American Biology Teacher

National Association of Biology Teachers
National Association of Biology Teachers
ISSN: 00027685, 19384211

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.3
SJR
0.219
CiteScore
0.8
Categories
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Education
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1970-2025
journal names
American Biology Teacher
AM BIOL TEACH
Publications
18 539
Citations
19 787
h-index
43
Publications
726
Citations
5 996
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota (30 publications)
Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University (28 publications)
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (28 publications)
Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University (10 publications)
Towson University
Towson University (6 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (1319 publications)
Italy (29 publications)
Germany (27 publications)
USA (152 publications)
Germany (3 publications)
United Kingdom (3 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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American Biology Teacher
3501 citations, 17.69%
Evolution: Education and Outreach
739 citations, 3.73%
Journal of Biological Education
628 citations, 3.17%
Journal of Research in Science Teaching
527 citations, 2.66%
CBE Life Sciences Education
485 citations, 2.45%
International Journal of Science Education
418 citations, 2.11%
Science Education
403 citations, 2.04%
Science and Education
307 citations, 1.55%
Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education
273 citations, 1.38%
Research in Science Education
215 citations, 1.09%
School Science and Mathematics
174 citations, 0.88%
BioScience
151 citations, 0.76%
American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education
131 citations, 0.66%
Journal of Science Teacher Education
131 citations, 0.66%
Journal of Science Education and Technology
130 citations, 0.66%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
125 citations, 0.63%
Journal of Chemical Education
118 citations, 0.6%
SSRN Electronic Journal
98 citations, 0.5%
PLoS ONE
97 citations, 0.49%
Education Sciences
89 citations, 0.45%
Journal of Baltic Science Education
87 citations, 0.44%
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
85 citations, 0.43%
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
81 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
74 citations, 0.37%
Sustainability
71 citations, 0.36%
Research in Science and Technological Education
69 citations, 0.35%
Plants People Planet
67 citations, 0.34%
Science Activities
66 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Environmental Education
65 citations, 0.33%
Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
61 citations, 0.31%
Anatomical Sciences Education
57 citations, 0.29%
Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
56 citations, 0.28%
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
56 citations, 0.28%
Studies in Science Education
55 citations, 0.28%
Chemistry Education Research and Practice
52 citations, 0.26%
Frontiers in Education
51 citations, 0.26%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
51 citations, 0.26%
AIP Conference Proceedings
50 citations, 0.25%
Computers and Education
48 citations, 0.24%
Annual Review of Entomology
46 citations, 0.23%
Environmental Education Research
42 citations, 0.21%
Ecology and Evolution
40 citations, 0.2%
Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshu
33 citations, 0.17%
Cell Biology Education
33 citations, 0.17%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
31 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Geoscience Education
31 citations, 0.16%
Cultural Studies of Science Education
30 citations, 0.15%
Scientific Reports
30 citations, 0.15%
Frontiers in Psychology
29 citations, 0.15%
Review of Educational Research
28 citations, 0.14%
International Journal of STEM Education
27 citations, 0.14%
Frontiers in Microbiology
27 citations, 0.14%
Insects
26 citations, 0.13%
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research
26 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education
24 citations, 0.12%
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
23 citations, 0.12%
Ecosphere
23 citations, 0.12%
Integrative and Comparative Biology
23 citations, 0.12%
Ciência & Educação (Bauru)
23 citations, 0.12%
Journal of College Science Teaching
23 citations, 0.12%
Science
22 citations, 0.11%
Shaping the Future of Biological Education Research
22 citations, 0.11%
European Journal of Educational Research
21 citations, 0.11%
Educational Technology Research and Development
