Population Ecology

Aims & Scope

Population Ecology, formerly known as Researches on Population Ecology launched in Dec 1952, is the official journal of the Society of Population Ecology.

Population Ecology publishes original research articles and reviews (including invited reviews) on various aspects of population ecology, from the individual to the community level.

Among the specific fields included are population dynamics and distribution, evolutionary ecology, ecological genetics, theoretical models, conservation biology, agroecosystem studies, and bioresource management.

Manuscripts should contain new results of empirical and/or theoretical investigations concerning facts, patterns, processes, mechanisms or concepts of population ecology; those purely descriptive in nature are not suitable for this journal.

All manuscripts are reviewed anonymously by two or more referees, and the final editorial decision is made by the Chief Editor or an Associate Editor based on the referees' evaluations.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	1.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.477

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	69

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12053

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	116

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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.

• Complexity and stability of ecological networks: a review of the theory

  Citation: 498

  Authors: Pietro, Henintsoa O., Ã…ke, Cang, Ulf

• The evidence for Allee effects

  Citation: 427

  Authors: Andrew M., Brian, Andrew M., John M.

• A new regression method for analyzing the aggregation pattern of animal populations

  Citation: 390

  Authors: Syun'iti

• <i>I</i>_σ‐Index, a measure of dispersion of individuals

  Citation: 322

  Authors: Masaaki

• Geographic patterns of endemism and speciation in amphibians and reptiles of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, with special reference to their paleogeographical implications

  Citation: 302

  Authors: Hidetoshi

• Anthropogenic, ecological and genetic factors in extinction and conservation

  Citation: 277

  Authors: Russell

• Dangerously few liaisons: a review of mate‐finding Allee effects

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Joanna, Ludek, Stephen, Franck

• The estimation of population size, migration rates and survival in a stratified population

  Citation: 249

  Authors: A.

• The stability–complexity relationship at age 40: a random matrix perspective

  Citation: 236

  Authors: Stefano, Si

• A comparative study of models for predation and parasitism

  Citation: 231

  Authors: T.

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