Wiley · ISSN 1354-1013 · 1365-2486
Global Change Biology 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: 11.39 citations per paper for Global Change Biology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 11.39Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 401Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 6809,953 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $4,550Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Global Change Biology published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Global Change Biology publishes.
Mostly Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation, within Environmental Science.
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Change Biology | 11.39 | 401 | Subscription |
| Nature Ecology & Evolution | 11.80 | 202 | Subscription |
| ISME J | 10.80 | 306 | Open |
| Ecology Letters | 7.60 | 391 | Subscription |
| J Ecol | 5.29 | 364 | Subscription |
About Global Change Biology.
Comment 1What is the Global Change Biology 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: 11.39 citations per paper for Global Change Biology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Global Change Biology open access?
Global Change Biology is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Global Change Biology publish a year?
OpenAlex records 680 works in 2025, and 9,953 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.