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Northeastern Naturalist
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Northeastern Naturalist

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 517 43 48 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 58
Documents by Best Scientists*: 61
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 38
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.214
Impact Factor: 0.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Northeastern Naturalist?

The objective of Northeastern Naturalist is to combine knowledge in the areas of Ecology, Habitat, Fishery, Range (biology) and Zoology. Abundance (ecology), Species richness, Predation, Nest and Vegetation are some of the study areas of Ecology discussed. The Fishery study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Bay.

  • Ecology (62.83%)
  • Habitat (20.66%)
  • Fishery (18.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Camera Trapping of Carnivores: Trap Success Among Camera Types and Across Species, and Habitat Selection by Species, on Salt Pond Mountain, Giles County, Virginia (164 citations)
  • Impacts of Garlic Mustard Invasion on a Forest Understory Community (110 citations)
  • AN ANNOTATED LIST OF DEEPWATER FISHES FROM OFF THE NEW ENGLAND REGION, WITH NEW AREA RECORDS (106 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Northeastern Naturalist:

The journal publications facilitate discussions on Ecology, Habitat, Fishery, Bay and Abundance (ecology). Ecology studies presented in the journal publications include Introduced species, Range (biology), Species richness, Predation and Vegetation. The studies on Habitat discussed at the journal publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Biodiversity, Deciduous, Fauna, Ursus and Nest.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Northeastern Naturalist is mainly concerned with subjects like Ecology, Zoology, Habitat, Abundance (ecology) and Fishery. Nest box, Occupancy, Deciduous, Ecosystem and Species richness are all subfields of Ecology research that were featured in Northeastern Naturalist. In addition to Zoology research, Northeastern Naturalist aims to explore topics under Moxostoma erythrurum, Predator, Predation and Armadillo.

The Habitat works featured in Northeastern Naturalist incorporate elements from Range (biology), Swamp, Demersal zone and Tetronarce. It addresses concerns in Abundance (ecology) which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Population estimate, Leach's storm petrel, Trout, Hay and Longitude. The presented research on Fishery deals specifically with Recreation but it also addresses topics in Environmental planning, Larus delawarensis and National park.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Climate Trends on the Highest Peak of the Northeast: Mount Washington, NH (1 citations)
  • Bioblitz Assessment of Rocky Intertidal Biodiversity within the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (1 citations)
  • Ecology of an Isolated Muskrat Population during Regional Population Declines (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 Northeastern Naturalist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Donald D. Davis (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Donald F. McAlpine (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Bernd Heinrich (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frank E. Kurczewski (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert E. Schmidt (11 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 Northeastern Naturalist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Geological Survey (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Rhode Island (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Virginia Tech (25 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, 19.61% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.83% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.44% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.83% of all publications and 43.90% 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

  • Status and Distribution of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) and Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in Inland Lakes of Wisconsin

    Kathryn M. Renik;Martin J. Jennings;Jeffrey M. Kampa;John Lyons

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Plant Responses to Climate Change and an Elevational Gradient in Mont Mégantic National Park, Québec, Canada

    Mark Vellend;Mélanie Béhé;Alexis Carteron;Anna L. Crofts

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Status and Distribution of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) and Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in Inland Lakes of Wisconsin

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Lepidoptera Host Records Accurately Predict Tree Use by Foraging Birds

    Garrison Piel;Douglas W. Tallamy;Desiree L. Narango

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Emigration and First-Year Movements of Initial Wolf Translocations to Isle Royale

    Elizabeth K. Orning;Mark C. Romanski;Seth Moore;Yvette Chenaux-Ibrahim

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Diet of Leach's Storm-Petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous) among Three Colonies in Atlantic Canada

    Rhyl Frith;David Krug;Robert A. Ronconi;Sarah N.P. Wong

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Social Media Reports Inform the Spatio-temporal Distribution of Leach's Storm-Petrel Strandings Across the Island of Newfoundland

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Camera Traps Detect Prey of Northern Carnivores

    David A. Keiter;Brent R. Patterson;Carol Dersch;Bob Elliott

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Population Genetics and Spatial Ecology of Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in a Landscape with a High Density of Humans in New England

    Amy E. Mayer;Thomas J. McGreevy;Mary E. Sullivan;Charles Brown

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Effects of Farmland and Seasonal Phenology on Wild Bees in Blueberry Orchards

    Sabine S. Nooten;Sabine S. Nooten;Katherine A. Odanaka;Katherine A. Odanaka;Sandra M. Rehan;Sandra M. Rehan

    (2020)
    4 Citations

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