Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

808.6k citations

9.9k papers · · active since 1950

Impact in

Ecological Modeling top 0.5%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Developmental Biology top 0.5%

Papers in

Developmental Biology 276
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.6k
- Plant and animal studies 754
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction 690

Top scholars: Karl Friston Chris Frith G. M. Hewitt Barbara L. Fredrickson António R. Damásio Richard C. Thompson Robert K. Colwell Jonathan A. Coddington

In The Last Decade

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

9.7k papers receiving 766.5k citations

Peers

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Comparison fields: 5 of 250

Ecological Modeling 28.5k Developmental Biology 14.0k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 121.7k Cognitive Neuroscience 116.7k Nature and Landscape Conservation 65.2k Ecology 132.0k Paleontology 29.0k Genetics 93.9k Global and Planetary Change 75.1k Social Psychology 67.2k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 42.5k Aging 4.9k Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 48.5k Insect Science 26.3k Pollution 24.2k Sensory Systems 9.3k Molecular Biology 134.6k Developmental and Educational Psychology 25.6k Plant Science 72.4k Oceanography 22.7k Soil Science 15.8k Developmental Neuroscience 5.7k Behavioral Neuroscience 4.9k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 12.5k Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 8.7k Parasitology 8.3k Agronomy and Crop Science 13.1k Environmental Chemistry 13.2k Neurology 9.7k General Decision Sciences 2.3k Aquatic Science 8.7k Cell Biology 18.9k Cultural Studies 10.0k Atmospheric Science 19.8k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 13.9k Psychiatry and Mental health 13.7k Biological Psychiatry 2.3k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26.1k Infectious Diseases 17.1k Modeling and Simulation 4.3k Forestry 3.7k Small Animals 6.3k Endocrinology 4.3k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 10.3k Anthropology 8.6k Archeology 886 Clinical Psychology 15.7k Biomaterials 10.4k Sociology and Political Science 35.8k Applied Psychology 3.5k Physiology 17.5k Virology 3.2k Immunology 14.1k Human-Computer Interaction 4.3k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6.0k Physiology 3.1k Environmental Engineering 9.1k Molecular Medicine 2.9k Horticulture 576 Safety Research 5.0k Microbiology 3.3k Food Science 9.8k Animal Science and Zoology 5.4k Epidemiology 15.9k Pharmacology 8.1k Nutrition and Dietetics 7.6k Cancer Research 6.9k Water Science and Technology 7.1k Reproductive Medicine 3.9k Geochemistry and Petrology 3.0k Structural Biology 725 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 10.2k Biophysics 2.7k Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 651 Health 3.4k Geography, Planning and Development 2.6k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7.2k Neurology 5.4k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6.6k Biomedical Engineering 17.4k Biotechnology 3.4k History and Philosophy of Science 2.0k Archeology 4.0k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4.7k Earth-Surface Processes 2.6k Statistics and Probability 3.0k Geometry and Topology 3.2k Business and International Management 721 Astronomy and Astrophysics 5.6k Pharmacy 1.4k Ocean Engineering 5.1k Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6.3k Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 560 Economics and Econometrics 8.4k Oncology 7.4k Biochemistry 2.2k Demography 3.5k Rehabilitation 1.8k Language and Linguistics 3.4k Philosophy 3.5k Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6.3k Artificial Intelligence 9.5k Gender Studies 2.5k General Health Professions 6.0k Clinical Biochemistry 1.6k Signal Processing 2.9k Linguistics and Language 1.2k Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3.9k Biochemistry 1.4k Music 803 Complementary and alternative medicine 1.8k Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1.8k Immunology and Allergy 1.2k Obstetrics and Gynecology 1.4k Genetics 2.0k Pharmacology 1.7k Speech and Hearing 1.2k Automotive Engineering 2.4k Marketing 1.9k Surgery 7.2k Ophthalmology 1.4k Process Chemistry and Technology 525 General Psychology 233 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2.6k Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 701 Materials Chemistry 7.5k Education 4.8k Aerospace Engineering 3.9k Management Science and Operations Research 2.0k Geology 888 Urology 833 Equine 232 Strategy and Management 2.4k Spectroscopy 2.4k Geophysics 2.0k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4.4k Inorganic Chemistry 2.0k Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1.2k Toxicology 442 Geriatrics and Gerontology 414 Condensed Matter Physics 1.5k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3.7k Hepatology 901 Analytical Chemistry 1.2k Rheumatology 1.7k Computational Theory and Mathematics 2.1k Emergency Medical Services 752 Occupational Therapy 472 Periodontics 500 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 853 Building and Construction 1.7k Transportation 823 Organic Chemistry 3.3k Literature and Literary Theory 1.4k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1.2k History 1.3k Dermatology 881 Communication 803 Hematology 1.1k Polymers and Plastics 1.4k Transplantation 240 Gastroenterology 485 Electrochemistry 609 Computational Mathematics 60 Mechanics of Materials 2.4k Information Systems and Management 701 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 401 Family Practice 151 Mechanical Engineering 3.5k Civil and Structural Engineering 2.0k Computer Networks and Communications 2.1k Pharmaceutical Science 531 Emergency Medicine 676 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 137 Space and Planetary Science 120 Control and Systems Engineering 2.0k Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 381 Catalysis 550 Conservation 272 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 671 Media Technology 661 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4.2k Computer Science Applications 414 Complementary and Manual Therapy 136 Computational Mechanics 1.4k Microbiology 48 Radiation 558 Management of Technology and Innovation 503 Urban Studies 403 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 300 Otorhinolaryngology 238 Health Informatics 83 Anatomy 80 Bioengineering 314 Human Factors and Ergonomics 132 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 169 Information Systems 1.2k Museology 184 Political Science and International Relations 1.2k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 240 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 395 Nephrology 286 Theoretical Computer Science 54 Development 157 Chemical Health and Safety 27 Finance 418 Orthodontics 155 Architecture 57 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 249 Health Information Management 148 General Social Sciences 111 Oral Surgery 208 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 605 Mathematical Physics 302 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 29 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 330 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 112 General Dentistry 42 Management Information Systems 256 General Energy 29 Law 253 Accounting 280 Filtration and Separation 44 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 109 Public Administration 65 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 223 Instrumentation 53 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 7 Medical Laboratory Technology 17 Internal Medicine 36 Religious studies 65 Applied Mathematics 122 Leadership and Management 13 Research and Theory 8 General Arts and Humanities 11 Medical Terminology 2 Metals and Alloys 21 Software 30 General Materials Science 22 Classics 28 Hardware and Architecture 46 Fuel Technology 5 Drug Discovery 1 Life-span and Life-course Studies 5 Numerical Analysis 31 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 5 Library and Information Sciences 7 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 11 Ceramics and Composites 18 Algebra and Number Theory 4

Ecological Modeling 28.5k
Developmental Biology 14.0k
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 121.7k
Cognitive Neuroscience 116.7k
Nature and Landscape Conservation 65.2k

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About Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

The 9.9k papers published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences in the last decades have received a total of 808.6k indexed citations . Papers published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences usually cover Developmental Biology (276 papers), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.6k papers), Ecological Modeling (320 papers), Cognitive Neuroscience (1.4k papers) and Paleontology (443 papers) specifically the topics of Plant and animal studies (754 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (690 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (540 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (473 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (462 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (420 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (385 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (332 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences are Karl Friston, Chris Frith, G. M. Hewitt, Barbara L. Fredrickson, António R. Damásio, Richard C. Thompson, Robert K. Colwell, Jonathan A. Coddington, Louis F. Reichardt and Mel Slater.

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