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Mammalian Biology
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Mammalian Biology

1616-5047

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.springer.com/journal/42991

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 135 21 27 8
Ecology and Evolution 171 131 148 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 176
Documents by Best Scientists*: 181
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 56
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.656
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Mammalian Biology?

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Animal ecology, Ecology, Zoology, Habitat and Range (biology). The research on Animal ecology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Evolutionary biology, Abundance (ecology), Genetic diversity, Predation and Foraging. Mammalian Biology holds forums on Ecology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Population density and Biological dispersal.

It addresses concerns in Zoology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Reproduction and Phylogenetic tree.

  • Animal ecology (94.53%)
  • Ecology (53.91%)
  • Zoology (31.06%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Handbook of the Mammals of the World (289 citations)
  • The diet of urban foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and the availability of anthropogenic food in the city of Zurich, Switzerland (199 citations)
  • Sensitivity of bats to urbanization: a review (153 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mammalian Biology:

The most cited papers explore disciplines such as Animal ecology, Ecology, Zoology, Habitat and Predation. The most cited papers explore research in Wild boar and overlapping concepts in Livestock to expand the discourse in Animal ecology. The most cited articles focus on Zoology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Clade, Phylogenetic tree, mtDNA control region, Genetic variability and Microsatellite.

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

  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Mammalian Biology primarily focuses on research topics in Animal ecology, Ecology, Habitat, Zoology and Range (biology). While the journal focused on Animal ecology, it was also able to explore topics like Abundance (ecology), Carnivore, Predation, Threatened species and Biological dispersal. It addresses concerns in Predation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Plecotus auritus and Fishery.

Habitat research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Sympatric speciation, Grassland, Arctic and Seasonality. Topics in Zoology were tackled in line with various other fields like Endangered species and Canis. Research in Climate change and the interrelating topic of Environmental niche modelling and Habitat destruction were among the subjects of interest in the Range (biology) studies discussed in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Guest or pest? Spatio-temporal occurrence and effects on soil and vegetation of the wild boar on Elba island (3 citations)
  • Basic considerations on seasonal breeding in mammals including their testing by comparing natural habitats and zoos (3 citations)
  • Movement, space-use and resource preferences of European golden jackals in human-dominated landscapes: insights from a telemetry study (2 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 Mammalian Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Frank E. Zachos (43 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Franz Suchentrunk (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Langer (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carlos Fonseca (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • David W. Macdonald (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Mammalian Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • American Museum of Natural History (50 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (47 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (43 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Zurich (34 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (30 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, 5.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.53% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.08% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.31% of all publications and 54.08% 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

  • Advanced image recognition: a fully automated, high-accuracy photo-identification matching system for humpback whales

    (2021)
    114 Citations
  • Individual identification and photographic techniques in mammalian ecological and behavioural research—Part 1: Methods and concepts

    (2022)
    52 Citations
  • A review of the impacts of invasive wild pigs on native vertebrates

    (2022)
    38 Citations
  • Preserving identity in capture–mark–recapture studies: increasing the accuracy of minimum number alive (MNA) estimates by incorporating inter-census trapping efficiency variation

    (2022)
    38 Citations
  • Movement, space-use and resource preferences of European golden jackals in human-dominated landscapes: insights from a telemetry study

    Skye Fenton;Skye Fenton;Paul R. Moorcroft;Duško Ćirović;József Lanszki

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Integrative taxonomy of the southernmost tucu-tucus in the world: differentiation of the nominal forms associated with Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett, 1836 (Rodentia, Hystricomorpha, Ctenomyidae)

    Pablo Teta;Guillermo D’Elía;Juan C. Opazo

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Male European badger churrs: insights into call function and motivational basis

    Benjamin D. Charlton;Chris Newman;David W. Macdonald;Christina D. Buesching

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Northernmost record of reproduction of the expanding golden jackal population

    Rafał Kowalczyk;Michał Wudarczyk;Jan M. Wójcik;Henryk Okarma

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Individual identification and photographic techniques in mammalian ecological and behavioural research—Part 2: Field studies and applications

    (2022)
    29 Citations

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