Tropics

The Japan Society of Tropical Ecology
ISSN: 0917415X, 18825729

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
1.2
SJR
0.292
CiteScore
1.4
Years of issue
2025
journal names
Tropics
Publications
754
Citations
4 445
h-index
25
Publications
56
Citations
1 633
Top-3 citing journals
Tropics (403 citations)
Ecological Research
Ecological Research (83 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (132 publications)
Kagoshima University
Kagoshima University (61 publications)
Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University (55 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (14 publications)
Hiroshima University
Hiroshima University (7 publications)
Top-3 countries
Japan (158 publications)
Indonesia (16 publications)
Malaysia (14 publications)
Japan (22 publications)
Malaysia (4 publications)
Indonesia (3 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Tropics
403 citations, 9.07%
Forest Ecology and Management
119 citations, 2.68%
Ecological Research
83 citations, 1.87%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
79 citations, 1.78%
Forests
77 citations, 1.73%
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
50 citations, 1.12%
Journal of Forest Research
47 citations, 1.06%
PLoS ONE
47 citations, 1.06%
Journal of Tropical Ecology
40 citations, 0.9%
American Journal of Primatology
39 citations, 0.88%
Scientific Reports
38 citations, 0.85%
Primates
35 citations, 0.79%
Journal of Biogeography
32 citations, 0.72%
International Journal of Primatology
31 citations, 0.7%
Ecology and Evolution
29 citations, 0.65%
Entomological Science
28 citations, 0.63%
Biotropica
27 citations, 0.61%
Science of the Total Environment
26 citations, 0.58%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
26 citations, 0.58%
Global Ecology and Conservation
24 citations, 0.54%
Mammal Study
22 citations, 0.49%
Zoological Science
22 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Plant Research
22 citations, 0.49%
Remote Sensing
21 citations, 0.47%
Global Change Biology
20 citations, 0.45%
Plant Ecology
20 citations, 0.45%
New Phytologist
20 citations, 0.45%
African Journal of Ecology
20 citations, 0.45%
AIP Conference Proceedings
20 citations, 0.45%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
19 citations, 0.43%
Trees - Structure and Function
18 citations, 0.4%
Plant and Soil
18 citations, 0.4%
Annals of Botany
16 citations, 0.36%
Land
16 citations, 0.36%
American Journal of Botany
16 citations, 0.36%
Biological Reviews
15 citations, 0.34%
International Journal of Forestry Research
15 citations, 0.34%
Journal of Forestry Research
15 citations, 0.34%
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
15 citations, 0.34%
Plants
15 citations, 0.34%
Biogeosciences
15 citations, 0.34%
Zootaxa
14 citations, 0.31%
Wetlands Ecology and Management
14 citations, 0.31%
Sustainability
14 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Wildland Fire
14 citations, 0.31%
Quaternary International
13 citations, 0.29%
Conservation Genetics
13 citations, 0.29%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
13 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Ecology
13 citations, 0.29%
Ecological Indicators
12 citations, 0.27%
Environmental Research Letters
12 citations, 0.27%
Applied Soil Ecology
12 citations, 0.27%
Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
12 citations, 0.27%
Oryx
12 citations, 0.27%
Agroforestry Systems
12 citations, 0.27%
Tropical Conservation Science
11 citations, 0.25%
Biological Conservation
11 citations, 0.25%
Plant Species Biology
11 citations, 0.25%
Human Ecology
11 citations, 0.25%
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
11 citations, 0.25%
Regional Studies in Marine Science
10 citations, 0.22%
Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants
10 citations, 0.22%
Biodiversity and Conservation
10 citations, 0.22%
Current Herpetology
10 citations, 0.22%
The Mongolian Ecosystem Network
10 citations, 0.22%
Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions
10 citations, 0.22%
New Forests
9 citations, 0.2%
Forest Science and Technology
9 citations, 0.2%
Quaternary Science Reviews
9 citations, 0.2%
Anthropological Science
9 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Systematics and Evolution
9 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Vegetation Science
9 citations, 0.2%
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
9 citations, 0.2%
Plant Systematics and Evolution
9 citations, 0.2%
Functional Ecology
9 citations, 0.2%
Taxon
9 citations, 0.2%
Small-scale Forestry
9 citations, 0.2%
Integrative Zoology
9 citations, 0.2%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
9 citations, 0.2%
Molecular Ecology
9 citations, 0.2%
PeerJ
8 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Applied Ecology
8 citations, 0.18%
Limnology
8 citations, 0.18%
Plant Ecology and Diversity
8 citations, 0.18%
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
8 citations, 0.18%
Diversity
8 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Sustainable Forestry
8 citations, 0.18%
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
8 citations, 0.18%
Tree Genetics and Genomes
8 citations, 0.18%
Atmospheric Environment
8 citations, 0.18%
Heliyon
8 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
8 citations, 0.18%
Trees Forests and People
8 citations, 0.18%
Tree Physiology
7 citations, 0.16%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
7 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
7 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Plant Science
7 citations, 0.16%
Geoderma
7 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Natural History
7 citations, 0.16%
Economic Botany
7 citations, 0.16%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
826 citations, 18.58%
Elsevier
667 citations, 15.01%
Wiley
540 citations, 12.15%
The Japan Society of Tropical Ecology
404 citations, 9.09%
Taylor & Francis
283 citations, 6.37%
MDPI
223 citations, 5.02%
Cambridge University Press
182 citations, 4.09%
IOP Publishing
97 citations, 2.18%
Oxford University Press
67 citations, 1.51%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
47 citations, 1.06%
Frontiers Media S.A.
