Ichthyological Research

Aims & Scope

Ichthyological Research is an official journal of the Ichthyological Society of Japan and is published quarterly in January, April, July, and November.

Ichthyological Research primarily publishes research papers on original work, either descriptive or experimental, that advances the understanding of the diversity of fishes.

Ichthyological Research strives to cover all aspects of fish biology, including taxonomy, systematics, evolution, biogeography, ecology, ethology, genetics, morphology, and physiology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	0.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.389

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14075

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	160

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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.

• A molecular phylogeny of the groupers of the subfamily Epinephelinae (Serranidae) with a revised classification of the Epinephelini

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Matthew T., Philip A.

• Food habits of fishes in a seagrass bed on a fringing coral reef at Iriomote Island, southern Japan

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Yohei, Masahiro, Tadaomi, Mitsuhiko

• Haematological and serum protein profiles of Mugil cephalus: effect of two different habitats

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Francesco, Simona, Agata, Marilena, Michele, Caterina

• Trophic niches of thirteen damselfishes (Pomacentridae) at the Grand Récif of Toliara, Madagascar

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Bruno, Grégory, Gilles, Pierre, Eric

• Systematics of Tanganyikan cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes)

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Tetsumi

• Dimorphism, parasitism, and sex revisited: modes of reproduction among deep-sea ceratioid anglerfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes)

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Theodore W.

• Ontogeny of behaviour in larvae of marine demersal fishes

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Jeffrey M.

• Hermaphroditism in fishes: an annotated list of species, phylogeny, and mating system

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Tetsuo, Tomoki, Yoichi, Tatsuru, Kota

• Why is grouper larval rearing difficult?: an approach from the development of the feeding apparatus in early stage larvae of the grouper,Epinephelus coioides

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Hiroshi, Riza S., Atsushi, Yasuhiko

• Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Keiichi

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