Top 10 Plant and animal studies Journals (2026 Ranking)

Explore the leading academic journals in Plant and animal studies. This list features high-impact publications ranked by their latest metrics, APC fees, and indexing status.

Highest Citation Rate Plant and animal studies Journal 2026

The highest citation rate plant and animal studies journal currently in our catalog is Trends in Ecology & Evolution, with a 2026 OpenAlex Citation Rate of 6.60, published by Elsevier BV. The ranked list below shows the full plant and animal studies journal ranking by Citation Rate.

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Ranked List: Top Plant and animal studies Publications
#1
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0169-5347
CR: 6.60
#2
New Phytologist
Wiley · ISSN: 0028-646X
CR: 6.15
#3
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0167-8809
CR: 5.45
#4
Ecology Letters
Wiley · ISSN: 1461-023X
CR: 5.43
#5
Current Biology
Elsevier · ISSN: 0960-9822
CR: 4.80
#6
Journal of Ecology
Wiley · ISSN: 0022-0477
CR: 4.27
#7
Ecography
Wiley · ISSN: 0906-7590
CR: 3.87
Open Access
#8
Journal of Applied Ecology
Wiley · ISSN: 0021-8901
CR: 3.86
#9
Functional Ecology
Wiley · ISSN: 0269-8463
CR: 3.80
Open Access
#10
Biological Conservation
Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0006-3207
CR: 3.52

All Journals in Plant and animal studies

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Elsevier BV

0167-8809 IF 5.45
Animal Behaviour

Elsevier BV

0003-3472 IF 1.77
Annals of Botany

Oxford University Press

0305-7364 IF 2.69
Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Oxford University Press

0013-8746 IF 1.58
Behavioral Ecology

Oxford University Press

1045-2249 IF 2.11
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Springer Science+Business Media

0340-5443 IF 1.52
Behavioural Processes

Elsevier BV

0376-6357 IF 1.11
Biodiversity and Conservation

Springer Science+Business Media

0960-3115 IF 2.70
Biological Conservation

Elsevier BV

0006-3207 IF 3.52
Biological Control

Elsevier BV

1049-9644 IF 3.13
Biological Invasions

Springer Science+Business Media

1387-3547 IF 2.10
Biology Letters

Academic Publisher

1744-9561 IF 2.79
Biotropica

Wiley

0006-3606 IF 1.41
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Oxford University Press

0024-4074 IF 1.52
Brazilian Journal of Biology

Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (Brazil)

1519-6984 IF 0.75
Brittonia

Springer Science+Business Media

0007-196X IF 0.47
Climate Change Ecology

Elsevier

2666-9005 IF 1.32
Climate Change Responses

Springer Nature

2053-7565
Current Biology

Elsevier

0960-9822 IF 4.80
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

Pensoft Publishers

1435-1951 IF 0.89
Diversity

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

1424-2818 IF 1.79
Ecography

Wiley

0906-7590 IF 3.87
Ecology

Wiley

0012-9658 IF 2.90
Ecology Letters

Wiley

1461-023X IF 5.43
Ecology and Evolution

Wiley

2045-7758 IF 2.08
Ecosphere

Wiley

2150-8925 IF 2.50
Environmental Entomology

Oxford University Press

0046-225X IF 1.33
Ethology

Wiley

0179-1613 IF 0.84
Evolution

Oxford University Press

0014-3820 IF 2.32
Florida Entomologist

Florida Entomological Society

0015-4040 IF 0.96
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Frontiers Media

2296-701X IF 2.84
Functional Ecology

Wiley

0269-8463 IF 3.80
Genetica

Springer Science+Business Media

0016-6707 IF 1.45
Heredity

Springer Nature

0018-067X IF 2.13
Ibis

Wiley

0019-1019 IF 1.81
Insects

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2075-4450 IF 2.34
Journal of Animal Ecology

Wiley

0021-8790 IF 2.42
Journal of Applied Ecology

Wiley

0021-8901 IF 3.86
Journal of Biogeography

Wiley

0305-0270 IF 1.99
Journal of Chemical Ecology

Springer Science+Business Media

0098-0331 IF 1.82
Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Springer Science+Business Media

0340-7594 IF 2.06
Journal of Ecology

Wiley

0022-0477 IF 4.27
Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Oxford University Press

1010-061X IF 2.18
Journal of Heredity

Oxford University Press

0022-1503 IF 1.49
Journal of Insect Physiology

Elsevier BV

0022-1910 IF 1.71
Journal of Vegetation Science

Wiley

1100-9233 IF 2.32
Kew Bulletin

Springer Science+Business Media

0075-5974 IF 0.72
Molecular Ecology

Wiley

0962-1083 IF 3.14
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Elsevier BV

1055-7903 IF 3.10

Plant and animal studies Journals — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest citation rate plant and animal studies journal in 2026?

The top-ranked plant and animal studies journal on this page is the highest-impact-factor publication in our catalog for this field, sourced from our latest data refresh. Compare it with the rest of the ranked list above to see how citation rates distribute across this discipline.

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Are there open access plant and animal studies journals with high citation rate?

Yes — plant and animal studies titles flagged with the green Open Access badge above are both peer-reviewed and freely readable. Several are also DOAJ-listed and Scopus-indexed.

What does plant and animal studies journal ranking mean?

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