Best Ecology and Evolution Journals

The ranking of best journals for Ecology and Evolution was published by Research.com, one of the prominent websites for computer science research providing trusted data on scientific contributions since 2014.

The position in the ranking is based on a unique bibliometric score created by Research.com which is computed using the estimated h-index and the number of leading scientists who have endorsed the journal during the last three previous years. Show more

The ranking contains Impact Score values gathered on December 6th, 2021.

The process for ranking journals involves examining more than 2,654 journals which were selected after detailed inspection and rigorous examination of over 56,211 scientific documents published during the last three years by 5,419 leading and well-respected scientists in the area of computer science.

More details on the methodology for computing the score can be found on our Methodology Page.

Rank
Journal Details
Best Scientists
Documents
Impact Score
1 Rank Nature Ecology and Evolution Best Scientists 1035 561 Impact Score 46.70
2 Rank Global Change Biology Best Scientists 1431 1280 Impact Score 39.50
3 Rank Global Ecology and Biogeography Best Scientists 898 516 Impact Score 29.70
4 Rank Trends in Ecology and Evolution Best Scientists 555 327 Impact Score 29.30
5 Rank Ecology Letters

Ecology Letters

1461-023X
Best Scientists 898 611 Impact Score 28.00
6 Rank Nature Climate Change Best Scientists 409 226 Impact Score 27.10
7 Rank Biological Conservation Best Scientists 992 918 Impact Score 24.10
8 Rank Journal of Applied Ecology Best Scientists 784 623 Impact Score 21.00
9 Rank Ecology and Evolution Best Scientists 1558 1606 Impact Score 19.80
10 Rank Ecology

Ecology

0012-9658
Best Scientists 1088 988 Impact Score 19.80
11 Rank Ecography

Ecography

0906-7590
Best Scientists 730 505 Impact Score 19.50
12 Rank Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

0022-0477
Best Scientists 732 654 Impact Score 19.30
13 Rank Frontiers in Marine Science Best Scientists 567 842 Impact Score 19.20
14 Rank Conservation Letters Best Scientists 366 208 Impact Score 17.40
15 Rank BioScience

BioScience

0006-3568
Best Scientists 356 166 Impact Score 16.60
16 Rank Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Best Scientists 1014 926 Impact Score 16.40
17 Rank Molecular Ecology

Molecular Ecology

0962-1083
Best Scientists 725 811 Impact Score 15.60
18 Rank Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Best Scientists 312 175 Impact Score 15.40
19 Rank Functional Ecology

Functional Ecology

0269-8463
Best Scientists 691 584 Impact Score 15.20
20 Rank Environmental Research Letters Best Scientists 440 475 Impact Score 15.20
21 Rank Ecological Monographs Best Scientists 263 132 Impact Score 15.20
22 Rank Conservation Biology Best Scientists 427 365 Impact Score 14.30
23 Rank Methods in Ecology and Evolution Best Scientists 406 255 Impact Score 14.00
24 Rank Diversity and Distributions Best Scientists 569 409 Impact Score 12.80
25 Rank Journal of Biogeography Best Scientists 620 585 Impact Score 12.10
26 Rank ISME Journal

ISME Journal

1751-7362
Best Scientists 222 233 Impact Score 11.50
27 Rank Nature Sustainability Best Scientists 175 118 Impact Score 11.40
28 Rank Ecosphere Best Scientists 844 773 Impact Score 10.90
29 Rank Forest Ecology and Management Best Scientists 592 927 Impact Score 10.80
30 Rank Journal of Vegetation Science Best Scientists 336 314 Impact Score 10.80
31 Rank Oikos

Oikos

0030-1299
Best Scientists 568 445 Impact Score 10.70
32 Rank Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Best Scientists 676 540 Impact Score 10.40
33 Rank Ecological Applications Best Scientists 616 512 Impact Score 10.40
34 Rank Ecosystems

Ecosystems

1432-9840
Best Scientists 467 355 Impact Score 10.00
35 Rank Ambio

Ambio

0044-7447
Best Scientists 205 171 Impact Score 9.90
36 Rank Journal of Animal Ecology Best Scientists 584 507 Impact Score 9.60
37 Rank Biodiversity and Conservation Best Scientists 375 341 Impact Score 9.60
38 Rank Ecological Indicators Best Scientists 570 653 Impact Score 9.40
39 Rank Molecular Ecology Resources

Molecular Ecology Resources

1755-098X , Monthly
Best Scientists 204 167 Impact Score 9.40
40 Rank Biogeosciences

Biogeosciences

1726-4170
Best Scientists 296 377 Impact Score 9.30
41 Rank Basic and Applied Ecology Best Scientists 228 163 Impact Score 9.20
42 Rank Marine Ecology - Progress Series Best Scientists 479 673 Impact Score 8.90
43 Rank American Naturalist Best Scientists 369 351 Impact Score 8.60
44 Rank Oecologia

Oecologia

0029-8549
Best Scientists 682 620 Impact Score 8.40
45 Rank Marine Pollution Bulletin Best Scientists 251 346 Impact Score 8.40
46 Rank Global Environmental Change Best Scientists 106 88 Impact Score 8.40
47 Rank Biological Invasions Best Scientists 398 484 Impact Score 8.30
48 Rank Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Best Scientists 292 472 Impact Score 8.30
49 Rank Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Best Scientists 225 307 Impact Score 8.10
50 Rank Fish and Fisheries

