Natural Areas Journal

Natural Areas Journal
ISSN: 08858608, 21624399

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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.8
SJR
0.350
CiteScore
1.6
Categories
Ecology
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Areas
Environmental Science
Years of issue
1993-2025
journal names
Natural Areas Journal
NAT AREA J
Publications
1 110
Citations
7 576
h-index
37
Publications
316
Citations
3 947
Top-3 citing journals
Natural Areas Journal (371 citations)
Restoration Ecology
Restoration Ecology (242 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
USA (190 publications)
Canada (9 publications)
Georgia (4 publications)
USA (78 publications)
Argentina (1 publication)
Brazil (1 publication)
Top-1 researchers by articles count

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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Forest Ecology and Management
390 citations, 5.15%
Natural Areas Journal
371 citations, 4.9%
Restoration Ecology
242 citations, 3.19%
Ecosphere
159 citations, 2.1%
Rangeland Ecology and Management
153 citations, 2.02%
Forests
149 citations, 1.97%
PLoS ONE
128 citations, 1.69%
Biological Invasions
123 citations, 1.62%
Biological Conservation
115 citations, 1.52%
Ecology and Evolution
108 citations, 1.43%
Invasive Plant Science and Management
107 citations, 1.41%
Plant Ecology
82 citations, 1.08%
Ecological Applications
80 citations, 1.06%
Biodiversity and Conservation
71 citations, 0.94%
Journal of Environmental Management
71 citations, 0.94%
Journal of Wildlife Management
68 citations, 0.9%
Journal of Applied Ecology
67 citations, 0.88%
Fire Ecology
67 citations, 0.88%
Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
65 citations, 0.86%
Ecological Indicators
61 citations, 0.81%
American Midland Naturalist
60 citations, 0.79%
Plants
58 citations, 0.77%
Scientific Reports
57 citations, 0.75%
Sustainability
54 citations, 0.71%
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
53 citations, 0.7%
Land
52 citations, 0.69%
Southeastern Naturalist
45 citations, 0.59%
Science of the Total Environment
43 citations, 0.57%
Environmental Management
43 citations, 0.57%
Diversity
42 citations, 0.55%
Global Ecology and Conservation
42 citations, 0.55%
Northeastern Naturalist
42 citations, 0.55%
Diversity and Distributions
40 citations, 0.53%
Conservation Science and Practice
40 citations, 0.53%
Canadian Journal of Forest Research
37 citations, 0.49%
Applied Vegetation Science
37 citations, 0.49%
Castanea
37 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Ecology
37 citations, 0.49%
AoB PLANTS
36 citations, 0.48%
Global Change Biology
35 citations, 0.46%
Landscape and Urban Planning
35 citations, 0.46%
Ecology
34 citations, 0.45%
Conservation Biology
33 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Insect Conservation
33 citations, 0.44%
Landscape Ecology
33 citations, 0.44%
Environmental Entomology
32 citations, 0.42%
Oecologia
30 citations, 0.4%
Journal for Nature Conservation
30 citations, 0.4%
Wetlands
29 citations, 0.38%
Urban Ecosystems
29 citations, 0.38%
American Journal of Botany
29 citations, 0.38%
Western North American Naturalist
29 citations, 0.38%
Wildlife Society Bulletin
28 citations, 0.37%
Fire
26 citations, 0.34%
PeerJ
24 citations, 0.32%
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
24 citations, 0.32%
