Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

Top Research Topics at Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Ecology, Fishery, Habitat, Endangered species and Wildlife. In the Ecology research discussed, Abundance (ecology), Threatened species, Waterfowl, Wetland and Predation are all tackled. Fishery research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Trout, Juvenile, Hatchery and Oncorhynchus.

It explores issues in Habitat which can be linked to other research areas like Range (biology) and Nest. Many of the studies tackled connect Wildlife with a similar field of study like Environmental resource management.

• Ecology (48.36%)
• Fishery (30.73%)
• Habitat (22.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• An Introduction to Adaptive Management for Threatened and Endangered Species (118 citations)
• Bobcat Population Status and Management in North America: Evidence of Large-Scale Population Increase (67 citations)
• Capture and Reproductive Trends in Summer Bat Communities in West Virginia: Assessing the Impact of White-Nose Syndrome (58 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management:

The main points discussed in the journal publications deal with Ecology, Habitat, Endangered species, Fishery and Wildlife. The studies tackled in the most cited publications, which mainly focus on Ecology, apply to Zoology as well. The published articles explore topics in Endangered species which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cave, Threatened species and Environmental planning.

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

• Ecology
• Habitat
• IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Fishery, Zoology, Ecology, STREAMS and Population size are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Research in Waterfowl and the interrelating topic of Structural basin were among the subjects of interest in the Fishery studies discussed in it. While Zoology is the focus of Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, it also provided insights into the studies of Distinct population segment, Larva and Green sturgeon.

Among the topics covered in Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management are Ecology and Pollinator. The presented research on STREAMS deals specifically with Trout but it also addresses topics in Invertebrate. In Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, Ground survey, Demography, American woodcock, Population viability analysis and Turtle (robot) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Population size research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Evaluation of the AHDriFT Camera Trap System to Survey for Small Mammals and Herpetofauna (2 citations)
• Effects of Stocking Transport Duration on Age-0 Walleye (1 citations)
• Embracing Ensemble Species Distribution Models to Inform At-Risk Species Status Assessments (1 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 Fish and Wildlife Management (based on the number of publications) are:

• Donald J. Brown (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Michael R. J. Forstner (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Christopher K. Williams (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Joseph P. Fleskes (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Richard M. Kaminski (6 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 Fish and Wildlife Management (based on the number of publications) are:

• United States Fish and Wildlife Service (150 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• United States Geological Survey (87 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Davis (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• United States Forest Service (14 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, 11.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 45.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 32.50% of all publications and 12.50% 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.