Insect Conservation and Diversity

Top Research Topics at Insect Conservation and Diversity?

Ecology, Habitat, Species richness, Biodiversity and Abundance (ecology) are the subjects of interest in the journal. The Ecology study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Biological dispersal. Habitat research discussed connects with the study of Vegetation.

Topics in Species richness were tackled in line with various other fields like Odonata, Grassland and Introduced species. Insect Conservation and Diversity focused on Grassland research but expanded to cover Grazing. While Biodiversity is the focus of Insect Conservation and Diversity, it also provided insights into the studies of Agroforestry and Fauna.

• Ecology (99.43%)
• Habitat (31.12%)
• Species richness (27.58%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Milkweed loss in agricultural fields because of herbicide use: effect on the monarch butterfly population (278 citations)
• Sown wildflower strips for insect conservation: a review (261 citations)
• Decline of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico: is the migratory phenomenon at risk? (202 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Insect Conservation and Diversity:

The most cited articles focus largely on the fields of Ecology, Species richness, Abundance (ecology), Biodiversity and Habitat. Ecology study tackled in the published papers is connected to the field of Biological dispersal. Aside from discussions in Abundance (ecology), the journal publications also deal with the subject of Biomass (ecology) which intersects with Ground beetle disciplines.

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

• Ecology
• Genus
• Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Ecology, Biodiversity, Habitat, Species richness and Light pollution. The journal facilitated discussions that integrated Ecology and Diversity (politics). Insect Conservation and Diversity explores issues in Biodiversity which can be linked to other research areas like Global warming, Invertebrate, Functional diversity and Environmental resource management.

The research on Habitat featured in it combines topics in other fields like Range (biology), Vegetation and Beech. Beta diversity is a focus of the presented Species richness works and it dives deep in Beta diversity. In addition to Abundance (ecology) research, Insect Conservation and Diversity aims to explore topics under Generalist and specialist species and Grassland.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle (22 citations)
• Narrow‐spectrum artificial light silences female fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) (7 citations)
• Moths are strongly attracted to ultraviolet and blue radiation (6 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 Insect Conservation and Diversity (based on the number of publications) are:

• Simon R. Leather (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Yves Basset (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Raphael K. Didham (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Pedro Cardoso (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jörg Müller (9 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 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 Insect Conservation and Diversity (based on the number of publications) are:

• Spanish National Research Council (20 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Sewanee: The University of the South (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Imperial College London (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 1.16% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.65% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.24% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.47% of all publications and 57.65% 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.