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Landscape of ecological research in A ustralia: A bibliometric analysis of trends in research output and hotspots of research from 1991 to 2010
Author(s) -
KUMAR LALIT,
KHORMI HASSAN M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
austral ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.688
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1442-9993
pISSN - 1442-9985
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02453.x
Subject(s) - ecology , hotspot (geology) , geography , biology , geology , geophysics
The spatial distribution and density of scientists can have important implications for key aspects of scientific processes, such as innovation, networking, rates of knowledge exchange and success in large competitive grants. In this paper, we examine the research output of different research organizations and universities in A ustralia, with the aim of identifying hotspots of ecological research and how these hotspots have changed over the last 20 years. We used publications from 10 reputable peer‐reviewed international journals as a measure of research output. We identified a number of ecology hotspot clusters. Some clusters have developed significantly over the last 20 years, while others have declined in output over time. The U niversity of S ydney, U niversity of Q ueensland, J ames C ook U niversity and M elbourne U niversity had the largest output levels among universities. Results also showed large increases in output over the last 5‐year period (2006–2010), possibly because of the impending introduction of the E xcellence in R esearch for A ustralia.