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Madroño
H-index 8

Madroño

0024-9637

Published by: California Botanical Society

https://calbotsoc.org/madrono/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 456 20 28 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 39
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Madroño?

The journal investigates studies in Botany, Ecology, Taxonomy (biology), Taxon and Habitat. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Botany and the similar topic of Endemism. Research on Ecology presented in the journal focuses, in particular, on Vegetation, Introduced species, Range (biology), Plant community and Chaparral.

The in-depth study on Introduced species also explores topics in the intersecting field of Invasive species. Madroño links adjacent topics like Chaparral with Shrub. The journal focuses on Taxonomy (biology) research which is adjacent to topics in Geographic distribution.

  • Botany (43.74%)
  • Ecology (39.79%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (10.41%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • SERPENTINE ENDEMISM IN THE CALIFORNIA FLORA: A DATABASE OF SERPENTINE AFFINITY (151 citations)
  • The Genetic Approach to Problems of Rare and Endemic Species (132 citations)
  • Alien annual grasses and fire in the Mojave Desert. (110 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Madroño:

The journal articles mostly deal with topics like Ecology, Botany, Taxon, Forestry and Vegetation. The published papers facilitate the exploration of Ecology in relation to the field of Diversity (politics). The Taxon research discussed in the published papers can contribute to the expansion of the discourse in closely related subjects like

  • Herbarium that connect with fields like Aquatic organisms, Vascular plant, Ultramafic rock and Taxonomy (biology),
  • Endemism which intersects with area such as Zoology..

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of Madroño is to expand the discussion of research in Botany, Asteraceae, Archaeology, Endangered species and Range (biology). Sensu, Taxon and Herbivore research are fields of study within Botany but they also intertwine with concepts in Commensalism. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Asteraceae, it also covered topics in Wetland, Helianthus and Life History Stages.

It facilitates discussions on Archaeology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Soil water, Metamorphic rock, Fabaceae and Flora. While it focused on Endangered species, it was also able to explore topics like Shrub and Agronomy, Germination. It features research on Range (biology) in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Ecology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • HYDRAULICS OF PINUS (SUBSECTION PONDEROSAE) POPULATIONS ACROSS AN ELEVATION GRADIENT IN THE SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA (1 citations)
  • THE FLORA OF BIRD HAVEN RANCH, GLENN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (0 citations)
  • LIMITING LIFE HISTORY STAGES IN THE ENDANGERED WETLAND PLANT CIRSIUM HYDROPHILUM VAR. HYDROPHILUM (ASTERACEAE) (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 Madroño (based on the number of publications) are:

  • V. Thomas Parker (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jon E. Keeley (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael G. Simpson (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Robert Patterson (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Philip W. Rundel (11 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 Madroño (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Berkeley (35 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Santa Cruz (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • San Francisco State University (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (16 papers) published 1 paper 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, 5.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 44.44% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 27.78% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.11% of all publications and 16.67% 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

  • PHENOLOGICAL TRENDS IN THE CALIFORNIA POPPY (ESCHSCHOLZIA CALIFORNICA): DIGITIZED HERBARIUM SPECIMENS REVEAL INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN THE SENSITIVITY OF FLOWERING DATE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • DOMINANT SONORAN DESERT PLANT SPECIES HAVE DIVERGENT PHENOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • PHENOLOGICAL SENSITIVITIES TO CLIMATE ARE SIMILAR IN TWO CLARKIA CONGENERS: INDIRECT EVIDENCE FOR FACILITATION, CONVERGENCE, NICHE CONSERVATISM, OR GENETIC CONSTRAINTS

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • TREE MORTALITY IN BLUE OAK WOODLAND DURING EXTREME DROUGHT IN SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA

    Adrian J. Das;Nicholas J. Ampersee;Anne Hopkins Pfaff;Nathan L. Stephenson

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • PARTITIONING GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS OF PHENOLOGICAL VARIATION IN QUERCUS DOUGLASII (FAGACEAE)

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • BERRIES IN WINTER: A NATURAL HISTORY OF FRUIT RETENTION IN FOUR SPECIES ACROSS ALASKA

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • AN UPDATED DATABASE OF SERPENTINE ENDEMISM IN THE CALIFORNIA FLORA

    Hugh Safford;Jesse E. D. Miller

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • BUDBURST TIMING OF VALLEY OAKS AT HASTINGS RESERVATION, CENTRAL COASTAL CALIFORNIA

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • VARIATION IN LEAF SHAPE IN A QUERCUS LOBATA COMMON GARDEN: TESTS FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES

    He-Lo Ramirez;Christopher T. Ivey;Jessica W. Wright;Brandon W. S. MacDonald

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • ABSENCE OF FLOWERING SHIFTS IN ARCTOSTAPHYLOS AND CEANOTHUS OVER THE PAST CENTURY OF CLIMATE WARMING

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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