Journal of Animal Ecology
Wiley · GB · ISSN 00218790
SJR Q1
What the numbers say
More papers are appearing while their average citedness has softened.
Field-weighted citation impact moved from 4.20 to 2.85. Expect a lower per-paper citation signal than in the past. Output grew sharply while citation impact fell. If you prioritise highly cited outputs, treat this trend as a consideration. The share of top-10% cited papers moved from 57.0% to 33.1%. Fewer articles now land among the field's most cited, so plan submission accordingly. Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies rose from 0.0% to 6.9% of what the journal runs. If your work fits the newer applied and economic angles, visibility may be comparatively better.
Citation metrics
SJR quartile
Q1
SJR score
1.48
Citations / doc (2y)
4.03
h-index
314
Based on the Scopus and OpenAlex citation graphs. We do not provide Clarivate’s JCR Impact Factor.
Output and citation impact
Whether citation performance keeps up as output grows.
PapersField-weighted impact
2018
140
4.20
2019
241
4.58
2020
262
3.67
2021
250
3.50
2022
217
3.58
2023
179
3.92
2024
206
3.45
2025
260
2.85
Topic shift
Share in the last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) versus the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
Rising
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies0.0%→6.9%+6.9%pPrevNow
- Avian ecology and behavior7.9%→10.6%+2.7%pPrevNow
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology0.0%→2.5%+2.5%pPrevNow
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology2.0%→4.4%+2.4%pPrevNow
Falling
- Species Distribution and Climate Change9.8%→5.9%−3.9%pPrevNow
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies5.9%→2.8%−3.1%pPrevNow
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation17.4%→14.3%−3.0%pPrevNow
- Marine and fisheries research2.6%→0.0%−2.6%pPrevNow
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies2.3%→0.0%−2.3%pPrevNow
Terms appearing more often
Wording in recent paper titles that stands out against the journal's own baseline.
snowshoeintraguildmetapopulationseabirdpredatortrophicguildlynxsongbirds
Author countries
Last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) against the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
- US38.4%→32.7%−5.7%pPrevNow
- GB14.0%→16.9%+2.9%pPrevNow
- DE11.5%→10.4%−1.0%pPrevNow
- FR7.8%→9.3%+1.5%pPrevNow
- CA7.4%→9.1%+1.8%pPrevNow
- AU7.4%→8.0%+0.6%pPrevNow
Top 5 institutions
Top 5 institutions publishing in this journal, 2018 – 2026.
Recently published
20The 20 most recent papers — not the full list.
1
Article2026
Elephant space use and habitat selection change across drought timescalesIrene Bouwman*, Tom Claassen, Michael J. Chase, Kelly Landen, Mark A.J. Huijbregts, Marlee A. Tucker
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
2
Article2026
From individuals to networks: The role of variation in plant–pollinator communities' responses to global changeJames D. Crall*, Marília Palumbo Gaiarsa*
OAEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences
3
Article2026
Immune function of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under the influence of Bacillus probioticsMohammad Hossein Khanjani, Saeed Hajirezaee
OAImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology
4
Article2026
Application of Radiation and Quantum Imaging Technologies in Anatomical and Physiological Studies of AnimalsR. Riahi, Maryam Karimi-Dehkordi, Mehrdad Yadegari
OARadiationPhysics and Astronomy
5
Article2026
Histomorphological Study of the Intestine in the Sandpiper Compared with the Domestic Muscovy DuckRuqyeh Akbari, Majid Morovati-Sharifabad, Elham Salehi, Mahin Dehestani Ardakani
OAUrologyMedicine
6
Article2026
Effect of oleuropein on depression caused by acute stress in male mice by forced swimming and floatingNashmil Rostami, Zahra Hooshmandi
OABehavioral NeuroscienceNeuroscience
