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Tropical Conservation Science
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Tropical Conservation Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 280 38 44 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 44
Documents by Best Scientists*: 50
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.468
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Tropical Conservation Science?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Ecology, Agroforestry, Biodiversity, Habitat and Species richness. It covers various topics on Ecology such as Endangered species, Threatened species, Abundance (ecology), Species diversity and Habitat destruction. Agroforestry research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Agriculture, Deforestation, Tropics, Logging and Rainforest.

Biodiversity research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Environmental resource management and Environmental protection.

  • Ecology (47.61%)
  • Agroforestry (21.55%)
  • Biodiversity (14.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Dawn of Drone Ecology: Low-Cost Autonomous Aerial Vehicles for Conservation: (413 citations)
  • The Tropical Biodiversity Data Gap: Addressing Disparity in Global Monitoring: (172 citations)
  • Caatinga: The Scientific Negligence Experienced by a Dry Tropical Forest (159 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Tropical Conservation Science:

The most cited publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Ecology, Agroforestry, Biodiversity, Threatened species and Endangered species. The most cited papers link adjacent topics like Ecology with Seed dispersal. The most cited articles focus on Biodiversity but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Tropics which is concerned with Nature reserve.

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

  • Ecology
  • IUCN Red List
  • Habitat

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Ecology, Agroforestry, Socioeconomics, National park and Wildlife. The journal tackles research in various disciplines, including Ecology and Diversity (politics). Topics in Agroforestry were tackled in line with various other fields like Flagship species, Edaphic, Logging and Spatial ecology.

Tropical Conservation Science focuses on Logging but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Forest structure which is concerned with Biodiversity. Topics in National park explored in Tropical Conservation Science were investigated in conjunction with research in Bushmeat, Population status and Livelihood. Tropical Conservation Science holds forums on Wildlife that merges themes from other disciplines such as Subsistence agriculture and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Balancing Bees and Livestock: Pastoralist Knowledge, Perceptions and Implications for Pollinator Conservation in Rangelands, Northern Tanzania (2 citations)
  • Brazil’s Next Deforestation Frontiers: (2 citations)
  • Human-Elephant Conflict Around Moukalaba-Doudou National Park in Gabon: Socioeconomic Changes and Effects of Conservation Projects on Local Tolerance: (1 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 Tropical Conservation Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alejandro Estrada (37 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Rhett Butler (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William F. Laurance (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Pedro H. S. Brancalion (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves (9 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 Tropical Conservation Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (71 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wildlife Conservation Society (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James Cook University (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Instituto Politécnico Nacional (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, 3.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.75% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.88% of all publications and 50.00% 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

  • Impacts of Dams on Freshwater Turtles: A Global Review to Identify Conservation Solutions

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Extensive Production Practices and Incomplete Implementation Hinder Brazil’s Zero-Deforestation Cattle Agreements in Pará:

    Ritaumaria Pereira;Ritaumaria Pereira;Lisa L. Rausch;Aline Carrara;Aline Carrara;Holly K. Gibbs

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Community-Based Monitoring of Jaguar (Panthera onca) in the Chinantla Region, Mexico:

    Mario C. Lavariega;Jesús Alejandro Ríos-Solís;José Juan Flores-Martínez;Rosa Elena Galindo-Aguilar

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • The Amazonian Savannas of French Guiana: Cultural and Social Importance, Biodiversity, and Conservation Challenges:

    Anna Stier;William D. de Carvalho;Stéphen Rostain;Francois Catzeflis

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Effects of Salinity and Suspended Solids on Tropical Phytoplankton Mesocosm Communities

    Genevieve Sew;Genevieve Sew;Peter Todd

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Brazil’s Next Deforestation Frontiers:

    Maurício Schneider;Ana Alice Biedzicki de Marques;Carlos A. Peres

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Sediments of Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve

    Waseem Razzaq Khan;Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli;Mohamad Roslan bin Mohamad Kasim;Martin Zimmer

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • The Smart Forest Conundrum: Contextualizing Pitfalls of Sensors and AI in Conservation Science for Tropical Forests:

    Dipto Sarkar;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Phytoextraction Potential of Rhizophora Apiculata: A Case Study in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia:

    Waseem Razzaq Khan;Fahad Rasheed;Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli;Mohamad Roslan bin Mohamad Kasim

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • On the Need to Differentiate the Temporal Trajectories of Ecosystem Structure and Functions in Restoration Programs

    Silvio Ferraz;Pedro H. S. Brancalion;Joannès Guillemot;Paula Meli;Paula Meli

    (2020)
    15 Citations

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