Aquatic Ecology

Aims & Scope

The international quarterly journal Aquatic Ecology has succeeded the `Netherlands Journal of Aquatic Ecology".

Aquatic Ecology publishes peer-reviewed, original papers relating to the ecology of fresh, brackish, estuarine and marine environments.

Papers on fundamental and applied novel research in both the field and the laboratory, will be included in the journal.

Preference will be given to studies that address timely and current topics and are integrative and critical in approach.

We discourage papers that describe presence and abundance of aquatic biota in local habitats as well as papers that are pure systematic.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.567

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10253

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	519

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Diversity in riverine metacommunities: a network perspective

  Citation: 316

  Authors: Florian

• What is a healthy ecosystem?

  Citation: 311

  Authors: Robert, Michael

• The impact of climate change on lakes in the Netherlands: a review

  Citation: 266

  Authors: Wolf M., Stephan, Lisette N., Bart A., Paul L. E., Paul C. M., L. Miguel Dionisio, Herman J., Bas W., Ruurd, Rob, Kirsten, Eddy H. R. R.

• Artificial mixing to control cyanobacterial blooms: a review

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Petra M., Bas W., Myriam, Jef

• Denitrification in coastal ecosystems: methods, environmental controls, and ecosystem level controls, a review

  Citation: 242

  Authors: Jeffrey C., W. Michael, Todd M.

• A review of the feedbacks between bivalve grazing and ecosystem processes

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Theo C., Aad C., Richard F.

• Chlorophyll–nutrient relationships of different lake types using a large European dataset

  Citation: 236

  Authors: G., O.-P., L., A., A., A. C.

• The relative importance of light and nutrient limitation of phytoplankton growth: a simple index of coastal ecosystem sensitivity to nutrient enrichment

  Citation: 227

  Authors: James E.

• Challenges and opportunities for integrating lake ecosystem modelling approaches

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Wolf M., Dennis, Erik, George, Pavel V., Deonatus B. R., Andrey G., Donald L., Lisette N., Andrea S., J. Alex, Carlos Ruberto, Ursula, Svetlana N., Ramesh D., Lars, David P., Matthew R., Jochem, Stephan, F. Hans, Vardit, Thomas, Igor G., Karsten, Sebastiaan A., Koji, Anne A., Egbert H., Scott A., Jan H.

• Zooplankton nutrition: recent progress and a reality check

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Robert W., Kimberly L.

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