BioScience 431.9k citations
6.7k papers · indexed · active since 1964
Impact in Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Fish Ecology and Management Studies Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Avian ecology and behavior Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Papers in i Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 595 Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education 580 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers BioScience
Comparison fields: 5 of 248 Nature and Landscape Conservation 75.5k Ecology 115.1k Ecological Modeling 10.2k Global and Planetary Change 82.3k Environmental Chemistry 18.5k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 21.8k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 28.8k Soil Science 21.8k Oceanography 17.4k Insect Science 14.3k Environmental Engineering 10.8k Forestry 3.2k Plant Science 31.6k Atmospheric Science 10.7k Paleontology 7k Developmental Biology 1.5k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 9.3k Genetics 18.8k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5.6k Water Science and Technology 9.6k Aquatic Science 3.6k Pollution 4.8k Agronomy and Crop Science 4.1k History and Philosophy of Science 4.1k Information Systems and Management 3.3k Ocean Engineering 4.3k Earth-Surface Processes 2.4k Media Technology 2.5k Geography, Planning and Development 1.8k Physiology 903 Geochemistry and Petrology 1.4k Horticulture 129 Waste Management and Disposal 1.4k Social Psychology 4.6k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1.6k Molecular Biology 11.7k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5.8k Education 6.2k Geology 1.1k Safety Research 2.1k Parasitology 1.1k Cell Biology 2.2k Economics and Econometrics 4.4k Small Animals 1.2k Aging 236 Information Systems 3.7k Sociology and Political Science 7.5k Biotechnology 922 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2.2k Geometry and Topology 1.2k Museology 526 Computer Science Applications 558 Speech and Hearing 442 Food Science 1.7k Cultural Studies 974 Statistics and Probability 1.1k Behavioral Neuroscience 244 Urology 612 Law 1.3k Urban Studies 592 Management Science and Operations Research 1.3k Building and Construction 1.2k Anthropology 1.1k Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 400 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.2k Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1.1k Biomaterials 808 Space and Planetary Science 70 General Health Professions 1.4k Animal Science and Zoology 569 Archeology 736 Immunology 1.2k Biomedical Engineering 2k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 581 Civil and Structural Engineering 1.2k Endocrinology 197 Developmental and Educational Psychology 748 Gender Studies 556 General Social Sciences 189 Cognitive Neuroscience 943 Transportation 284 Public Administration 284 Process Chemistry and Technology 74 Strategy and Management 750 General Energy 63 Physiology 1k Signal Processing 346 Sensory Systems 206 Aerospace Engineering 1k General Decision Sciences 121 Biophysics 264 Political Science and International Relations 1.4k Communication 355 Pharmacology 553 Management of Technology and Innovation 318 Demography 411 Architecture 167 Literature and Literary Theory 671 Astronomy and Astrophysics 690 History 640 Mechanical Engineering 1.2k Cancer Research 428 Health 290 Modeling and Simulation 159 General Psychology 67 Analytical Chemistry 353 Developmental Neuroscience 95 Reproductive Medicine 311 Human-Computer Interaction 223 Nutrition and Dietetics 380 Artificial Intelligence 985 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 76 Infectious Diseases 499 Marketing 251 Conservation 124 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 276 Biochemistry 177 Organic Chemistry 814 Development 89 Chemical Health and Safety 19 Catalysis 121 Business and International Management 28 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 567 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 320 Equine 49 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 53 Biochemistry 138 Library and Information Sciences 67 Philosophy 381 Microbiology 132 Mechanics of Materials 444 Immunology and Allergy 100 Virology 88 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 24 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 410 Epidemiology 558 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 167 Spectroscopy 267 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 58 Finance 178 Pharmaceutical Science 107 Clinical Biochemistry 72 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 166 Instrumentation 37 Archeology 20 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 144 Computer Networks and Communications 308 Automotive Engineering 128 Materials Chemistry 562 Geophysics 179 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 126 Computational Theory and Mathematics 209 Pharmacology 119 Structural Biology 27 Molecular Medicine 79 Inorganic Chemistry 177 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 76 Applied Psychology 58 Bioengineering 25 Dermatology 87 Health Informatics 25 Oncology 233 Neurology 78 Complementary and alternative medicine 94 Clinical Psychology 219 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 297 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 122 Management Information Systems 105 Linguistics and Language 54 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 25 Rehabilitation 57 Biological Psychiatry 12 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 502 Language and Linguistics 140 Periodontics 54 Applied Mathematics 129 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 139 Music 46 Software 42 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 256 Accounting 101 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 135 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 62 Control and Systems Engineering 201 Condensed Matter Physics 95 Computational Mechanics 178 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 69 Emergency Medical Services 48 Psychiatry and Mental health 132 Human Factors and Ergonomics 31 Genetics 62 Polymers and Plastics 84 Mathematical Physics 77 Electrochemistry 21 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 30 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 29 Toxicology 33 Nephrology 60 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 146 Anatomy 12 Occupational Therapy 38 Health Information Management 48 Rheumatology 73 Surgery 219 Geriatrics and Gerontology 18 Neurology 68 Hematology 62 Radiation 39 Complementary and Manual Therapy 9 Microbiology 4 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 25 Research and Theory 14 Ophthalmology 37 Orthodontics 24 General Arts and Humanities 7 Drug Discovery 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 59 Pharmacy 13 Theoretical Computer Science 7 Religious studies 33 Gastroenterology 22 Transplantation 10 Hepatology 26 Obstetrics and Gynecology 27 General Engineering 1 Otorhinolaryngology 14 Hardware and Architecture 20 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 3 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 15 Filtration and Separation 4 Family Practice 5 Emergency Medicine 15 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 33 Computational Mathematics 1 Life-span and Life-course Studies 2 Oral Surgery 9 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 3 Numerical Analysis 6 Medical Laboratory Technology 1 Ceramics and Composites 7 Fuel Technology 1 Industrial relations 1 General Materials Science 2 Internal Medicine 2 Classics 4 Leadership and Management 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 Metals and Alloys 1
Nature and Landscape Conservation 75.5k Ecology 115.1k Ecological Modeling 10.2k Global and Planetary Change 82.3k Environmental Chemistry 18.5k Ecological Applications United States
Journal of Applied Ecology United States
Ecological Indicators China
Ecological Modelling United States
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences United States
Journal of Ecology United States
Trends in Ecology & Evolution United States
Ecology Letters United States
New Phytologist United Kingdom
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About BioScience The 6.7k papers published in BioScience in the last decades have received a total of 431.9k indexed citations . Papers published in BioScience usually cover Nature and Landscape Conservation (939 papers), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (903 papers), Ecology (1.1k papers), Global and Planetary Change (1k papers) and History and Philosophy of Science (539 papers) specifically the topics of Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (595 papers), Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education (580 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (294 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (280 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (255 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (250 papers), Research, Science, and Academia (235 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (218 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 , Steven L. Lima , Éric F. Lambin , Helmut Geist and John D. Aber .
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