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A scientometric study of the order Odonata with special attention to Brazil

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: The insects of the order Odonata have an aquatic larval stage and land-dwelling adults. These insects play an important role in aquatic ecosystems and are excellent bioindicators. The present study was based on a scientometric analysis of the research available on the Odonata, which aimed to identify the principal trends and gaps in the database on these organisms, compiled online from databases of the Institute for Scientific Information – ISI, Scielo and journals Odonatologica and International Journal of Odonatology. A total of 2317 papers were analyzed, permitting the detection of the following tendencies: a gradual increase in the number of papers occurred over time, most of the papers had an ecological perspective, most focused primarily on the adult stage and species level, and 49 studies focused on bio-indication by examining variation in the composition of the community, fluctuating asymmetry, bioaccumulation, species richness and abundance, and odonate habitat index (OHI). The increase in the ec...

Source: International Journal of Odonatology

DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2017.1286267

Authors: Thiago Barros Miguel, Lenize Batista Calvão, Marcos Vinícius Carneiro Vital, Leandro Juen

Institutions: Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Universidade Federal do Pará, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Language: English

Topic: scientometrics and bibliometrics research

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Instituto Federal de Mato Grosso

Awards: G1056481166, G4426836430