Oecologia

Aims & Scope

Oecologia publishes innovative ecological research of international interest.

We seek reviews, advances in methodology, and original contributions, emphasizing the following areas: -Population ecology- Plant-microbe-animal interactions- Ecosystem ecology- Community ecology- Global change ecology- Conservation ecology- Behavioral ecology- Physiological Ecology.

In general, studies that are purely descriptive, mathematical, documentary, and/or natural history will not be considered.

The editors endorse the "Guiding principles in the care and use of animals" (approved by the Council of the American Physiological Society).

All animal experiments reported in this journal must have been conducted in conformity with these principles.

Editors are instructed to refuse papers in which evidence of the adherence of these principles is not apparent.

Differences of opinion will be adjudicated by the Editorial Board.

The acceptance of a paper implies that it has been scrutinized and recommended by at least two reviewers.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.966

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	227

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5122

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1754

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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, 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.

• Ecologically meaningful transformations for ordination of species data

  Citation: 4358

  Authors: Pierre, Eugene D.

• Photosynthesis and nitrogen relationships in leaves of C3 plants

  Citation: 2443

  Authors: John R.

• Tree allometry and improved estimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests

  Citation: 2417

  Authors: J., C., S., M. A., J. Q., D., H., F., N., T., J.-P., B. W., H., H., B., T.

• A global analysis of root distributions for terrestrial biomes

  Citation: 2309

  Authors: R. B., J., J. R., H. A., O. E., E. D.

• Effects of fire on properties of forest soils: a review

  Citation: 2229

  Authors: Giacomo

• Getting to the fat of the matter: models, methods and assumptions for dealing with lipids in stable isotope analyses

  Citation: 2117

  Authors: David M., Craig A., D. Albrey, Gaku, John, Carman G.

• The maturity index: an ecological measure of environmental disturbance based on nematode species composition

  Citation: 1567

  Authors: Tom

• A meta-analysis of the response of soil respiration, net nitrogen mineralization, and aboveground plant growth to experimental ecosystem warming

  Citation: 1543

  Authors: L., J., G., R., M., A., J., J.

• Source partitioning using stable isotopes: coping with too many sources

  Citation: 1441

  Authors: Donald L., Jillian W.

• Determination of the sedimentary microbial biomass by extractible lipid phosphate

  Citation: 1412

  Authors: D. C., W. M., J. S., J. D., R. J.

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