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Journal of Forest Research
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Journal of Forest Research

1341-6979

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tjfr20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 497 22 28 7
Environmental Sciences 776 6 10 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 52
Documents by Best Scientists*: 61
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 50
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.429
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Forest Research?

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of Forest Research are Botany, Forest management, Plant ecology, Ecology and Horticulture. Japonica, Shoot, Cryptomeria, Pinus densiflora and Chamaecyparis are all aspects of Botany discussed in the journal. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Forest management, it also covered topics in Canopy, Thinning and Vegetation.

The research on Plant ecology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Biomass (ecology), Agronomy, Seedling and Abundance (ecology). Studies on Agronomy discussed in Journal of Forest Research link to the field of Soil water. Journal of Forest Research focuses on different Ecology studies like Species richness, Understory, Deciduous, Forest ecology and Evergreen.

  • Botany (34.80%)
  • Forest management (30.48%)
  • Plant ecology (27.61%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Forest Gap Dynamics and Tree Regeneration (190 citations)
  • Detection of individual trees and estimation of tree height using LiDAR data (188 citations)
  • Tree roots in a changing world (138 citations)

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

The journal papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Forest management, Botany, Plant ecology, Ecology and Agronomy. The published papers address concerns in Forest management which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Hydrology, Forest ecology and Secondary forest. The published papers focus on Botany as well as the interrelated topics of Horticulture.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Forest Research is mainly concerned with subjects like Ecology, Forestry, Botany, Agroforestry and Ecosystem. The Ecology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Japanese-oak. The journal covers research in Forestry, particularly Taiga and how they are related with concepts in Mega-.

It focuses on Botany as well as the interrelated topic of Intraspecific competition. Issues in Habitat were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cypress family, Forest management, Wildlife, Invertebrate and Pine family. Journal of Forest Research tackles studies in Agronomy and the interrelated subject of Forest ecology to gain insights into Cryptomeria.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Plant indicator species for the conservation of priority forest in an insular forestry area, Yambaru, Okinawa Island (2 citations)
  • Genome-wide analysis of BES1/BZR1 transcription factors and their responses to osmotic stress in Ammopiptanthus nanus (2 citations)
  • Seasonal and hormonal variation during adventitious rhizogenesis in five commercially important bamboo species for production of quality planting material (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.

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

  • Satoshi Ito (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Naoki Hijii (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nobuya Mizoue (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Toshiya Yoshida (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chisato Takenaka (18 papers) published 1 paper 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 Forest Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (155 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (142 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nagoya University (102 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kyushu University (81 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Hokkaido University (69 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 9.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 43.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.53% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.04% of all publications and 31.58% 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

  • Wind damage to forests and trees: a review with an emphasis on planted and managed forests

    Barry Gardiner

    (2021)
    86 Citations
  • Rhizomes play significant roles in biomass accumulation, production and carbon turnover in a stand of the tall bamboo Phyllostachys edulis

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Photosynthetic response of young oaks to biochar amendment in field conditions over 3 years

    Yumina Tanazawa;Mitsutoshi Tomotsune;Takeshi Suzuki;Hiroshi Koizumi

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Traditional knowledge on shifting cultivation of local communities in Bago Mountains, Myanmar

    Akari Phyu Phyu Thet;Akari Phyu Phyu Thet;Naoko Tokuchi

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Relationships between tree-community composition and regeneration potential of Shorea trees in logged-over tropical rain forests

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Differences in net primary production allocation and nitrogen use efficiency between Moso bamboo and Japanese cedar forests along a slope

    Kohei Shimono;Ayumi Katayama;Tomonori Kume;Tsutomu Enoki

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Horizontal and elevational patterns of masting across multiple species in a steep montane landscape from the perspective of forest mammal management

    Takashi Masaki;Shin Abe;Shoji Naoe;Shinsuke Koike

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Influences of fern and vine coverage on the above-ground biomass recovery in a Bornean logged-over degraded secondary forest

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Are seeds of trees with higher fruit production dispersed farther by frugivorous mammals?

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Fine-scale vegetation use by white-tailed deer in a forested landscape during hunting season

    Colby B. Henderson;Stephen Demarais;Garrett M. Street;Bronson K. Strickland

    (2020)
    7 Citations

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