Tree species rankings based on publication rate (North America)

A ranking of North American tree species based on keyword searches of genus and species using Web of Science, AGRICOLA, and CAB Abstracts. A bibliographic analysis using three bibliographic databases was conducted to understand the importance of North American tree species in literature published since 1900 and since the development of the last Silvics of North America in the 1980s. The Silvics of North America is the most comprehensive guide to North American tree-like species containing about 200 of the 696 tree-like species found in the literature. Depending on the bibliographic database, over 100,000 to over 600,000 publications on the 696 plant species can be obtained. At least half of the publication records are from 1985 forward. The ranking in this database is based on the average rank of six bibliographic searches (three bibliographic databases and two time frames: 1900-2020 and 1985-2020).本数据集基于Web of Science、AGRICOLA与CAB Abstracts三大文献数据库，通过对北美树木物种的属和种开展关键词检索，生成北美树木物种的排名榜单。本研究依托上述三大文献数据库开展文献计量分析，旨在明晰1900年以来，以及自20世纪80年代《北美树木学（Silvics of North America）》问世以来，北美树木物种在学术文献中的受重视程度与研究热度。《北美树木学》是目前最为全面的北美树木类物种权威指南，其所收录的物种约占文献记载的696种树木类物种中的200种。根据所选用的文献数据库不同，针对这696种植物物种的相关文献产出量可从10万余篇至60万余篇不等，其中至少半数的文献记录发表于1985年之后。本数据集的排名基于六项文献检索的平均排名结果，涵盖三大文献数据库，以及两个时间区间：1900年至2020年与1985年至2020年。