Ibis

Top Research Topics at Ibis?

The journal investigates studies in Ecology, Zoology, Nest, Predation and Habitat. The journal tackles issues in Ecology, particularly in the topics of Foraging, Seasonal breeder, Range (biology), Fledge and Hatching. The Zoology research presented places emphasis on topics like Plumage and Brood.

• Ecology (40.54%)
• Zoology (29.01%)
• Nest (8.19%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The Significance of Clutch‐size (1660 citations)
• THE TIMING OF BIRDS‘ BREEDING SEASONS (1250 citations)
• THE IMPORTANCE OF CERTAIN ASSEMBLAGES OF BIRDS AS “INFORMATION‐CENTRES” FOR FOOD‐FINDING (870 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ibis:

The published articles aim to foster the development of research in Ecology, Zoology, Predation, Nest and Habitat. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Zoology, it also covers topics in Breed, Incubation and Reproduction. The published articles hold forums on Habitat that merge themes from other disciplines such as Range (biology) and Woodland.

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

• Ecology
• Zoology
• Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ibis investigates areas of study like Zoology, Ecology, Fishery, Habitat and Nest. Some problems in Zoology that were presented in Ibis overlapped with concepts under Sex specific, Foraging and Seabird. Ecology study tackled is connected to the field of Reproductive success.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Fishery, apply to Arctic as well. The Plumage study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Feather.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Urban gulls adapt foraging schedule to human-activity patterns. (8 citations)
• Applications of digital imaging and analysis in seabird monitoring and research (8 citations)
• The potential utility of carotenoid-based coloration as a biomonitor of environmental change (7 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 Ibis (based on the number of publications) are:

• Henry Seebohm (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
• R. Bowdler Sharpe (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Percy R. Lowe (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David Lack (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David A. Bannerman (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 Ibis (based on the number of publications) are:

• Spanish National Research Council (158 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (137 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology (116 papers) absent at the last edition,
• British Trust for Ornithology (114 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Oxford (103 papers) published 2 papers 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, 5.16% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.93% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.33% of all publications and 54.42% 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.