International Review of Hydrobiology

Aims & Scope

As human populations grow across the planet, water security, biodiversity loss and the loss of aquatic ecosystem services take on ever increasing priority for policy makers.

International Review of Hydrobiology brings together in one forum fundamental and problem-oriented research on the challenges facing marine and freshwater biology in an economically changing world.

Interdisciplinary in nature, articles cover all aspects of aquatic ecosystems, ranging from headwater streams to the ocean and biodiversity studies to ecosystem functioning, modeling approaches including GIS and resource management, with special emphasis on the link between marine and freshwater environments.

The editors expressly welcome research on baseline data.

The knowledge-driven papers will interest researchers, while the problem-driven articles will be of particular interest to policy makers.

The overarching aim of the journal is to translate science into policy, allowing us to understand global systems yet act on a regional scale.

International Review of Hydrobiology publishes original articles, reviews, short communications, and methods papers.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	0.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10626

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	87

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.547

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	60

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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.

• The Role of Invertebrates on Leaf Litter Decomposition in Streams - a Review

  Citation: 602

  Authors: Manuel A.S.

• Oxygen Controls the Phosphorus Release from Lake Sediments – a Long‐Lasting Paradigm in Limnology

  Citation: 469

  Authors: Michael, Jörg

• The Biology of<i>Lophelia pertusa</i>(L<scp>innaeus</scp>1758) and Other Deep‐Water Reef‐Forming Corals and Impacts from Human Activities.

  Citation: 334

  Authors: Alex David

• Control of Lacustrine Phytoplankton by Nutrients: Erosion of the Phosphorus Paradigm

  Citation: 308

  Authors: William M., Wayne A.

• On the Phosphorus Limitation Paradigm for Lakes

  Citation: 245

  Authors: Robert W.

• Causes and consequences of biotic homogenization in freshwater ecosystems

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Danielle Katharine

• Colmation and Depth Filtration within Streambeds: Retention of Particles in Hyporheic Interstices

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Matthias

• Regeneration from Injury and Resource Allocation in Sponges and Corals - a Review

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Lea-Anne, Michael

• The Development of a System to Assess the Ecological Quality of Streams Based on Macroinvertebrates – Design of the Sampling Programme within the AQEM Project

  Citation: 181

  Authors: Daniel, Andrea, Otto, Leonard, Mario, Ilse, Christian, Richard, Paulo, Nikos, Piet, Svetlana

• A conceptual model of litter breakdown in low order streams

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Manuel A. S., Verónica, Cristina, Andrea C., Francisco, Karl M., Luz

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