7
Article2026
Comparative Effects of Two Probiotics (Bacillus subtilis and Lactobacillus rhamnosus) on Growth Performance, Intestinal Histomorphology, and Immune Indices in Broiler ChickensFarshid Ghasemi Kasmaei*
OAAnimal Science and ZoologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences
8
Article2026
Effects of anabolic steroid administration and resistance exercise on the expression of Myostatin, MyoD and Follistatin-like 1 genes in cardiac muscle tissueParisa Arabshahi, Elnaz Karbaschian, Amir Rashidlamir, Ali Javadmanesh
OAMolecular BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
9
Article2026
Anxiolytic Effects of Melilotus officinalis Hydroalcoholic Extract in a Rat Model of Chronic Restraint StressNasrin Bahamin, Saeid Valipour Chahardahcharic
OAComplementary and alternative medicineMedicine
10
Article2026
Evaluation of Medicinal Leech Saliva as a Complementary Intervention in Improving Sperm Parameters in MaleMojdeh-Sadat Abtahi-Foroushani, Shahla Roozbehani, Mahnoush Fatemi, Ali Nouri
OAPharmacologyMedicine
11
Article2026
In vitro digestibility and fractionation of different protein components of germinated and extruded soybean seeds using the CNCPS systemAmir Reza Habibi, Farhad Foroudi, Mohammad Chamani, Ali Asghar Sadeghi
OAFood ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences
12
Article2026
Effects of stress during pregnancy in NMRI mice and the role of hippocampal ghrelin receptor gene expression in counteracting the progressive effects of depression and anxiety in offspringMasoomeh Mohammadi, Hedayat Sahraei, Ali Haeri-Rohani
OAEndocrine and Autonomic SystemsNeuroscience
13
Article2026
Metabolic Reprogramming in Cancer: From the Warburg Effect to Therapeutic Targeting of HIF PathwaysSana Aliakbari, Somayeh Arabzadeh
OACancer ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
14
Article2026
When top‐down is also bottom‐up: Examining consumer‐driven nutrient recycling in an arctic herbivore populationAustin Roy*, Lauren McFarland, Jess Steketee, Philip Lavretzsky, Jennie R. McLaren
EcologyEnvironmental Science
15
Article2026
Social organization and habitat use shape the gut microbiome of a marine fishAina Pons Salom*, Eneko Aspillaga, Ignacio A. Catalán, Tomeu Viver, Robert Arlinghaus, Martina Martorell‐Barceló, Margarida Barcelo‐Serra, Josep Alós*
OAMolecular BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
16
Article2026
Hotter, faster, sicker? Warming shifts the cost of infection from individuals to populationsNathan J. Butterworth*, Kerri Moore, Matthew D. Hall
OAGeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
17
Article2026
Offshore wind farm avoidance by a discard‐feeding seabird is independent of local fishing activityRosemarie Kentie*, Rob S. A. van Bemmelen, Judy Shamoun-Baranes, Eric W. M. Stienen, Ruben C. Fijn
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
18
Article2026
The Embryoprotective Effect of Resveratrol on the Effects of Sodium Valproate on TNF-α Gene Expression in Some Tissues of Balb-C MiceReza Aghdasi, Vida Hojati, Abasali Dehpour Jouybari, Hooman Shajiee
OAGeriatrics and GerontologyMedicine
19
Article2026
Assessment of large‐scale spatial variation in age‐specific survival and age at first breeding in a long‐lived speciesMatia Haïm Muller*, Fabian R. Ketwaroo, Wolfgang Fiedler, Olaf Geiter, Christof Herrmann, Michael Schaub
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
20
Article2026
Snowmelt predicts earlier breeding across the latitudinal range of an Arctic nesting seabird, the Little Auk ( <i>Alle alle</i> )Martyna Syposz*, Øystein Varpe, Sébastien Descamps, Jérôme Fort, David Grémillet, Ann Harding, Dariusz Jakubas, Dorota Kidawa, Nomikos Skyllas, Hallvard Strøm, Tom S. L. Versluijs, Katarzyna Wojczulanis‐Jakubas
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
Most cited
20Top 20 most cited, 2018 – 2026.
