Biodiversity Science

Aims & Scope

Biodiversity Science is the first nationwide academic journal in China that specifically addresses the issues of biodiversity and the only one which comprehensively reports the achievements in the field of biodiversity research, aiming to enhance information exchange between Chinese and international scholars.

With the development of biodiversity research in China, this journal has been ranked as one of the leading scientific journals in the field of biology.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.420

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13332

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1104

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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

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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.

• Threatened Species List of China’s Higher Plants

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Haining, Yong, Shiyong, Qiang, Yu, Lina, Shengxiang, Huiyuan, Bo, Yuehong, Jianying, Nianhe, Hua, Zhenyu, Zhixiang, Xingjin, Linke, Yulin, Quanru, Yuantong, Yan, Qixin, Wei, Jianqiang, Shilong, Xiaohua, Tiangang, Wenli, Haiying, Yuying, Xiaofeng, Chaoyang, Hong, Lei, Chunxin, Jianyong, Jianfei, Yangjun, Bing, Qinwen, Naxin

• Red List of China’s Vertebrates

  Citation: 253

  Authors:

• Methods and protocols for plant community inventory

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Fang, Wang, Shen, Tang, He, Yu, Jiang, Wang, Zheng, Zhu, Guo

• Application of ROC curve analysis in evaluating the performance of alien species’ potential distribution models

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Wang

• Species diversity and distribution pattern of seed plants in China

  Citation: 111

  Authors: YING

• The categorization and analysis on the geographic distribution patterns of Chinese alien invasive plants

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Yan, Liu, Shou, Zeng, Zhang, Chen, Liu, Ma, Qi, Ma

• Ecological niche modeling and its applications in biodiversity conservation

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Zhu, Liu, Bu, Gao

• Effect of the Maxent model’s complexity on the prediction of species potential distributions

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Gengping, Huijie

• The integrative species concept and species on the speciation way

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Jianquan

• Large-scale patterns in species diversity of fishes in the Yangtze River Basin

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Xiaodong

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