Oikos

Aims & Scope

Oikos publishes original and innovative research on all aspects of ecology, defined as organism-environment interactions at various spatiotemporal scales, so including macroecology and evolutionary ecology.

Emphasis is on theoretical and empirical work aimed at generalization and synthesis across taxa, systems and ecological disciplines.

Papers can contribute to new developments in ecology by reporting novel theory or critical empirical results, and "synthesis" can include developing new theory, tests of general hypotheses, or bringing together established or emerging areas of ecology.

Confirming or extending the established literature, by for example showing results that are novel for a new taxon, or purely applied research, is given low priority.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.438

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	210

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2575

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1925

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Organisms as Ecosystem Engineers

  Citation: 3877

  Authors: Clive G., John H., Moshe

• <i>Entropy and diversity</i>

  Citation: 3723

  Authors: Lou

• Let the concept of trait be functional!

  Citation: 3629

  Authors: Cyrille, Marie‐Laure, Denis, Elena, Claire, Irène, Eric

• How many flowering plants are pollinated by animals?

  Citation: 2833

  Authors: Jeff, Rachael, Sam

• Variation in trophic shift for stable isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur

  Citation: 2180

  Authors: James H., William M., Carol, Claire C.

• Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Birds and Mammals in Landscapes with Different Proportions of Suitable Habitat: A Review

  Citation: 2116

  Authors: Henrik, Henrik

• Connectivity Is a Vital Element of Landscape Structure

  Citation: 1787

  Authors: Philip D., Lenore, Kringen, Gray

• Carbon/Nutrient Balance of Boreal Plants in Relation to Vertebrate Herbivory

  Citation: 1746

  Authors: John P., F. Stuart, David R.

• Functional richness, functional evenness and functional divergence: the primary components of functional diversity

  Citation: 1719

  Authors: Norman W. H., David, William G., J. Bastow

• Trade‐offs in evolutionary immunology: just what is the cost of immunity?

  Citation: 1690

  Authors: Robert L., Charlotte

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