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Theoretical Ecology
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Theoretical Ecology

1874-1738

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12080

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 370 55 58 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 68
Documents by Best Scientists*: 73
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 45
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.524
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Theoretical Ecology?

Theoretical Ecology covers a variety of subjects, including Ecology, Biological dispersal, Competition (biology), Predation and Ecosystem. The in-depth study on Ecology also explores topics in the intersecting field of Extinction. The Biological dispersal study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Range (biology).

The concepts on Competition (biology) presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Intraspecific competition and Interspecific competition. The Predation works, particularly on Predator are tackled in the journal.

  • Ecology (66.15%)
  • Biological dispersal (12.26%)
  • Competition (biology) (11.87%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Spatial correlation as leading indicator of catastrophic shifts (232 citations)
  • Network structure, predator–prey modules, and stability in large food webs (172 citations)
  • Spatial variance and spatial skewness: leading indicators of regime shifts in spatial ecological systems. (167 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Theoretical Ecology:

Ecology, Food web, Alternative stable state, Ecosystem and Ecology (disciplines) are the main subjects of interest in the published papers. In addition to Ecology research, the journal publications aim to explore topics under Biological dispersal and Pattern formation. The most cited papers explore issues in Food web which can be linked to other research areas like Mutualism (biology), Ecological network, Generalist and specialist species and Ecological stability.

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

  • Ecology
  • Statistics
  • Ecosystem

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Ecology, Competition (biology), Biological dispersal, Habitat and Ecosystem are the subjects of interest in Theoretical Ecology. It explores topics in Ecology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Facilitation and Eco evolutionary. Competition (biology) research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Abundance (ecology), Intraspecific competition, Population management and Stage (hydrology).

It explores themes in Biological dispersal like Metapopulation and links them with other fields of study like Context (language use). The Habitat works featured in Theoretical Ecology incorporate elements from Extinction, Mortality rate, Larva, Spatial variability and Fishery. Theoretical Ecology explores Ecosystem concepts, specifically Alternative stable state but expands to research in Attraction.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Higher order interactions and species coexistence (6 citations)
  • Inferring species interactions using Granger causality and convergent cross mapping (4 citations)
  • The role of host phenology for parasite transmission (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 Theoretical Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alan Hastings (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Mark A. Lewis (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Simon A. Levin (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frithjof Lutscher (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William F. Fagan (8 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 Theoretical Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Davis (24 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • Princeton University (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Alberta (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California (14 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.22% 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 26.67% of all publications and 40.00% 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

  • Inferring species interactions using Granger causality and convergent cross mapping

    Frédéric Barraquand;Coralie Picoche;Matteo Detto;Florian Hartig

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Assessing functional diversity: the influence of the number of the functional traits

    Gaëlle Legras;Nicolas Loiseau;Jean-Claude Gaertner;Jean-Christophe Poggiale

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • What is the shape of the fundamental Grinnellian niche

    Jorge Soberón;A. Townsend Peterson

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Improved foraging by switching between diffusion and advection: benefits from movement that depends on spatial context

    William F. Fagan;Tyler Hoffman;Daisy Dahiya;Eliezer Gurarie

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Differences among species in seed dispersal and conspecific neighbor effects can interact to influence coexistence

    Simon Maccracken Stump;Liza S. Comita;Liza S. Comita

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Transient disease dynamics across ecological scales

    Yun Tao;Jessica L. Hite;Kevin D. Lafferty;David J. D. Earn

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Nutrient retention by predators undermines predator coexistence on one prey

    Toni Klauschies;Ursula Gaedke

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Consequences of barriers and changing seasonality on population dynamics and harvest of migratory ungulates

    Bram Van Moorter;Steinar Engen;John M. Fryxell;Manuela Panzacchi

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Local control of resource allocation is sufficient to model optimal dynamics in syntrophic systems

    Glenn Ledder;Sabrina E. Russo;Erik B. Muller;Erik B. Muller;Angela Peace

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Impact of plant defense level variability on specialist and generalist herbivores

    Tatjana Thiel;Sarah Gaschler;Karsten Mody;Nico Blüthgen

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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