Biological Bulletin

Aims & Scope

The Biological Bulletin disseminates novel scientific results in broadly related fields of biology in keeping with more than 100 years of a tradition of excellence.

The Bulletin publishes outstanding original research with an overarching goal of explaining how organisms develop, function, and evolve in their natural environments.

To that end, the journal publishes papers in the fields of Neurobiology and Behavior, Physiology and Biomechanics, Ecology and Evolution, Development and Reproduction, Cell Biology, Symbiosis and Systematics.

The Bulletin emphasizes basic research on marine model systems but includes articles of an interdisciplinary nature when appropriate.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.740

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7532

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	273

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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
• Medline

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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.

• Consciousness as Integrated Information: a Provisional Manifesto

  Citation: 867

  Authors: Giulio

• THE CYTOCHEMICAL STAINING AND MEASUREMENT OF PROTEIN WITH MERCURIC BROMPHENOL BLUE

  Citation: 764

  Authors: DANIEL, PHILIP A., MAX

• HEAT REGULATION IN SOME ARCTIC AND TROPICAL MAMMALS AND BIRDS

  Citation: 629

  Authors: P. F., RAYMOND, VLADIMIR, FRED, LAURENCE

• Pelagic Larval Duration and Dispersal Distance Revisited

  Citation: 627

  Authors: Alan L.

• Self-Organized Fish Schools: An Examination of Emergent Properties

  Citation: 572

  Authors: Julia K., Steven V., Daniel

• APPETITES AND AVERSIONS AS CONSTITUENTS OF INSTINCTS

  Citation: 539

  Authors: WALLACE

• CHEMOTACTIC AND GROWTH RESPONSES OF MARINE BACTERIA TO ALGAL EXTRACELLULAR PRODUCTS

  Citation: 487

  Authors: WAYNE, RALPH

• ADAPTATION TO COLD IN ARCTIC AND TROPICAL MAMMALS AND BIRDS IN RELATION TO BODY TEMPERATURE, INSULATION, AND BASAL METABOLIC RATE

  Citation: 444

  Authors: P. F., RAYMOND, VLADIMIR, LAURENCE

• BODY INSULATION OF SOME ARCTIC AND TROPICAL MAMMALS AND BIRDS

  Citation: 423

  Authors: P. F., VLADIMIR, RAYMOND, LAURENCE

• Microhabitats, Thermal Heterogeneity, and Patterns of Physiological Stress in the Rocky Intertidal Zone

  Citation: 420

  Authors: Brian S. T., Gretchen E.

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