Wildlife Society Bulletin

Top Research Topics at Wildlife Society Bulletin?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Ecology, Wildlife, Habitat, Fishery and Odocoileus. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Ecology, apply to Zoology as well. Wildlife research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Demography, Environmental resource management and Environmental protection.

The research on Habitat featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Range (biology), Agroforestry and Vegetation. Wildlife Society Bulletin features Odocoileus research that overlaps with concepts in Animal science.

• Ecology (43.87%)
• Wildlife (30.42%)
• Habitat (16.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Genetic tagging of free-ranging black and brown bears (515 citations)
• Guidelines to manage sage grouse populations and their habitats. (478 citations)
• Review of Human Injuries, Illnesses, and Economic Losses Caused by Wildlife in the United States (396 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Wildlife Society Bulletin:

The published articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Wildlife, Habitat, Odocoileus and Predation. Agroforestry and Ursus are some topics wherein Ecology research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact. In addition to Wildlife research, the most cited articles aim to explore topics under Environmental resource management and Environmental protection.

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

• Ecology
• Habitat
• Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Ecology, Fishery, Zoology, Nest and Habitat. Thiafentanil and Selection (genetic algorithm) are some topics wherein Ecology research discussed in the journal have an impact. Wildlife Society Bulletin addresses concerns in Fishery which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Red-tailed hawk and Nuisance wildlife management, Wildlife.

The journal explores themes in Wildlife like Camera trap and links them with other fields of study like Crowd sourcing. The studies in Nest featured incorporate elements of Ring-necked pheasant, Natal homing, Predation and Reproductive success. Habitat study tackled is connected to the field of Cervus elaphus.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• ctmmweb: A Graphical User Interface for Autocorrelation-Informed Home Range Estimation (3 citations)
• Size Matters: the Influence of Trap and Mesh Size on Turtle Captures (2 citations)
• Field Methods for Translocating Female Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) with their Broods (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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Wildlife Society Bulletin (based on the number of publications) are:

• Warren B. Ballard (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kurt C. VerCauteren (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Paul R. Krausman (28 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Joshua J. Millspaugh (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Daniel J. Decker (25 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Wildlife Society Bulletin (based on the number of publications) are:

• United States Geological Survey (105 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• United States Department of Agriculture (71 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service (63 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Texas A&M University (61 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (39 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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, 4.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 43.10% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.07% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.07% of all publications and 32.76% 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.