European Journal of Wildlife Research

Aims & Scope

European Journal of Wildlife Research focuses on all aspects of wildlife biology.

Main areas are: applied wildlife ecology; diseases affecting wildlife population dynamics, conservation, economy or public health; ecotoxicology; management for conservation, hunting or pest control; population genetics; and the sustainable use of wildlife as a natural resource.

Contributions to socio-cultural aspects of human-wildlife relationships and to the history and sociology of hunting will also be considered.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.567

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	62

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10256

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	604

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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 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.

• Diseases shared between wildlife and livestock: a European perspective

  Citation: 353

  Authors: Christian, Ezio, Ursula, Kai, Joaquín

• Disease risks and overabundance of game species

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Christian, Pelayo, Francisco, Joaquín

• Diet of wild boar Sus scrofa L. and crop damage in an intensive agroecosystem

  Citation: 223

  Authors: Juan, Alicia, Sergio, Vicente M., Ricardo

• Habitat use under predation risk: hunting, roads and human dwellings influence the spatial behaviour of roe deer

  Citation: 216

  Authors: Nadège, Nicolas, Hélène, Bruno, Bruno, François, A. J. Mark

• Patterns of crop damage by wild boar (Sus scrofa)in Luxembourg over a 10-year period

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Laurent, Marc, Ady, Alain C.

• How does hunting influence activity and spatial usage in wild boar Sus scrofa L.?

  Citation: 185

  Authors: Oliver, Norman, Mechthild

• Habitat use and spatial patterns of wild boar Sus scrofa (L.): agricultural fields and edges

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Henrik, John P., Per-Arne, Peter, Holger, Kjell

• Infrared thermal imaging in studies of wild animals

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Justyna, Paweł, Marek, Eliza

• Mortality rates of wild boar Sus scrofa L. in central Europe

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Oliver, Eric, Andreas, Cornelia, Claude, Andrea, Tomasz, Céline, Katrin, Gunter, Norman, Henrik

• The value of monitoring wildlife roadkill

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Amy L. W., Fraser M., Sarah E.

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