Integrative and Comparative Biology

Aims & Scope

Integrative and Comparative Biology ( ICB ), formerly American Zoologist , is one of the most highly respected and cited journals in the field of biology.

The journal's primary focus is to integrate the varying disciplines in this broad field, while maintaining the highest scientific quality.

ICB's peer-reviewed symposia provide first class syntheses of the top research in a field.

ICB also publishes book reviews, reports, and special bulletins.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7918

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1117

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.713

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	144

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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
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, 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.

• Stress in Fishes: A Diversity of Responses with Particular Reference to Changes in Circulating Corticosteroids

  Citation: 1959

  Authors: B. A.

• Temperature, Growth Rate, and Body Size in Ectotherms: Fitting Pieces of a Life-History Puzzle

  Citation: 803

  Authors: M. J.

• Thermal Physiology and Vertical Zonation of Intertidal Animals: Optima, Limits, and Costs of Living

  Citation: 722

  Authors: G. N.

• Are mountain passes higher in the tropics? janzen's hypothesis revisited

  Citation: 702

  Authors: C. K.

• Thermal Performance Curves, Phenotypic Plasticity, and the Time Scales of Temperature Exposure

  Citation: 651

  Authors: P. M., T. M., N. A.

• Recent progress in understanding larval dispersal: new directions and digressions

  Citation: 571

  Authors: L. A.

• Bergmann and Converse Bergmann Latitudinal Clines in Arthropods: Two Ends of a Continuum?

  Citation: 562

  Authors: W. U.

• Energy-Limited Tolerance to Stress as a Conceptual Framework to Integrate the Effects of Multiple Stressors

  Citation: 526

  Authors: I. M.

• Mechanisms of Adhesion in Geckos

  Citation: 508

  Authors: K.

• Linking immune defenses and life history at the levels of the individual and the species

  Citation: 485

  Authors: K. A.

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