ABSTRACTCapsule Over 600 bird atlases projects have been implemented across 93 countries, with at least 380,000 participants. Bird atlases with larger geographical scope had greater research impact but those utilizing online data submission and so higher number of participants had lower research impact.Aims To provide a comprehensive global review of bird atlases, to explore the impact of bird atlases in research, and identify variables that influence impact.Methods A database of bird atlases was compiled. Variables were extracted including: overall survey effort (an index generated using principal components analysis (PCA) comprised of total survey area, number of participants, and number of data records); research impact (an index generated using PCA comprised of bibliometric measures extracted from Scopus and Google Scholar); geographical details; fieldwork, project, and publication timing; fieldwork methods. We then used mixed linear models to explore how these variables differed across atlases, and which were predictors of research impact index.Results As of 2021, over 600 bird atlases projects have been implemented across 93 countries, with at least 380,000 participants worldwide. Total survey area, geopolitical scale, and number of atlas generations had significant positive relationships with research impact. Negative relationships were found between research impact and whether an atlas was published in English and the use of online data submission platforms like eBird. However, we found a significantly positive relationship between atlases using online data submission and our measure of survey effort.Conclusions Bird atlases have been undertaken all around the world at a wide variety of geopolitical scales, and are likely to be influential through widespread impact on knowledge, including research impact and citizen science involvement. Atlases utilizing online data submission generate more data and have a higher level of participant engagement but are less frequently cited by researchers in both scientific and grey literature.KEYWORDS: Bird atlaspublicationresearch impactconservation biologybibliographic research AcknowledgementsWe thank all of the many citizen scientists all over the world that have contributed to bird atlases. This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, or commercial or not-for-profit sectors and was carried out during a self-funded Masters by Research degree at the University of St Andrews.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

P. Christy Pototsky

Will Cresswell

Bird Study

鸟类研究发表与英国鸟类学信托基金感兴趣的领域相关的高质量论文：广泛定义为野外鸟类学；尤其是与基于证据的鸟类保护有关时。论文特别受欢迎：分布和丰度模式、运动、栖息地偏好、开发实地普查方法、环形和其他标记和追踪鸟类的技术。鸟类研究专注于西古北区的鸟类。这包括对它们在西古北界以外的生物学进行的研究，例如在非洲的越冬地。 BIRD STUDY 也欢迎来自世界任何地方的论文，如果它们对上述广泛的调查领域普遍感兴趣。BIRD STUDY 发表以下类型的文章：-任何长度的原始研究论文-短的原始研究论文（少于2500 字长）-科学评论-涵盖一般鸟类学问题的论坛文章，包括非科学问题-对最近在该期刊上发表的论文进行科学批评的简短反馈文章。

The journal 'Bird Study' publishes high-quality papers related to the areas of interest of the British Trust for Ornithology, broadly defined as field ornithology, particularly when related to evidence-based bird conservation. Popular topics include patterns of distribution and abundance, migration, habitat preferences, the development of field survey methods, and techniques for marking and tracking birds, including ringing. 'Bird Study' focuses on birds in the Western Palearctic but also welcomes papers on the biology of birds outside this region, such as in their wintering grounds in Africa. The journal publishes the following types of articles: - Original research papers of any length - Short original research papers (less than 2500 words) - Scientific reviews - Forum articles covering general ornithological issues, including non-scientific topics - Brief feedback articles providing scientific critique of recently published papers in the journal.

《Bird Study》期刊发表与英国鸟类学信托基金关注领域相关的高质量论文，广泛涵盖野外鸟类学，尤其是与基于证据的鸟类保护相关的研究。受欢迎的论文主题包括鸟类的分布和丰度模式、迁徙、栖息地偏好、开发实地普查方法，以及环形和其他标记追踪鸟类的技术。《Bird Study》专注于西古北区的鸟类研究，同时也欢迎对西古北区以外的鸟类生物学进行研究的论文，例如在非洲的越冬地。该期刊接受以下类型的文章：- 原始研究论文（任何长度）- 短原始研究论文（少于2500字）- 科学评论- 涉及一般鸟类学问题的论坛文章，包括非科学问题- 对近期在本期刊上发表的论文进行科学批评的简短反馈文章。

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