Functional Ecology
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
137 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.00đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.5) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 3.00đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 3.00đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.2) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 3.00đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.282) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 3.00đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.608) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.434) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 3.00đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.037) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 3.00đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.491) | 🔵 Computed |
Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.
Aims & Scope
Functional Ecology publishes high-impact papers that enable a mechanistic understanding of ecological pattern and process from the organismic to the ecosystem scale. Because of the multifaceted nature of this challenge, papers can be based on a wide range of approaches. Thus, manuscripts may vary from physiological, genetics, life-history, and behavioural perspectives for organismal studies to community and biogeochemical studies when the goal is to understand ecosystem and larger scale ecological phenomena. We believe that the diverse nature of our journal is a strength, not a weakness, and we are open-minded about the variety of data, research approaches and types of studies that we publish. Certain key areas will continue to be emphasized: studies that integrate genomics with ecology, studies that examine how key aspects of physiology (e.g., stress) impact the ecology of animals and plants, or vice versa, and how evolution shapes interactions among function and ecological traits. Ecology has increasingly moved towards the realization that organismal traits and activities are vital for understanding community dynamics and ecosystem processes, particularly in response to the rapid global changes occurring in earth’s environment, and Functional Ecology aims to publish such integrative papers.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
ECOLOGY | JCRSCIE | 26/205 | Q1 |
ECOLOGY | JCISCIE | 26/205 | Q1 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 213 | 55 |
| 2025 | 5.1 | 292 | 1,128 |
| 2024 | 4.6 | 255 | 2,332 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 252 | 4,127 |
| 2022 | 6.282 | 262 | 6,274 |
| 2021 | 5.608 | 271 | 7,268 |
| 2020 | 4.434 | 242 | 8,445 |
| 2019 | 5.037 | 254 | 11,469 |
| 2018 | 5.491 | 234 | 10,587 |
| 2017 | — | 233 | 11,511 |
| 2016 | — | 201 | 14,418 |
| 2015 | — | 241 | 15,551 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Functional Ecology
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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