African Journal of Ecology

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ISSN: 01416707, 13652028

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SCImago
Q3
Impact factor
1.1
SJR
0.388
CiteScore
2.0
Categories
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Years of issue
1963-2025
journal names
African Journal of Ecology
AFR J ECOL
Publications
3 725
Citations
48 852
h-index
78
Top-3 citing journals
African Journal of Ecology
African Journal of Ecology (5675 citations)
Journal of Zoology
Journal of Zoology (1066 citations)
Biological Conservation
Biological Conservation (1046 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Makerere University
Makerere University (189 publications)
University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi (104 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (103 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (583 publications)
USA (518 publications)
United Kingdom (506 publications)

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South Africa, 583, 15.65%
USA, 518, 13.91%
United Kingdom, 506, 13.58%
Kenya, 441, 11.84%
Uganda, 310, 8.32%
Tanzania, 294, 7.89%
Nigeria, 169, 4.54%
Germany, 155, 4.16%
Zimbabwe, 154, 4.13%
Ethiopia, 113, 3.03%
France, 90, 2.42%
Canada, 74, 1.99%
Netherlands, 74, 1.99%
Italy, 68, 1.83%
Botswana, 64, 1.72%
Belgium, 62, 1.66%
Cameroon, 62, 1.66%
Namibia, 53, 1.42%
Norway, 53, 1.42%
Tunisia, 52, 1.4%
Zambia, 47, 1.26%
Ghana, 37, 0.99%
Japan, 36, 0.97%
Algeria, 34, 0.91%
Benin, 33, 0.89%
Switzerland, 33, 0.89%
Sweden, 32, 0.86%
Australia, 31, 0.83%
Gabon, 30, 0.81%
Denmark, 29, 0.78%
Togo, 29, 0.78%
Indonesia, 25, 0.67%
Malawi, 25, 0.67%
China, 24, 0.64%
Côte d'Ivoire, 24, 0.64%
Spain, 23, 0.62%
Burkina Faso, 21, 0.56%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 21, 0.56%
Egypt, 20, 0.54%
Congo-Brazzaville, 20, 0.54%
Portugal, 18, 0.48%
Madagascar, 18, 0.48%
Rwanda, 18, 0.48%
Austria, 16, 0.43%
Senegal, 15, 0.4%
Eswatini, 15, 0.4%
Sudan, 14, 0.38%
Czech Republic, 14, 0.38%
Morocco, 13, 0.35%
Mozambique, 13, 0.35%
Ireland, 12, 0.32%
New Zealand, 12, 0.32%
Poland, 12, 0.32%
India, 10, 0.27%
Finland, 10, 0.27%
Central African Republic, 7, 0.19%
Libya, 6, 0.16%
Malaysia, 6, 0.16%
Saudi Arabia, 6, 0.16%
Angola, 5, 0.13%
Brazil, 5, 0.13%
Niger, 5, 0.13%
Mali, 4, 0.11%
Mexico, 4, 0.11%
UAE, 4, 0.11%
Somalia, 4, 0.11%
South Sudan, 4, 0.11%
Israel, 3, 0.08%
Lesotho, 3, 0.08%
Republic of Korea, 3, 0.08%
Russia, 2, 0.05%
Argentina, 2, 0.05%
Gambia, 2, 0.05%
Guinea-Bissau, 2, 0.05%
Cape Verde, 2, 0.05%
Colombia, 2, 0.05%
Mauritius, 2, 0.05%
Oman, 2, 0.05%
Sao Tome and Principe, 2, 0.05%
Seychelles, 2, 0.05%
Slovenia, 2, 0.05%
Thailand, 2, 0.05%
Turkey, 2, 0.05%
Sri Lanka, 2, 0.05%
Estonia, 1, 0.03%
Bolivia, 1, 0.03%
Brunei, 1, 0.03%
Burundi, 1, 0.03%
Guinea, 1, 0.03%
Greece, 1, 0.03%
Jersey, 1, 0.03%
Jordan, 1, 0.03%
Iceland, 1, 0.03%
Yemen, 1, 0.03%
Cyprus, 1, 0.03%
Kuwait, 1, 0.03%
Liberia, 1, 0.03%
Mauritania, 1, 0.03%
Panama, 1, 0.03%
Reunion, 1, 0.03%
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South Africa, 165, 26.92%
USA, 115, 18.76%
United Kingdom, 106, 17.29%
Kenya, 49, 7.99%
Tanzania, 45, 7.34%
Nigeria, 43, 7.01%
Zimbabwe, 39, 6.36%
Germany, 37, 6.04%
Ethiopia, 31, 5.06%
Italy, 27, 4.4%
Uganda, 25, 4.08%
Algeria, 24, 3.92%
Cameroon, 24, 3.92%
France, 23, 3.75%
Togo, 23, 3.75%
Belgium, 22, 3.59%
Canada, 18, 2.94%
Benin, 16, 2.61%
Indonesia, 14, 2.28%
Namibia, 14, 2.28%
Netherlands, 14, 2.28%
Tunisia, 14, 2.28%
Côte d'Ivoire, 12, 1.96%
China, 11, 1.79%
Switzerland, 11, 1.79%
Gabon, 10, 1.63%
Rwanda, 10, 1.63%
Botswana, 8, 1.31%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 8, 1.31%
Morocco, 8, 1.31%
Senegal, 8, 1.31%
Ghana, 7, 1.14%
Denmark, 7, 1.14%
Spain, 7, 1.14%
Sweden, 7, 1.14%
Portugal, 6, 0.98%
Egypt, 6, 0.98%
Zambia, 6, 0.98%
Madagascar, 6, 0.98%
Mozambique, 6, 0.98%
Australia, 5, 0.82%
Congo-Brazzaville, 5, 0.82%
Poland, 5, 0.82%
Malawi, 4, 0.65%
Malaysia, 4, 0.65%
Czech Republic, 4, 0.65%
Japan, 4, 0.65%
Burkina Faso, 3, 0.49%
Ireland, 3, 0.49%
Norway, 3, 0.49%
Saudi Arabia, 3, 0.49%
Austria, 2, 0.33%
Angola, 2, 0.33%
Brazil, 2, 0.33%
India, 2, 0.33%
Lesotho, 2, 0.33%
Mauritius, 2, 0.33%
Eswatini, 2, 0.33%
South Sudan, 2, 0.33%
Russia, 1, 0.16%
Brunei, 1, 0.16%
Burundi, 1, 0.16%
Gambia, 1, 0.16%
Guinea-Bissau, 1, 0.16%
Jersey, 1, 0.16%
Iceland, 1, 0.16%
Cape Verde, 1, 0.16%
Cyprus, 1, 0.16%
Colombia, 1, 0.16%
Liberia, 1, 0.16%
Libya, 1, 0.16%
Mali, 1, 0.16%
Mexico, 1, 0.16%
UAE, 1, 0.16%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.16%
Reunion, 1, 0.16%
Seychelles, 1, 0.16%
Thailand, 1, 0.16%
Turkey, 1, 0.16%
Finland, 1, 0.16%
Equatorial Guinea, 1, 0.16%
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