44 citations, 0.99%
CSIRO Publishing
26 citations, 0.58%
Copernicus
25 citations, 0.56%
Hindawi Limited
25 citations, 0.56%
Pensoft Publishers
24 citations, 0.54%
Mammalogical Society of Japan
22 citations, 0.49%
Zoological Society of Japan
22 citations, 0.49%
AIP Publishing
20 citations, 0.45%
Magnolia Press
18 citations, 0.4%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
18 citations, 0.4%
SAGE
16 citations, 0.36%
Northeast Forestry University
16 citations, 0.36%
SciELO
16 citations, 0.36%
The Royal Society
15 citations, 0.34%
EDP Sciences
14 citations, 0.31%
Walter de Gruyter
12 citations, 0.27%
University of Chicago Press
12 citations, 0.27%
American Geophysical Union
11 citations, 0.25%
Herpetological Society of Japan
10 citations, 0.22%
Anthropological Society of Nippon
10 citations, 0.22%
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
10 citations, 0.22%
PeerJ
9 citations, 0.2%
International Association for Plant Taxonomy
9 citations, 0.2%
Canadian Science Publishing
9 citations, 0.2%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
8 citations, 0.18%
Science Alert
8 citations, 0.18%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
7 citations, 0.16%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
7 citations, 0.16%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
7 citations, 0.16%
IntechOpen
7 citations, 0.16%
Emerald
6 citations, 0.13%
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
6 citations, 0.13%
Scientific Research Publishing
6 citations, 0.13%
The Association of Japanese Geographers
6 citations, 0.13%
Pleiades Publishing
5 citations, 0.11%
Asian Network for Scientific Information
5 citations, 0.11%
Human Geographical Society of Japan
5 citations, 0.11%
5 citations, 0.11%
Entomological Society of America
5 citations, 0.11%
S. Karger AG
5 citations, 0.11%
The Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology
5 citations, 0.11%
Japan Association for African Studies
5 citations, 0.11%
University of Hawaii Press
4 citations, 0.09%
4 citations, 0.09%
Japanese Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists (JASBEES)
4 citations, 0.09%
Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology
4 citations, 0.09%
National Research Council Canada
4 citations, 0.09%
OAE Publishing Inc.
4 citations, 0.09%
The Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan
4 citations, 0.09%
Primate Society of Japan
4 citations, 0.09%
The Acarological Society of Japan
4 citations, 0.09%
Pesticide Science Society of Japan
4 citations, 0.09%
Trans Tech Publications
3 citations, 0.07%
Brill
3 citations, 0.07%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
3 citations, 0.07%
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
3 citations, 0.07%
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
3 citations, 0.07%
IWA Publishing
3 citations, 0.07%
Japanese Society Of Microbial Ecology
3 citations, 0.07%
Chinese Academy of Sciences
3 citations, 0.07%
Institut Pertanian Bogor
3 citations, 0.07%
Herpetologists League
3 citations, 0.07%
3 citations, 0.07%
Japanese Society of Breeding
3 citations, 0.07%
Gabonatermesztesi Kutato Kozhasznu Tarsasag/Cereal Research Non-Profit Company
3 citations, 0.07%
Inter-Research Science Center
3 citations, 0.07%
Japan Association for Quaternary Research
3 citations, 0.07%
King Saud University
2 citations, 0.04%
2 citations, 0.04%
2 citations, 0.04%
Institut Pertanian Bogor, Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry
2 citations, 0.04%
The Company of Biologists
2 citations, 0.04%
Fuji Technology Press
2 citations, 0.04%
American Fern Society
2 citations, 0.04%
Wilson Ornithological Society
2 citations, 0.04%
China National Rice Research Institute
2 citations, 0.04%
Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
2 citations, 0.04%
Korean Biodiversity Information Facility
2 citations, 0.04%
2 citations, 0.04%
Ministry of Agriculture
2 citations, 0.04%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
2 citations, 0.04%
Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Agricola
2 citations, 0.04%
Academic Journals
2 citations, 0.04%
Annual Reviews
2 citations, 0.04%
Akademiai Kiado
2 citations, 0.04%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
2 citations, 0.04%
The Genetics Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.04%
JStage(Ornithological Society of Japan)
2 citations, 0.04%
Japan Wood Society
2 citations, 0.04%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
2 citations, 0.04%
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Kyoto University
132 publications, 17.51%
Kagoshima University
61 publications, 8.09%
Hokkaido University
55 publications, 7.29%