Fish and Fisheries

1467-2960
Best Scientists 148 128 Impact Score 8.10
51 Rank Evolutionary Applications Best Scientists 249 278 Impact Score 8.00
52 Rank Molecular Biology and Evolution

Molecular Biology and Evolution

0737-4038 , Monthly
Best Scientists 136 147 Impact Score 7.50
53 Rank Limnology and Oceanography Best Scientists 270 327 Impact Score 7.40
54 Rank Landscape Ecology

Landscape Ecology

0921-2973
Best Scientists 359 380 Impact Score 7.30
55 Rank Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics Best Scientists 79 54 Impact Score 7.20
56 Rank Global Biogeochemical Cycles Best Scientists 118 83 Impact Score 7.10
57 Rank Coral Reefs

Coral Reefs

0722-4028
Best Scientists 198 342 Impact Score 7.00
58 Rank Evolution; international journal of organic evolution Best Scientists 313 356 Impact Score 6.90
59 Rank Forests

Forests

1999-4907
Best Scientists 275 428 Impact Score 6.90
60 Rank Global Ecology and Conservation Best Scientists 295 262 Impact Score 6.80
61 Rank Environmental Microbiology

Environmental Microbiology

1462-2912 , Monthly
Best Scientists 141 158 Impact Score 6.70
62 Rank Ecology and Society Best Scientists 125 100 Impact Score 6.70
63 Rank Biology Letters

Biology Letters

1744-9561
Best Scientists 299 272 Impact Score 6.60
64 Rank Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment Best Scientists 248 275 Impact Score 6.60
65 Rank ICES Journal of Marine Science Best Scientists 193 235 Impact Score 6.60
66 Rank Ecosystem Services

Ecosystem Services

2212-0416
Best Scientists 133 122 Impact Score 6.60
67 Rank Systematic Biology

Systematic Biology

1063-5157
Best Scientists 105 107 Impact Score 6.60
68 Rank Freshwater Biology

Freshwater Biology

0046-5070
Best Scientists 264 319 Impact Score 6.40
69 Rank Hydrobiologia

Hydrobiologia

0018-8158
Best Scientists 296 442 Impact Score 6.30
70 Rank Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Best Scientists 83 61 Impact Score 6.30
71 Rank Restoration Ecology Best Scientists 227 260 Impact Score 6.10
72 Rank Climatic Change

Climatic Change

0165-0009
Best Scientists 123 133 Impact Score 6.00
73 Rank Regional Environmental Change Best Scientists 119 130 Impact Score 5.90
74 Rank Polar Biology

Polar Biology

0722-4060
Best Scientists 180 252 Impact Score 5.80
75 Rank Biogeochemistry

Biogeochemistry

0168-2563
Best Scientists 143 147 Impact Score 5.70
76 Rank Animal Behaviour

Animal Behaviour

0003-3472
Best Scientists 287 337 Impact Score 5.60
77 Rank Behavioral Ecology

Behavioral Ecology

1045-2249
Best Scientists 231 293 Impact Score 5.60
78 Rank Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences Best Scientists 201 228 Impact Score 5.60
79 Rank Marine Biology

Marine Biology

0025-3162
Best Scientists 261 293 Impact Score 5.50
80 Rank Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Best Scientists 209 204 Impact Score 5.50
81 Rank Heredity

Heredity

0018-067X
Best Scientists 158 131 Impact Score 5.50
82 Rank One Earth

One Earth

2590-3322
Best Scientists 140 71 Impact Score 5.50
83 Rank Landscape and Urban Planning Best Scientists 121 123 Impact Score 5.50
84 Rank AoB PLANTS Best Scientists 105 89 Impact Score 5.50
85 Rank FEMS Microbiology Ecology Best Scientists 143 144 Impact Score 5.40
86 Rank Genome Biology and Evolution Best Scientists 108 118 Impact Score 5.40
87 Rank Biotropica

Biotropica

0006-3606
Best Scientists 240 228 Impact Score 5.30
88 Rank Ecological Modelling Best Scientists 231 244 Impact Score 5.30
89 Rank BMC Ecology and Evolution Best Scientists 198 187 Impact Score 5.30
90 Rank Insect Conservation and Diversity Best Scientists 138 112 Impact Score 5.30
91 Rank Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics Best Scientists 117 86 Impact Score 5.30
92 Rank Movement Ecology Best Scientists 114 83 Impact Score 5.20
93 Rank People and Nature

People and Nature

2575-8314
Best Scientists 85 50 Impact Score 5.20
94 Rank NeoBiota

NeoBiota

1619-0033
Best Scientists 99 87 Impact Score 5.10
95 Rank Earth's Future Best Scientists 72 53 Impact Score 5.10
96 Rank Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation Best Scientists 71 70 Impact Score 5.10
97 Rank Animal Conservation Best Scientists 165 153 Impact Score 4.90
98 Rank Integrative and Comparative Biology Best Scientists 89 95 Impact Score 4.90
99 Rank Journal of Evolutionary Biology Best Scientists 239 316 Impact Score 4.80
100 Rank Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Best Scientists 210 301 Impact Score 4.80

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