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Published by: Elsevier
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/perspectives-in-plant-ecology-evolution-and-systematics
| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science and Agronomy | 218 | 24 | 32 | 10 |
| Ecology and Evolution | 236 | 82 | 61 | 15 |
| Environmental Sciences | 682 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Botany, Species richness, Habitat and Biological dispersal. Plant community, Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Vegetation and Competition (biology) are some of the study areas of Ecology discussed. Most of the works presented in Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics deals with Plant community but it intersects with the subject of Biomass (ecology).
While work presented in it provided substantial information on Competition (biology), it also covered topics in Abiotic component and Interspecific competition. The study of Botany encompasses disciplines such as Agronomy, as well as fields such as Nutrient, all of which overlap with one another. Species richness research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Abundance (ecology), Species diversity and Introduced species.
Habitat and Invasive species are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. Seed dispersal is a focus of the presented Biological dispersal works and it dives deep in Seed dispersal. The journal concentrates on Seed dispersal topics that focus on Seed dispersal syndrome and Seed predation.
The most cited publications primarily tackle Ecology, Species richness, Ecosystem, Vegetation and Biodiversity. The journal papers tackle studies in Biological dispersal and the interrelated subject of Range (biology) to gain insights into Ecology. In addition to Ecosystem research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Climate change and Agronomy.
Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics covers a variety of subjects, including Ecology, Habitat, Phylogenetic tree, Threatened species and Ecosystem. Most of the Ecology studies addressed also intersect with Biological dispersal. The Habitat works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Floristics, Ecology (disciplines), Climate change and Flora.
Issues in Phylogenetic tree were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Taxon, Community, Beta diversity and Resistance (ecology). Topics in Threatened species were tackled in line with various other fields like Dominance (ecology), IUCN Red List, Vegetation and Land use, land-use change and forestry. Ecosystem research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Phytoplankton, Redfield ratio, Biosphere, Environmental change and Biogeochemical cycle.
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 Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 8.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.04% of all publications and 47.83% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
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(2022)J. Sardans;Ivan A. Janssens;Philippe Ciais;Michael Obersteiner
(2021)Thibaud F.E. Messerschmid;Thibaud F.E. Messerschmid;Judith Wehling;Nadine Bobon;Ansgar Kahmen
(2021)Kasey E. Barton;Andrea Westerband;Rebecca Ostertag;Elizabeth Stacy
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