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Ursus
H-index 8

Ursus

1537-6176

Published by: nternational Association for Bear Research and Management

https://www.bearbiology.org/iba-publications/ursus/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 447 30 30 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 34
Documents by Best Scientists*: 33
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 50
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.281
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ursus?

Ursus, Ecology, American black bear, Habitat and Grizzly Bears are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The concepts on Ursus presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Zoology, Wildlife, American black, National park and Fishery. Ursus thibetanus is the primary subject of Zoology works presented in Ursus.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Wildlife, apply to Environmental protection as well. As a part of Ursus, discussions in Ecology involve topics like Range (biology), Tremarctos ornatus, Abundance (ecology), Predation and Habitat destruction. Ursus explores topics in American black bear which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Population size and Wildlife management.

It links adjacent topics like Grizzly Bears with Ecosystem.

  • Ursus (61.42%)
  • Ecology (51.18%)
  • American black bear (25.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Going into the 21St century: a perspective on trends and controversies in the management of the American black bear (135 citations)
  • Physiology of hibernation in bears (133 citations)
  • Bear reintroductions: lessons and challenges (127 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ursus:

The published articles mainly tackle studies in Ursus, Ecology, Grizzly Bears, American black bear and Habitat. The most cited articles help close the divide between two different fields of study: Ursus and Socioeconomics. The featured American black bear studies in the most cited papers mainly concentrate on Population growth but also cover areas of interest in Density dependence.

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

  • Ecology
  • Habitat
  • IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Zoology, Ursus, Ecology, Ursus thibetanus and American black bear. The featured Zoology research zeroes in on concepts in Seasonal breeder but also tackles themes under Change over time, Social recognition, Animal coloration and Variation (linguistics). The journal addresses concerns in Ursus which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Carnivore, Endangered species and Human–wildlife conflict.

Ursus aims to bridge the gap between the study of Ecology and Cloud forest. While Ursus thibetanus is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of National park, Fagus crenata and Threatened species. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on American black bear, it also covered topics in Wildlife, Agriculture, American black, Predation and Fishery.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Characteristics of sun bear chest marks and their patterns of individual variation (2 citations)
  • Brown bear feeding habits in a poor mast year where supplemental feeding occurs (1 citations)
  • Seasonality of Andean Bear Scat Contents in Amazonas, Northeastern Peru (0 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 Ursus (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Charles C. Schwartz (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mark A. Haroldson (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jerrold L. Belant (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kerry A. Gunther (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frank T. van Manen (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 Ursus (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Geological Survey (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norwegian University of Life Sciences (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mississippi State University (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Alberta (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wildlife Conservation Society (13 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, 15.79% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 62.50% 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

  • Effects of roads and motorized human access on grizzly bear populations in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada

    Michael F. Proctor;Bruce N. McLellan;Gordon B. Stenhouse;Garth Mowat

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Female brown bears use areas with infanticide risk in a spatially confined population

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Alejandra Zarzo-Arias;María del Mar Delgado;Fredrick Dalerum;Fredrick Dalerum;Fredrick Dalerum

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Spatial distribution of the threatened Asiatic black bear in northern Pakistan

    Umer Hafeez Goursi;Maqsood Anwar;Luciano Bosso;Muhammad Ali Nawaz

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • American black bear population fragmentation detected with pedigrees in the transborder Canada–United States region

    Michael F. Proctor;Wayne F. Kasworm;Justin E. Teisberg;Chris Servheen

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Cannibalism in bears

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Food caching by bears: A literature review and new observations for Asiatic and American black bears

    Maximilian L. Allen;Heiko U. Wittmer;Akino Ingaki;Koji Yamazaki

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Optimal barbed wire height for brown bear hair sample collection

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • An evaluation of noninvasive sampling techniques for Malayan sun bears

    Thye Lim Tee;Wai Ling Lai;Terence Kok Ju Wei;Ooi Zhuan Shern

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Characteristics of sun bear chest marks and their patterns of individual variation

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Wong Siew Te;Chiew Lin May;Seng Yen Wah

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • An open-access occurrence database for Andean bears in Peru

    Nereyda Falconi;Todd K. Fuller;Stephen DeStefano;John F. Organ

    (2020)
    6 Citations

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