Species Distribution Models and Impact Factor Growth in Environmental Journals: Methodological Fashion or the Attraction of Global Change Science

摘要: In this work, I evaluate the impact of species distribution models (SDMs) on current status environmental and ecological journals by asking question to which degree development SDMs in literature is related recent changes factors journals. The hypothesis evaluated states that research fronts are likely attract attention potentially drive citation patterns, with concentrating papers front receiving more benefiting from faster increases their literature. My results indicate a positive relationship between number SDM articles published journal its factor (IF) growth during period 2000-09. However, percentage was strongly positively associated climate change statistical issues. support global science has been critical interest particular, rather than usage per se, appears as an important behind IF ecology sciences. Finally, our application view scientific methodological fashion be major driver attraction