21 citations, 0.11%
Instructional Science
20 citations, 0.1%
College Teaching
20 citations, 0.1%
The Clearing House A Journal of Educational Strategies Issues and Ideas
20 citations, 0.1%
Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
20 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Educational Research
19 citations, 0.1%
International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement
19 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Curriculum Studies
18 citations, 0.09%
PLoS Biology
18 citations, 0.09%
Bioscience Education
18 citations, 0.09%
BioSystems
17 citations, 0.09%
Education and Information Technologies
17 citations, 0.09%
Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
17 citations, 0.09%
European Journal of Health and Biology Education
17 citations, 0.09%
Science of the Total Environment
16 citations, 0.08%
Cogent Education
16 citations, 0.08%
Animals
16 citations, 0.08%
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education
16 citations, 0.08%
Biology and Philosophy
16 citations, 0.08%
Nature
16 citations, 0.08%
Computers in Human Behavior
16 citations, 0.08%
Creative Education
16 citations, 0.08%
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
16 citations, 0.08%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
15 citations, 0.08%
Journal of Plant Nutrition
15 citations, 0.08%
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
15 citations, 0.08%
Public Understanding of Science
15 citations, 0.08%
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
15 citations, 0.08%
Genetics
15 citations, 0.08%
Teaching and Teacher Education
15 citations, 0.08%
Defining an Identity
15 citations, 0.08%
Frontiers in Plant Science
14 citations, 0.07%
Hydrobiologia
14 citations, 0.07%
Developmental Biology
14 citations, 0.07%
Educacao and Realidade
14 citations, 0.07%
ATLA Alternatives to Laboratory Animals
14 citations, 0.07%
British Journal of Educational Technology
14 citations, 0.07%
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Citing publishers

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National Association of Biology Teachers
3455 citations, 17.46%
Springer Nature
3053 citations, 15.43%
Taylor & Francis
2381 citations, 12.03%
Wiley
2267 citations, 11.46%
Elsevier
1251 citations, 6.32%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
525 citations, 2.65%
MDPI
439 citations, 2.22%
Oxford University Press
369 citations, 1.86%
SAGE
362 citations, 1.83%
American Society for Microbiology
298 citations, 1.51%
Frontiers Media S.A.
224 citations, 1.13%
Cambridge University Press
212 citations, 1.07%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
162 citations, 0.82%
IGI Global
133 citations, 0.67%
American Physiological Society
131 citations, 0.66%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
125 citations, 0.63%
IOP Publishing
113 citations, 0.57%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
99 citations, 0.5%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
98 citations, 0.5%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
97 citations, 0.49%
Scientific Methodical Center
90 citations, 0.45%
Modestum Ltd
86 citations, 0.43%
Annual Reviews
82 citations, 0.41%
Emerald
72 citations, 0.36%
University of California Press
69 citations, 0.35%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
68 citations, 0.34%
SciELO
65 citations, 0.33%
AIP Publishing
62 citations, 0.31%
Kyushu University
50 citations, 0.25%
Walter de Gruyter
42 citations, 0.21%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
42 citations, 0.21%
Eurasian Society of Educational Research
39 citations, 0.2%
University of Chicago Press
37 citations, 0.19%
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
37 citations, 0.19%
The Royal Society
34 citations, 0.17%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
31 citations, 0.16%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
31 citations, 0.16%
American Psychological Association (APA)
30 citations, 0.15%
Hindawi Limited
29 citations, 0.15%
National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Inc.
27 citations, 0.14%
Scientific Research Publishing
26 citations, 0.13%
Mary Ann Liebert
25 citations, 0.13%
Society of Japan Science Teaching
23 citations, 0.12%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
22 citations, 0.11%
Architectural Institute of Japan
20 citations, 0.1%
Japan Surgical Association
20 citations, 0.1%
EDP Sciences
19 citations, 0.1%
Duke University Press
18 citations, 0.09%
American Physical Society (APS)
18 citations, 0.09%
Hans Publishers
18 citations, 0.09%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.
