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Journal of Ornithology
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Journal of Ornithology

2193-7192

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10336

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 175 17 21 6
Ecology and Evolution 247 154 196 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 196
Documents by Best Scientists*: 226
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 72
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.595
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Ornithology?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Ecology (disciplines), Ecology, Zoology, Humanities and Anthropology. Ecology studies presented in the journal focus on topics such as Habitat, Nest, Predation, Foraging and Range (biology).

  • Ecology (disciplines) (48.84%)
  • Ecology (44.20%)
  • Zoology (18.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Der Kumpan in der Umwelt des Vogels (1068 citations)
  • Can conditions experienced during migration limit the population levels of birds (365 citations)
  • Der ruheumsatz von Vögeln als Funktion der Tageszeit und der Körpergröße (353 citations)

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

The most cited papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Ecology, Zoology, Ecology (disciplines), Habitat and Humanities. The most cited publications aim to address concerns in Ecology, specifically in the areas of Nest, Predation, Foraging, Range (biology) and Seasonal breeder. The most cited publications are focused mainly on Nest, particularly Avian clutch size.

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

  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Zoology, Ecology, Habitat, Range (biology) and Nest. The work on Zoology addressed in Journal of Ornithology expands to the thematically related Variation (linguistics). The presented Ecology research focuses mostly on Phylogeography and, on occasion, topics in Ecological niche.

While work presented in Journal of Ornithology provided substantial information on Habitat, it also covered topics in Population size and Foraging. It explores research in Feather alongside concepts in Moulting and other areas of study in Juvenile. While Predation is the focus of Journal of Ornithology, it also provided insights into the studies of Trophic level, Selection (genetic algorithm) and Reproductive success.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Population trends of common breeding birds in Germany 1990–2018 (7 citations)
  • Common patterns in the molecular phylogeography of western palearctic birds: a comprehensive review. (3 citations)
  • Seasonal dynamics in the exploitation of natural carcasses and supplementary feeding stations by a top avian scavenger (3 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 Ornithology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Cabanis (97 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Berthold (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Erwin Stresemann (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alexander von Homeyer (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Wink (46 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 Ornithology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (337 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (107 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Swiss Ornithological Institute (70 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (62 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • American Museum of Natural History (59 papers) published 5 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, 5.34% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.74% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.90% of all publications and 47.58% 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

  • The impact of wind energy facilities on grouse: a systematic review

    Joy Coppes;Veronika Braunisch;Veronika Braunisch;Kurt Bollmann;Ilse Storch

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Migration route, stopping sites, and non-breeding destinations of adult Black-tailed Godwits breeding in southwest Fryslân, The Netherlands

    Mo A. Verhoeven;A. H. Jelle Loonstra;Alice D. McBride;Christiaan Both

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Increased attenuation and reverberation are associated with lower maximum frequencies and narrow bandwidth of bird songs in cities

    Jennifer N. Phillips;Jennifer N. Phillips;Catherine Rochefort;Catherine Rochefort;Sara Lipshutz;Sara Lipshutz;Graham E. Derryberry

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Fifteen days are enough to estimate home-range size in some long-lived resident eagles

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Effects of elevated nest box temperature on incubation behaviour and offspring fitness-related traits in the Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Effects of local climate and habitat heterogeneity on breeding-bird assemblages of semi-natural grasslands

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Seasonal differences in migration strategies of Red Kites (Milvus milvus) wintering in Spain

    Jorge García-Macía;Javier Vidal-Mateo;Javier De La Puente;Ana Bermejo

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Microclimate affects the distribution of grassland birds, but not forest birds, in an Alpine environment

    Susanne Jähnig;Martha Maria Sander;Enrico Caprio;Domenico Rosselli

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • A skull of a very large crane from the late Miocene of Southern Germany, with notes on the phylogenetic interrelationships of extant Gruinae

    Gerald Mayr;Thomas Lechner;Madelaine Böhme

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Variation in timing of breeding of five woodpeckers in a primeval forest over 45 years: role of food, weather, and climate

    Tomasz Wesołowski;Grzegorz Hebda;Patryk Rowiński

    (2021)
    17 Citations

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