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
49 publications, 6.5%
Ehime University
41 publications, 5.44%
Kochi University
31 publications, 4.11%
Hiroshima University
26 publications, 3.45%
Andalas University
24 publications, 3.18%
Kasetsart University
24 publications, 3.18%
University of Tsukuba
23 publications, 3.05%
IPB University
20 publications, 2.65%
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
20 publications, 2.65%
Shimane University
20 publications, 2.65%
Kanazawa University
19 publications, 2.52%
University of Tokyo
18 publications, 2.39%
Utsunomiya University
18 publications, 2.39%
University of the Ryukyus
17 publications, 2.25%
Osaka Metropolitan University
16 publications, 2.12%
University of Shiga Prefecture
16 publications, 2.12%
University Putra Malaysia
15 publications, 1.99%
Gifu University
15 publications, 1.99%
Harvard University
14 publications, 1.86%
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
13 publications, 1.72%
Yokohama National University
12 publications, 1.59%
Nagoya University
11 publications, 1.46%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
10 publications, 1.33%
Waseda University
10 publications, 1.33%
Kyushu University
9 publications, 1.19%
Tokyo University of Agriculture
8 publications, 1.06%
Chulalongkorn University
8 publications, 1.06%
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
8 publications, 1.06%
Kagawa University
8 publications, 1.06%
ADA university
7 publications, 0.93%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
6 publications, 0.8%
National Institute of Genetics
6 publications, 0.8%
Shinshu University
6 publications, 0.8%
University of Miyazaki
6 publications, 0.8%
Shizuoka University
6 publications, 0.8%
South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
6 publications, 0.8%
Gadjah Mada University
5 publications, 0.66%
Chiang Mai University
5 publications, 0.66%
Tohoku University
5 publications, 0.66%
Kobe University
5 publications, 0.66%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
5 publications, 0.66%
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
5 publications, 0.66%
Tohoku Gakuin University
5 publications, 0.66%
National University of Malaysia
4 publications, 0.53%
University of Malaysia Sabah
4 publications, 0.53%
Lambung Mangkurat University
4 publications, 0.53%
Chiba University
4 publications, 0.53%
Nihon University
4 publications, 0.53%
Kyoto Prefectural University
4 publications, 0.53%
University of Kitakyushu
4 publications, 0.53%
Nara Women's University
4 publications, 0.53%
Musashi University
4 publications, 0.53%
Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science
4 publications, 0.53%
University of Malaysia, Sarawak
3 publications, 0.4%
South China Agricultural University
3 publications, 0.4%
Yale University
3 publications, 0.4%
Prince of Songkla University
3 publications, 0.4%
Maejo University
3 publications, 0.4%
Centre for Ecological Research
3 publications, 0.4%
Okayama University
3 publications, 0.4%
Niigata University
3 publications, 0.4%
Hirosaki University
3 publications, 0.4%
Yamagata University
3 publications, 0.4%
World Agroforestry Centre (International Centre for Research in Agroforestry)
3 publications, 0.4%
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 0.27%
Khalifa University
2 publications, 0.27%
Bharathiar University
2 publications, 0.27%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 0.27%
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
2 publications, 0.27%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.27%
Swinburne University of Technology
2 publications, 0.27%
National Research and Innovation Agency
2 publications, 0.27%
Sriwijaya University
2 publications, 0.27%
University of Bengkulu
2 publications, 0.27%
Mahidol University
2 publications, 0.27%
University of Toyama
2 publications, 0.27%
Mie University
2 publications, 0.27%
Ibaraki University
2 publications, 0.27%
University of Hyogo
2 publications, 0.27%
Meiji Gakuin University
2 publications, 0.27%
University of Leicester
2 publications, 0.27%
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
2 publications, 0.27%
Khulna University
2 publications, 0.27%
University of Stirling
2 publications, 0.27%
Tallinn University of Technology
2 publications, 0.27%
Agricultural Research Service
2 publications, 0.27%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
1 publication, 0.13%
Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Okara
1 publication, 0.13%
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
1 publication, 0.13%
Rajiv Gandhi University
1 publication, 0.13%
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.13%
