
This repository includes the literature database of tropical field research as well as geospatial information extracted to tropical sampling locations. It also provides the codes used to produce the main results in Metcalfe, DB. et al. (2025) Gaps in tropical science from unrepresentative distribution of sampling and citation across natural terrestrial environments (in review). For more details about the data and analyses see the preprint https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6829857/v1.
Tropics
Tropics
| 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). | 1 | |
| 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 |
