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Tropical Ecology
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Tropical Ecology

0564-3295

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/42965

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 505 16 23 7
Environmental Sciences 662 12 10 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 41
Documents by Best Scientists*: 39
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 48
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.448
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Tropical Ecology?

The main research concerns discussed in Tropical Ecology are Ecology, Biodiversity, Forestry, Agronomy and Botany. Topics like Species richness, Species diversity, Habitat, Vegetation and Abundance (ecology) are tackled as part of the discussions on Ecology. The studies in Biodiversity featured incorporate elements of Landscape ecology and Ecosystem.

The works on Forestry deal in particular with Basal area. While it focused on Agronomy, it was also able to explore topics like Agroforestry, Soil water, Soil fertility and Nutrient. Most of the Agroforestry studies addressed also intersect with Woody plant.

Botany research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Germination. It connects the study in Germination with the closely related area of Seedling.

  • Ecology (37.47%)
  • Biodiversity (20.59%)
  • Forestry (15.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Conservation of wetlands of India - a review (129 citations)
  • Tropical forest cover density mapping (120 citations)
  • Distribution pattern of aboveground biomass in natural and plantation forests of humid tropics in northeast India (93 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Tropical Ecology:

The published papers investigate studies in Ecology, Forestry, Species diversity, Species richness and Botany. The journal papers address concerns in Forestry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Rainforest, Floristics, Soil seed bank and Invasive species. The Species richness research tackled in the most cited papers is interrelated with Abundance (ecology) which concerns subjects like National park.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Tropical Ecology explores disciplines such as Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Ecology, Landscape ecology and Species richness. Biodiversity research featured in Tropical Ecology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Species distribution, Habitat, Forestry, Transect and Diversity index. The work on Forestry presented in the journal focuses on Basal area in particular.

Agronomy, Soil test, Water content, Monsoon and Avicennia are some topics wherein Ecosystem research discussed in it have an impact. Topics in Landscape ecology were tackled in line with various other fields like Anthropization, Agroforestry, Ecology (disciplines) and Endangered species. The work on Species richness tackled in Tropical Ecology brings together disciplines like Biomass (ecology), Riparian zone, Butterfly, Vegetation and Species diversity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Estimation of forest aboveground biomass using combination of Landsat 8 and Sentinel-1A data with random forest regression algorithm in Himalayan Foothills (3 citations)
  • Plant diversity patterns along environmental gradients in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, West Himalaya (3 citations)
  • Vertebrate frugivory on jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (Moraceae) in its native and exotic ranges (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 Tropical Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mukunda Dev Behera (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Zafar A. Reshi (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Vinay Kumar Dadhwal (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Saroj Kanta Barik (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gopal S. Rawat (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 Tropical Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Botanical Research Institute (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Kashmir (7 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Delhi (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • North Eastern Hill University (6 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, 2.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.93% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.88% of all publications and 43.28% 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

  • Assessment of shifting cultivation fallows in Northeastern India using Landsat imageries

    S. V. Pasha;Mukunda D. Behera;S. K. Mahawar;S. K. Barik;S. K. Barik

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Synergetic use of in situ and hyperspectral data for mapping species diversity and above ground biomass in Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat

    Ramandeep Kaur M. Malhi;Akash Anand;Ashwini N. Mudaliar;Prem C. Pandey

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Ecosystem carbon stocks in different aged tea agroforestry systems: implications for regional ecosystem management

    Rinku Moni Kalita;Ashesh Kumar Das;Gudeta W. Sileshi;Arun Jyoti Nath

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Migration ecology in the freshwater eels of the genus Anguilla Schrank, 1798

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Identifying the potential global distribution and conservation areas for Terminalia chebula, an important medicinal tree species under changing climate scenario

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Modelling of evapotranspiration using land surface energy balance and thermal infrared remote sensing

    R. P. Singh;S. Paramanik;B. K. Bhattacharya;Mukunda D. Behera

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Road as a major driver for potential distribution of the invasive giant African land snail in Nepal

    Shova Adhikari;Hari Prasad Sharma;Bhagawat Rimal;Jerrold L. Belant

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Assessment of tropical cyclone amphan affected inundation areas using sentinel-1 satellite data

    Mukunda Dev Behera;Jaya Prakash;Somnath Paramanik;Sujoy Mudi

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Predicting land use and land cover scenario in Indian national river basin: the Ganga

    Nalini K. Behera;Mukunda D. Behera

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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