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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
1.1
SJR
0.342
CiteScore
2.1
Categories
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Environmental Science
Years of issue
1980-1984, 1987-2006, 2008-2025
journal names
Koedoe
Publications
1 284
Citations
8 813
h-index
34
Publications
129
Citations
3 463
Top-3 citing journals
African Journal of Ecology
African Journal of Ecology (388 citations)
Koedoe
Koedoe (379 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (127 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (35 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (6 publications)
University of the Free State
University of the Free State (6 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (447 publications)
USA (31 publications)
Brazil (24 publications)
South Africa (34 publications)
Germany (2 publications)
USA (2 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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African Journal of Ecology
388 citations, 4.4%
Koedoe
379 citations, 4.3%
South African Journal of Botany
259 citations, 2.94%
Biological Conservation
225 citations, 2.55%
Journal of Zoology
211 citations, 2.39%
African Journal of Range and Forage Science
150 citations, 1.7%
Journal of Arid Environments
121 citations, 1.37%
PLoS ONE
115 citations, 1.3%
Biomes of the Southern Hemisphere
99 citations, 1.12%
Ecology and Evolution
87 citations, 0.99%
African Journal of Wildlife Research
78 citations, 0.89%
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa
71 citations, 0.81%
Journal of Environmental Management
67 citations, 0.76%
African Zoology
63 citations, 0.71%
Austral Ecology
61 citations, 0.69%
Journal of Applied Ecology
52 citations, 0.59%
Mammalian Species
52 citations, 0.59%
African Invertebrates
52 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Mammalogy
50 citations, 0.57%
Global Ecology and Conservation
50 citations, 0.57%
Ostrich
49 citations, 0.56%
Biodiversity and Conservation
49 citations, 0.56%
African Journal of Aquatic Science
49 citations, 0.56%
Environmental Management
48 citations, 0.54%
African Journal of Marine Science
47 citations, 0.53%
Animal Behaviour
46 citations, 0.52%
Scientific Reports
46 citations, 0.52%
Forest Ecology and Management
46 citations, 0.52%
Mammalian Biology
45 citations, 0.51%
PeerJ
44 citations, 0.5%
South African Journal of Wildlife Research
43 citations, 0.49%
Biological Invasions
42 citations, 0.48%
Sustainability
42 citations, 0.48%
Oryx
42 citations, 0.48%
Ecological Applications
41 citations, 0.47%
Land
38 citations, 0.43%
Wildlife Research
36 citations, 0.41%
Journal for Nature Conservation
36 citations, 0.41%
Conservation Biology
35 citations, 0.4%
Oecologia
34 citations, 0.39%
Bothalia
33 citations, 0.37%
Diversity
33 citations, 0.37%
Remote Sensing
33 citations, 0.37%
Journal of Animal Ecology
31 citations, 0.35%
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
30 citations, 0.34%
Ecography
30 citations, 0.34%
Ecosphere
29 citations, 0.33%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
29 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Ecology
29 citations, 0.33%
Diversity and Distributions
28 citations, 0.32%
Biological Reviews
28 citations, 0.32%
Animals
27 citations, 0.31%
Southern African Geographical Journal
27 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Wildland Fire
27 citations, 0.31%
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
26 citations, 0.3%
Ecological Indicators
26 citations, 0.3%
ZooKeys
26 citations, 0.3%
Conservation Science and Practice
26 citations, 0.3%
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
25 citations, 0.28%
Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie
25 citations, 0.28%
Animal Conservation
24 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Vegetation Science
24 citations, 0.27%
Hydrobiologia
23 citations, 0.26%
Ecological Modelling
23 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Tropical Ecology
23 citations, 0.26%
Landscape Ecology
22 citations, 0.25%
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
21 citations, 0.24%
Geomorphology
21 citations, 0.24%
Nouragues
21 citations, 0.24%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
20 citations, 0.23%
Zootaxa
20 citations, 0.23%
Global Change Biology
20 citations, 0.23%
Quaternary International
20 citations, 0.23%
European Journal of Wildlife Research
20 citations, 0.23%
Mammal Review
19 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
