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Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
H-index 25

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 123 137 118 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 156
Documents by Best Scientists*: 123
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 48
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.446
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Ecology, Biodiversity, Habitat, Ecosystem and Environmental planning. The journal deals with Ecology in conjunction with Biological dispersal and similar fields in Range (biology). The Biodiversity works featured in it incorporate elements from Biome, Climate change, Environmental resource management and Ecosystem services.

The presented research on Biome deals specifically with Agroforestry but it also addresses topics in Agriculture. Climate change study tackled is connected to the field of Ecological niche. The study on Ecosystem services presented in Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation intersects with subjects under the field of Environmental protection.

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation focuses on Habitat but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Fragmentation (computing) and Land use, land-use change and forestry. The journal holds forums on Environmental planning that merges themes from other disciplines such as Legislation, Restoration ecology and Sustainability. Vegetation research in Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation involves the investigation of Deforestation studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Amazon rainforest.

  • Ecology (43.27%)
  • Biodiversity (34.13%)
  • Habitat (22.12%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • From hotspot to hopespot: An opportunity for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (155 citations)
  • Fundão tailings dam failures: the environment tragedy of the largest technological disaster of Brazilian mining in global context (135 citations)
  • Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: concept, scalability and a role for conservation science (67 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation:

The journal papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Ecology, Biodiversity, Environmental resource management, Ecosystem services and Habitat. The journal publications address concerns in Biodiversity which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Climate change, Ecosystem, Biome and Environmental protection. The most cited articles explore topics in Ecosystem services which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Legislation, Sustainability and Amazon rainforest.

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

  • Ecology
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecosystem

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Ecology, Biodiversity, Threatened species, Climate change and Ecosystem. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation primarily discusses Ecology topics, particularly Species richness, Habitat, Vegetation, Rainforest and Species distribution. Biodiversity research is concerned with Global biodiversity in particular.

It explores topics in Threatened species which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Biodiversity hotspot, Wildlife, Amazon rainforest, Conservation status and Fragmentation (computing). Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation facilitates discussions on Climate change that incorporate concepts from other fields like Biological dispersal and Water resource management. The studies in Ecosystem featured incorporate elements of Adaptive management, Agroforestry, Protected area and Identification (biology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The emergence of a new deforestation hotspot in Amazonia (5 citations)
  • EcoLand: A multiscale niche modelling framework to improve predictions on biodiversity and conservation (4 citations)
  • The importance of Indigenous Territories for conserving bat diversity across the Amazon biome (4 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 Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rafael Loyola (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Gerhard E. Overbeck (9 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Valério D. Pillar (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Jean Paul Metzger (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Mauro Galetti (7 papers) published 4 papers 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 Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of São Paulo (30 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (23 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (21 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (20 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less 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, 3.64% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.51% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.87% of all publications and 18.87% 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

  • Understanding Brazil’s catastrophic fires: Causes, consequences and policy needed to prevent future tragedies

    Vânia R. Pivello;Ima Vieira;Alexander V. Christianini;Danilo Bandini Ribeiro

    (2021)
    348 Citations
  • Emerging threats linking tropical deforestation and the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Pedro H.S. Brancalion;Eben North Broadbent;Sergio de-Miguel;Adrián Cardil

    (2020)
    123 Citations
  • Biological invasions are as costly as natural hazards

    Unknown

    (2023)
    108 Citations
  • Opportunities and challenges of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) for biodiversity conservation

    Helena Alves-Pinto;Helena Alves-Pinto;Helena Alves-Pinto;Jonas Geldmann;Jonas Geldmann;Harry Jonas;Veronica Maioli;Veronica Maioli

    (2021)
    89 Citations
  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Campo Rupestre: A road map for the sustainability of the hottest Brazilian biodiversity hotspot

    G. Wilson Fernandes;Lucas Arantes-Garcia;Milton Barbosa;Newton P.U. Barbosa

    (2020)
    84 Citations
  • Land-use changes lead to functional loss of terrestrial mammals in a Neotropical rainforest

    Marcelo Magioli;Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi de Barros Ferraz;Adriano Garcia Chiarello;Mauro Galetti;Mauro Galetti

    (2021)
    77 Citations
  • The lost road: Do transportation networks imperil wildlife population persistence?

    Rafael Barrientos;Fernando Ascensão;Marcello D’Amico;Clara Grilo

    (2021)
    72 Citations
  • Challenges and perspectives for the Brazilian semi-arid coast under global environmental changes

    M.O. Soares;M.O. Soares;C.C. Campos;P.B.M. Carneiro;H.S. Barroso

    (2021)
    56 Citations
  • Cerrado wetlands: multiple ecosystems deserving legal protection as a unique and irreplaceable treasure

    (2022)
    47 Citations
  • Climate change promotes species loss and uneven modification of richness patterns in the avifauna associated to Neotropical seasonally dry forests

    David A. Prieto-Torres;Andrés Lira-Noriega;Adolfo G. Navarro-Sigüenza

    (2020)
    47 Citations

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