Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Top Research Topics at Human Dimensions of Wildlife?

Human Dimensions of Wildlife focuses largely on the fields of Wildlife, Environmental resource management, Wildlife management, Wildlife conservation and Socioeconomics. Issues in Wildlife were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Social psychology, Environmental planning, Recreation and Environmental protection. The concepts on Recreation presented in Human Dimensions of Wildlife can also apply to other research fields, including Marketing, Specialization (functional) and Fishing.

More specifically, the research on Fishing in the journal is related to Fisheries management. The journal focuses on Environmental resource management as well as the interrelated topic of Endangered species. Wildlife management research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Stakeholder and Public relations.

The majority of Wildlife conservation studies presented zero in on North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. The journal connects research in Socioeconomics with the related topic of Livestock. The majority of Ecology studies are focused on the issues of Habitat.

• Wildlife (36.95%)
• Environmental resource management (20.10%)
• Wildlife management (20.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Wildlife value orientations: A conceptual and measurement approach (514 citations)
• Creating Coexistence between Humans and Wildlife: Global Perspectives on Local Efforts to Address Human–Wildlife Conflict (347 citations)
• Co-Managing Human–Wildlife Conflicts: A Review (333 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Human Dimensions of Wildlife:

The journal articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Wildlife, Environmental resource management, Wildlife management, Wildlife conservation and Social psychology. The published papers tackle studies in Socioeconomics and the interrelated subject of Rural area to gain insights into Wildlife. The published articles deal with Social psychology in conjunction with Recreation and similar fields in Marketing.

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

• Law
• Ecology
• China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Wildlife, Socioeconomics, Environmental planning, Human–wildlife conflict and Wildlife management are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The research on Wildlife featured in Human Dimensions of Wildlife combines topics in other fields like Environmental ethics, Natural resource economics, Agroforestry and Outreach. The Environmental ethics study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Social identity theory.

The journal focuses on Socioeconomics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Recreation and Fishing. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Environmental planning, apply to Wildlife conservation as well.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on public attitudes toward bats in Arkansas and implications for bat management (9 citations)
• The effects of bat photographs on emotions, attitudes, intentions, and wildlife value orientations (4 citations)
• You poor little thing! The role of compassion for wildlife conservation (4 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 Human Dimensions of Wildlife (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jerry J. Vaske (48 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Daniel J. Decker (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Michael J. Manfredo (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Craig A. Miller (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David C. Fulton (26 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Human Dimensions of Wildlife (based on the number of publications) are:

• Colorado State University (93 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Cornell University (52 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• United States Geological Survey (34 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Texas A&M University (32 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• Michigan State University (32 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, 9.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.43% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 45.71% 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.