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Ostrich
H-index 8

Ostrich

0030-6525

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tost20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 450 27 57 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 35
Documents by Best Scientists*: 66
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 32
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.456
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ostrich?

Ostrich tackles a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Zoology, Nest, Cape and Fishery. The journal encompasses presentations on Ecology, specifically Habitat, Predation, Seasonal breeder, Range (biology) and Foraging. It focuses on Zoology as well as the interrelated topic of Moulting.

Ostrich is focused mainly on Nest, particularly Avian clutch size. In the journal, researchers investigate the Cape study as part of research in the field of Archaeology.

  • Ecology (43.71%)
  • Zoology (24.97%)
  • Nest (9.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A comprehensive theory for the evolution, control and adaptability of avian migration (145 citations)
  • An atlas of wader populations in Africa and western Eurasia (130 citations)
    1. BIRD POPULATION STUDIES (124 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ostrich:

The published articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Ecology, Zoology, Fishery, Cape and Habitat. The journal articles focus on different Ecology studies like Nest, Predation, Foraging, Range (biology) and Moulting. While the journal papers focused on Zoology, they were also able to explore topics like Incubation and Flock.

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

  • Ecology
  • Zoology
  • IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ostrich focuses on Zoology, Ecology, Ethnology, Fishery and Cape. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Zoology, it also covered topics in Species level and Threatened species. In the Ecology research discussed, Urbanization, Effects of global warming, Food availability, Onychognathus morio and Impervious surface are all tackled.

The studies on Ethnology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Egyptian goose, Ptilopachus petrosus, Perspective (graphical), Magic (paranormal) and Alopochen. Ostrich addresses concerns in Fishery which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Breed, Moulting and Predation. Ostrich explores topics in Cape which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Quality (business), Urban area, Alien species, Red necked and Population ecology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • South African raptors in urban landscapes: a review (4 citations)
  • Effects of Climate Change on Birds (2nd Edn) (3 citations)
  • Anthropogenic food availability and body mass maintenance in urban Red-winged Starlings Onychognathus morio (3 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 Ostrich (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter G. Ryan (40 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Colleen T. Downs (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Adrian J. F. Craig (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Austin Roberts (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Les G. Underhill (30 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 Ostrich (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology (238 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cape Town (237 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal (82 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Rhodes University (61 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Natal (54 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, 11.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 66.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 16.67% 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

  • The African Bird Atlas Project: a description of the project and BirdMap data-collection protocol

    (2022)
    122 Citations
  • COVID-19 and citizen science: lessons learned from southern Africa

    Sanjo Rose;Jessleena Suri;Michael Brooks;Peter G Ryan

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • On a collision course? The large diversity of birds killed by wind turbines in South Africa

    V Perold;S Ralston-Paton;P Ryan

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • South African raptors in urban landscapes: a review

    Shane C McPherson;Shane C McPherson;Petra Sumasgutner;Colleen T Downs

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Dazzled by the light: the impact of light pollution from ships on seabirds at Tristan da Cunha

    Peter G Ryan;E Molly Ryan;James P Glass

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • The trade in the endangered African Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus and the Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh in Algeria

    Sadek Atoussi;Daniel Bergin;Imane Razkallah;Vincent Nijman

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Road counts reveal The Gambia’s West Coast region still has the densest population of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Africa

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Population trends of resident and migrant West African bird species monitored over an 18-year period in central Nigeria

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Reliability and quality of artificial nectar feeders for birds in the Cape Floristic Region

    Anina Coetzee;Phoebe Barnard;Phoebe Barnard;Anton Pauw

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Breeding ecology of the Andalusian Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus sylvaticus

    Carlos Gutiérrez-Expósito;Ruth García-Gorria;Abdeljebbar Qninba;Miguel Clavero

    (2020)
    6 Citations

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