Evolution and Development

Aims & Scope

Evolution and Development serves as a voice for the rapidly growing research community at the interface of evolutionary and developmental biology.

The exciting re-integration of these two fields, after almost a century's separation, holds much promise as the focus of a broader synthesis of biological thought.

Evolution & Development publishes works that address a diversity of evolution/development questions in a wide range of systems.

The journal welcomes papers from evo-devo biologists reflecting such approaches as paleontology, population biology, developmental biology, molecular evolution, and genetics, but also encourages submissions from professionals in other fields where relevant research is being carried out, from theoretical biology to ecology to the history and philosophy of science.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.882

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	89

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5864

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	192

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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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 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.

• Developmental system drift and flexibility in evolutionary trajectories

  Citation: 600

  Authors: John R., Eric S.

• Development and evolution of adaptive polyphenisms

  Citation: 520

  Authors: H. Frederik

• The deep evolution of metazoan microRNAs

  Citation: 451

  Authors: Benjamin M., Alysha M., Vanessa N., Erik A., Thomas W., Steffen, Kevin J.

• Morphometric integration and modularity in configurations of landmarks: tools for evaluating a priori hypotheses

  Citation: 390

  Authors: Christian Peter

• Hox genes and the evolution of the arthropod body plan¹

  Citation: 372

  Authors: Cynthia L., Thomas C.

• Animal phylogeny and the ancestry of bilaterians: inferences from morphology and 18S rDNA gene sequences

  Citation: 350

  Authors: Kevin J., Douglas J.

• Critical weight in the development of insect body size

  Citation: 277

  Authors: Goggy, Louis J., H. Frederik

• Developmental integration in a complex morphological structure: how distinct are the modules in the mouse mandible?

  Citation: 252

  Authors: Christian Peter, Katharina, Jean‐Christophe

• Evolvability as the proper focus of evolutionary developmental biology

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Jesse Love, Trish Elizabeth, Benedikt

• Six major steps in animal evolution: are we derived sponge larvae?

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Claus

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