Impact Factor
3.87
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
4.14
1,329 total citations
h5-index
41
h5 depth signal
Cited share
83.3%
275 of 330
Total citations
1,329
Citation footprint
Metric signal
4.37
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.9%
39 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
613
Canada
202
China
167
Australia
149
Germany
125
Citing Fields of Research
Climate Change
822
Forestry
678
Environmental Sciences
461
Ecological Monitoring
356
Sustainability Studies
209
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
6,619
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
330
275 cited publications
Last 12 months
337
28.1 publications/month
Open access share
47.8%
161 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
613 citing publications
Leading citing field
Climate Change
822 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
15 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v27n1, 2001-
v27n1, 2001-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Climate Change
Forestry
Environmental Sciences
Ecological Monitoring
Sustainability Studies
Broad Categories
Environmental Health
Toxicology
Climate Change
Forestry
Agricultural Policy
Marine Biology
Sustainability Studies
Animal Biology
MeSH Descriptors
Ecology
Environment
Environmental Health
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1007/s00267-026-02592-0
Open DOI
Relationships Not Transactions: Relational Payment for Ecosystem Services Among the Batak People of Tapanuli, Indonesia
02
DOI 10.1007/s00267-026-02635-6
Open DOI
Rationality Criteria for Complex Goal Systems: The case of the EU Water Framework Directive
We extend a previous list of four rationality criteria for the setting of a single goal to a list of six rationality criteria for the construction of large goal systems, such as those commonly established for sustainability policies. The...
03
DOI 10.1007/s00267-026-02639-2
Open DOI
Aridity Threshold Alters Trait-mediated Regulation of Grassland Productivity at a Global Scale
04
DOI 10.1007/s00267-026-02636-5
Open DOI
Ecological and Spatial Drivers of Bird Collisions with Wind Turbines in Southern Mexico
05
DOI 10.1007/s00267-026-02634-7
Open DOI
Conservation Practitioners’ Perspectives on Management Responses to Poaching in South African Protected Areas
Biodiversity across Africa faces escalating threats from agricultural expansion, urbanisation, resource overexploitation, and pollution, particularly at the margins of protected areas (PAs). These land‑use changes intensify interactions ...
06
DOI 10.1007/s00267-026-02543-9
Open DOI
Mining Legacies and Environmental Injustice: Systematic Mining-Led LULC Change in the Witwatersrand Mining Belt, Gauteng, South Africa (1990–2020)
: Mining activities significantly shape landscapes and often pose sustainability and environmental justice challenges for surrounding communities. This paper examines land use and land cover (LULC) transitions and their sustainable devel...
07
DOI 10.1007/s00267-026-02596-w
Open DOI
Microplastic Biomonitoring: Global Distribution, Matrix Selection, and Intrinsic and Extrinsic Effects
08
09
DOI 10.1007/s00267-026-02641-8
Open DOI
Institutional Arrangements and Collaborative Forest Governance in Gargeda State Forest, Western Ethiopia
10
DOI 10.1007/s00267-026-02615-w
Open DOI
Developing an Innovative River Water Quality Index Model for Ecological Risk Assessment in Rivers
Comprehensive assessment of River Water Quality (RWQ) is essential for the sustainable management of water resources. This study aimed to develop an innovative integrated index for river water quality and ecological risk (RWQI) and evalu...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Also issued online.
Vol. 14, no. 5 (SEP-OCT 1990)19901017 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper