BioScience

Aims & Scope

BioScience includes articles about research findings and techniques, advances in biology education, professionally written feature articles about the latest frontiers in biology, discussions of professional issues, book reviews, news about AIBS, a policy column (Washington Watch), and an education column (Eye on Education).

Roundtables, forums, and viewpoint articles offer the perspectives of opinion leaders and invite further commentary.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.6
2024	7.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.365

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1053

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2087

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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.

• Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth

  Citation: 6423

  Authors: David M., Eric, Eric D., Neil D., George V. N., Emma C., Jennifer A., Illanga, Holly E., John C., Colby J., Thomas F., Taylor H., Yumiko, John F., Wesley W., Prashant, Kenneth R.

• The Natural Flow Regime

  Citation: 5121

  Authors: N. LeRoy, J. David, Mark B., James R., Karen L., Brian D., Richard E., Julie C.

• Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas

  Citation: 3039

  Authors: Mark D., Helen E., Gerald R., Nick, Zach A., Max, Benjamin S., Miguel A., Al, Sara A., Kirsten D., Edmund, Jennifer, Cheri A., James

• Urbanization, Biodiversity, and Conservation

  Citation: 2698

  Authors: MICHAEL L.

• A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems

  Citation: 2320

  Authors: ROBERT J., TIM J. B., WILLIAM C., CARLOS M., JAMES W., KENNETH L., A. RANDALL, GARY A., W. JUDSON, SUZANNE, FREDERICK T., MICHELLE, SUSAN L.

• The Nitrogen Cascade

  Citation: 2278

  Authors: JAMES N., JOHN D., JAN WILLEM, SYBIL P., ROBERT W., ELLIS B., B. JACK

• Quantifying Threats to Imperiled Species in the United States

  Citation: 2134

  Authors: David S., David, Jason, Ali, Elizabeth

• Proximate Causes and Underlying Driving Forces of Tropical Deforestation

  Citation: 2026

  Authors: HELMUT J., ERIC F.

• The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates

  Citation: 1919

  Authors: MICHAEL W., KENNETH L., KENNETH W., DANIEL L., DAVID B., BRONWYN M., BENJAMIN, CYNTHIA G., KAHO, THOMAS J., ROBERT J., PETER F., MICHAEL P.

• Carbon Isotopes in Photosynthesis

  Citation: 1897

  Authors: Marion H.

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