Ecosystem Services

Aims & Scope

Ecosystem Services, associated with the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP), is an international, interdisciplinary journal that deals with the science, policy and practice of Ecosystem Services defined as the direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to human wellbeing.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.065

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	125

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1349

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2710

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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, Environmental Science and Social 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.

• Twenty years of ecosystem services: How far have we come and how far do we still need to go?

  Citation: 2120

  Authors: Robert, Rudolf, Leon, Ida, Lorenzo, Paul, Steve, Monica

• Global estimates of the value of ecosystems and their services in monetary units

  Citation: 1980

  Authors: Rudolf, Luke, Sander, Robert, Florence, Leon, Mike, Neville, Andrea, Lars, Salman, Pushpam, Alistair, Rosimeiry, Luis C., Patrick, Pieter

• Exploring connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health and well-being: Opportunities to enhance health and biodiversity conservation

  Citation: 910

  Authors: Paul A., Ariana E., Bethney P.

• The ecosystem services agenda:bridging the worlds of natural science and economics, conservation and development, and public and private policy

  Citation: 822

  Authors: Leon C., Rudolf

• Mapping ecosystem services for policy support and decision making in the European Union

  Citation: 755

  Authors: Joachim, Benis, Louise, Camino, Petteri, Jan Philipp, Bruna, Evangelia G., Alessandra La, Grazia, Faycal, Maria, Leon, Giovanni

• Dynamic changes in the value of China’s ecosystem services

  Citation: 646

  Authors: Gaodi, Caixia, Lin, Leiming

• A comparative assessment of decision-support tools for ecosystem services quantification and valuation

  Citation: 581

  Authors: Kenneth J., Darius J., Sissel, Robert

• A blueprint for mapping and modelling ecosystem services

  Citation: 573

  Authors: Neville D., Benjamin, Stoyan, Louise, Katalin, Ignacio, Evangelia G., Berta, Timon, Kremena, Rob, Benis, Martha B., Joachim

• Conceptualising cultural ecosystem services: A novel framework for research and critical engagement

  Citation: 564

  Authors: Robert, Andrew, Michael

• Linkages between biodiversity attributes and ecosystem services: A systematic review

  Citation: 546

  Authors: P.A., P.M., G., J.R., M., M., R., B., M., N., W., E., L., F.

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