Wiley · ISSN 0012-9658 · 1939-9170
Ecology impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.
Short answer
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 3.69 citations per paper for Ecology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 3.69Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 506Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 34424,533 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $3,970Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Ecology published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Ecology publishes.
Mostly Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior and Systematics, within Environmental Science.
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology | 3.69 | 506 | Subscription |
| Proc R Soc B | 4.24 | 398 | Subscription |
| J Ecol | 5.29 | 364 | Subscription |
| Ecology Letters | 7.60 | 391 | Subscription |
| ISME J | 10.80 | 306 | Open |
About Ecology.
Comment 1What is the Ecology impact factor?
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 3.69 citations per paper for Ecology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Ecology open access?
Ecology is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Ecology publish a year?
OpenAlex records 344 works in 2025, and 24,533 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.