Journal of Avian Biology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Avian Biology?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Ecology, Zoology, Nest, Predation and Habitat. Foraging, Seasonal breeder, Brood, Feather and Passerine are among the concentrations of Ecology that garnered much attention in Journal of Avian Biology. Feather study tackled is connected to the field of Moulting.

Reproductive success, Hatching and Reproduction are some topics wherein Zoology research discussed in Journal of Avian Biology have an impact. The study on Nest featured in it expounds on the topic of Avian clutch size in particular. Predation works presented in Journal of Avian Biology have a specific focus on Predator.

• Ecology (66.45%)
• Zoology (36.52%)
• Nest (14.14%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• A simple and universal method for molecular sexing of non-ratite birds (1375 citations)
• Glacial history and colonization of Europe by the blue tit Parus caeruleus (663 citations)
• Life history evolution in tropical and south temperate birds : What do we really know ? (375 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Avian Biology:

Ecology, Zoology, Predation, Nest and Foraging are the main subjects of interest in the published papers. Habitat, Seasonal breeder, Reproduction, Fledge and Hatching are all topics related to Ecology research discussed in the journal publications. The journal publications hold forums on Predation that merge themes from other disciplines such as Abundance (ecology) and Flock.

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

• Ecology
• Zoology
• Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Zoology, Ecology, Habitat, Plumage and Foraging are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The journal addresses concerns in Zoology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Nocturnal, Diet composition and Affect (psychology). Predation, Reproduction, Biogeography, Seasonal breeder and Ecosystem are all aspects of Ecology research featured in it.

The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Predation as it also encompasses Climate change.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Nestling diet and parental food provisioning in a declining mountain passerine reveal high sensitivity to climate change (3 citations)
• Causes and consequences of variation in diet composition of nestling Canada jays (3 citations)
• Avian community composition affects ornithophilic mosquito and avian malaria turnover across an interfluvial system in southern Amazonia (2 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 Avian Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Thomas Alerstam (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Theunis Piersma (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Juan José Soler (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Anders Hedenström (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Juan Moreno (16 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 Journal of Avian Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Spanish National Research Council (105 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (64 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Lund University (55 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (49 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of Groningen (44 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, 5.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 39.71% 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.