17 citations, 0.09%
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
16 citations, 0.08%
Consortium Erudit
16 citations, 0.08%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul,Faculdade de Educacao
14 citations, 0.07%
Canadian Science Publishing
13 citations, 0.07%
Ubiquity Press
13 citations, 0.07%
American Educational Research Association
13 citations, 0.07%
Pleiades Publishing
12 citations, 0.06%
Trans Tech Publications
12 citations, 0.06%
PeerJ
12 citations, 0.06%
12 citations, 0.06%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
11 citations, 0.06%
National Science Teachers Association
11 citations, 0.06%
Japanese Society of Tea Science and Technology
11 citations, 0.06%
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
10 citations, 0.05%
10 citations, 0.05%
Japan Institute of Metals
9 citations, 0.05%
Crop Science Society of Japan
9 citations, 0.05%
OpenEdition
9 citations, 0.05%
F1000 Research
9 citations, 0.05%
SAE International
9 citations, 0.05%
Necatibey Faculty of Education Electronics Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
9 citations, 0.05%
Japanese Society of Insurance Science
9 citations, 0.05%
Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
8 citations, 0.04%
Humboldt Field Research Institute
8 citations, 0.04%
BMJ
8 citations, 0.04%
CSIRO Publishing
8 citations, 0.04%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
8 citations, 0.04%
Intellect
8 citations, 0.04%
South Florida Publishing LLC
8 citations, 0.04%
Brill
7 citations, 0.04%
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
7 citations, 0.04%
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
7 citations, 0.04%
Japanese Society for Horticultural Science
7 citations, 0.04%
7 citations, 0.04%
CAIRN
7 citations, 0.04%
Kastamonu Egitim Dergisi
7 citations, 0.04%
The Company of Biologists
6 citations, 0.03%
Pensoft Publishers
6 citations, 0.03%
American Economic Association
6 citations, 0.03%
Portico
6 citations, 0.03%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
6 citations, 0.03%
Western Japan Division of JDA
6 citations, 0.03%
Edinburgh University Press
5 citations, 0.03%
Sociedade Brasileira de Genetica
5 citations, 0.03%
American Society for Horticultural Science
5 citations, 0.03%
5 citations, 0.03%
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
5 citations, 0.03%
Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique
5 citations, 0.03%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
5 citations, 0.03%
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University of Minnesota
30 publications, 0.16%
Michigan State University
28 publications, 0.15%
Georgia Southern University
28 publications, 0.15%
University of Washington
25 publications, 0.13%
Arizona State University
23 publications, 0.12%
Pennsylvania State University
21 publications, 0.11%
University of Missouri
21 publications, 0.11%
New York University
16 publications, 0.09%
University of Florida
16 publications, 0.09%
Eastern Connecticut State University
13 publications, 0.07%
Clemson University
11 publications, 0.06%
University of North Georgia
11 publications, 0.06%
Colorado State University
10 publications, 0.05%
University of Louisville
10 publications, 0.05%
University of Tennessee
10 publications, 0.05%
Columbia University
9 publications, 0.05%
University of California, Davis
9 publications, 0.05%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
9 publications, 0.05%
Southern Utah University
9 publications, 0.05%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
9 publications, 0.05%
California State University, Los Angeles
9 publications, 0.05%
Cornell University
8 publications, 0.04%
Stanford University
8 publications, 0.04%
Towson University
8 publications, 0.04%
University of Maryland, College Park
8 publications, 0.04%
Florida International University
8 publications, 0.04%
Washington State University
7 publications, 0.04%
Oregon State University
7 publications, 0.04%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
7 publications, 0.04%
Boston College
7 publications, 0.04%
University of Porto
7 publications, 0.04%
University of Pennsylvania
7 publications, 0.04%
Oklahoma State University
7 publications, 0.04%
Heidelberg University
6 publications, 0.03%
Humboldt University of Berlin
6 publications, 0.03%
North Carolina State University
6 publications, 0.03%
Syracuse University
6 publications, 0.03%
Ohio State University
6 publications, 0.03%
Michigan Technological University
6 publications, 0.03%
Baylor University
6 publications, 0.03%
Wright State University
6 publications, 0.03%
Fayetteville State University
6 publications, 0.03%
University of Colorado Boulder
