BioScience 380.3k citations
6.7k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 431 Fish Ecology and Management Studies 219 Species Distribution and Climate Change 515 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 265 Rangeland and Wildlife Management 178 Land Use and Ecosystem Services 172 Plant and animal studies 401 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research 173 Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers BioScience
Comparison fields: 5 of 250 Nature and Landscape Conservation 102.5k Ecological Modeling 31.7k Ecology 163.9k Global and Planetary Change 109.9k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 53.6k Environmental Chemistry 24.6k Soil Science 23.2k Oceanography 26.4k Insect Science 23.9k Developmental Biology 3.8k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 20.0k Water Science and Technology 21.2k Plant Science 48.1k Atmospheric Science 21.5k Aquatic Science 8.2k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 15.1k Environmental Engineering 15.2k Forestry 4.2k Genetics 24.4k Paleontology 6.3k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5.6k Earth-Surface Processes 4.2k Pollution 7.1k Agronomy and Crop Science 6.2k Horticulture 577 Social Psychology 11.4k Geography, Planning and Development 2.8k Geochemistry and Petrology 2.8k History and Philosophy of Science 1.9k Small Animals 2.8k Economics and Econometrics 10.5k Parasitology 2.3k Information Systems and Management 2.4k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2.7k Sociology and Political Science 13.7k Molecular Biology 20.4k Ocean Engineering 3.8k Aging 427 Anthropology 2.2k Endocrinology 1.2k Physiology 1.1k Cell Biology 3.8k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3.6k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6.1k Biotechnology 1.6k Food Science 3.3k Animal Science and Zoology 1.8k Safety Research 1.5k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1.2k Education 4.5k Media Technology 1.2k Speech and Hearing 901 Geology 725 Transportation 870 Management Science and Operations Research 1.6k Space and Planetary Science 155 Building and Construction 1.6k Biomaterials 1.6k Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.5k Infectious Diseases 2.2k General Health Professions 3.0k Virology 554 Business and International Management 228 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1.9k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.3k Computer Science Applications 540 Strategy and Management 1.5k Geometry and Topology 840 Modeling and Simulation 448 Civil and Structural Engineering 2.0k Sensory Systems 456 Immunology 2.0k Management of Technology and Innovation 632 Biomedical Engineering 3.9k Nutrition and Dietetics 1.3k Conservation 282 Demography 985 Pharmacology 1.4k Archeology 822 Urban Studies 476 Information Systems 1.8k Process Chemistry and Technology 227 Gender Studies 729 Cancer Research 1.1k Archeology 73 Microbiology 430 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 457 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1.1k Statistics and Probability 519 Communication 437 Mechanical Engineering 2.3k Cultural Studies 488 Analytical Chemistry 587 Artificial Intelligence 1.9k Marketing 544 Cognitive Neuroscience 1.1k Museology 195 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 85 Physiology 1.4k Architecture 82 Mechanics of Materials 1.3k Energy Engineering and Power Technology 165 Development 188 Political Science and International Relations 1.2k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 614 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 447 Equine 82 Reproductive Medicine 417 History 478 Health 384 General Energy 45 Biochemistry 270 Human-Computer Interaction 244 Philosophy 481 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 390 Biophysics 241 Applied Psychology 212 Biochemistry 296 Signal Processing 419 Pharmacology 342 Behavioral Neuroscience 136 Health Informatics 51 Pharmaceutical Science 221 Immunology and Allergy 215 Chemical Health and Safety 23 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 175 Human Factors and Ergonomics 78 Complementary and alternative medicine 274 Literature and Literary Theory 360 General Decision Sciences 59 Aerospace Engineering 786 Law 304 Organic Chemistry 901 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 321 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 257 Epidemiology 1.1k General Social Sciences 98 Catalysis 205 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 270 Automotive Engineering 310 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 468 General Psychology 29 Inorganic Chemistry 321 Developmental Neuroscience 94 Management Information Systems 197 Spectroscopy 367 Geophysics 291 Complementary and Manual Therapy 48 Clinical Biochemistry 145 Materials Chemistry 976 Public Administration 72 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 426 Computer Networks and Communications 471 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 179 Electrochemistry 126 Music 62 Clinical Psychology 405 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 424 Biological Psychiatry 46 Rehabilitation 120 Bioengineering 98 Library and Information Sciences 26 Family Practice 38 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 78 Molecular Medicine 81 Pharmacy 79 Instrumentation 54 Computational Theory and Mathematics 248 Linguistics and Language 70 Finance 155 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 255 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 501 Oncology 415 Emergency Medical Services 105 Neurology 121 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 826 Dermatology 121 Condensed Matter Physics 158 Periodontics 62 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 92 Anatomy 18 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 25 Genetics 130 Urology 78 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 214 Drug Discovery 2 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 263 Surgery 511 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 347 Toxicology 38 Language and Linguistics 113 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 48 Psychiatry and Mental health 165 Obstetrics and Gynecology 83 Nephrology 74 Computational Mathematics 6 Accounting 113 Computational Mechanics 195 Control and Systems Engineering 211 Polymers and Plastics 126 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 55 Rheumatology 135 Geriatrics and Gerontology 31 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 40 Occupational Therapy 32 Hematology 82 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 11 Neurology 110 Leadership and Management 9 Mathematical Physics 61 Religious studies 33 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 3 Software 24 Radiation 55 Ophthalmology 57 Emergency Medicine 58 Health Information Management 27 Structural Biology 8 Hepatology 45 Research and Theory 5 General Dentistry 10 Microbiology 4 Fuel Technology 4 Applied Mathematics 53 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 94 Filtration and Separation 10 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 6 Theoretical Computer Science 5 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 14 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 50 General Arts and Humanities 4 Orthodontics 16 Life-span and Life-course Studies 3 Internal Medicine 13 Oral Surgery 24 Gastroenterology 17 Otorhinolaryngology 12 Medical Laboratory Technology 4 General Engineering 3 Classics 9 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 14 Numerical Analysis 13 Metals and Alloys 6 Transplantation 6 Industrial relations 1 Hardware and Architecture 11 Ceramics and Composites 7 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 3 General Materials Science 2
Nature and Landscape Conservation 102.5k Ecological Modeling 31.7k Ecology 163.9k Global and Planetary Change 109.9k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 53.6k Ecological Applications United States
Ecological Modelling United States
Functional Ecology United States
Ecological Indicators China
Journal of Applied Ecology United States
Ecology Letters United States
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences United States
Bioinformatics United States
Journal of Ecology United States
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About BioScience The 6.7k papers published in BioScience in the last decades have received a total of 380.3k indexed citations . Papers published in BioScience usually cover Ecological Modeling (515 papers), Nature and Landscape Conservation (780 papers) and Ecology (1.4k papers) specifically the topics of Species Distribution and Climate Change (515 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (431 papers), Plant and animal studies (401 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (265 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (219 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (178 papers), Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research (173 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (172 papers). The most active scholars publishing in BioScience are Michael L. McKinney , Marc D. Abrams , Marion H. O’Leary , Kenneth W. Cummins , Steven L. Lima , Mark L. Shaffer , Éric F. Lambin , Eugene P. Odum , Helmut Geist and Richard E. Sparks .
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