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New England Botanical Club
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New England Botanical Club

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Published by: Allen Press

https://www.rhodora.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 796 6 8 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 7
Documents by Best Scientists*: 10
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 23
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.105
Impact Factor: 0.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Rhodora?

The journal investigates areas of study like Botany, Ecology, Archaeology, Flora and New england. The journal facilitated presentations on Botany research, particularly Genus and Taxonomy (biology). Rhodora covers various topics on Ecology such as Habitat and Taxon.

Rhodora dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Archaeology and Herbarium.

  • Botany (41.26%)
  • Ecology (18.72%)
  • Archaeology (12.74%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • RARITY OF PLANT SPECIES: A SYNTHETIC VIEWPOINT (107 citations)
  • The systematics of the American species of Alnus (Betulaceae) [concl.] (105 citations)
  • A revision of the genus Pteridium. (94 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Rhodora:

The journal papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Botany, Ecology, Genus, Flora and Taxonomy (biology). The works on Botany tackled in the journal papers bring together disciplines like Zoology and Morphology (biology). The most cited articles with studies in Taxonomy (biology) featured incorporate elements of Phylogenetics and Geographic distribution.

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Rhodora was organized to reinforce research efforts on Botany, Taxon, Herbarium, Identification (biology) and GEORGE (programming language). The Botany study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Type (biology). In addition to Taxon research, it aims to explore topics under Zoology, Lamiaceae, Inflorescence, Lycopus americanus and Synonym (taxonomy).

Some problems in Herbarium that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Floristics, Woodlot, Vascular plant and Introduced species. GEORGE (programming language) studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Art history.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Rediscoveries of Dichanthelium scoparium (Poaceae) in Southern New England and Evaluation of Past Records from New England and New York (0 citations)
  • Lycopus americanus subsp. Laurentianus (Lamiaceae): An Eastern Canadian Endemic Taxon New to the United States (0 citations)
  • Declining Native Species Richness in Natural Areas in Eastern North America: An Example from Baker Woodlot in Central Michigan (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 Rhodora (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Merritt Lyndon Fernald (525 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Walter Deane (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Charles Alfred Weatherby (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • C H Knowlton (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arthur C. Mathieson (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 Rhodora (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of New Hampshire (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Connecticut (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Framingham State University (15 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, 33.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.00% 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 25.00% 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

  • Two Centuries of Change in the Native Flora of Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    (2022)
    3 Citations
  • Response of a Wetland Plant Community to Management of Phragmites Australis (Poaceae) in Southwestern Connecticut

    Edward K. Faison;Geordie Elkins;Kathleen Kitka;David R. Foster

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Systematics and Evolution of Vaccinium Sect. Cyanococcus (Ericaceae): Progress and Prospects

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • A Synopsis of Introduced and Native Seaweeds from 14 Open Coastal and Estuarine Sites within Southern Maine and New Hampshire, U.S.A.

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Patterns and changes in the Nonnative Flora of Franklin County, Massachusetts

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Les Mehrhoff Botanical Research Awards

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • A 10,000-Year-Old White Pine Forest Emerges at Stonewall Beach, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Occurrence of the Introduced Red Alga Antithamnion pectinatum (Ceramiaceae) in New Hampshire, U.S.A.

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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