Morrone, JJ (Morrone, Juan J.); Guerrero, JC (Guerrero, Jose C.) General trends in world biogeographic literature: A preliminary bibliometric analysis REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ENTOMOLOGIA, 52 (4): 493-499 OCT-DEC 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: jjm at hp.fciencias.unam.mx; jcguerrero at uma.es 

Author(s): Morrone, JJ (Morrone, Juan J.); Guerrero, JC (Guerrero, Jose 
C.) 

Title: General trends in world biogeographic literature: A preliminary 
bibliometric analysis 

Source: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ENTOMOLOGIA, 52 (4): 493-499 OCT-DEC 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: Biogeography; publications; journals; scientometrics; 
Science Citation Index 
Abstract: General trends in world biogeographic literature: A preliminary 
bibliometric analysis. Records with the search string biogeograph* were 
collected from the Science Citation Index (SCI). A total of 3456 records 
were downloaded for the 1945-2006 period from titles of articles and 
reviews, and 10,543 records were downloaded for 1991-2006, taking into 
consideration also abstracts and keywords. Temporal trends of 
publications, geographical and institutional distribution of the research 
output, authorship, and core journals were evaluated. There were as many 
as 122 countries carrying out biogeographic research; in the most recent 
period. USA is the top producing country, followed by the United Kingdom, 
Australia. France, Germany, Spain, and Canada. There were 17,493 authors 
contributing to the field. During 1991-2006 there were 4098 organizations 
with authors involved in biogeographic research; institutions with higher 
number of papers are the Natural History Museum (United Kingdom). the 
University of California, Berkeley (USA), the Museum National d'Histoire 
Naturelle (France). the Universidad Nacional Autonoma do Mexico (Mexico). 
the American Museum of Natural History (USA) and the Russian Academy of 
Sciences (Russia). Research articles are spread over a variety of 
journals. with the Journal of Biogeography, Molecular Phylogenetics and 
Evolution, Molecular Ecology, and Biological Journal of the Linnean 
Society being the core journals. From 28,759 keywords retrieved those with 
the highest frequency were evolution. phylogeny. diversity. mitochondrial 
DNA, pattern(s), systematics, and population(s). We conclude that 
publications on biogeography have increased substantially during the 
last),cars, especially since 1998. The preferred journal for biogeographic 
papers is the Journal of Biogeography. Most frequent keywords seem to 
indicate that biogeography fits well within both evolutionary biology and 
ecology, with molecular biology and phylogenetics being important factors 
that drive their current development. 

Addresses: [Morrone, Juan J.] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, 
Dept Biol Evolut, Museo Zool Alfonso L Herrera, Mexico City 04510, DF, 
Mexico; [Guerrero, Jose C.] Univ Malaga, Fac Ciencias, Dept Anim Biol, E-
29071 Malaga, Spain 

Reprint Address: Morrone, JJ, Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, 
Dept Biol Evolut, Museo Zool Alfonso L Herrera, Apdo Postal 70-399, Mexico 
City 04510, DF, Mexico. 

E-mail Address: jjm at hp.fciencias.unam.mx; jcguerrero at uma.es 

Cited Reference Count: 7 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: SOC BRASILEIRA ENTOMOLOGIA 

Publisher Address: CAIXA POSTAL 19030, CURITIBA, PR 81531-980, BRAZIL 

ISSN: 0085-5626 

29-char Source Abbrev.: REV BRAS ENTOMOL 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Rev. Bras. Entomol. 

Source Item Page Count: 7 

Subject Category: Entomology 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 390EU 

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