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Oecologia Australis
H-index 7

Oecologia Australis

2177-6199

Published by: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/oa

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 476 40 48 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 53
Documents by Best Scientists*: 58
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 27
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.212
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Oecologia Australis?

The journal primarily tackles Ecology, Forestry, Zoology, Species richness and Humanities. The journal tackles issues in Ecology, particularly in the topics of Habitat, Biodiversity, Fauna, Ecology (disciplines) and Ecosystem. Most of the Forestry studies addressed also intersect with Atlantic forest.

The journal connects research in Species richness with the related topic of Abundance (ecology).

  • Ecology (38.99%)
  • Forestry (9.41%)
  • Zoology (8.69%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF HYDROPOWER RESERVOIRS ON WILD MAMMALS AND FRESHWATER TURTLES IN AMAZONIA: A REVIEW (85 citations)
  • Conseqüências ecológicas da fragmentação florestal na Amazônia (68 citations)
  • SEASONAL PANTANAL FLOOD PULSE: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION - A REVIEW (65 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Oecologia Australis:

The journal publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Ecology, Ecosystem, Habitat, Vegetation and Biodiversity. Most of the Ecology studies addressed in the published papers also intersect with Flood myth. The Habitat studies presented in the most cited articles encompass related topics like Rare species and also examine its connection to subjects such as Defaunation.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Forestry, Ecology, Zoology, Humanities and Atlantic forest. The studies on Forestry discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Caerulea, Cerdocyon thous, Amazon rainforest, Species richness and Foraging. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Ecology as it also encompasses Drainage basin.

The concepts on Zoology presented in Oecologia Australis can also apply to other research fields, including Endangered species, Predation and Camera trap. The Humanities works featured in Oecologia Australis incorporate elements from Phylogenetic diversity, Fish species and Life history. The work on Atlantic forest tackled in Oecologia Australis brings together disciplines like Myotis albescens, Squamata, Riparian zone and Endemism.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • DIVERSIDADE FUNCIONAL DE COMUNIDADES DE PEIXES DE RIACHO (2 citations)
  • APPLICABILITY OF SEED BANK ASSESSMENT METHODS IN WETLANDS: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES (2 citations)
  • ECOLOGIA DE PEIXES DE RIACHOS DE CAVERNAS E OUTROS HABITATS SUBTERRÂNEOS (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 Oecologia Australis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Marcus Vinícius Vieira (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Maria Virginia Petry (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Izar Aximoff (14 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Ana Cláudia Delciellos (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Luiz Liberato Costa Corrêa (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous 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 Oecologia Australis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (184 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Rio de Janeiro State University (72 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (52 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (33 papers) published 4 papers 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, 2.86% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 58.82% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.65% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.12% of all publications and 4.41% 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

  • EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CENTRAL AMAZONIAN FORESTS: A TWO DECADES SYNTHESIS OF MONITORING TROPICAL BIODIVERSITY

    Flavia Regina Capellotto Costa;Jansen Zuanon;Fabricio Baccaro;Juliana Schietti

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON ZOOPLANKTON DIVERSITY IN A SUBTROPICAL FLOODPLAIN: A LONG-TERM STUDY

    Claudia Costa Bonecker;Leidiane Perreira Diniz;Louizi de Souza Magalhaes Braghin;Tatiane Mantovano

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • INTEGRATING LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH (LTER) AND MARINE PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

    Ricardo Jessouroun Miranda;Ana Cláudia Mendes Malhado;Nidia Fabré;Vandick Batista

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • PEIXES NÃO-NATIVOS EM RIACHOS NO BRASIL: ESTADO DA ARTE, LACUNAS DE CONHECIMENTO E PERSPECTIVAS

    Diego Azevedo Zoccal Garcia;Fernando Mayer Pelicice;Marcelo Fulgêncio Guedes de Brito;Mário Luís Orsi

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • TEMPORAL CHANGES IN MIGRATORY FISH BODY SIZE IN A NEOTROPICAL FLOODPLAIN

    Taise Miranda Lopes;Oscar Peláez;Rosa Maria Dias;Anielly Galego de Oliveira

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE ANT, BEE, AND TREE COMMUNITIES IN THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO

    Jamir Afonso Prado-Junior;Jonas Brochado Maravalhas;Thiago Henrique Azevedo Tosta;Solange Cristina Augusto

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • FOUR CHALLENGES OF LONG-TERM SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN BRAZIL

    Jose Gilmar Oliveira;Norah Costa Gamarra;Felipe Alexandre Silva;Inaê Vieira Dantas

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • WILDLIFE ROADKILL IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF EMAS NATIONAL PARK, CERRADO BIOME, BRAZIL

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • DOES THE SIZE OF THE TREES DETERMINE THE RICHNESS AND DISTRIBUTION OF VASCULAR EPIPHYTES IN AMAZONIAN FLOODPLAIN FORESTS

    Adriano Costa Quaresma;Yuri Oliveira Feitosa;Florian Wittmann;Jochen Schöngart

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • HOW LIMNOLOGICAL VARIABLES INFLUENCE THE OCCURRENCE AND ABUNDANCE OF A VISUAL PREDATOR IN AN INVADED RIVER-FLOODPLAIN SYSTEM

    Amanda Cantarute Rodrigues;Bianca Morelatto Dal Vesco;Carolina Mendes Muniz;Carolina Pedrozo Nascimento

    (2020)
    5 Citations

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