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Journal of Insect Behavior
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Journal of Insect Behavior

0892-7553

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10905

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 588 23 26 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 36
Documents by Best Scientists*: 37
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 58
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.348
Impact Factor: 0.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Insect Behavior?

The foci of Journal of Insect Behavior are Animal ecology, Ecology, Zoology, Botany and Mating. The close relationship between Parasitoid and Parasitism is one of the points of interest dissected in Animal ecology research. Research on Ecology presented in it focuses, in particular, on Aculeata, Nest, Host (biology), Sexual selection and Larva.

The presented research on Aculeata deals specifically with Apoidea but it also addresses topics in Apidae. The journal features Zoology research that overlaps with concepts in Pheromone. The study on Botany presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Horticulture.

Journal of Insect Behavior explores topics in Mating which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Sperm and Fecundity. Vespidae is a primary topic of Hymenoptera research in Journal of Insect Behavior. The Predation study tackling the subject of Predator is the focus of Journal of Insect Behavior.

  • Animal ecology (99.20%)
  • Ecology (63.26%)
  • Zoology (41.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The self-organizing exploratory pattern of the argentine ant (758 citations)
  • Modulation of trail laying in the ant Lasius niger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its role in the collective selection of a food source (239 citations)
  • The life and death of Hopkins' host-selection principle. (214 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Insect Behavior:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Animal ecology, Ecology, Zoology, Botany and Foraging. The studies on Animal ecology discussed at the journal publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Aculeata, Parasitoid, Host (biology), Hymenoptera and Mating. The published articles address concerns in Zoology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Sperm and Fecundity.

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

  • Ecology
  • Insect
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of Insect Behavior are Animal ecology, Zoology, Entomology, Foraging and Mating. Research on Animal ecology presented in it concerns the broader topic of Ecology. The studies in Ecology featured incorporate elements of Vineyard and Silhouette.

Zoology research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Competition (biology) and Olfactometer. While Journal of Insect Behavior focused on Foraging, it was also able to explore topics like Sexual dimorphism, Constrictotermes cyphergaster, Predator, Inclusive fitness and Formica subsericea. The Mating works featured in Journal of Insect Behavior incorporate elements from Breeder (cellular automaton) and Drosophila virilis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Female Sexual Signaling in a Capital Breeder, the European Glow-Worm Lampyris noctiluca (2 citations)
  • Stink Bug Inter-Plant Communication with Signals Produced by Vibration of Lifted Wings (1 citations)
  • Social Network Analysis of Male Dominance in the Paper Wasp Mischocyttarus mastigophorus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) (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 Insect Behavior (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John Alcock (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ronald J. Prokopy (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bethia H. King (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas C. Baker (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Todd E. Shelly (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 Insect Behavior (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agricultural Research Service (68 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Arizona (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Simon Fraser University (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst (32 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.52% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.41% of all publications and 66.67% 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

  • Flight Duration Capabilities of Dispersing Adult Spotted Lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula

    Michael S. Wolfin;Andrew J. Myrick;Thomas C. Baker

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Female Sexual Signaling in a Capital Breeder, the European Glow-Worm Lampyris noctiluca

    Gautier Baudry;Juhani Hopkins;Phillip C. Watts;Arja Kaitala

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Visual Responses of Flight-Dispersing Spotted Lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula toward a Tall Vertical Silhouette in a Vineyard

    T. C. Baker;A. J. Myrick;M. S. Wolfin;Y. Wang;Y. Wang

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Investigating the Foraging, Guarding and Drifting Behaviors of Commercial Bombus terrestris

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Neither Copy nor Avoid: No Evidence for Social Cue Use in Monarch Butterfly Oviposition Site Selection

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • Post-Dropping Behavior of Potato Aphids (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)

    Rosalind Kay Humphreys;Graeme Douglas Ruxton;Alison J. Karley

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Social Network Analysis of Male Dominance in the Paper Wasp Mischocyttarus mastigophorus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

    Sean O’Donnell;Katherine Fiocca;Rheanna Congdon

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Behavior of the Avian Parasite Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae) in and Near Host Nests in the Galapagos Islands

    Courtney L. Pike;Ismael E. Ramirez;David J. Anchundia;Birgit Fessl

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Acoustic Experience Interacts with Perceived Risk of Predation in Shaping Female Response in Crickets

    Narmin S. Ghalichi;Narmin S. Ghalichi;Justa L. Heinen-Kay;Marlene Zuk

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Tree Preference and Temporal Activity Patterns for a Native Ant Community in an Urbanized California Woodland

    Dylan J. MacArthur-Waltz;Rebecca A. Nelson;Gail Lee;Deborah M. Gordon

    (2021)
    4 Citations

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