Journal of Animal Ecology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Animal Ecology?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Ecology, Zoology, Predation, Habitat and Foraging. Some problems in Ecology that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Population density and Biological dispersal. The Population density study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Density dependence.

Zoology research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Host (biology) and Reproduction. The work on Predation presented in the journal focuses on Predator in particular. The study on Competition (biology) presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Interspecific competition.

• Ecology (66.26%)
• Zoology (16.90%)
• Predation (14.39%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The evolution of life histories (10157 citations)
• A working guide to boosted regression trees (3361 citations)
• THE LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP AND SEASONAL CYCLE IN GONAD WEIGHT AND CONDITION IN THE PERCH (PERCA FL UVIA TILIS) (2624 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Animal Ecology:

The journal articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Ecology, Zoology, Predation, Habitat and Foraging. While Ecology is the focus of the most cited articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Population density, Biological dispersal and Demography. Most of the works presented in the journal publications deal with Zoology but they intersect with the subject of Reproduction.

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

• Ecology
• Genus
• Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Animal Ecology focuses largely on the fields of Ecology, Zoology, Predation, Foraging and Habitat. Ecology studies presented in Journal of Animal Ecology focus on topics such as Climate change, Trophic level, Range (biology), Abundance (ecology) and Ecosystem. While work presented in Journal of Animal Ecology provided substantial information on Ecosystem, it also covered topics in Biomass (ecology) and Species richness.

The studies on Zoology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Offspring, Host (biology) and Fecundity. Predation research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Predator. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Foraging and Intraspecific competition.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Unifying spatial and social network analysis in disease ecology. (20 citations)
• Wild zebra finches that nest synchronously have long-term stable social ties. (13 citations)
• Detecting and quantifying social transmission using network-based diffusion analysis. (12 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 Journal of Animal Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Charles Elton (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Tim H. Clutton-Brock (44 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Michael P. Hassell (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John H. Lawton (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bernt-Erik Sæther (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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 Journal of Animal Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (127 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Oxford (107 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (104 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Cambridge (89 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Imperial College London (80 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, 1.19% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.20% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.60% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.20% of all publications and 48.00% 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.