Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is a benefit of membership of the Ecological Society of America.

International in scope and interdisciplinary in approach, Frontiers focuses on current ecological issues and environmental challenges.

Frontiers is aimed at professional ecologists and scientists working in related disciplines.

With content that is timely, interesting, and accessible, even to those reading outside their own area of expertise, it has a broad, interdisciplinary appeal and is relevant to all users of ecological science, including policy makers, resource managers, and educators.

Frontiers covers all aspects of ecology, the environment, and related subjects, focusing on global issues, broadly impacting research, cross-disciplinary or multi-country endeavors, new techniques and technologies, new approaches to old problems, and practical applications of ecological science.

The journal is sent to all ESA members as part of their membership, and is also available by subscription to non-members and institutional libraries.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.6
2024	10.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	536

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1872

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.513

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	209

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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.

• A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO₂

  Citation: 2818

  Authors: Elizabeth, Gail L, Steven, Rodney, Mats, Carlos M, Catherine E, William H, Brian R

• Modeling multiple ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, commodity production, and tradeoffs at landscape scales

  Citation: 1898

  Authors: Erik, Guillermo, James, Stephen, Heather, DRichard, Kai MA, Gretchen C, Joshua, Peter M, Eric, Robin, Taylor H, MRebecca

• High‐resolution mapping of the world's reservoirs and dams for sustainable river‐flow management

  Citation: 1858

  Authors: Bernhard, Catherine Reidy, Carmen, Charles, Balazs, Philippe, Petra, Marcel, Karen, Jun, Christer, James C, Raimund, Nikolai, Dominik

• Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of forested ecosystems

  Citation: 1479

  Authors: Aaron M., Michael S., Barton D., Elizabeth A., Katherine, Chelcy R., David R., Brian D., Jennifer D., Gary M., Jacqueline, David A., Nicholas L., William V., Kristina A., Jeffrey K., Christopher M., Jill, Betsy, Jackson R.

• Ecosystem services in decision making: time to deliver

  Citation: 1476

  Authors: Gretchen C, Stephen, Joshua, Peter M, Harold A, Liba, Taylor H, James, Robert

• A gentle introduction to quantile regression for ecologists

  Citation: 1467

  Authors: Brian S., Barry R.

• Response diversity, ecosystem change, and resilience

  Citation: 1400

  Authors: Thomas, Carl, Magnus, Garry, Jan, Brian, Jon

• Putting people in the map: anthropogenic biomes of the world

  Citation: 1377

  Authors: Erle C, Navin

• Novel climates, no-analog communities, and ecological surprises

  Citation: 1345

  Authors: John W., Stephen T.

• Bio-energy in the black

  Citation: 1326

  Authors: Johannes

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