Functional Ecology 330.4k citations
5.6k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Plant and animal studies Animal Behavior and Reproduction Papers in i Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 1.5k Plant and animal studies 1.5k Animal Behavior and Reproduction 1.1k show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Functional Ecology
Comparison fields: 5 of 226 Nature and Landscape Conservation 100.4k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 126.7k Ecological Modeling 23.5k Ecology 121.6k Global and Planetary Change 81.9k Insect Science 35.8k Soil Science 23.7k Plant Science 78.7k Developmental Biology 3.7k Genetics 37.2k Aging 2.3k Parasitology 7.6k Forestry 4.8k Oceanography 13.4k Atmospheric Science 18.5k Environmental Chemistry 10.3k Aquatic Science 6.5k Paleontology 5.4k Agronomy and Crop Science 7.1k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7.3k Small Animals 3.3k Animal Science and Zoology 4.6k Horticulture 355 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6.3k Social Psychology 7.3k Pollution 3.8k Physiology 1.4k Molecular Biology 16.1k Earth-Surface Processes 1.7k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2.9k Environmental Engineering 3.3k Behavioral Neuroscience 725 Geochemistry and Petrology 1.3k Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1.2k Water Science and Technology 2.6k Cell Biology 2.8k Geometry and Topology 1.6k Immunology 3.4k Biochemistry 931 Infectious Diseases 2.4k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3.6k Food Science 2.2k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1.1k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.6k Physiology 2.8k Sensory Systems 500 Civil and Structural Engineering 2.1k Mechanical Engineering 3.5k Pharmacology 1.4k Biotechnology 731 Geography, Planning and Development 498 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 702 Biomaterials 1.1k Endocrinology 398 Microbiology 448 Equine 111 Ocean Engineering 1.1k Nutrition and Dietetics 987 Sociology and Political Science 3.1k Anthropology 688 Reproductive Medicine 487 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 874 Virology 218 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 814 Modeling and Simulation 204 Gender Studies 433 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 381 Pharmacology 308 Economics and Econometrics 961 Complementary and alternative medicine 253 Immunology and Allergy 167 Analytical Chemistry 295 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 225 Biomedical Engineering 1.2k Cancer Research 356 History and Philosophy of Science 135 Cognitive Neuroscience 486 Biological Psychiatry 57 Aerospace Engineering 636 General Health Professions 569 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 315 Demography 297 Rehabilitation 136 Building and Construction 312 Archeology 241 Biochemistry 148 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 301 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 141 Mechanics of Materials 485 Applied Psychology 88 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 26 Geology 92 Epidemiology 474 Organic Chemistry 450 Dermatology 118 Speech and Hearing 87 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 63 Statistics and Probability 111 Complementary and Manual Therapy 25 Education 381 Archeology 14 Safety Research 106 Urology 67 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 17 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 107 Obstetrics and Gynecology 72 Biophysics 62 Electrochemistry 66 Astronomy and Astrophysics 176 Artificial Intelligence 353 Materials Chemistry 447 Process Chemistry and Technology 27 Transportation 64 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 147 Developmental and Educational Psychology 118 Clinical Biochemistry 54 Health 63 Information Systems and Management 60 Neurology 63 History 89 Molecular Medicine 37 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 54 Cultural Studies 64 Strategy and Management 118 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 149 Space and Planetary Science 10 Business and International Management 15 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 198 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 12 Condensed Matter Physics 79 Management Science and Operations Research 87 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 28 Toxicology 21 Geophysics 82 Signal Processing 70 Bioengineering 34 Clinical Psychology 119 Automotive Engineering 73 Anatomy 8 Inorganic Chemistry 80 Surgery 209 Health Informatics 7 Conservation 18 Media Technology 43 Computational Mechanics 99 Marketing 44 Computational Theory and Mathematics 78 Management of Technology and Innovation 35 Developmental Neuroscience 17 Spectroscopy 73 General Decision Sciences 8 Pharmacy 18 Philosophy 49 Oncology 98 Geriatrics and Gerontology 12 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 77 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 120 Information Systems 86 Psychiatry and Mental health 46 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 34 Polymers and Plastics 45 Orthodontics 12 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 66 Chemical Health and Safety 2 Filtration and Separation 6 Computer Networks and Communications 70 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 9 Pharmaceutical Science 17 Political Science and International Relations 71 Mathematical Physics 25 Rheumatology 36 Human-Computer Interaction 16 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 27 Fuel Technology 2 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 142 Computer Science Applications 14 Management Information Systems 23 Emergency Medicine 18 Catalysis 16 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 2 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 1 Instrumentation 7 Control and Systems Engineering 46 Gastroenterology 9 Accounting 21 Ophthalmology 14 Urban Studies 11 Radiation 15 Communication 13 Emergency Medical Services 10 Public Administration 6 Linguistics and Language 8 Industrial relations 1 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 14 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 6 Occupational Therapy 6 Music 5 Periodontics 6 Hematology 15 Applied Mathematics 15 Microbiology 1 Museology 5 Neurology 18 Library and Information Sciences 2 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 Literature and Literary Theory 15 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 23 Architecture 2 Nephrology 8 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 5 Language and Linguistics 12 Law 11 Development 4 Genetics 9 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 General Psychology 1 Religious studies 4 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 4 Oral Surgery 3 Hepatology 3 Human Factors and Ergonomics 1 Finance 4 General Social Sciences 1 Health Information Management 1 Hardware and Architecture 1
Nature and Landscape Conservation 100.4k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 126.7k Ecological Modeling 23.5k Ecology 121.6k Global and Planetary Change 81.9k Ecology Letters United States
Journal of Applied Ecology United States
Ecological Applications United States
Biodiversity and Conservation United States
Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society United States
Journal of Biogeography United States
Ecological Modelling United States
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About Functional Ecology The 5.6k papers published in Functional Ecology in the last decades have received a total of 330.4k indexed citations . Papers published in Functional Ecology usually cover Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.0k papers), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.7k papers), Ecological Modeling (374 papers), Ecology (2.2k papers) and Global and Planetary Change (1.4k papers) specifically the topics of Plant and animal studies (1.5k papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (1.5k papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (1.1k papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (625 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (537 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (480 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (478 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (385 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Functional Ecology are J. A. Wiens , Stephen C. Stearns , Jon Lloyd , John Taylor , Éric Garnier , Sandra Lavorel , Peter B. Reich , Mark Westoby , Lourens Poorter and David N. Reznick .
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