Freshwater Biology

Top Research Topics at Freshwater Biology?

Freshwater Biology tackles a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Habitat, Botany, STREAMS and Phytoplankton. It tackles issues in Ecology, particularly in the topics of Benthic zone, Species richness, Biomass (ecology), Predation and Invertebrate. Abundance (ecology), Biodiversity and Species diversity are some topics wherein Species richness research discussed in Freshwater Biology have an impact.

Habitat and Biological dispersal are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. Topics in Botany were tackled in line with various other fields like Macrophyte, Aquatic plant, Phosphorus and Animal science. Freshwater Biology focuses on STREAMS research which is adjacent to topics in Ecosystem.

The concepts on Phytoplankton presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Zooplankton, Eutrophication and Plankton. Most of the Nutrient studies addressed also intersect with Environmental chemistry. Topics in Daphnia explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Branchiopoda and Cladocera.

• Ecology (77.04%)
• Habitat (12.57%)
• Botany (10.49%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Ecological responses to altered flow regimes: a literature review to inform the science and management of environmental flows (1331 citations)
• How much water does a river need (1162 citations)
• Leaf processing in a woodland stream (1113 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Freshwater Biology:

The journal papers mostly deal with topics like Ecology, STREAMS, Habitat, Species richness and Benthic zone. The published papers investigate Ecology research which frequently intersects with Hydrology. In addition to STREAMS research, the journal papers aim to explore topics under Biological dispersal and Riparian zone.

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

• Ecology
• Botany
• Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Freshwater Biology primarily focuses on research topics in Ecology, Zoology, Climate change, Habitat and Zooplankton. The work on Ecology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Biological dispersal and STREAMS. The work on Zoology tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Disease ecology, Larva and Predation.

Global warming is part of Climate change studies tackled in the journal. The Habitat study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Tributary. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Zooplankton, apply to Phytoplankton as well.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Shifting states, shifting services: Linking regime shifts to changes in ecosystem services of shallow lakes (21 citations)
• Riparian forests can mitigate warming and ecological degradation of agricultural headwater streams (9 citations)
• Strong impacts of signal crayfish invasion on upland stream fish and invertebrate communities. (5 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 Freshwater Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Erik Jeppesen (68 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Stephen James Ormerod (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Colin R. Townsend (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Brian Moss (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kaj Sand-Jensen (36 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 Freshwater Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Freshwater Biological Association (208 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of Georgia (116 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Aarhus University (106 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• United States Geological Survey (91 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Copenhagen (90 papers) published 4 papers 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, 3.43% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.20% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.53% of all publications and 57.40% 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.