Insect Conservation and Diversity
23 citations, 0.3%
Botany
22 citations, 0.29%
Ecological Solutions and Evidence
22 citations, 0.29%
Biological Control
21 citations, 0.28%
Ecoscience
21 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Vegetation Science
21 citations, 0.28%
Land Use Policy
21 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Forestry
20 citations, 0.26%
Wetlands Ecology and Management
20 citations, 0.26%
New Phytologist
20 citations, 0.26%
Evolutionary Applications
19 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Arid Environments
19 citations, 0.25%
BioScience
19 citations, 0.25%
Remote Sensing
19 citations, 0.25%
Trees Forests and People
19 citations, 0.25%
Ecological Engineering
18 citations, 0.24%
Animals
18 citations, 0.24%
Insects
18 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Mammalogy
17 citations, 0.22%
Seed Science Research
17 citations, 0.22%
International Journal of Wildland Fire
17 citations, 0.22%
Conservation Genetics
16 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Forestry Research
16 citations, 0.21%
Ornithological Applications
15 citations, 0.2%
NeoBiota
15 citations, 0.2%
Austral Ecology
15 citations, 0.2%
Rangelands
15 citations, 0.2%
Biological Reviews
14 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Plant Ecology
14 citations, 0.18%
Ecosystems
14 citations, 0.18%
Northwest Science
14 citations, 0.18%
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
14 citations, 0.18%
Risk Analysis in Forest Management
14 citations, 0.18%
Forest Science
13 citations, 0.17%
Rhodora
13 citations, 0.17%
Ecological Entomology
13 citations, 0.17%
Water (Switzerland)
13 citations, 0.17%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
13 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Conservation Science
13 citations, 0.17%
Annals of Botany
12 citations, 0.16%
Society and Natural Resources
12 citations, 0.16%
Environmental Research Letters
12 citations, 0.16%
Plant Biology
12 citations, 0.16%
Madroño
12 citations, 0.16%
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Citing publishers

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Wiley
1615 citations, 21.32%
Elsevier
1489 citations, 19.65%
Springer Nature
1105 citations, 14.59%
MDPI
568 citations, 7.5%
Natural Areas Journal
296 citations, 3.91%
Cambridge University Press
270 citations, 3.56%
Oxford University Press
215 citations, 2.84%
Taylor & Francis
208 citations, 2.75%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
135 citations, 1.78%
Frontiers Media S.A.
121 citations, 1.6%
Humboldt Field Research Institute
92 citations, 1.21%
78 citations, 1.03%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
78 citations, 1.03%
Torrey Botanical Society
66 citations, 0.87%
Canadian Science Publishing
65 citations, 0.86%
University of Notre Dame
60 citations, 0.79%
CSIRO Publishing
47 citations, 0.62%
Entomological Society of America
38 citations, 0.5%
Pensoft Publishers
31 citations, 0.41%
IOP Publishing
29 citations, 0.38%
PeerJ
25 citations, 0.33%
Castanea
23 citations, 0.3%
University of Chicago Press
22 citations, 0.29%
Brigham Young University
22 citations, 0.29%
SAGE
21 citations, 0.28%
National Research Council Canada
21 citations, 0.28%
Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
16 citations, 0.21%
Washington State University Press
15 citations, 0.2%
New England Botanical Club, Inc.