1
ArticleCitations 4642019
Accounting for individual‐specific variation in habitat‐selection studies: Efficient estimation of mixed‐effects models using Bayesian or frequentist computationStefanie Muff*, Johannes Signer, John Fieberg*
EcologyEnvironmental Science
2
ArticleCitations 3752020
Applying the core microbiome to understand host–microbe systemsAlice Risely*
OAMolecular BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
3
ArticleCitations 3522019
Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology researchHannah J. Williams*, Lucy A. Taylor*, Simon Benhamou, Allert I. Bijleveld, Thomas A. Clay, Sophie de Grissac, Urška Demšar, Holly M. English, Novella Franconi, Agustina Gómez‐Laich, Rachael Griffiths, W Kay, Juan M. Morales, Jonathan R. Potts, Katharine F. Rogerson, Christian Rutz, Anouk Spelt, Alice M. Trevail, Rory P. Wilson, Luca Börger
OANature and Landscape ConservationEnvironmental Science
4
ArticleCitations 3302021
A ‘How to’ guide for interpreting parameters in habitat‐selection analysesJohn Fieberg*, Johannes Signer, Brian J. Smith, Tal Avgar
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
5
ArticleCitations 2922019
Estimates for energy expenditure in free‐living animals using acceleration proxies: A reappraisalRory P. Wilson*, Luca Börger, Mark D. Holton, D. Michael Scantlebury, Agustina Gómez‐Laich, Flavio Quintana, Frank Rosell, Patricia Graf, Hannah J. Williams, Richard Gunner, Lloyd W. Hopkins, Nikki J. Marks, Nathan R. Geraldi, Carlos M. Duarte, Rebecca Scott, Michael S. Strano, Hermina Robotka, Christophe Eizaguirre, Andreas Fahlman, Emily L. C. Shepard
OASmall AnimalsVeterinary
6
ReviewCitations 2812018
Revisiting concepts of thermal physiology: Predicting responses of mammals to climate changeDuncan Mitchell, Edward P. Snelling, Robyn S. Hetem, Shane K. Maloney, W. Maartin Strauss, Andrea Fuller*
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
7
ArticleCitations 2682019
Light‐level geolocator analyses: A user's guideSimeon Lisovski*, Silke Bauer, Martins Briedis, Sarah C. Davidson, Kiran L. Dhanjal‐Adams, Michael T. Hallworth, Julia Karagicheva, Christoph M. Meier, Benjamin Merkel, Janne Ouwehand, Lykke Pedersen, Eldar Rakhimberdiev, Amélie Roberto‐Charron, Nathaniel E. Seavy, Michael Sumner, Caz M. Taylor, Simon Wotherspoon, Eli S. Bridge
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
8
ArticleCitations 2332019
Corridors or risk? Movement along, and use of, linear features varies predictably among large mammal predator and prey speciesMelanie Dickie*, Scott McNay, Glenn D. Sutherland, Michael Cody, Tal Avgar
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
9
ReviewCitations 2322018
Responses of ant communities to disturbance: Five principles for understanding the disturbance dynamics of a globally dominant faunal groupAlan N. Andersen*
OAGeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
10
ArticleCitations 1782018
Social influences on survival and reproduction: Insights from a long‐term study of wild baboonsSusan C. Alberts*
OASocial PsychologyPsychology
11
ReviewCitations 1772020
Non‐consumptive predator effects on prey population size: A dearth of evidenceMichael J. Sheriff*, Scott D. Peacor, Dror Hawlena, Maria Thaker
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
12
ArticleCitations 1582019
Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birdsAna Teresa Marques*, Carlos D. Santos, Frank Hanssen, Antonio‐Román Muñoz, Alejandro Onrubia, Martin Wikelski, Francisco Moreira, Jorge M. Palmeirim, João Paulo Silva
