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Plant Ecology and Evolution
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Plant Ecology and Evolution

2032-3913

Published by: Nationale Plantentuin van België

https://www.plecevo.eu/index.php/plecevo/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 412 6 9 4
Ecology and Evolution 470 49 32 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 62
Documents by Best Scientists*: 47
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.424
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Plant Ecology and Evolution?

The journal facilitates discussions on Ecology, Botany, Taxonomy (biology), Herbarium and Taxon. Species richness, Endemism, Species diversity, Plant community and Habitat are all topics related to Ecology research discussed. It connects the study in Species richness with the closely related area of Biodiversity.

It features Botany research that overlaps with concepts in Key (lock). Plant Ecology and Evolution encompasses Taxonomy (biology) studies in the context of Zoology as a whole. The study on Herbarium presented is investigated in conjunction with research in IUCN Red List.

  • Ecology (39.96%)
  • Botany (38.01%)
  • Taxonomy (biology) (14.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A preliminary multi gene phylogeny of the diatoms (Bacillariophyta): Challenges for future research (122 citations)
  • The endemic and non-endemic vascular flora of Madagascar updated (78 citations)
  • Phylogeny and circumscription of Sapindaceae revisited: molecular sequence data, morphology and biogeography support recognition of a new family, Xanthoceraceae. (65 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Plant Ecology and Evolution:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Ecology, Botany, Plant community, Vegetation and Taxonomy (biology). The most cited papers link adjacent topics like Ecology with Agroforestry. While work presented in the journal articles provide substantial information on Taxonomy (biology), it also covers topics in Isolepis, Taxon, Species level, Genus and Diatom.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Botany, Ecology, Range (biology), Pollinator and Genus. While Botany is the focus of Plant Ecology and Evolution, it also provided insights into the studies of Key (lock) and Solanaceae. It concentrated on Ecology research, specifically Critically endangered, Pollination, Cactus, Species richness and Forest ecology.

The research on Range (biology) tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Population density, Eriocaulaceae, Paepalanthus, Native plant and Vernonieae. Topics in Pollinator explored in Plant Ecology and Evolution were investigated in conjunction with research in Aristolochiaceae, Fruit set and Lamium album. It deals with Genus in conjunction with Rubiaceae and similar fields in Atractocarpus, Endemism, Monophyly and Gardenieae.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • An update of the Verbenaceae genera and species numbers (4 citations)
  • An escape from the Espinhaço Range: a new species of Paepalanthus subg. Xeractis (Eriocaulaceae) from the campos rupestres of Serra do Padre Ângelo, Minas Gerais, Brazil (2 citations)
  • Novelties in Lepidaploinae (Asteraceae, Vernonieae) from the easternmost campos rupestres of Minas Gerais, Brazil: two new species and a range expansion (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.

The top authors publishing in Plant Ecology and Evolution (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Olivier Lachenaud (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Frans Breteler (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bart Van de Vijver (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Bonaventure Sonké (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tariq Stévart (10 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 Plant Ecology and Evolution (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Liège (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Université libre de Bruxelles (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ghent University (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Missouri Botanical Garden (5 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, 96.43% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 100.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • New insights on spatial genetic structure and diversity of Coffea canephora (Rubiaceae) in Upper Guinea based on old herbaria

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • The hyperdominant tropical tree Eschweilera coriacea (Lecythidaceae) shows higher genetic heterogeneity than sympatric Eschweilera species in French Guiana

    Myriam Heuertz;Henri Caron;Caroline Scotti-Saintagne;Pascal Pétronelli

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Bees increase seed set of wild plants while the proportion of arable land has a variable effect on pollination in European agricultural landscapes

    Lina Herbertsson;Johan Ekroos;Matthias Albrecht;Ignasi Bartomeus

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Diversity of epiphyte ferns along an elevational gradient in El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, southern Mexico

    Derio A. Jiménez-López;Rubén Martínez-Camilo;Nayely Martínez-Meléndez;Michael Kessler

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • New insights on Bjerkandera (Phanerochaetaceae, Polyporales) in the Neotropics with description of Bjerkandera albocinerea based on morphological and molecular evidence

    Viviana Motato-Vásquez;Adriana M. Gugliotta;Mario Rajchenberg;Myriam Catania

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • The fate of Holoregmia, a monospecific genus endemic to the Brazilian Caatinga, under different future climate scenarios

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Typology of the woody plant communities of the Ethiopian Nech Sar National Park and an assessment of vegetation-environment relations and human disturbance impacts

    Yonas U. Utaile;Kenny Helsen;Seyoum G. Aydagnehum;Bart Muys

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Niche conservatism in a plant with long invasion history: the case of the Peruvian peppertree (Schinus molle, Anacardiaceae) in Mexico

    Jorge E. Ramírez-Albores;Gustavo Bizama;Ramiro O. Bustamante;Ernesto I. Badano

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Checklist of the native tree flora of Algeria: diversity, distribution, and conservation

    Rachid Meddour;Ouahiba Sahar;Frédéric Médail

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Nuclear ribosomal phylogeny of Brachystegia: new markers for new insights about rain forests and Miombo woodlands evolution

    (2022)
    6 Citations

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