Forest Pathology

Top Research Topics at Forest Pathology?

The journal facilitates discussions on Botany, Horticulture, Inoculation, Woody plant and Fungus. It investigates Botany research which frequently intersects with Host (biology).

• Botany (74.06%)
• Horticulture (17.01%)
• Inoculation (14.13%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Air pollution and ascorbic acid (339 citations)
• Abiotic and biotic factors and their interactions as causes of oak decline in Central Europe (335 citations)
• Chalara fraxinea sp. nov. associated with dieback of ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in Poland (241 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Forest Pathology:

The journal publications mostly deal with topics like Botany, Woody plant, Picea abies, Ecology and Horticulture. The journal articles address concerns in the field of Botany by exploring it in line with topics in Inoculation which intersect with Pathogenicity subjects. The published papers explore topics in Woody plant which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Agroforestry and Fagaceae.

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

• Botany
• Ecology
• Fungus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Forest Pathology was organized to reinforce research efforts on Botany, Horticulture, Host (biology), Leaf spot and Resistance (ecology). Scots pine, Fungus, Agathis australis, Phytophthora agathidicida and Hymenoscyphus fraxineus are all areas of Botany tackled in the journal. The journal focuses on Horticulture but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Hevea brasiliensis which is concerned with Colletotrichum.

The journal explores research in Wilt disease and overlapping concepts in Ceratocystis fimbriata, Yerba-mate, Pinus radiata and Hypha to expand the discourse in Host (biology). Leaf spot research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Mallotus japonicus, Didymellaceae, Pseudomonas amygdali and Identification (biology). The studies on Resistance (ecology) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Metrosideros, Juglans spp, Xanthomonas arboricola, Metrosideros polymorpha and Ceratocystis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Genetic recombination in Teratosphaeria destructans causing a new disease outbreak in Malaysia (3 citations)
• Blue‐stain fungi isolated from freshly felled Scots pine logs in Poland, including Leptographium sosnaicola sp. nov (2 citations)
• New hosts for Lecanosticta acicola and Dothistroma septosporum in newly established arboreta in Spain (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Forest Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Michael J. Wingfield (52 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Stephen Woodward (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jarkko Hantula (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Martin Hubbes (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jan Stenlid (26 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Forest Pathology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Forest Research Institute (123 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• United States Forest Service (102 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Finnish Forest Research Institute (89 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (81 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Aberdeen (60 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, 4.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.59% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.62% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.52% of all publications and 48.28% 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.