Cumulative bibliometric studies of Seven Ecology journals from 2003 to 2012: A study

International audienceThe present study on bibliometric analysis (cumulative) of seven ecology journals reveals that 21,118 authors have contributed 11394 papers during 2003 to 2012. The study examines the year-wise, institution-wise distribution of contributions, relative growth rate and doubling time, authorship patterns, prolific authors, Degree of collaboration, Collaborative co-efficient, etc. The study reveals that multiple authorship was dominant with 78.61% for the study period. The DC and CC were 0.78 and 0.54 respectively. The University Calif. Davis was found to be the top ranked institution contributing 370 papers