Wiley · ISSN 0022-0477 · 1365-2745
J Ecol 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: 5.29 citations per paper for J Ecol, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 5.29Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 364Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 27611,115 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $3,610Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works J Ecol published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What J Ecol publishes.
Mostly Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science and Soil Science, within Environmental Science.
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Forest ecology and management
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Ecol | 5.29 | 364 | Subscription |
| Proc R Soc B | 4.24 | 398 | Subscription |
| Ecology | 3.69 | 506 | Subscription |
| Ecology Letters | 7.60 | 391 | Subscription |
| ISME J | 10.80 | 306 | Open |
About J Ecol.
Comment 1What is the J Ecol 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: 5.29 citations per paper for J Ecol, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is J Ecol open access?
J Ecol is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does J Ecol publish a year?
OpenAlex records 276 works in 2025, and 11,115 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.