An overview of forestry journals in the period 2006–2010 as basis for ascertaining research trends

Srđan Bojović (), Rada Matić, Zorica Popović, Miroslava Smiljanić, Milena Stefanović and Vera Vidaković
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Srđan Bojović: University of Belgrade
Rada Matić: University of Belgrade
Zorica Popović: University of Belgrade
Miroslava Smiljanić: University of Belgrade
Milena Stefanović: University of Belgrade
Vera Vidaković: University of Belgrade

Scientometrics, 2014, vol. 98, issue 2, No 32, 1346 pages

Abstract: Abstract Articles published between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2010 in 42 forestry journals (N = 16,258) were collected and, depending on their content and key words, classified in one of 22 sub-disciplines. Among the forestry sub-disciplines, the following are currently dominant: Mensuration and inventories, Forest management, Plant ecophysiology and Wood science. PCA ordination was used to visualize grouping tendencies and data separation. For each component, a number of characteristics contributed to the total variation, and significant importance was attached to those with the highest loading factors. The first component included Mensuration and inventories, Plant ecophysiology, Vegetation ecology and Forest management, as the highest loading factors. The second components comprised Sociological aspects, Plant ecophysiology, Wood science and Forest management. The most pronounced increase trend over the five-year period is noted for Genetics and breeding, Vegetation ecology, Fuels and energy, while the most pronounced decrease trend is visible in Forest health, Forest fire, Sociological aspects and Forest products. PCA suggests the existence of three groups of journals: the first group comprises Forest Ecology and Management and Canadian Journal of Forest Research, the dominating two, the second group comprises Annals of Forest Science, Plant Ecology, Tree Physiology and Trees-Structure and Function, while the rest of the journals belong to the third group. The Canadian Journal of Forest Research is the most diversified, while Tree Genetics and Genomes, Silvae Genetica and Tree-ring Research are narrowly specialized.

Keywords: Forestry journals; Current state and research trends; Article evaluation; Forestry sub-disciplines; Principal-component analyses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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