6 publications, 0.03%
University of Denver
6 publications, 0.03%
Middle Tennessee State University
6 publications, 0.03%
University of Oklahoma
6 publications, 0.03%
Agricultural Research Service
6 publications, 0.03%
University of Bayreuth
5 publications, 0.03%
Georgia Institute of technology
5 publications, 0.03%
Murdoch University
5 publications, 0.03%
Boston University
5 publications, 0.03%
George Mason University
5 publications, 0.03%
University of Arizona
5 publications, 0.03%
East Carolina University
5 publications, 0.03%
University of Kentucky
5 publications, 0.03%
Miami University
5 publications, 0.03%
Texas A&M University
5 publications, 0.03%
Clayton State University
5 publications, 0.03%
Kent State University
5 publications, 0.03%
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
5 publications, 0.03%
University of Oxford
4 publications, 0.02%
Florida State University
4 publications, 0.02%
North-West University
4 publications, 0.02%
Princeton University
4 publications, 0.02%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
4 publications, 0.02%
Education University of Hong Kong
4 publications, 0.02%
Harvard University
4 publications, 0.02%
Northern Illinois University
4 publications, 0.02%
University of South Florida
4 publications, 0.02%
Western Michigan University
4 publications, 0.02%
Grand Valley State University
4 publications, 0.02%
Winona State University
4 publications, 0.02%
Purdue University
4 publications, 0.02%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
4 publications, 0.02%
Virginia Commonwealth University
4 publications, 0.02%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
4 publications, 0.02%
Kansas State University
4 publications, 0.02%
Temple University
4 publications, 0.02%
Louisiana State University
4 publications, 0.02%
Indiana University Bloomington
4 publications, 0.02%
Texas Tech University
4 publications, 0.02%
City College of New York
4 publications, 0.02%
University of Utah
4 publications, 0.02%
Texas State University
4 publications, 0.02%
University of Connecticut Health
4 publications, 0.02%
Brandeis University
4 publications, 0.02%
Savannah State University
4 publications, 0.02%
University of Toledo
4 publications, 0.02%
Idaho State University
4 publications, 0.02%
University of Pittsburgh
4 publications, 0.02%
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
3 publications, 0.02%
University College London
3 publications, 0.02%
Iowa State University
3 publications, 0.02%
Howard University
3 publications, 0.02%
Virginia Tech
3 publications, 0.02%
Los Alamos National Laboratory
3 publications, 0.02%
Tufts University
3 publications, 0.02%
University of California, Los Angeles
3 publications, 0.02%
Illinois State University
3 publications, 0.02%
Loyola University Chicago
3 publications, 0.02%
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Georgia Southern University
10 publications, 1.38%
Towson University
6 publications, 0.83%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
5 publications, 0.69%
Michigan State University
4 publications, 0.55%
University of Colorado Boulder
3 publications, 0.41%
Oklahoma State University
3 publications, 0.41%
Washington State University
2 publications, 0.28%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2 publications, 0.28%
Temple University
2 publications, 0.28%
Ege University
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Bayreuth
1 publication, 0.14%
University College London
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Florence
1 publication, 0.14%
Georgia Institute of technology
1 publication, 0.14%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.14%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.14%
North Carolina State University
1 publication, 0.14%
Education University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.14%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.14%
New York University
1 publication, 0.14%
Massachusetts General Hospital
1 publication, 0.14%
University of California, San Diego
1 publication, 0.14%
University of California, Davis
1 publication, 0.14%
Northern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.14%
University of California, Irvine
1 publication, 0.14%
Loyola University Chicago
1 publication, 0.14%
Georgia State University
1 publication, 0.14%
University of South Florida
1 publication, 0.14%
University of British Columbia
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Minnesota
1 publication, 0.14%
Clarkson University
1 publication, 0.14%
Brown University
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Innsbruck
1 publication, 0.14%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Wisconsin–Stout
