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Journal of Zoology
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Journal of Zoology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 134 23 31 8
Ecology and Evolution 210 190 190 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 237
Documents by Best Scientists*: 228
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 114
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.686
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Zoology?

The foci of Journal of Zoology are Ecology, Zoology, Anatomy, Predation and Habitat. Most of the works presented in it deals with Ecology but it intersects with the subject of Animal science. It covers various topics on Zoology such as Genus, Sexual dimorphism and Mating.

Specifically, studies on Predator are prevalent in the Predation works discussed.

  • Ecology (49.86%)
  • Zoology (33.98%)
  • Anatomy (18.20%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Balance of Animal Populations.—Part I. (1419 citations)
  • Primate ecology and social organization (937 citations)
  • Living fast and dying young: A comparative analysis of life-history variation among mammals (854 citations)

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

The journal papers primarily focus on research topics in Ecology, Zoology, Anatomy, Predation and Habitat. The journal publications focus on Ecology as well as the interrelated topics of Animal science. The most cited papers explore research in Zoology and the adjacent study of Reproduction.

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

  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Ecology, Zoology, Competition (biology), Home range and Variation (linguistics). Habitat, Camera trap, Predation, Mesocarnivore and Ecology (disciplines) are among the concentrations of Ecology that garnered much attention in it. Journal of Zoology is mostly focused on Predation, specifically Apex predator.

Journal of Zoology facilitates discussions on Zoology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Internal fertilization, Nesting (computing) and Body size. The journal features Competition (biology) research that overlaps with concepts in Co-occurrence. The research on Home range tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Resource (biology), Population ecology and Space use.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing (9 citations)
  • The oestrous cycle of the Damaraland mole-rat revisited: evidence for induced ovulation (3 citations)
  • Comparison of defence buzzes in hoverflies and buzz‐pollinating bees (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 Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nigel C. Bennett (84 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • David W. Macdonald (71 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • R. McN. Alexander (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brian Morton (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert R. Jackson (34 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 Zoology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Aberdeen (173 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Cambridge (167 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Oxford (158 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Bristol (145 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zoological Society of London (131 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, 15.96% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.45% of all publications and 72.34% 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

  • Spatiotemporal mechanisms of coexistence in an European mammal community in a protected area of southern Italy

    E. Mori;S. Bagnato;P. Serroni;A. Sangiuliano

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • Towards a best-practices guide for camera trapping: assessing differences among camera trap models and settings under field conditions

    P. Palencia;J. Vicente;R. C. Soriguer;P. Acevedo

    (2021)
    80 Citations
  • A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing

    K. Zawierucha;D. L. Porazinska;G. F. Ficetola;G. F. Ficetola;R. Ambrosini

    (2021)
    70 Citations
  • Concentrating vs. spreading our footprint: how to meet humanity's needs at least cost to nature

    Andrew Balmford

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • Assessing the activity pattern overlap among leopards (Panthera pardus), potential prey and competitors in a complex landscape in Tanzania

    R. W. Havmøller;R. W. Havmøller;N. S. Jacobsen;N. S. Jacobsen;N. Scharff;F. Rovero

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Towards resolving taxonomic uncertainties in wolf, dog and jackal lineages of Africa, Eurasia and Australasia

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Fossoriality in a risky landscape: badger sett use varies with perceived wolf risk

    T. A. Diserens;T. A. Diserens;J. W. Bubnicki;E. Schutgens;K. Rokx

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Co-occurrence of high densities of brown hyena and spotted hyena in central Tuli, Botswana

    S. Vissia;R. Wadhwa;F. van Langevelde;F. van Langevelde

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • How reliable are motion-triggered camera traps for detecting small mammals and birds in ecological studies?

    C. R. Ortmann;S. D. Johnson

    (2021)
    29 Citations

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