Landscape and Ecological Engineering

Top Research Topics at Landscape and Ecological Engineering?

Landscape and Ecological Engineering facilitates discussions on Landscape ecology, Ecology, Plant ecology, Habitat and Vegetation. The journal explores topics in Landscape ecology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Agroforestry, Biodiversity, Land use, Nature Conservation and Environmental resource management. Landscape planning is the primary subject of Environmental resource management works presented in it.

The study on Ecology presented in it intersects with the topics under Hydrology. Landscape and Ecological Engineering explores issues in Plant ecology which can be linked to other research areas like Agronomy, Shoot, Horticulture and Forestry. The journal centers on topics in Riparian zone, with a focus on Riparian forest.

• Landscape ecology (46.67%)
• Ecology (39.80%)
• Plant ecology (36.77%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Coastal vegetation structures and their functions in tsunami protection: experience of the recent Indian Ocean tsunami (214 citations)
• Planning and design of ecological networks in urban areas (176 citations)
• Urbanization and green space dynamics in Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh (125 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Landscape and Ecological Engineering:

The most cited papers explore disciplines such as Landscape ecology, Ecology, Environmental resource management, Plant ecology and Land use. Issues in Landscape ecology were discussed in the published papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Urban planning, Sustainability, Vegetation and Land use, land-use change and forestry. The most cited publications connects research in Ecology with the related topics of Environmental planning.

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

• Ecology
• Botany
• Ecosystem

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Landscape ecology, Plant ecology, Habitat, Ecology and Vegetation. The Landscape ecology works featured in Landscape and Ecological Engineering incorporate elements from Natural resource, Endangered species, Land use, Environmental planning and Environmental resource management. Plant ecology research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Nature Conservation, Nuisance, Horticulture, Grassland and Juniperus sabina.

While Habitat is the focus of Landscape and Ecological Engineering, it also provided insights into the studies of Stocking, Water level, Bank, Ecosystem and Wetland. Ecology research discussed connects with the study of Raccoon Dogs. Agronomy, Ecological succession, Riparian zone, Species diversity and Erosion are some topics wherein Vegetation research discussed in Landscape and Ecological Engineering have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Managing riparian zones for river health improvement: an integrated approach (2 citations)
• Analysis of the impact of ancient city walls on urban landscape patterns by remote sensing (2 citations)
• Resident spawning of Japanese smelt, Hypomesus nipponensis, along gravel shorelines in Lake Nojiri, Central Japan (1 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Landscape and Ecological Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Yukihiro Morimoto (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Futoshi Nakamura (18 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Norio Tanaka (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Shozo Shibata (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Ken Yoshikawa (9 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Landscape and Ecological Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Hokkaido University (60 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Kyoto University (38 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Seoul National University (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Saitama University (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Tokyo (22 papers) published 2 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, 12.28% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 44.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.00% of all publications and 32.00% 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.