19 citations, 0.22%
Ecology
18 citations, 0.2%
Fire Ecology
18 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Insect Conservation
18 citations, 0.2%
Rangeland Ecology and Management
18 citations, 0.2%
Vegetation Classification and Survey
18 citations, 0.2%
Ecological Studies
18 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Human Evolution
17 citations, 0.19%
Science of the Total Environment
17 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Fish Biology
17 citations, 0.19%
Ethology
17 citations, 0.19%
Acta Oecologica
17 citations, 0.19%
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
17 citations, 0.19%
Acta Chiropterologica
17 citations, 0.19%
Biotropica
17 citations, 0.19%
Frontiers in Conservation Science
17 citations, 0.19%
Applied Vegetation Science
16 citations, 0.18%
Quaternary Science Reviews
16 citations, 0.18%
International Journal of Remote Sensing
16 citations, 0.18%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
16 citations, 0.18%
Wildlife Biology
16 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Arachnology
16 citations, 0.18%
Marine and Freshwater Research
16 citations, 0.18%
Frontiers in Environmental Science
16 citations, 0.18%
Environmental Biology of Fishes
16 citations, 0.18%
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Citing publishers

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Wiley
1871 citations, 21.23%
Elsevier
1841 citations, 20.89%
Springer Nature
1117 citations, 12.67%
Taylor & Francis
722 citations, 8.19%
AOSIS
428 citations, 4.86%
MDPI
296 citations, 3.36%
Cambridge University Press
224 citations, 2.54%
Oxford University Press
188 citations, 2.13%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
143 citations, 1.62%
Pensoft Publishers
136 citations, 1.54%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
126 citations, 1.43%
Southern African Wildlife Management Association
124 citations, 1.41%
Frontiers Media S.A.
104 citations, 1.18%
CSIRO Publishing
100 citations, 1.13%
SAGE
69 citations, 0.78%
The Royal Society
53 citations, 0.6%
PeerJ
45 citations, 0.51%
Magnolia Press
31 citations, 0.35%
Copernicus
28 citations, 0.32%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
25 citations, 0.28%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
24 citations, 0.27%
Walter de Gruyter
23 citations, 0.26%
IntechOpen
23 citations, 0.26%
Brill
21 citations, 0.24%
Emerald
18 citations, 0.2%
Academy of Science of South Africa
18 citations, 0.2%
Nordic Council for Wildlife Research
17 citations, 0.19%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
17 citations, 0.19%
American Arachnological Society
16 citations, 0.18%
Canadian Science Publishing
16 citations, 0.18%
IOP Publishing
15 citations, 0.17%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
14 citations, 0.16%
13 citations, 0.15%
University of Chicago Press
12 citations, 0.14%
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
12 citations, 0.14%
Hindawi Limited
11 citations, 0.12%
Arachology
10 citations, 0.11%
Inter-Research Science Center
10 citations, 0.11%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
9 citations, 0.1%
EDP Sciences
9 citations, 0.1%
9 citations, 0.1%
Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences
9 citations, 0.1%
8 citations, 0.09%
Scientific Research Publishing
8 citations, 0.09%
IGI Global
7 citations, 0.08%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.
6 citations, 0.07%
Entomological Society of Southern Africa/Entologiese Vereniging van Suidelike Afrika
6 citations, 0.07%
Academic Journals
6 citations, 0.07%
Mammal Research Institute
6 citations, 0.07%
5 citations, 0.06%
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
5 citations, 0.06%
Entomological Society of America
5 citations, 0.06%
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
5 citations, 0.06%
SciELO
5 citations, 0.06%
OpenEdition
5 citations, 0.06%
East African Natural History Society
5 citations, 0.06%
Pleiades Publishing
4 citations, 0.05%
4 citations, 0.05%
King Saud University
4 citations, 0.05%
4 citations, 0.05%
The Company of Biologists
4 citations, 0.05%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science
4 citations, 0.05%
Geological Society of America
4 citations, 0.05%
Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peconhentos
4 citations, 0.05%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
4 citations, 0.05%
Asian Network for Scientific Information
3 citations, 0.03%
Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.
