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Who's Who in Conservation Biology—an Authorship Analysis.
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Conservation Biology . Jun2006, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p652-657. 6p. 1 Illustration, 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- As the flagship journal of the field, Conservation Biology represents a multidisciplinary, global constituency of conservation professionals—a constituency composed of more than 5200 authors representing 1500 organizations and 89 countries. Using bibliometric records of research published in Conservation Biology , I evaluated trends in authorship of research papers from 1987 to 2005. Authorship diversified and became increasingly collaborative over time. North Americans now compose one-half of primary authorship, down from 75% in the 1990s, and European primary authors contribute a quarter of the journal's contributed research. Forty-five countries were represented in volume 19 of the journal. The top three most-cited authors are Australian. The percentage of single-authored papers declined from 57% in 1987 to 18% in 2005. Collectively, academic institutions contribute the most research to Conservation Biology , although a government agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, was the single most-productive organization. The maturing of conservation biology as a discipline, the complex geographic and multidisciplinary nature of conservation questions, and the increased ease of communication in a technologically connected world contribute to the increasingly diverse and collaborative Conservation Biology authorship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08888892
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Conservation Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21001087
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00448.x