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
13
ReviewCitations 1582019
Macroimmunology: The drivers and consequences of spatial patterns in wildlife immune defenceDaniel J. Becker*, Gregory F. Albery, Maureen K. Kessler, Tamika J. Lunn, Caylee Falvo, Gábor Á. Czirják, Lynn B. Martin, Raina K. Plowright
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
14
ReviewCitations 1532019
Weak effects of geolocators on small birds: A meta‐analysis controlled for phylogeny and publication biasVojtěch Brlík*, Jaroslav Koleček*, Malcolm D. Burgess*, Steffen Hahn*, Diana L. Humple*, Miloš Krist*, Janne Ouwehand*, Emily L. Weiser*, Peter Adamík*, José A. Alves*, Debora Arlt*, Sanja Barišić*, Detlef Becker*, Eduardo J. Belda*, Václav Beran*, Christiaan Both*, Susana P. Bravo*, Martins Briedis*, Bohumír Chutný*, Davor Ćiković*, Nathan W. Cooper*, Joana S. Costa*, Víctor R. Cueto*, Tamara Emmenegger*, Kevin C. Fraser*, Olivier Gilg*, María Jennifer Nieves Guerrero*, Michael T. Hallworth*, Chris M. Hewson*, Frédéric Jiguet*, James A. Johnson*, T. R. KELLY*, Dmitry Kishkinev*, Michel Leconte*, Terje Lislevand*, Simeon Lisovski*, Cosme López‐Calderón*, Kent P. McFarland*, Peter P. Marra*, Steven M. Matsuoka*, Piotr Matyjasiak*, Christoph M. Meier*, Benjamin Metzger*, Juan S. Monrós*, Roland P. Neumann*, Amy E. M. Newman*, Ryan W. Norris*, Tomas Pärt*, Václav Pavel*, Noah G. Perlut*, Markus Piha*, Jeroen Reneerkens*, Christopher C. Rimmer*, Amélie Roberto‐Charron*, Chiara Scandolara*, Natalia Sokolova*, Makiko Takenaka*, Dirk Tolkmitt*, Herman van Oosten*, Arndt H. J. Wellbrock*, Hazel Wheeler*, J. van der Winden*, Klaudia Witte*, Bradley K. Woodworth*, Petr Procházka*
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
15
ArticleCitations 1442019
Linking size spectrum, energy flux and trophic multifunctionality in soil food webs of tropical land‐use systemsAnton Potapov*, Bernhard Klarner, Dorothee Sandmann, Rahayu Widyastuti, Stefan Scheu
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
16
ArticleCitations 1422018
Decreases in beetle body size linked to climate change and warming temperaturesMichelle Tseng*, Katrina M. Kaur, Sina Soleimani Pari, Karnjit Sarai, Denessa Chan, Christine Yao, Paula Porto, Anmol Toor, H. S. Toor, Katrina Fograscher
OAEcological ModelingEnvironmental Science
17
ArticleCitations 1422020
Food availability limits avian reproduction in the city: An experimental study on great tits <i>Parus major</i>Gábor Seress*, Krisztina Sándor, Karl L. Evans, András Liker
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
18
ArticleCitations 1402020
Observing the unwatchable: Integrating automated sensing, naturalistic observations and animal social network analysis in the age of big dataJennifer E. Smith*, Noa Pinter‐Wollman
OAEcologyEnvironmental Science
19
ArticleCitations 1402019
Navigating through the<scp>r</scp>packages for movementRocío Joo, Matthew E. Boone, Thomas A. Clay, Samantha C. Patrick, Susana Clusella‐Trullas, Mathieu Basille
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20
ArticleCitations 1392020
The importance of individual‐to‐society feedbacks in animal ecology and evolutionMaurício Cantor*, Adriana A. Maldonado‐Chaparro, Kristina B. Beck, Hanja B. Brandl, Gerald G. Carter, Peng He, Friederike Hillemann, James A. Klarevas‐Irby, Mina Ogino, Danai Papageorgiou, Lea Prox, Damien R. Farine*
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