3 citations, 0.03%
American Geophysical Union
3 citations, 0.03%
Waterbird Society
3 citations, 0.03%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa
3 citations, 0.03%
British Veterinary Association
3 citations, 0.03%
Annual Reviews
3 citations, 0.03%
Science Alert
3 citations, 0.03%
American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored)
3 citations, 0.03%
Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History
3 citations, 0.03%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.02%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2 citations, 0.02%
AIP Publishing
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
2 citations, 0.02%
Saint Petersburg State University
2 citations, 0.02%
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
2 citations, 0.02%
Soil Science Society of America
2 citations, 0.02%
Freshwater Biological Association
2 citations, 0.02%
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
2 citations, 0.02%
Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande
2 citations, 0.02%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
2 citations, 0.02%
Herpetologists League
2 citations, 0.02%
Forensic Science Society
2 citations, 0.02%
British Cactus and Succulent Society
2 citations, 0.02%
International Association for Great Lakes Research
2 citations, 0.02%
Tyumen State University
2 citations, 0.02%
Nationale Plantentuin van België
2 citations, 0.02%
Unisa Press
2 citations, 0.02%
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
2 citations, 0.02%
Northeast Forestry University
2 citations, 0.02%
Surey Beatty & Sons
2 citations, 0.02%
Humboldt Field Research Institute
2 citations, 0.02%
Wildlife Disease Association
2 citations, 0.02%
eLife Sciences Publications
2 citations, 0.02%
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University of Pretoria
127 publications, 9.89%
University of the Witwatersrand
38 publications, 2.96%
University of South Africa
35 publications, 2.73%
North-West University
34 publications, 2.65%
University of the Free State
33 publications, 2.57%
University of Cape Town
32 publications, 2.49%
University of Johannesburg
29 publications, 2.26%
Stellenbosch University
27 publications, 2.1%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
17 publications, 1.32%
Rhodes University
15 publications, 1.17%
Nelson Mandela University
15 publications, 1.17%
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
13 publications, 1.01%
University of Venda
10 publications, 0.78%
University of Botswana
8 publications, 0.62%
Tshwane University of Technology
6 publications, 0.47%
University of Fort Hare
6 publications, 0.47%
University of Limpopo
6 publications, 0.47%
South African National Biodiversity Institute
5 publications, 0.39%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
5 publications, 0.39%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
3 publications, 0.23%
Murdoch University
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Zululand
3 publications, 0.23%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.23%
Sapienza University of Rome
2 publications, 0.16%
University of Oxford
2 publications, 0.16%
University of Edinburgh
2 publications, 0.16%
University of Queensland
2 publications, 0.16%
Edith Cowan University
2 publications, 0.16%
University of the Western Cape
2 publications, 0.16%
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2 publications, 0.16%
Queen's University at Kingston
2 publications, 0.16%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
2 publications, 0.16%
York University
2 publications, 0.16%
University of East Anglia
2 publications, 0.16%
Western University
2 publications, 0.16%
University of Guelph
2 publications, 0.16%
University of Florida
2 publications, 0.16%
Western Kentucky University
2 publications, 0.16%
Utah State University
2 publications, 0.16%
University of Lethbridge
2 publications, 0.16%
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
2 publications, 0.16%
Copperbelt University
2 publications, 0.16%
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
2 publications, 0.16%
National University of Lesotho
2 publications, 0.16%
King Saud University
1 publication, 0.08%
King Abdulaziz University
1 publication, 0.08%
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
1 publication, 0.08%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.08%
Technische Universität Dresden
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Naples Federico II
1 publication, 0.08%
Australian National University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Liverpool
1 publication, 0.08%
Yale University
1 publication, 0.08%
Cairo University
1 publication, 0.08%
Roma Tre University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Otago
1 publication, 0.08%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
1 publication, 0.08%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
1 publication, 0.08%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Rwanda
1 publication, 0.08%
Washington University in St. Louis
1 publication, 0.08%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1 publication, 0.08%
Virginia Tech
1 publication, 0.08%
University of California, Berkeley
1 publication, 0.08%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.08%
University for Development Studies
1 publication, 0.08%
Central European University, Budapest
1 publication, 0.08%
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
1 publication, 0.08%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1 publication, 0.08%