Vietnam National University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.13%
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources
1 publication, 0.13%
Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry
1 publication, 0.13%
Center for International Forestry Research Indonesia
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Technology, Malaysia
1 publication, 0.13%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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Kyoto University
14 publications, 25%
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
13 publications, 23.21%
Hiroshima University
7 publications, 12.5%
Waseda University
6 publications, 10.71%
University Putra Malaysia
4 publications, 7.14%
Kagoshima University
4 publications, 7.14%
Utsunomiya University
4 publications, 7.14%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
3 publications, 5.36%
Kasetsart University
3 publications, 5.36%
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
3 publications, 5.36%
Shimane University
3 publications, 5.36%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 3.57%
University of Malaysia, Sarawak
2 publications, 3.57%
Swinburne University of Technology
2 publications, 3.57%
Gadjah Mada University
2 publications, 3.57%
National Research and Innovation Agency
2 publications, 3.57%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
2 publications, 3.57%
Hokkaido University
2 publications, 3.57%
Kagawa University
2 publications, 3.57%
Yamagata University
2 publications, 3.57%
South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 3.57%
ADA university
1 publication, 1.79%
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
1 publication, 1.79%
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources
1 publication, 1.79%
National University of Malaysia
1 publication, 1.79%
University of Technology, Malaysia
1 publication, 1.79%
Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus
1 publication, 1.79%
University of Tsukuba
1 publication, 1.79%
Sebelas Maret University
1 publication, 1.79%
Riau University
1 publication, 1.79%
University of Mataram
1 publication, 1.79%
Lambung Mangkurat University
1 publication, 1.79%
Chiang Mai University
1 publication, 1.79%
Harvard University
1 publication, 1.79%
Nagoya University
1 publication, 1.79%
University of the Philippines Visayas
1 publication, 1.79%
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
1 publication, 1.79%
University of Tokyo
1 publication, 1.79%
Shinshu University
1 publication, 1.79%
Nihon University
1 publication, 1.79%
Tokushima University
1 publication, 1.79%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
1 publication, 1.79%
Mie University
1 publication, 1.79%
Saitama University
1 publication, 1.79%
Kochi University
1 publication, 1.79%
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
1 publication, 1.79%
Kobe Gakuin University
1 publication, 1.79%
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 1.79%
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Japan, 158, 20.95%
Japan
158 publications, 20.95%
Indonesia, 16, 2.12%
Indonesia
16 publications, 2.12%
Malaysia, 14, 1.86%
Malaysia
14 publications, 1.86%
Thailand, 7, 0.93%
Thailand
7 publications, 0.93%
USA, 5, 0.66%
USA
5 publications, 0.66%
Vietnam, 5, 0.66%
Vietnam
5 publications, 0.66%
Azerbaijan, 4, 0.53%
Azerbaijan
4 publications, 0.53%
France, 3, 0.4%
France
3 publications, 0.4%
Italy, 3, 0.4%
Italy
3 publications, 0.4%
Australia, 2, 0.27%
Australia
2 publications, 0.27%
India, 2, 0.27%
India
2 publications, 0.27%
UAE, 2, 0.27%
UAE
2 publications, 0.27%
China, 1, 0.13%
China
1 publication, 0.13%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.13%
Bangladesh
1 publication, 0.13%
Gabon, 1, 0.13%
Gabon
1 publication, 0.13%
Iraq, 1, 0.13%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.13%
Myanmar, 1, 0.13%
Myanmar
1 publication, 0.13%
Nepal, 1, 0.13%
Nepal
1 publication, 0.13%
Paraguay, 1, 0.13%
Paraguay
1 publication, 0.13%
Peru, 1, 0.13%
Peru
1 publication, 0.13%
Turkey, 1, 0.13%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.13%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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Japan, 22, 39.29%
Japan
22 publications, 39.29%
Malaysia, 4, 7.14%
Malaysia
4 publications, 7.14%
Indonesia, 3, 5.36%
Indonesia
3 publications, 5.36%
France, 1, 1.79%
France
1 publication, 1.79%
China, 1, 1.79%
China
1 publication, 1.79%
Australia, 1, 1.79%
Australia
1 publication, 1.79%
Azerbaijan, 1, 1.79%
Azerbaijan
1 publication, 1.79%
Thailand, 1, 1.79%
Thailand
1 publication, 1.79%
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