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Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
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Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 441 7 14 3
Ecology and Evolution 710 15 12 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 25
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 52
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.258
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of The Torrey Botanical Society?

The journal primarily tackles Ecology, Botany, Vegetation, Agronomy and Habitat. In the Ecology research discussed, Species richness, Plant community, Introduced species, Understory and Invasive species are all tackled. The study on Species richness presented in Journal of The Torrey Botanical Society intersects with the topics under Species diversity.

Most of the Understory studies addressed also intersect with Forestry. Botany studies presented in it focus on topics such as Germination, Seedling, Taxonomy (biology), Genus and Pollination.

  • Ecology (48.59%)
  • Botany (39.24%)
  • Vegetation (10.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ecology, genetics, and evolution of metapopulations (698 citations)
  • Forest response to the introduced hemlock woolly adelgid in southern New England, USA. (421 citations)
  • Pteridosperms are the backbone of seed-plant phylogeny (228 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of The Torrey Botanical Society:

The most cited publications primarily focus on research topics in Ecology, Botany, Understory, Species richness and Vegetation. While Botany is the key highlight in the most cited publications, thet also covered some subjects on Agronomy and Beech bark disease. The published articles address concerns in the field of Understory by exploring it in line with topics in Forestry which intersect with Agroforestry, Canopy and Hardwood subjects.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of The Torrey Botanical Society investigates studies in Botany, Ecology, Genus, Type (biology) and Old-growth forest. The journal served as a forum through which researchers explored different topics like Botany and Taxonomy (general). It concentrates on Ecology topics that focus on Lichen, Moss, Indigenous, Resource (biology) and Zamiaceae.

It explores research in Taxonomy (biology) and overlapping concepts in Morphometric analysis, Endemism, Triplaris and Morphometrics to expand the discourse in Genus. Some problems in Type (biology) that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Vriesea, Bromeliaceae, Rosaceae and Synonym (taxonomy). The journal holds forums on Old-growth forest that merges themes from other disciplines such as Dominance (ecology), State forest, Shade tolerance and Understory.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A morphometric analysis of the widespread Triplaris americana (Polygonaceae)1 (0 citations)
  • The flora on the High Line, New York City, New York: A 17-year comparison1 (0 citations)
  • Compositional dynamics and light regimes in a midwestern old-growth forest preserve1 (0 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 The Torrey Botanical Society (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Brian C. McCarthy (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eric E. Lamont (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lance S. Evans (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard Stalter (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Carol C. Baskin (14 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 The Torrey Botanical Society (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Forest Service (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ohio University (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • New York Botanical Garden (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale (12 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, 5.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 43.75% 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

  • Oak forests and woodlands as Indigenous landscapes in the Eastern United States

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Preliminary ecophysiological observations of the fern Asplenium platyneuron growing in two microenvironments varying in light intensity at an urban location in New York City1

    O. Roger Anderson;Kevin L. Griffin

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Substrate texture and natural removal processes mediate vascular epiphyte establishment: Experimental evidence from a Panamanian cloud forest

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Historic forest composition and structure across an old-growth landscape in New Hampshire, USA1

    Jamie M. Waterman;Anthony W. D'Amato;David R. Foster;David A. Orwig

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Production of growth centers in stems of three shrub species

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • A comparison of witness tree and contemporary compositions for old-growth forests at Savage Mountain, Maryland, and secondary forests of the northern Allegheny Mountains

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Fall acclimation and spring deacclimation of root cold tolerance for two perennial asters1

    Emily R. Nettesheim;Laura M. Ladwig;Ellen I. Damschen

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Age, growth, longevity, and post-fire/thinning response of chinkapin oak seedlings in a Kansas upland hardwood forest

    (2022)
    2 Citations

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