Plant Ecology

Aims & Scope

Plant Ecology publishes original scientific papers that report and interpret the findings of pure and applied research into the ecology of vascular plants in terrestrial and wetland ecosystems.

Empirical, experimental, theoretical and review papers reporting on ecophysiology, population, community, ecosystem, landscape, molecular and historical ecology are within the scope of the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.671

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	120

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8530

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	607

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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 and Environmental Science, 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.

• GLM versus CCA spatial modeling of plant species distribution

  Citation: 680

  Authors: Antoine, Stuart B., Andrew D.

• How do depth, duration and frequency of flooding influence the establishment of wetland plant communities?

  Citation: 606

  Authors: Michelle T., Margaret A.

• Multiple regression on distance matrices: a multivariate spatial analysis tool

  Citation: 583

  Authors: Jeremy W.

• The evolution of vegetative desiccation tolerance in land plants

  Citation: 371

  Authors: Melvin J., Zoltán, Brent D.

• Pines and oaks in the restoration of Mediterranean landscapes of Spain: New perspectives for an old practice — a review

  Citation: 321

  Authors: Juli G., Carme, Alejandro, José P., David, José A., Alberto, Susana, Jordi, Ramon

• Life histories of Mediterranean pines

  Citation: 301

  Authors: Raul, José, Jose A., Luis

• Conifer seedling distribution and survival in an alpine-treeline ecotone

  Citation: 294

  Authors: Matthew J., William K., A. Catherine

• Dynamic and static views of succession: Testing the descriptive power of the chronosequence approach

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Bryan L., David

• Structure, composition and species diversity in an altitude-substrate matrix of rain forest tree communities on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo

  Citation: 278

  Authors: Shin-ichiro, Kanehiro

• Continuum or zonation? Altitudinal gradients in the forest vegetation of Mt. Kilimanjaro

  Citation: 277

  Authors: Andreas

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