Ethology

102.2k citations
3.8k papers · indexed · active since 1950

Ethology

3.7k papers receiving 96.2k citations

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Ethology
Comparison fields: 5 of 219
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 67.4k
  • Ecology 38.2k
  • Developmental Biology 23.4k
  • Genetics 21.1k
  • Social Psychology 20.4k
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About Ethology

The 3.8k papers published in Ethology in the last decades have received a total of 102.2k indexed citations . Papers published in Ethology usually cover Developmental Biology (890 papers), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (3.0k papers) and Ecology (1.4k papers) specifically the topics of Animal Behavior and Reproduction (2.6k papers), Plant and animal studies (1.4k papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (890 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Ethology are Daniel T. Blumstein, David F. Sherry, William E. Cooper, Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, Robert R. Provine, Vincent M. Janik, David P. Watts, Dustin J. Penn, Scott A. MacDougall‐Shackleton and Anders Pape Møller.

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