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Southeastern Naturalist

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 586 27 35 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 33
Documents by Best Scientists*: 42
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 35
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.245
Impact Factor: 0.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Southeastern Naturalist?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Ecology, Habitat, Fishery, Zoology and Range (biology). The Ecology research presented places emphasis on topics like Species richness, Predation, Abundance (ecology), Endangered species and Vegetation. Southeastern Naturalist explores research in Species richness and the adjacent study of Species diversity.

The Predation study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Nest. The studies in Habitat featured incorporate elements of Coastal plain, STREAMS and Wetland. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Fishery, apply to Tributary as well.

  • Ecology (69.44%)
  • Habitat (25.90%)
  • Fishery (15.62%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • THE ORIGINAL STATUS OF WOLVES IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA (105 citations)
  • Environmental Correlates of the Distribution and Abundance of Microstegium vimineum, in East Tennessee (84 citations)
  • Raccoon Removal Reduces Sea Turtle Nest Depredation in the Ten Thousand Islands of Florida (72 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Southeastern Naturalist:

The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Ecology, Habitat, Fishery, Range (biology) and Species richness. While Ecology is the key highlight in the most cited papers, thet also covered some subjects on Zoology and Predation. In addition to Habitat research, the journal publications aim to explore topics under Land use, Ecosystem, Vegetation and Wetland.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Southeastern Naturalist explores disciplines such as Zoology, Ecology, Eastern spotted skunk, Fishery and Habitat. Southeastern Naturalist explores issues in Zoology which can be linked to other research areas like Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Predation and Parasitism. The presented research on Predation deals specifically with Nest but it also addresses topics in Vegetation.

It primarily discusses Ecology topics, particularly Endangered species, Plant community, Kalmia and Understory. The journal holds forums on Fishery that merges themes from other disciplines such as Drainage basin, Range (biology), Darter and Bay. It explores topics in Habitat which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Mammal and Archaeology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Canine Distemper Outbreak in a Population of Eastern Spotted Skunks (2 citations)
  • Den-Site Selection by Eastern Spotted Skunks in the Central Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia (2 citations)
  • Distribution and relative abundance of eastern spotted skunk records across their range (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 Southeastern Naturalist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Christopher S. DePerno (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Dirk J. Stevenson (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ruth M. Elsey (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frank J. Mazzotti (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • D. Craig Rudolph (15 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 Southeastern Naturalist (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Georgia (94 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Geological Survey (73 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • United States Forest Service (59 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (58 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Florida (54 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 28.95% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.59% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.11% 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 29.63% 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

  • Rest-Site Use and the Apparent Rarity of an Ozark Population of Plains Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius interrupta)

    Summer D. Higdon;Matthew E. Gompper

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Diets of Black Vultures and Turkey Vultures in Coastal South Carolina, USA with a Review of Species' Dietary Information

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Ecological Plasticity and the Future of the Argentine Giant Tegu (Salvator merianae Dumeril and Bibron, 1839) in the Southeastern US

    Walter E. Meshaka;Frank J. Mazzotti;Michael R. Rochford

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Observed Using a Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Burrow

    Alex D. Potash;Chris M. Murphy;J.T. Pynne;Robert A. McCleery

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Urban Greenspace is for the Bluebirds: Nest-Box Selection across a Noise Gradient on an Urbanizing University Campus

    Isabella Plummer;Yue Liu;Kathryn E. Sieving

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Identifying Life-History Traits That Promote Occurrence for Four Minnow (Leuciscidae) Species in Intermittent Gulf Coastal Plain Streams

    Jessica L. Davis;Mary C. Freeman;Stephen W. Golladay

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Breeding-Season Survival, Home-Range Size, and Habitat Selection of Female Bachman's Sparrows

    Daniel Y. Choi;Alexander C. Fish;Christopher E. Moorman;Christopher S. DePerno

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • A Species Bioprofile for the Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Demography of the Appalachian Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius putorius)

    Andrew R. Butler;Andrew J. Edelman;Robin Y.Y. Eng;Stephen N. Harris

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Dyadic Movement in an Adult Male and Female Argentine Black and White Tegu (Salvator merianae) in South Florida

    (2022)
    4 Citations

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