SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #332CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Nature Ecology & Evolution

Abbreviation (ISO):NAT. ECOL. EVOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 4.671•SCImago Rank: #332•Identifier (ISSN):2397-334X(Print)•Articles / Year: 145•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,479 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
17.1
↑ +2.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
159

159 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
145articles/year
41.32% Gold OA•96.18% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 17.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 17.1)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.5)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.9)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.8)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 19.1)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.46)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.541)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.965)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0)
🔵 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

Evolution is the unifying concept than runs through the life sciences, from the origin and diversification of life to understanding behaviour to dealing with disease. Ecology takes biology from the relative simplicity of individuals to the complexity of interactions between organisms and their environments. Its implications stretch beyond biology into environmental science and the grand challenges facing society.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology97.4%Ecology73.9%Evolutionary biology47%Geology42.8%Geography42.6%Genetics40.3%Chemistry39.6%Medicine35.3%Paleontology34.1%Biochemistry33.1%Gene29.1%Sociology28.4%Computer science27.5%Physics25%Demography21.5%Environmental health21.3%Population21.1%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #332Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2016-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
4.671

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
159

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.43

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,479 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations8,127
3-Year Documents882
Citable Documents613

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EcologyQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区ECOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
12 issues per year
Founding Year
2017
Editorial Address
HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, BERLIN, GERMANY, 14197
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
2/205Q1
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
2/54Q1
ECOLOGY
JCISCIE
1/205Q1
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
1/54Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

11 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—256302
202514.53262,265
202413.93438,057
202316.832610,644
202219.129211,473
202115.4627917,455
202012.54128727,049
201910.96530232,540
2018033633,518
2017—39847,868
2016—122,230
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Nature Ecology & Evolution

WoS Q1
0715222018201920202021202220232024202514.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:14.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01