Functional Ecology

5.4k papers and 291.6k indexed citations i.

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The 5.4k papers published in Functional Ecology in the last decades have received a total of 291.6k indexed citations. Papers published in Functional Ecology usually cover Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.6k papers), Ecology (2.1k papers) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.9k papers) specifically the topics of Plant and animal studies (1.5k papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (1.4k papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (1.1k 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.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published in Functional Ecology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in Functional Ecology

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This map shows the geographic impact of research published in Functional Ecology. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers published in Functional Ecology with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Functional Ecology more than expected).

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