| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science and Agronomy | 93 | 48 | 70 | 19 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 104 | 426 | 333 | 27 |
| Environmental Sciences | 409 | 22 | 27 | 13 |
The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Ecology, Vegetation, Species richness, Plant community and Agronomy. Species diversity, Ecological succession, Grassland, Habitat and Abundance (ecology) are all topics related to Ecology research discussed. The study on Grassland presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Grazing.
While it focused on Vegetation, it was also able to explore topics like Ordination, Shrub, Ecosystem, Disturbance (ecology) and Physical geography. The journal explores topics in Species richness which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Understory, Biodiversity, Biological dispersal and Introduced species. The in-depth study on Agronomy also explores topics in the intersecting field of Botany.
The published articles aim to foster the development of research in Ecology, Vegetation, Species richness, Agronomy and Plant community. The works on Vegetation tackled in the journal papers bring together disciplines like Ordination, Seed dispersal, Physical geography and Disturbance (ecology). The journal articles address concerns in Species richness which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Understory, Biodiversity, Biological dispersal and Introduced species.
The main points discussed in the journal deals with Ecology, Vegetation, Species richness, Plant community and Grassland. Abundance (ecology), Habitat, Biodiversity, Ecological succession and Beta diversity are among the areas of Ecology tackled. The studies on Habitat discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Range (biology) and Biome.
Vegetation research in the journal involves the investigation of Shrub studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Shrubland. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Species richness, it also covered topics in Taxonomic rank and Bryophyte. The Plant community works featured in Journal of Vegetation Science incorporate elements from Biomass (ecology) and Understory.
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 Vegetation Science (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Vegetation Science (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 3.68% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.66% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.01% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.29% of all publications and 49.04% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
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(2022)Idoia Biurrun;Remigiusz Pielech;Iwona Dembicz;Iwona Dembicz;François Gillet
(2021)Anna E‐Vojtkó;Anna E‐Vojtkó;Francesco de Bello;Francesco de Bello;Walter Durka;Ingolf Kühn;Ingolf Kühn
(2020)Talita Zupo;Luis Felipe Daibes;Juli G. Pausas;Alessandra Fidelis
(2021)Marina Corrêa Scalon;Fabricius Maia Chaves Bicalho Domingos;Wesley Jonatar Alves da Cruz;Ben Hur Marimon Júnior
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