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Nature Conservation
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Nature Conservation

1314-6947

Published by: Pensoft Publishers

https://natureconservation.pensoft.net/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 309 40 44 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 44
Documents by Best Scientists*: 48
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 33
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.556
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Nature and Conservation?

The aim of Nature and Conservation is to expand the discussion of research in Ecology, Nature Conservation, Environmental resource management, Habitat and Biodiversity. Ecology, which encompasses Endangered species, Species richness and Abundance (ecology), is the main subject of it. The journal connects the study in Nature Conservation with the closely related area of Cave.

Studies on Biodiversity discussed in the journal link to the field of Agroforestry.

  • Ecology (23.06%)
  • Nature Conservation (9.96%)
  • Environmental resource management (7.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Building the European Union’s Natura 2000 network (157 citations)
  • Generation length for mammals (108 citations)
  • Spatio-temporal patterns of wildlife-vehicle collisions in a region with a high-density road network (67 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nature and Conservation:

The journal papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Environmental resource management, Ecology, Biodiversity, Natura 2000 and Nature Conservation. The most cited articles blend together research topics in Ecology and Galinsoga ciliata. The studies on Biodiversity discussed at the published articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Forest management, Agroforestry and Sampling (statistics).

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

  • Ecology
  • Biodiversity
  • Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Nature and Conservation focuses on Ecology, Fishery, Environmental planning, Biodiversity and Natural resource economics. Research on Ecology addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Natural (archaeology). In addition to Fishery research, it aims to explore topics under Wildlife trade, Porcupine, Threatened species, Javan leopard and Poaching.

Nature and Conservation addresses concerns in Environmental planning which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Wildlife conservation, Wildlife, Ecological systems theory and Recreation. Topics in Biodiversity were tackled in line with various other fields like Species distribution and Environmental resource management. The journal deals with Natural resource economics in conjunction with other fields like

  • Agricultural productivity together with Effects of global warming,
  • Empirical research which is related to area like China and Nature reserve..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Predicting the effects of climate change on future freshwater fish diversity at global scale (4 citations)
  • Composição, abundância e diversidade da fauna edáfica em um fragmento de Caatinga (1 citations)
  • The illegal hunting and exploitation of porcupines for meat and medicine in Indonesia (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.

The top authors publishing in Nature and Conservation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Neil D'Cruze (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Klaus Henle (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David W. Macdonald (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carlos Alberto Silva (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stephanie Jael Negrão de Freitas (9 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 Nature and Conservation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Polish Academy of Sciences (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universidade Federal de Sergipe (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (4 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, 94.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 50.00% of all publications and 50.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Snakes and ladders: A review of ball python production in West Africa for the global pet market

    Lauren A. Harrington;Jennah Green;Patrick Muinde;David W. Macdonald

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Snake oil and pangolin scales: insights into wild animal use at “Marché des Fétiches” traditional medicine market, Togo

    Neil D'Cruze;Délagnon Assou;Emma Coulthard;John Norrey

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Predicting the effects of climate change on future freshwater fish diversity at global scale

    Ana Manjarrés-Hernández;Cástor Guisande;Emilio García-Roselló;Juergen Heine

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Assessment of the threat status of the amphibians in Vietnam - Implementation of the One Plan Approach

    (2022)
    25 Citations
  • Numerous uncertainties in the multifaceted global trade in frogs’ legs with the EU as the major consumer

    (2023)
    17 Citations
  • Transdisciplinary deficit in large carnivore conservation funding in Europe

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • A literature-based database of the natural heritage, the ecological status and tourism-related impacts in show caves worldwide

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Legacies of past land use challenge grassland recovery – An example from dry grasslands on ancient burial mounds

    Balázs Deák;Orsolya Valkó;Csaba Albert Tóth;Ágnes Botos

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Betting the farm: A review of Ball Python and other reptile trade from Togo, West Africa

    Neil D'Cruze;Lauren A. Harrington;Délagnon Assou;Jennah Green

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Exploring 15 years of brown bear (Ursus arctos)-vehicle collisions in northwestern Greece

    (2022)
    14 Citations

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