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.533
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Food Webs?

The journal primarily tackles Ecology, Trophic level, Predation, Food web and Ecosystem. Habitat, Benthic zone, Biodiversity, Biomass (ecology) and Species richness are all areas of Ecology tackled in it. It facilitates discussions on Benthic zone that incorporate concepts from other fields like Pelagic zone and Detritus.

The journal addresses concerns in Trophic level which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Niche, Ecology (disciplines), Arctic, Food chain and Isotope analysis. Predation research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Zoology, Foraging and Generalist and specialist species. Issues in Zoology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Range (biology) and Larva.

While work presented in Food Webs provided substantial information on Food web, it also covered topics in Estuary, Fishery and Herbivore. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Ecosystem, apply to Nutrient as well. The journal explores research in Apex predator alongside concepts in Trophic cascade and other areas of study in Carnivore and Dingo.

  • Ecology (64.22%)
  • Trophic level (41.18%)
  • Predation (33.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Size matters more than shape: Ingestion of primary and secondary microplastics by small predators (88 citations)
  • Can we save large carnivores without losing large carnivore science (46 citations)
  • A primer on the history of food web ecology: Fundamental contributions of fourteen researchers (45 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Food Webs:

The most cited articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Ecology, Trophic level, Predation, Food web and Ecosystem. The journal articles about Abiotic component, Ecology (disciplines) and Food chain research are fields of study within Ecology but they also intertwine with concepts in Context (language use) and Field (Bourdieu). Issues in Predation were discussed in the journal articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Generalist and specialist species and Aquatic organisms.

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

  • Ecology
  • Habitat
  • Ecosystem

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Ecology, Predation, Trophic level, Zoology and Food web are the focal point of discussions in the journal. As a part of it, discussions in Ecology involve topics like Species richness, Abundance (ecology), Estuary, Biomass (ecology) and Foraging. Topics in Predation explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Calliphora vicina, Eagle and Red imported fire ant.

While Trophic level is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Niche, Benthic zone, Ecosystem and Big data. The research on Zoology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Zenaida auriculata and Caracara, Crested caracara. The studies on Food web discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Missing data, River ecosystem, Environmental resource management, Taxonomic rank and Invertebrate.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Responses of dingo (Canis familiaris) populations to landscape-scale baiting (2 citations)
  • Prey preferences of modern human hunter-gatherers (2 citations)
  • Fighting like cats and dogs? Dingoes do not constrain spatial and temporal movements of feral cats (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 Food Webs (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Benjamin L. Allen (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brandon T. Barton (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter J. S. Fleming (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Craig A. Layman (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Guy Ballard (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 Food Webs (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mississippi State University (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Oregon State University (5 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, 3.57% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 37.04% of all publications and 37.04% 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

  • Uptake and ingestion are the main pathways for microplastics to enter marine benthos: A review

    Lara M. Pinheiro;Lara M. Pinheiro;Juliana A. Ivar do Sul;Monica F. Costa

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Trophic transfer of microplastics in a model freshwater microcosm; lack of a consumer avoidance response

    (2022)
    45 Citations
  • Food webs speak of human impact: Using stable isotope-based tools to measure ecological consequences of environmental change

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Bison limit ecosystem recovery in northern Yellowstone

    Robert L. Beschta;William J. Ripple;J. Boone Kauffman;Luke E. Painter

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Secondary production is an underutilized metric to assess restoration initiatives

    Craig A. Layman;Andrew L. Rypel

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Functional diversity in herbivorous fishes on Caribbean reefs: The role of macroalgal traits in driving interspecific differences in feeding behavior

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Dietary fatty acids of spiders reveal spatial and temporal variations in aquatic-terrestrial linkages

    L.D. Chari;N.B. Richoux;S. Moyo;M.H. Villet

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Invasive European wasps alter scavenging dynamics around carrion

    Emma E. Spencer;Philip S. Barton;William J. Ripple;Thomas M. Newsome

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Interactions between plants and pollinators across urban and rural farming landscapes

    Rachel L. Olsson;Matthew R. Brousil;Robert E. Clark;Quinlyn Baine

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Individual diet specialization drives population trophic niche responses to environmental change in a predator fish population

    Simon D. Stewart;David Kelly;Laura Biessy;Olivier Laroche

    (2021)
    15 Citations

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