Journal of Ecology

Top Research Topics at Journal of Ecology?

The main points discussed in Journal of Ecology deals with Ecology, Botany, Agronomy, Plant community and Ecosystem. Most of the Ecology studies addressed also intersect with Biological dispersal. Biological dispersal research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Seed dispersal.

Competition (biology) and Horticulture are some topics wherein Botany research discussed in Journal of Ecology have an impact. The Agronomy works featured in it incorporate elements from Soil water and Nutrient. The journal holds forums on Species richness that merges themes from other disciplines such as Biodiversity and Species diversity.

• Ecology (50.87%)
• Botany (19.45%)
• Agronomy (11.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants. (3922 citations)
• Fluctuating resources in plant communities: a general theory of invasibility (2652 citations)
• A test of a modified line intersect method of estimating root length (1981 citations)

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

The journal papers mainly tackle studies in Ecology, Botany, Agronomy, Vegetation and Plant community. The Ecology study tackled in the published papers is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Biological dispersal. Issues in Botany were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Competition (biology) and Horticulture.

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

• Ecology
• Botany
• Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Ecology focuses largely on the fields of Ecology, Ecosystem, Climate change, Biodiversity and Agronomy. In the Ecology research discussed, Plant community, Competition (biology), Habitat, Species richness and Grassland are all tackled. Ecosystem research discussed connects with the study of Biomass (ecology).

The study on Biodiversity presented in Journal of Ecology intersects with subjects under the field of Facilitation. The Agronomy study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Nutrient.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A closer look at the functions behind ecosystem multifunctionality: A review (15 citations)
• The diversity of post-fire regeneration strategies in the cerrado ground layer (12 citations)
• The contribution of the edaphic factor as a driver of recent plant diversification in a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot (10 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 Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Michael J. Hutchings (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• John L. Harper (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Mark Westoby (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Anthony J. Davy (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Hans Jacquemyn (27 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 Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Spanish National Research Council (157 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 16 more than at the previous edition,
• Wageningen University and Research Centre (122 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (106 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (102 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (87 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 8 more 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, 1.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.30% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.34% of all publications and 37.90% 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.