BioScience 420.6k citations
6.9k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Fish Ecology and Management Studies Species Distribution and Climate Change Papers in i Species Distribution and Climate Change 526 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 434 Fish Ecology and Management Studies 220 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers BioScience
Comparison fields: 5 of 250 Nature and Landscape Conservation 109.6k Ecological Modeling 33.8k Ecology 177.5k Global and Planetary Change 119.3k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 58.1k Environmental Chemistry 26.7k Soil Science 25.5k Oceanography 28.6k Insect Science 25.9k Developmental Biology 4.1k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 22.9k Water Science and Technology 22.7k Plant Science 53.5k Atmospheric Science 23.5k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 16.5k Aquatic Science 8.7k Forestry 4.7k Environmental Engineering 16.6k Genetics 26.5k Paleontology 6.8k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6.3k Agronomy and Crop Science 7.0k Pollution 7.9k Earth-Surface Processes 4.6k Horticulture 641 Social Psychology 12.6k Geography, Planning and Development 3.2k Geochemistry and Petrology 3.0k History and Philosophy of Science 2.2k Small Animals 3.0k Economics and Econometrics 11.4k Parasitology 2.4k Information Systems and Management 2.6k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3.0k Sociology and Political Science 15.7k Molecular Biology 22.5k Aging 484 Ocean Engineering 4.2k Endocrinology 1.3k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4.2k Cell Biology 4.1k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6.5k Physiology 1.1k Anthropology 2.5k Biotechnology 1.9k Food Science 3.7k Animal Science and Zoology 1.9k Safety Research 1.6k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1.2k Education 4.9k Speech and Hearing 936 Transportation 1.0k Geology 818 General Health Professions 3.2k Media Technology 1.3k Management Science and Operations Research 1.8k Biomaterials 1.8k Infectious Diseases 2.3k Building and Construction 1.8k Virology 563 Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.6k Business and International Management 259 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2.2k Space and Planetary Science 167 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.5k Sensory Systems 494 Immunology 2.1k Modeling and Simulation 473 Computer Science Applications 613 Strategy and Management 1.6k Biomedical Engineering 4.4k Geometry and Topology 879 Nutrition and Dietetics 1.4k Pharmacology 1.5k Civil and Structural Engineering 2.1k Demography 1.1k Management of Technology and Innovation 716 Conservation 303 Urban Studies 543 Archeology 922 Cancer Research 1.1k Process Chemistry and Technology 240 Archeology 92 Information Systems 2.0k Gender Studies 781 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 492 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1.3k Microbiology 443 Physiology 1.6k Cultural Studies 579 Cognitive Neuroscience 1.3k Statistics and Probability 547 Analytical Chemistry 638 Mechanical Engineering 2.5k Communication 482 Marketing 603 Reproductive Medicine 487 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 199 Architecture 98 Artificial Intelligence 2.1k Museology 225 Mechanics of Materials 1.5k Health 414 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 88 Political Science and International Relations 1.4k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 685 Development 206 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 487 Equine 82 Biochemistry 289 History 571 Biochemistry 353 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 446 General Energy 54 Applied Psychology 226 Human-Computer Interaction 283 Behavioral Neuroscience 152 Biophysics 260 Philosophy 545 Pharmacology 360 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 196 Signal Processing 468 Immunology and Allergy 221 Pharmaceutical Science 244 Human Factors and Ergonomics 95 Complementary and alternative medicine 289 Chemical Health and Safety 25 General Decision Sciences 69 Health Informatics 49 Epidemiology 1.1k Law 369 Organic Chemistry 982 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 359 Catalysis 237 Literature and Literary Theory 401 Aerospace Engineering 842 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 291 General Social Sciences 100 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 310 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 486 General Psychology 38 Automotive Engineering 339 Complementary and Manual Therapy 52 Inorganic Chemistry 365 Spectroscopy 424 Clinical Biochemistry 155 Developmental Neuroscience 91 Materials Chemistry 1.1k Management Information Systems 228 Geophysics 317 Clinical Psychology 461 Electrochemistry 140 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 172 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 475 Computer Networks and Communications 527 Biological Psychiatry 47 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 432 Music 70 Pharmacy 88 Rehabilitation 122 Public Administration 73 Molecular Medicine 89 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 530 Bioengineering 104 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 276 Family Practice 29 Library and Information Sciences 27 Oncology 414 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 88 Computational Theory and Mathematics 289 Finance 173 Emergency Medical Services 102 Dermatology 135 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 927 Neurology 122 Instrumentation 56 Linguistics and Language 75 Condensed Matter Physics 172 Anatomy 20 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 25 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 100 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 275 Periodontics 57 Genetics 133 Urology 76 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 218 Surgery 520 Toxicology 41 Obstetrics and Gynecology 83 Nephrology 81 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 385 Psychiatry and Mental health 158 Drug Discovery 2 Language and Linguistics 130 Accounting 125 Control and Systems Engineering 250 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 44 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 63 Geriatrics and Gerontology 31 Computational Mechanics 210 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 14 Computational Mathematics 6 Rheumatology 130 Polymers and Plastics 135 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 38 Hematology 86 Neurology 113 Microbiology 6 Leadership and Management 9 Mathematical Physics 70 Ophthalmology 59 Occupational Therapy 29 Religious studies 40 Radiation 57 Software 28 Hepatology 45 Emergency Medicine 50 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 3 Fuel Technology 5 Structural Biology 9 General Dentistry 9 Applied Mathematics 65 Health Information Management 26 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 6 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 100 Filtration and Separation 11 Research and Theory 4 Theoretical Computer Science 6 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 17 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 57 Gastroenterology 18 Orthodontics 14 Medical Laboratory Technology 5 Life-span and Life-course Studies 3 General Arts and Humanities 4 Classics 14 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 15 Internal Medicine 9 Transplantation 7 Numerical Analysis 16 Otorhinolaryngology 11 Oral Surgery 18 General Engineering 3 Metals and Alloys 6 Hardware and Architecture 15 Industrial relations 1 General Materials Science 5 Ceramics and Composites 7 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 3
Nature and Landscape Conservation 109.6k Ecological Modeling 33.8k Ecology 177.5k Global and Planetary Change 119.3k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 58.1k Ecological Applications United States
Ecological Modelling United States
Journal of Applied Ecology United States
Functional Ecology United States
Ecology Letters United States
Ecological Indicators China
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences United States
Journal of Ecology United States
Conservation Biology United States
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About BioScience The 6.9k papers published in BioScience in the last decades have received a total of 420.6k indexed citations . Papers published in BioScience usually cover Ecological Modeling (526 papers), Nature and Landscape Conservation (786 papers), Ecology (1.4k papers), Global and Planetary Change (880 papers) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (693 papers) specifically the topics of Species Distribution and Climate Change (526 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (434 papers), Plant and animal studies (405 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (266 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (220 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (180 papers), Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research (177 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (174 papers). The most active scholars publishing in BioScience are Michael L. McKinney , Marc D. Abrams , Marion H. O’Leary , Kenneth W. Cummins , Mark L. Shaffer , Eugene P. Odum , Éric F. Lambin , Steven L. Lima , Helmut Geist and John D. Aber .
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