Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology publishes a broad range of scientific literature on ornithology, such as original articles, short notes, reviews, reports, and miscellanies.

Submitted manuscripts of original articles, short notes and reviews are peer-reviewed by two or more referees

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30130

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Distribution of Seabirds in the Bonin Islands, Southern Japan

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Hayato, Kazuto, Hajime, Kazuo

• The Distribution of Streaked Shearwater Colonies, with Special Attention to Population Size, Area of Sea Where Located and Surface Water Temperature

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Nariko

• Population Trend Estimation of Three Threatened Bird Species in Japanese Rural Forests: the Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius goisagi, Goshawk Accipiter gentilis and Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Kazuto, Hiroyoshi

• Variation in Chick Provisioning of Streaked Shearwaters (Calonectris leucomelas) during the Early Nstling Stage

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Kyung-Gyu, Jeong-Chil

• Increase in Pairs of the Short-tailed Albatross Diomedea albatrus at an Artificial Breeding Ground

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Fumio

• The Road-kill of the Okinawa Rail Gallirallus okinawae

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Nobuhiko, Yasumasa

• Densities of House Sparrows in Different Urban Habitats in a Small Town in NE England

  Citation: 8

  Authors: J. Denis

• A Helminthological Survey of Four Families of Waterfowl (Ardeidae, Rallidae, Scolopacidae and Phalaropodidae) from Hokkaido, Japan

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Tomoo, Shigeru, Daiji, Manabu, Yuichi, Hiroki, Takashi, Mitsuhiko

• Mitochondrial Genome Project on Endangered Birds in Japan: 1. Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Yoshihiro, Ryozo, Satoshi

• Frugivores of Poisonous Herbaceous Plants <i>Arisaema</i> spp. (Araceae) in the Southern Kanto District, Central Japan

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Tadashi, Naoko

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