Behavioral Ecology

Aims & Scope

Bringing together significant work on all aspects of the subject, Behavioral Ecology is broad-based and covers both empirical and theoretical approaches.

Studies on the whole range of behaving organisms, including plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, and humans, are included.

Behavioral Ecology construes the field in its broadest sense to include 1) the use of ecological and evolutionary processes to explain the occurrence and adaptive significance of behavior patterns; 2) the use of behavioral processes to predict ecological patterns, and 3) empirical, comparative analyses relating behavior to the environment in which it occurs.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5474

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	928

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.925

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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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.

• A farewell to Bonferroni: the problems of low statistical power and publication bias

  Citation: 1666

  Authors: Shinichi

• The unequal variance t-test is an underused alternative to Student's t-test and the Mann–Whitney U test

  Citation: 1389

  Authors: Graeme D.

• Fitness consequences of personality: a meta-analysis

  Citation: 1148

  Authors: Brian R., Daniel T.

• Behavioral responses to changing environments

  Citation: 819

  Authors: B. B. M., U.

• Conclusions beyond support: overconfident estimates in mixed models

  Citation: 749

  Authors: H., W.

• Time for some a priori thinking about post hoc testing

  Citation: 472

  Authors: Graeme D., Guy

• Antipredator behavior and the asset-protection principle

  Citation: 447

  Authors: Colin W.

• Contest and scramble competition: patterns of female aggression and ranging behavior among primates

  Citation: 443

  Authors: Lynne A.

• Parasitism and group size in social animals: a meta-analysis

  Citation: 428

  Authors: I. M., R.

• Predicting group size in primates: foraging costs and predation risks

  Citation: 376

  Authors: Charles H., Michele L.

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