American Museum of Natural History
1 publication, 0.08%
Goethe University Frankfurt
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Hohenheim
1 publication, 0.08%
Bielefeld University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Wrocław
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.08%
Carleton University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Reading
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Exeter
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 publication, 0.08%
Brigham Young University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1 publication, 0.08%
Port Said University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Nairobi
1 publication, 0.08%
University College Dublin
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Portsmouth
1 publication, 0.08%
Coventry University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Salford
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Namibia
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Eswatini
1 publication, 0.08%
Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3
1 publication, 0.08%
New Mexico State University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Georgia
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Vermont
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Montana
1 publication, 0.08%
Carnegie Institution for Science
1 publication, 0.08%
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University of the Witwatersrand
7 publications, 5.43%
University of Pretoria
6 publications, 4.65%
University of the Free State
6 publications, 4.65%
North-West University
5 publications, 3.88%
Stellenbosch University
4 publications, 3.1%
University of South Africa
4 publications, 3.1%
Nelson Mandela University
4 publications, 3.1%
University of Cape Town
2 publications, 1.55%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2 publications, 1.55%
Tshwane University of Technology
2 publications, 1.55%
Rhodes University
2 publications, 1.55%
South African National Biodiversity Institute
2 publications, 1.55%
University of Venda
2 publications, 1.55%
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
2 publications, 1.55%
Sapienza University of Rome
1 publication, 0.78%
Roma Tre University
1 publication, 0.78%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.78%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.78%
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
1 publication, 0.78%
Bielefeld University
1 publication, 0.78%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.78%
University of East Anglia
1 publication, 0.78%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.78%
University of Exeter
1 publication, 0.78%
University College Dublin
1 publication, 0.78%
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
1 publication, 0.78%
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South Africa, 447, 34.81%
South Africa
447 publications, 34.81%
USA, 31, 2.41%
USA
31 publications, 2.41%
Brazil, 24, 1.87%
Brazil
24 publications, 1.87%
United Kingdom, 14, 1.09%
United Kingdom
14 publications, 1.09%
Greece, 12, 0.93%
Greece
12 publications, 0.93%
Botswana, 11, 0.86%
Botswana
11 publications, 0.86%
Australia, 10, 0.78%
Australia
10 publications, 0.78%
Canada, 10, 0.78%
Canada
10 publications, 0.78%
Germany, 7, 0.55%
Germany
7 publications, 0.55%
Iraq, 7, 0.55%
Iraq
7 publications, 0.55%
Italy, 7, 0.55%
Italy
7 publications, 0.55%
Zimbabwe, 5, 0.39%
Zimbabwe
5 publications, 0.39%
France, 4, 0.31%
France
4 publications, 0.31%
Namibia, 4, 0.31%
Namibia
4 publications, 0.31%
Kenya, 3, 0.23%
Kenya
3 publications, 0.23%
Netherlands, 3, 0.23%
Netherlands
3 publications, 0.23%
Belgium, 2, 0.16%
Belgium
2 publications, 0.16%
Zambia, 2, 0.16%
Zambia
2 publications, 0.16%
China, 1, 0.08%
China
1 publication, 0.08%
Austria, 1, 0.08%
Austria
1 publication, 0.08%
Hungary, 1, 0.08%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.08%
Ghana, 1, 0.08%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.08%
Egypt, 1, 0.08%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.08%
India, 1, 0.08%
India
1 publication, 0.08%
Ireland, 1, 0.08%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.08%
Lesotho, 1, 0.08%
Lesotho
1 publication, 0.08%
New Zealand, 1, 0.08%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.08%
Norway, 1, 0.08%
Norway
1 publication, 0.08%
Poland, 1, 0.08%
Poland
1 publication, 0.08%
Rwanda, 1, 0.08%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.08%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.08%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.08%
Tanzania, 1, 0.08%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.08%
Sweden, 1, 0.08%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.08%
Eswatini, 1, 0.08%
Eswatini
1 publication, 0.08%
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South Africa, 34, 26.36%
South Africa
34 publications, 26.36%
Germany, 2, 1.55%
Germany
2 publications, 1.55%
USA, 2, 1.55%
USA
2 publications, 1.55%
United Kingdom, 2, 1.55%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 1.55%
France, 1, 0.78%
France
1 publication, 0.78%
Australia, 1, 0.78%
Australia
1 publication, 0.78%
Greece, 1, 0.78%
Greece
1 publication, 0.78%
Ireland, 1, 0.78%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.78%
Canada, 1, 0.78%
Canada
1 publication, 0.78%
Norway, 1, 0.78%
Norway
1 publication, 0.78%
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