
doi: 10.1007/bf02017761
Core journals in ecology and biogeography were identified on the basis of Bradford's Law of Scattering, and their degree of overlap measured as percentage Similarity (PS). Areas of common interest between the two disciplines, as well as of uniqueness, were determined through bibliometric analysis of these core journals.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 4 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
