Restoration Ecology

Top Research Topics at Restoration Ecology?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Ecology, Restoration ecology, Agronomy, Habitat and Vegetation. Topics like Species richness, Ecosystem, Plant community, Introduced species and Wetland are tackled as part of the discussions on Ecology. In addition to Species richness research, it aims to explore topics under Abundance (ecology) and Species diversity.

The majority of Introduced species studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Native plant. The journal tackles topics on Wetland, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Hydrology. The Restoration ecology works featured in Restoration Ecology incorporate elements from Agroforestry, Biodiversity, Forest restoration, Ecosystem services and Environmental resource management.

Issues in Agronomy were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Revegetation and Botany. Habitat research is concerned with Riparian zone in particular. Restoration Ecology explores research in Vegetation and the adjacent study of Ecological succession.

• Ecology (49.49%)
• Restoration ecology (34.55%)
• Agronomy (21.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Towards a Conceptual Framework for Restoration Ecology (1002 citations)
• Ecological Theory and Community Restoration Ecology (824 citations)
• Restoration Success: How Is It Being Measured? (721 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Restoration Ecology:

The journal publications focus largely on the fields of Ecology, Restoration ecology, Agronomy, Environmental resource management and Vegetation. The featured Restoration ecology studies in the most cited publications mainly concentrate on Agroforestry but also cover areas of interest in Forest restoration, Understory and Woody plant. Issues in Agronomy were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Revegetation, Botany and Topsoil.

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 Restoration Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

• James Aronson (39 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Kingsley W. Dixon (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Richard J. Hobbs (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Karen D. Holl (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Pedro H. S. Brancalion (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less 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 Restoration Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

• United States Geological Survey (112 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• United States Forest Service (103 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Davis (77 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Western Australia (77 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Northern Arizona University (75 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 6 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, 4.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.69% of all publications and 51.70% 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.