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Wildlife Research
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Wildlife Research

1035-3712

Published by: Csiro Publishing

https://www.publish.csiro.au/WR

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 161 144 205 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 191
Documents by Best Scientists*: 242
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 83
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.593
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Wildlife Research?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Ecology, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management, Biodiversity and Fauna. Wildlife, Habitat, Predation, Pest control and Abundance (ecology) are some of the facets of Ecology tackled in the journal. Habitat research featured in Wildlife Research incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Foraging and Woodland.

The study on Pest control presented is investigated in conjunction with research in PEST analysis. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Wildlife conservation, it also covered topics in Endangered species and Threatened species. The studies in Wildlife management featured incorporate elements of Nest and Home range.

Topics in Biodiversity explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Range (biology), Species richness, Vegetation and Introduced species. The work on Fauna addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Seasonal breeder.

  • Ecology (99.66%)
  • Wildlife conservation (35.00%)
  • Wildlife management (34.63%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Kullback-Leibler information as a basis for strong inference in ecological studies (723 citations)
  • VORTEX: a computer simulation model for population viability analysis (423 citations)
  • A review of methods to estimate the abundance of terrestrial carnivores using field signs and observation (258 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Wildlife Research:

Ecology, Wildlife management, Fauna, Wildlife conservation and Biodiversity are the main subjects of interest in the most cited papers. The most cited papers with studies in Fauna featured incorporate elements of Population density, Vulpes and Home range. While work presented in the published papers provide substantial information on Wildlife conservation, it also covers topics in Endangered species and Threatened species.

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

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Wildlife Research is organized to address concerns in the fields of Ecology, Habitat, Wildlife, Predation and Threatened species. The Ecology works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Demography and Fishery. In Wildlife Research, Range (biology), Species richness and Foraging are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Habitat research.

Wildlife management studies in the realm of Wildlife interact with fields like Alternative methods. The close relationship between Zoology and Canis is one of the points of interest dissected in Predation research. The research on Biodiversity tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Introduced species and Invasive species.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Seed dispersal by Neotropical bats in human-disturbed landscapes (5 citations)
  • Flooding-induced mortality of loggerhead sea turtle eggs (4 citations)
  • Comparison of three methods of estimating the population size of an arboreal mammal in a fragmented rural landscape (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 Wildlife Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chris R. Dickman (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • David B. Lindenmayer (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John C. Z. Woinarski (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Grant R. Singleton (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christopher N. Johnson (27 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Wildlife Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (140 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Queensland (86 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Sydney (78 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Melbourne (65 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Australian National University (62 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, 3.53% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.46% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.41% of all publications and 30.49% 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

  • We need to worry about Bella and Charlie: The impacts of pet cats on Australian wildlife

    Sarah Legge;Sarah Legge;John C.Z. Woinarski;Chris R. Dickman;Brett P. Murphy

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Effectiveness and costs of helicopter-based shooting of deer

    (2022)
    43 Citations
  • Cat-dependent diseases cost Australia AU$6 billion per year through impacts on human health and livestock production

    Sarah Legge;Sarah Legge;Sarah Legge;Pat L. Taggart;Chris R. Dickman;John L. Read

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Animal welfare outcomes of helicopter-based shooting of deer in Australia

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • Quantifying imperfect camera-trap detection probabilities: implications for density modelling

    Trevor McIntyre;Trevor McIntyre;T.L. Majelantle;D.J. Slip;D.J. Slip;R.G. Harcourt

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • A systematic review of ground-based shooting to control overabundant mammal populations

    Andrew J. Bengsen;David M. Forsyth;Stephen Harris;A. David M. Latham

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Rapid eradication assessment (REA): a tool for pest absence confirmation

    Juliana H. K. Kim;Peter Corson;Nick Mulgan;James C. Russell;James C. Russell

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Bayesian modelling reveals differences in long-term trends in the harvest of native and introduced species by recreational hunters in Australia

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • Predation by introduced cats Felis catus on Australian frogs: Compilation of species records and estimation of numbers killed

    Jcz Woinarski;SM Legge;SM Legge;LA Woolley;R Palmer

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Effectiveness of the Felixer grooming trap for the control of feral cats: a field trial in arid South Australia

    K. E. Moseby;H. McGregor;J. L. Read

    (2020)
    27 Citations

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