Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Subfield ranking · 2012
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal rankings 2012
130 ranked journals · Subfield in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics has 130 ranked journals in 2012. The median journal has an OJR of 0.73, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.03 on 2011; Q1 starts at OJR 1.64. The top three are Ecology Letters, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Functional Ecology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2012. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11)
130 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2011. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2009–2011 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2003 to 2012. | Compare |
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1Ecology LettersWiley · United Kingdom | 8.82Q1 | 12.29 0.53 up from 2011 | 444 | 23% | $5,300 | ||
2Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 3.87Q1 | 6.22 0.49 up from 2011 | 1,584 | 100% | — | ||
3Functional EcologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 3.62Q1 | 5.54 0.55 up from 2011 | 443 | 58% | $3,000 | ||
4Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and SystematicsElsevier BV · Germany | 3.59Q1 | 3.70 0.62 down from 2011 | 89 | 17% | $3,570 | ||
5The American NaturalistUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 3.40Q1 | 4.98 0.01 down from 2011 | 593 | 29% | — | ||
6Botanical Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.38Q1 | 2.52 2.67 down from 2011 | 290 | 24% | $3,541 | ||
7EvolutionOxford University Press · United States | 2.74Q1 | 4.55 0.39 down from 2011 | 967 | 37% | $3,214 | ||
8Frontiers in ZoologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.67Q1 | 4.91 0.67 down from 2011 | 96 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
9OikosWiley · United Kingdom | 2.63Q1 | 3.50 0.16 up from 2011 | 743 | 24% | $3,640 | ||
10Biology LettersOARoyal Society · United Kingdom | 2.63Q1 | 3.84 0.09 down from 2011 | 786 | 100% | — | ||
11The Botanical ReviewSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.60Q1 | 2.71 0.09 down from 2011 | 62 | 25% | $3,790 | ||
12Journal of Evolutionary BiologyOxford University Press · Switzerland | 2.48Q1 | 3.98 0.34 up from 2011 | 753 | 50% | $3,123 | ||
13The Open Ecology JournalOABentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 2.41Q1 | 4.29 2.24 up from 2011 | 49 | 100% | — | ||
14Behavioral EcologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.39Q1 | 2.93 0.57 down from 2011 | 618 | 46% | $3,906 | ||
15Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global ChangeSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.36Q1 | 3.20 1.09 up from 2011 | 175 | 19% | $3,490 | ||
16CladisticsWiley · United States | 2.34Q1 | 3.71 0.45 down from 2011 | 144 | 47% | $3,960 | ||
17Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.29Q1 | 3.10 0.08 down from 2011 | 604 | 26% | $3,590 | ||
18Molecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionElsevier BV · United States | 2.27Q1 | 4.33 0.13 up from 2011 | 1,023 | 13% | $3,830 | ||
19The Quarterly Review of BiologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 2.24Q1 | 4.00 1.17 up from 2011 | 103 | 1% | — | ||
20Animal BehaviourElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.23Q1 | 3.19 0.27 down from 2011 | 1,094 | 20% | $2,740 | ||
21American Journal of BotanyWiley · United States | 2.21Q1 | 3.13 0.07 down from 2011 | 759 | 22% | $2,660 | ||
22Basic and Applied EcologyOAElsevier BV · Germany | 2.19Q1 | 2.63 0.05 up from 2011 | 273 | 12% | $1,800 | ||
23Annals of the Missouri Botanical GardenMissouri Botanical Garden · United States | 1.90Q1 | 2.82 0.19 up from 2011 | 82 | 100% | — | ||
24Zoologica ScriptaWiley · Sweden | 1.80Q1 | 2.83 0.14 down from 2011 | 141 | 19% | $4,100 | ||
25ApidologieSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.80Q1 | 2.23 0.41 down from 2011 | 236 | 96% | $2,990 | ||
26Animal CognitionOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.79Q1 | 2.98 0.25 down from 2011 | 260 | 36% | $3,390 | ||
27Systematic EntomologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.78Q1 | 2.84 0.15 up from 2011 | 160 | 10% | $4,520 | ||
28Evolutionary EcologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.77Q1 | 2.41 0.42 up from 2011 | 258 | 32% | $2,590 | ||
29Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and SystematicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.72Q1 | 13.43 7.82 down from 2011 | 79 | 18% | — | ||
30Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 2.76 0.23 up from 2011 | 684 | 24% | $3,541 | ||
31Ecological EntomologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.70Q1 | 2.46 0.24 up from 2011 | 268 | 18% | $4,410 | ||
32BiotropicaWiley · United States | 1.64Q1 | 2.14 0.19 down from 2011 | 357 | 12% | $2,630 | ||
33Organisms Diversity & EvolutionSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.64Q1 | 2.98 1.11 up from 2011 | 89 | 29% | $3,690 | ||
34Die NaturwissenschaftenSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.63Q2 | 2.43 0.15 down from 2011 | 369 | 18% | $3,790 | ||
35Physiological and Biochemical ZoologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 1.62Q2 | 2.68 0.26 up from 2011 | 221 | 14% | — | ||
36International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and EcologyInderscience Publishers · United Kingdom | 1.60Q2 | 0.33 0.92 down from 2011 | 30 | 29% | — | ||
37International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and ManagementOAEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.59Q2 | 1.35 0.04 down from 2011 | 211 | 2% | $1,839 | ||
38Insect Conservation and DiversityWiley · United Kingdom | 1.42Q2 | 1.93 0.02 down from 2011 | 148 | 17% | $4,750 | ||
39EthologyWiley · Germany | 1.41Q2 | 2.01 0.25 down from 2011 | 415 | 19% | $4,650 | ||
40International Journal of Plant SciencesUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 1.39Q2 | 1.80 0.10 down from 2011 | 281 | 12% | — | ||
41Review of Palaeobotany and PalynologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.36Q2 | 2.06 0.12 up from 2011 | 306 | 17% | $3,260 | ||
42BehaviourBrill · Netherlands | 1.30Q2 | 1.85 0.21 down from 2011 | 256 | 18% | — | ||
43FloraElsevier BV · Germany | 1.29Q2 | 1.84 0.18 up from 2011 | 299 | 12% | $2,900 | ||
44Arthropod Structure & DevelopmentElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.25Q2 | 2.17 0.14 down from 2011 | 144 | 8% | $3,290 | ||
45Arthropod Systematics & PhylogenyOAPensoft Publishers · Germany | 1.19Q2 | 1.68 0.82 down from 2011 | 42 | 100% | — | ||
46Systematic BotanyAmerican Society of Plant Taxonomists · United States | 1.14Q2 | 1.50 0.17 down from 2011 | 284 | 11% | — | ||
47Australian Systematic BotanyCSIRO Publishing · Australia | 1.07Q2 | 1.60 0.37 up from 2011 | 77 | 34% | — | ||
48Terrestrial Arthropod ReviewsBrill · Netherlands | 1.06Q2 | 1.13 0.87 down from 2011 | 34 | 8% | — | ||
49Plant Systematics and EvolutionSpringer Science+Business Media · Austria | 1.06Q2 | 1.53 0.04 up from 2011 | 463 | 20% | $3,990 | ||
50Journal of Systematics and EvolutionWiley · China | 1.05Q2 | 1.84 0.27 down from 2011 | 178 | 26% | $3,000 |
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics highlighted.
- Plant Science463
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics130
- Food Science98
- Insect Science48
- Animal Science and Zoology45
- Agronomy and Crop Science33
- Aquatic Science31
- Soil Science30
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences23
- Forestry1
- Horticulture0
Journals
Citations made in 2012. Corpus-wide, 75.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
43 additional Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2009–2011, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2012. Publication window: 2009–2011. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 130
- Window papers (baseline)
- 66,440 +24.7% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 0.73 -1.5% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 5
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2009–2011 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 95 | 101 | 105 | 109 | 106 | 101 | 103 | 106 | 103 | 113 | 120 | 128 | 130 | 137 | 140 | 144 | 144 | 145 | 148 | 150 | 152 | 147 | 150 | 151 | 147 | 145 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 29,541 | 33,040 | 34,931 | 36,852 | 36,959 | 39,032 | 41,685 | 45,017 | 48,550 | 53,297 | 59,000 | 64,284 | 66,440 | 66,489 | 67,535 | 70,051 | 72,548 | 73,555 | 73,117 | 72,516 | 71,728 | 72,753 | 74,109 | 73,873 | 72,350 | 73,578 | |
| Median OJR | 0.54 | 0.598 | 0.56 | 0.600 | 0.614 | 0.62 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.743 | 0.688 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.705 | 0.737 | 0.686 | 0.67 | 0.699 | 0.608 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.503 | 0.505 | 0.45 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.