Pedobiologia

Top Research Topics at Pedobiologia?

The journal mostly deals with topics like Ecology, Agronomy, Earthworm, Botany and Soil water. Soil biology, Ecosystem, Abundance (ecology), Litter and Habitat are Ecology topics of special interest in the journal. The study on Abundance (ecology) presented in Pedobiologia intersects with the topics under Species richness.

It links adjacent topics like Litter with Plant litter. Topics in Agronomy explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Soil organic matter, Organic matter, Soil pH and Nutrient. The Earthworm research presented places emphasis on topics like Lumbricus terrestris, Lumbricidae and Eisenia fetida.

Soil water and Environmental chemistry are closely related fields of research discussed in Pedobiologia.

• Ecology (49.77%)
• Agronomy (25.17%)
• Earthworm (18.20%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Biochar induced soil microbial community change: Implications for biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus (479 citations)
• Enzyme activities as a component of soil biodiversity: A review (467 citations)
• The feeding ecology of earthworms – A review (442 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Pedobiologia:

The published papers facilitate discussions on Ecology, Agronomy, Earthworm, Soil water and Botany. Issues in Agronomy were discussed in the most cited articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Nutrient, Plant litter and Soil fertility. The studies on Soil water discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Environmental chemistry, Organic matter and Community structure.

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

• Ecology
• Botany
• Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ecology, Agronomy, Ecosystem, Soil water and Species richness are the subjects of interest in the journal. Pedobiologia covers various topics on Ecology such as Nutrient cycle, Habitat, Plant community, Soil functions and Amazon rainforest. Agronomy research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Earthworm.

Some problems in Ecosystem that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Soil biology, Grassland, Land use and Soil quality. The studies on Soil water discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Subtropics, Water content, Animal science and Microbial population biology. While Species richness is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Abundance (ecology), Biodiversity, Peat, Vegetation and Litter.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Functional shifts of soil microbial communities associated with Alliaria petiolata invasion (3 citations)
• Tuber pseudohimalayense ascomata-compartments strongly select their associated bacterial microbiome from nearby pine forest soils independently of their maturation stage (2 citations)
• Decreased burrowing activity of endogeic earthworms and effects on water infiltration in response to an increase in soil bulk density (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 Pedobiologia (based on the number of publications) are:

• Stefan Scheu (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Clive A. Edwards (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Patrick Lavelle (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Nico Eisenhauer (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jeff R. Powell (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Pedobiologia (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (40 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Göttingen (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ohio State University (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Technische Universität Darmstadt (23 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, 5.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.58% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 52.08% 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.