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Journal of Ethology
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Journal of Ethology

0289-0771

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10164

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 532 26 30 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 35
Documents by Best Scientists*: 52
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 41
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.244
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Ethology?

Journal of Ethology mostly deals with topics like Animal ecology, Ecology, Zoology, Predation and Mating. The journal focuses on Animal ecology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Courtship, Sexual selection, Mate choice, Foraging and Nest. Courtship research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on Courtship display.

Most of the works presented in it deals with Ecology but it intersects with the subject of Paternal care. Journal of Ethology facilitates discussions on Zoology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Sperm, Agonistic behaviour, Anatomy and Reproduction. The journal is mostly focused on Predation, specifically Predator.

Journal of Ethology emphasizes research on Hymenoptera, which includes concerns such as Vespidae.

  • Animal ecology (100.00%)
  • Ecology (57.66%)
  • Zoology (42.58%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Parental care and mating systems of cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika: a preliminary field survey (114 citations)
  • Mate securing tactics and the cost of fighting in the Japanese horned beetle,Allomyrina dichotoma L. (Scarabaeidae) (113 citations)
  • Wing pigmentation, immune ability, fat reserves and territorial status in males of the rubyspot damselfly, Hetaerina americana (109 citations)

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

The most cited papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Animal ecology, Ecology, Zoology, Mating and Predation. The journal papers hold forums on Animal ecology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Habitat, Sexual selection, Mate choice, Foraging and Nest. While Zoology is the key highlight in the journal articles, thet also covered some subjects on Sperm and Anatomy.

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 Ethology covers a variety of subjects, including Animal ecology, Zoology, Predation, Predator and Sexual selection. The journal is concerned with the study of Animal ecology and Ecology in general. The journal addresses concerns in Ecology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Site selection and Jumping.

Aside from investigating topics in Gryllus bimaculatus under Zoology, it also explores concepts in Wing. While it focused on Predation, it was also able to explore topics like Noise pollution, Pelagic zone and Cloaca. Topics in Sexual selection explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Sexual dimorphism, Mate choice, Competition (biology), Weevil and Heteroptera.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Subjective resource value affects aggressive behavior independently of resource-holding-potential and color morphs in male common wall lizard (2 citations)
  • Performance of cyprinids in non-reversing mirrors versus regular mirrors in tests of aggressiveness (2 citations)
  • Intestinal eversion in a pelagic shark evokes chase and bite attempts by large-bodied carangid fish (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.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Ethology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Takahisa Miyatake (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kenji Karino (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yasuhiro Nakashima (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Yosiaki Itô (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Masanori Kohda (12 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 Journal of Ethology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kyoto University (121 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Hokkaido University (66 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kyushu University (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nagoya University (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tokyo (25 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, 8.20% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.14% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.71% of all publications and 67.86% 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

  • Fiddler crabs and their above-ground sedimentary structures: a review

    Juan C. F. Pardo;Gabriel Stefanelli-Silva;John H. Christy;Tânia M. Costa

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Size-dependent predation risk in cryptic prey

    Matilda Q. R. Pembury Smith;Graeme D. Ruxton

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Female cuckoo calls elicit anti-predatory behavior in birds

    Changjie Zhang;Xingyi Jiang;Meng Li;Jinlian Liang

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Home range use in the West Australian seahorse Hippocampus subelongatus is influenced by sex and partner’s home range but not by body size or paired status

    Charlotta Kvarnemo;Susanne E. Andersson;Jonas Elisson;Glenn I. Moore;Glenn I. Moore

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Different preference functions act in unison: mate choice and risk-taking behaviour in the Atlantic molly (Poecilia mexicana)

    Carolin Sommer-Trembo;Michael Schreier;Martin Plath

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Intestinal eversion in a pelagic shark evokes chase and bite attempts by large-bodied carangid fish

    Ornella C. Weideli;Yannis P. Papastamatiou

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Widespread army ant aversion among East African jumping spiders (Salticidae)

    Ximena J. Nelson;Samuel Aguilar-Arguello;Robert R. Jackson;Robert R. Jackson

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Black-headed gulls are more wary of people dressed in red: a test of the concealment color hypothesis

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Nocturnal light-specific temporal partitioning facilitates coexistence for a small mesopredator, the eastern spotted skunk

    (2022)
    3 Citations

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