New Zealand Journal of Botany

Top Research Topics at New Zealand Journal of Botany?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Botany, Ecology, Taxonomy (biology), Taxon and Genus. Many of the studies tackled connect Botany with a similar field of study like Range (biology). The journal features Ecology research that overlaps with concepts in Biological dispersal.

The study of Taxonomy (biology), which falls within the realm of Zoology, was the main focus of the presentations.

• Botany (92.30%)
• Ecology (32.73%)
• Taxonomy (biology) (14.62%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The avoidance of interference between the presentation of pollen and stigmas in angiosperms II. Herkogamy (749 citations)
• The biology of heterostyly (610 citations)
• Name changes in the indigenous New Zealand flora, 1960–1986 and Nomina Nova IV, 1983–1986 (391 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at New Zealand Journal of Botany:

The most cited papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Botany, Ecology, Pollen, Nothofagus and Vegetation. The most cited papers focus on Botany as well as the interrelated topics of Range (biology). The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Ecology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Glacial period and Physical geography.

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

• Botany
• Ecology
• Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in New Zealand Journal of Botany deals with Botany, Taxonomy (biology), Genus, Phylogenetics and Ecology. Botany study tackled is connected to the field of Evolutionary biology. The Taxonomy (biology) works featured in it incorporate elements from Biodiversity, Blechnum, Polypodiaceae and Taxon.

Issues in Genus were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Typification, Insect, Biological pest control and Arthropod. New Zealand Journal of Botany addresses concerns in Phylogenetics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Zoology, Corokia, Asterales and Internal transcribed spacer. In the journal, Plio-Pleistocene, Pleistocene and Phylogeography are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Ecology research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A review of the structure and dynamics of araucaria mixed forests in southern Brazil and northern Argentina (3 citations)
• Integrated ex situ conservation strategies for endangered New Zealand Myrtaceae species (3 citations)
• Reinstatement of the New Caledonian endemic fern Blechnum deplanchei as distinct from B. opacum (Blechnaceae) (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in New Zealand Journal of Botany (based on the number of publications) are:

• Peter B. Heenan (105 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition,
• P. J. de Lange (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Patrick J. Brownsey (59 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Leon R. Perrie (42 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Phil J. Garnock-Jones (41 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in New Zealand Journal of Botany (based on the number of publications) are:

• Landcare Research (282 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition,
• University of Canterbury (161 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of Otago (127 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Auckland (108 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (74 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 more than 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, 8.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 61.36% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.64% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.36% of all publications and 13.64% 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.