1 publication, 0.14%
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Porto
1 publication, 0.14%
Bloomsburg University
1 publication, 0.14%
Ambrose University
1 publication, 0.14%
Florida International University
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.14%
Fayetteville State University
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Denver
1 publication, 0.14%
Indiana University Bloomington
1 publication, 0.14%
Texas A&M University
1 publication, 0.14%
Brigham Young University – Hawaii
1 publication, 0.14%
Southern Utah University
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Alabama
1 publication, 0.14%
Texas State University
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1 publication, 0.14%
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
1 publication, 0.14%
Eastern Connecticut State University
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Connecticut
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Hradec Králové
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Aveiro
1 publication, 0.14%
Clayton State University
1 publication, 0.14%
Chapman University
1 publication, 0.14%
Emporia State University
1 publication, 0.14%
California State University, Los Angeles
1 publication, 0.14%
California State University, San Marcos
1 publication, 0.14%
California State University, East Bay
1 publication, 0.14%
Agricultural Research Service
1 publication, 0.14%
University of Maine
1 publication, 0.14%
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USA, 1319, 7.11%
USA
1319 publications, 7.11%
Italy, 29, 0.16%
Italy
29 publications, 0.16%
Germany, 27, 0.15%
Germany
27 publications, 0.15%
United Kingdom, 19, 0.1%
United Kingdom
19 publications, 0.1%
Canada, 19, 0.1%
Canada
19 publications, 0.1%
China, 17, 0.09%
China
17 publications, 0.09%
Australia, 13, 0.07%
Australia
13 publications, 0.07%
Sweden, 13, 0.07%
Sweden
13 publications, 0.07%
Republic of Korea, 10, 0.05%
Republic of Korea
10 publications, 0.05%
Turkey, 10, 0.05%
Turkey
10 publications, 0.05%
Georgia, 8, 0.04%
Georgia
8 publications, 0.04%
Portugal, 7, 0.04%
Portugal
7 publications, 0.04%
Panama, 7, 0.04%
Panama
7 publications, 0.04%
South Africa, 7, 0.04%
South Africa
7 publications, 0.04%
Singapore, 4, 0.02%
Singapore
4 publications, 0.02%
Switzerland, 4, 0.02%
Switzerland
4 publications, 0.02%
France, 3, 0.02%
France
3 publications, 0.02%
Mexico, 3, 0.02%
Mexico
3 publications, 0.02%
Czech Republic, 3, 0.02%
Czech Republic
3 publications, 0.02%
Austria, 2, 0.01%
Austria
2 publications, 0.01%
Brazil, 2, 0.01%
Brazil
2 publications, 0.01%
Israel, 2, 0.01%
Israel
2 publications, 0.01%
India, 2, 0.01%
India
2 publications, 0.01%
Netherlands, 2, 0.01%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.01%
New Zealand, 2, 0.01%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.01%
Puerto Rico, 2, 0.01%
Puerto Rico
2 publications, 0.01%
Philippines, 2, 0.01%
Philippines
2 publications, 0.01%
Russia, 1, 0.01%
Russia
1 publication, 0.01%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.01%
Kazakhstan
1 publication, 0.01%
Argentina, 1, 0.01%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.01%
Ireland, 1, 0.01%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.01%
Spain, 1, 0.01%
Spain
1 publication, 0.01%
Malaysia, 1, 0.01%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.01%
Norway, 1, 0.01%
Norway
1 publication, 0.01%
Pakistan, 1, 0.01%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.01%
Thailand, 1, 0.01%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.01%
Uruguay, 1, 0.01%
Uruguay
1 publication, 0.01%
Ecuador, 1, 0.01%
Ecuador
1 publication, 0.01%
Japan, 1, 0.01%
Japan
1 publication, 0.01%
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USA, 152, 20.94%
USA
152 publications, 20.94%
Germany, 3, 0.41%
Germany
3 publications, 0.41%
United Kingdom, 3, 0.41%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 0.41%
Austria, 2, 0.28%
Austria
2 publications, 0.28%
Canada, 2, 0.28%
Canada
2 publications, 0.28%
Sweden, 2, 0.28%
Sweden
2 publications, 0.28%
Russia, 1, 0.14%
Russia
1 publication, 0.14%
China, 1, 0.14%
China
1 publication, 0.14%
Portugal, 1, 0.14%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.14%
Australia, 1, 0.14%
Australia
1 publication, 0.14%
Ireland, 1, 0.14%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.14%
Italy, 1, 0.14%
Italy
1 publication, 0.14%
Panama, 1, 0.14%
Panama
1 publication, 0.14%
Turkey, 1, 0.14%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.14%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.14%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.14%
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