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Invasive Plant Science and Management
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Invasive Plant Science and Management

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 393 10 18 4
Ecology and Evolution 539 22 36 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 35
Documents by Best Scientists*: 47
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.388
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Invasive Plant Science and Management?

The journal explores disciplines such as Invasive species, Agronomy, Ecology, Plant ecology and Introduced species. Aside from discussions in Invasive species, the journal also deals with the subject of Agroforestry which intersects with Riparian zone disciplines. The presentations discussing Agronomy offer insights in topics such as Perennial plant, Weed control, Glyphosate, Rangeland and Forb.

The journal focuses on Perennial plant but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Imazapic which is concerned with Bromus tectorum. The majority of Weed control studies presented zero in on Clopyralid. Many of the studies tackled connect Ecology with a similar field of study like Biological dispersal.

Plant ecology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Biomass (ecology), Woody plant, Germination, Vegetation and Seedling. Botany research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Shrub. The Species richness study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Species diversity.

  • Invasive species (53.59%)
  • Agronomy (46.57%)
  • Ecology (36.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Forest Roads Facilitate the Spread of Invasive Plants (131 citations)
  • Gone but Not Forgotten? Invasive Plants' Legacies on Community and Ecosystem Properties (126 citations)
  • Ecological Genetics of Plant Invasion: What Do We Know? (97 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Invasive Plant Science and Management:

The most cited papers cover a variety of subjects, including Invasive species, Ecology, Plant ecology, Introduced species and Agronomy. Issues in Invasive species were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Perennial plant, Agroforestry, Biodiversity and Biological dispersal. The journal articles explore research in Agronomy alongside concepts in Plant community and other areas of study in Ecological succession and Canopy.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Invasive species, Ecology, Agronomy, Glyphosate and Ecosystem. Invasive Plant Science and Management tackles research in various disciplines, including Invasive species and Epithet. The journal tackles issues in Ecology, particularly in the topics of Introduced species, Vegetation, Resistance (ecology), Native plant and Scalesia.

The featured Agronomy works encompass concepts such as Trampling and examines them in conjunction with Flag (geometry), Iris (anatomy) and Clearance. The research on Glyphosate tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Alliaria petiolata and Animal science. It explores topics in Ecosystem which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Environmental planning, Agriculture, Protected area, Landscape level and Boundary (real estate).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Effective suppression of established invasive Phragmites australis leads to secondary invasion in a coastal marsh (2 citations)
  • Assessing the risk of plant species invasion under different climate change scenarios in California (0 citations)
  • Pretty (and) invasive: The potential global distribution of Tithonia diversifolia under current and future climates (0 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.

The top authors publishing in Invasive Plant Science and Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Joseph M. DiTomaso (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephen F. Enloe (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Antonio DiTommaso (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Guy B. Kyser (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rodney G. Lym (14 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Invasive Plant Science and Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Minnesota (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 42.31% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.33% 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 33.33% 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.

Top Publications

  • Assessing vulnerability and resistance to plant invasions: a native community perspective

    Inés Ibáñez;Gang Liu;Laís Petri;Sam Schaffer-Morrison

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Framing the concept of invasive species “impact” within a management context

    Jacob N. Barney;Daniel R. Tekiela

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Indaziflam controls nonnative Alyssum spp. but negatively affects native forbs in sagebrush steppe

    Jordan Meyer-Morey;Matthew Lavin;Jane Mangold;Catherine Zabinski

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Identifying high-impact invasive plants likely to shift into northern New England with climate change

    William Coville;Bridget J. Griffin;Bethany A. Bradley

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Plant naturalization trends reflect socioeconomic history and show a high likelihood of inter-island spread in Hawai‘i

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Hot water and cutting for control of Impatiens glandulifera

    Benedikte Watne Oliver;Therese W. Berge;Knut Asbjørn Solhaug;Inger Fløistad

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Challenges for the management of the invasive blackberry (Rubus niveus) in the restoration of the Scalesia forest in the Galapagos Islands

    Jorge L. Renteria;Rachel Atkinson;Claudio Crespo;Mark R. Gardener

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Efficacy of five herbicide treatments for control of <i>Pyrus calleryana</i>

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Fosamine ammonium impacts on the targeted invasive shrub Rhamnus cathartica and non-target herbs

    Michael J. Schuster;Paul Bockenstedt;Peter D. Wragg;Peter B. Reich

    (2020)
    6 Citations

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