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New Forests
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New Forests

0169-4286

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11056

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 256 65 64 14
Environmental Sciences 700 12 16 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 129
Documents by Best Scientists*: 128
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 66
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.672
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at New Forests?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Seedling and Sowing. It focuses on different Botany studies like Shoot, Germination, Growing season, Vegetative reproduction and Woody plant. The work on Agronomy tackled in it brings together disciplines like Agroforestry and Ecology, Soil water, Nutrient.

Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Agroforestry but it intersects with the subject of Vegetation. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Ecology, it also covered topics in Forestry and Genetic diversity. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Nutrient and the similar topic of Fertilizer.

It addresses concerns in Horticulture which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Pinus and Water content.

  • Botany (47.08%)
  • Agronomy (31.73%)
  • Horticulture (31.41%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Factors influencing levels of genetic diversity in woody plant species (1312 citations)
  • Importance of root growth in overcoming planting stress (277 citations)
  • Why seedlings survive: influence of plant attributes (209 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at New Forests:

The most cited papers mainly tackle studies in Botany, Seedling, Horticulture, Agronomy and Sowing. While Seedling is the key highlight in the most cited papers, thet also covered some subjects on Ecology and Population genetics, Genetic diversity and Forestry. The published articles focus on Agronomy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Agroforestry, Mediterranean climate and Nutrient.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Agronomy, Horticulture, Seedling, Sowing and Forestry. The research on Agronomy tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Photosynthesis, Afforestation, Nutrient and Carbon dioxide. While Horticulture is the key highlight in it, it also covered some subjects on Pinus and Habitat.

New Forests addresses concerns in the field of Seedling by exploring it in line with topics in Growing season which intersect with Taiga, Temperate climate and Boreal subjects. The journal holds forums on Sowing that merges themes from other disciplines such as Biomass, Competition (biology) and Stand development. The research on Shoot featured in New Forests combines topics in other fields like Coppicing and Root system.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • An overview of forest loss and restoration in the Brazilian Amazon (15 citations)
  • Projecting global and regional outlooks for planted forests under the shared socio-economic pathways (7 citations)
  • Tree diversity and timber productivity in planted forests: Pinus patula versus mixed cloud forest species (4 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 New Forests (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Douglass F. Jacobs (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David B. South (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Simon M. Landhäusser (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Steven C. Grossnickle (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Risto Rikala (13 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 New Forests (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Forest Service (108 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Oregon State University (60 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • North Carolina State University (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (50 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Purdue University (50 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, 15.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.36% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 29.55% of all publications and 45.45% 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

  • Monitoring forest structure to guide adaptive management of forest restoration: a review of remote sensing approaches

    Nicolò Camarretta;Peter A. Harrison;Peter A. Harrison;Tanya Bailey;Tanya Bailey;Brad Potts

    (2020)
    194 Citations
  • How Climate Change Might Affect Tree Regeneration Following Fire at Northern Latitudes: A Review

    Dominique Boucher;Sylvie Gauthier;Sylvie Gauthier;Nelson Thiffault;Nelson Thiffault;William Marchand;William Marchand

    (2020)
    101 Citations
  • An overview of forest loss and restoration in the Brazilian Amazon

    Denis Conrado da Cruz;José Maria Rey Benayas;Gracialda Costa Ferreira;Sabrina Ribeiro Santos

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • Effects of environmental factors on plant functional traits across different plant life forms in a temperate forest ecosystem

    Xiaoqin Cheng;Tain Ping;Zuzheng Li;Tian Wang

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • Carbon sequestration and emission mitigation potential of afforestation and reforestation of unproductive territories

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • Complexities underlying the breeding and deployment of Dutch elm disease resistant elms

    Juan A. Martín;Juan A. Martín;Jorge Domínguez;Alejandro Solla;Clive M. Brasier

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Environmental conditions in the nursery regulate root system development and architecture of forest tree seedlings: a systematic review

    (2022)
    25 Citations
  • Large-scale tree planting initiatives as an opportunity to derive carbon and biodiversity co-benefits: a case study from Aotearoa New Zealand

    Febyana Suryaningrum;Rebecca M. Jarvis;Hannah L. Buckley;David Hall

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Monitoring drought response and chlorophyll content in Quercus by consumer-grade, near-infrared (NIR) camera: a comparison with reflectance spectroscopy

    Sabrina Raddi;Francesca Giannetti;Sofia Martini;Fabio Farinella

    (2021)
    20 Citations

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