Ecological Complexity
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
50 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 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.9) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 3.4) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 3.1) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 3.5) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 2.969) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.882) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.571) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.713) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.634) | 🔵 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
Ecological Complexity is an international journal devoted to the publication of high quality, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of biocomplexity in the environment, theoretical ecology, and special issues on topics of current interest. The scope of the journal is wide and interdisciplinary with an integrated and quantitative approach. The journal particularly encourages submission of papers that integrate natural and social processes at appropriately broad spatio-temporal scales. Ecological Complexity will publish research into the following areas: • All aspects of biocomplexity in the environment and theoretical ecology • Ecosystems and biospheres as complex adaptive systems • Self-organization of spatially extended ecosystems • Emergent properties and structures of complex ecosystems • Ecological pattern formation in space and time • The role of biophysical constraints and evolutionary attractors on species assemblages • Ecological scaling (scale invariance, scale covariance and across scale dynamics), allometry, and hierarchy theory • Ecological topology and networks • Studies towards an ecology of complex systems • Complex systems approaches for the study of dynamic human-environment interactions • Using knowledge of nonlinear phenomena to better guide policy development for adaptation strategies and mitigation to environmental change • New tools and methods for studying ecological complexity
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 | 127/205 | Q3 |
ECOLOGY | JCISCIE | 112/205 | Q3 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 20 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3.4 | 16 | 22 |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 22 | 72 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 16 | 114 |
| 2022 | 2.969 | 31 | 254 |
| 2021 | 1.882 | 48 | 798 |
| 2020 | 1.571 | 66 | 1,449 |
| 2019 | 1.713 | 49 | 919 |
| 2018 | 1.634 | 57 | 1,119 |
| 2017 | — | 77 | 1,586 |
| 2016 | — | 64 | 1,243 |
| 2015 | — | 73 | 1,675 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Ecological Complexity
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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