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Journal of Vegetation Science
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Journal of Vegetation Science

Ranking & Metrics

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

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 489
Documents by Best Scientists*: 353
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 139
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.068
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Vegetation Science?

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.

  • Ecology (76.67%)
  • Vegetation (24.19%)
  • Species richness (20.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • VEGAN, a package of R functions for community ecology (2056 citations)
  • Assembly and response rules: two goals for predictive community ecology (1405 citations)
  • Measuring phenological variability from satellite imagery (1155 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Vegetation Science:

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.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

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.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Historical ecology and ancient forests: Progress, conservation issues and scientific prospects, with some examples from the French case (10 citations)
  • Post‐fire regeneration strategies in a frequently burned Cerrado community (6 citations)
  • Macroevolutionary patterns in European vegetation (5 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 Vegetation Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Milan Chytrý (52 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • J. Bastow Wilson (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yves Bergeron (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Meelis Pärtel (35 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Eddy van der Maarel (35 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 Vegetation Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (108 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (100 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Masaryk University (88 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (67 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tartu (67 papers) published 6 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, 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.

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

  • Ellenberg‐type indicator values for European vascular plant species

    Unknown

    (2022)
    172 Citations
  • The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant): Concept and applications

    Unknown

    (2022)
    90 Citations
  • Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats

    Idoia Biurrun;Remigiusz Pielech;Iwona Dembicz;Iwona Dembicz;François Gillet

    (2021)
    77 Citations
  • The neglected importance of floral traits in trait-based plant community assembly

    Anna E‐Vojtkó;Anna E‐Vojtkó;Francesco de Bello;Francesco de Bello;Walter Durka;Ingolf Kühn;Ingolf Kühn

    (2020)
    74 Citations
  • Post‐fire regeneration strategies in a frequently burned Cerrado community

    Talita Zupo;Luis Felipe Daibes;Juli G. Pausas;Alessandra Fidelis

    (2021)
    68 Citations
  • Diversity of functional trade‐offs enhances survival after fire in Neotropical savanna species

    Marina Corrêa Scalon;Fabricius Maia Chaves Bicalho Domingos;Wesley Jonatar Alves da Cruz;Ben Hur Marimon Júnior

    (2020)
    60 Citations

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