Arid Ecosystems

Aims & Scope

Arid Ecosystems publishes original scientific research articles on desert and semidesert ecosystems and environment: -systematic studies of arid territories: climate changes, water supply of territories, soils as ecological factors of ecosystems state and dynamics in different scales (from local to global); -systematic studies of arid ecosystems: composition and structure, diversity, ecology; paleohistory; dynamics under anthropogenic and natural factors impact, including climate changes; studying of bioresources and biodiversity, and development of the mapping methods; -arid ecosystems protection: development of the theory and methods of degradation prevention and monitoring; desert ecosystems rehabilitation; -problems of desertification: theoretical and practical issues of modern aridization processes under anthropogenic impact and global climate changes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.290

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16958

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	130

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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 and Environmental Science, 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.

• Influences of Physiographic Factors, Vegetation Patterns and Human Impacts on Aeolian Landforms in Arid Environment

  Citation: 53

  Authors: R. H., A. R., A.

• Salinity tolerance of macroinvertebrates in stream waters (review)

  Citation: 33

  Authors: T. D., L. V.

• The arid regions of the world and their dynamics in conditions of modern climatic warming

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Z. G.

• Land Degradation Neutrality: the Modern Approach to Research on Arid Regions at the National Level

  Citation: 23

  Authors: G. S., O. V., V. A.

• Saline soils and identification of salt accumulation provinces in Kazakhstan

  Citation: 23

  Authors: G. T., J., Zh. U., A. A., G. A., T. A.

• Climate changes in the basin of the Lower Volga and their influence on the ecosystem

  Citation: 22

  Authors: J. V., S. E.

• On the 30th Anniversary of the “General Plan to Combat Desertification of Black Lands and Kizlyar Pastures”

  Citation: 21

  Authors: K. N., V. I., A. S., O. Yu., S. S.

• Desertification paradigm: 40 years of development and global efforts

  Citation: 21

  Authors: I. S., G. S., O. V.

• Diversity assessment of vertebrate fauna in a wetland of hot hyperarid lands

  Citation: 19

  Authors: H.

• Geoinformational Analysis of Desertification of the Northwestern Caspian

  Citation: 18

  Authors: K. N., V. I., V. G., N. A., S. S.

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