15 citations, 0.2%
Northeast Forestry University
15 citations, 0.2%
Walter de Gruyter
14 citations, 0.18%
The Royal Society
14 citations, 0.18%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
13 citations, 0.17%
American Society for Horticultural Science
13 citations, 0.17%
American Bryological & Lichenological Society
12 citations, 0.16%
Hindawi Limited
11 citations, 0.15%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
10 citations, 0.13%
Crop Science Society of America
10 citations, 0.13%
Inter-Research Science Center
10 citations, 0.13%
Scientific Research Publishing
10 citations, 0.13%
Research Square Platform LLC
10 citations, 0.13%
Western North American Naturalist
10 citations, 0.13%
SciELO
9 citations, 0.12%
California Botanical Society
9 citations, 0.12%
Southwestern Association of Naturalists
8 citations, 0.11%
Scientific Societies
8 citations, 0.11%
Canadian Institute of Forestry
8 citations, 0.11%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
6 citations, 0.08%
Pleiades Publishing
6 citations, 0.08%
Tree-Ring Society
6 citations, 0.08%
Magnolia Press
6 citations, 0.08%
Florida Entomologist Society
6 citations, 0.08%
Wilson Ornithological Society
6 citations, 0.08%
Herpetologists League
6 citations, 0.08%
Copernicus
6 citations, 0.08%
Nordic Council for Wildlife Research
6 citations, 0.08%
Annual Reviews
6 citations, 0.08%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
6 citations, 0.08%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
6 citations, 0.08%
EDP Sciences
5 citations, 0.07%
Trans Tech Publications
5 citations, 0.07%
Soil Science Society of America
5 citations, 0.07%
American Geophysical Union
5 citations, 0.07%
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
5 citations, 0.07%
Akademiai Kiado
5 citations, 0.07%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
5 citations, 0.07%
Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
5 citations, 0.07%
Kansas Academy of Science
5 citations, 0.07%
Chelonian Conservation and Biology Journal
5 citations, 0.07%
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
4 citations, 0.05%
Sociedad Botanica de Mexico
4 citations, 0.05%
University of Colorado
4 citations, 0.05%
Entomological Society of Washington
4 citations, 0.05%
Brazilian Association for Ecological Science and Conservation
4 citations, 0.05%
Associacao Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes
4 citations, 0.05%
Texas Academy of Science
4 citations, 0.05%
4 citations, 0.05%
IGI Global
4 citations, 0.05%
California Fish and Wildlife Journal, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
4 citations, 0.05%
Polish Academy of Sciences Chancellery
4 citations, 0.05%
Southern California Academy of Sciences
4 citations, 0.05%
Emerald
3 citations, 0.04%
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
3 citations, 0.04%
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
3 citations, 0.04%
3 citations, 0.04%
Plant Management Network
3 citations, 0.04%
Korean Biodiversity Information Facility
3 citations, 0.04%
International Association for Great Lakes Research
3 citations, 0.04%
Waterbird Society
3 citations, 0.04%
Surey Beatty & Sons
3 citations, 0.04%
Southwestern Entomological Society
3 citations, 0.04%
Ustav ekologie lesa SAV
3 citations, 0.04%
Academic Journals
3 citations, 0.04%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
3 citations, 0.04%
Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences
3 citations, 0.04%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.04%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.03%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2 citations, 0.03%
University of Hawaii Press
2 citations, 0.03%
Pacific Coast Entomological Society
2 citations, 0.03%
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University of Florida
19 publications, 1.71%
Oregon State University
18 publications, 1.62%
United States Geological Survey
16 publications, 1.44%
Colorado State University
15 publications, 1.35%
Virginia Tech
15 publications, 1.35%
Florida International University
15 publications, 1.35%
University of Kentucky
15 publications, 1.35%
Pennsylvania State University
13 publications, 1.17%
University of Washington
13 publications, 1.17%
Northern Arizona University
13 publications, 1.17%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
11 publications, 0.99%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10 publications, 0.9%
University of Minnesota
10 publications, 0.9%
North Dakota State University
9 publications, 0.81%
Utah State University
9 publications, 0.81%
University of Missouri
9 publications, 0.81%
West Virginia University
8 publications, 0.72%
University of Arizona
8 publications, 0.72%
Purdue University
8 publications, 0.72%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
8 publications, 0.72%
University of Mississippi
8 publications, 0.72%
Agricultural Research Service
8 publications, 0.72%
University of Alberta
7 publications, 0.63%
Mississippi State University
7 publications, 0.63%
University of Nevada, Reno
7 publications, 0.63%
Iowa State University
6 publications, 0.54%
Clemson University
6 publications, 0.54%
University of California, Davis
6 publications, 0.54%
Northern Illinois University
6 publications, 0.54%
Ohio University
6 publications, 0.54%
University of Dayton
6 publications, 0.54%
University of Kansas
6 publications, 0.54%
University of Montana
6 publications, 0.54%
University of Oxford
5 publications, 0.45%
Auburn University
5 publications, 0.45%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
5 publications, 0.45%
Ohio State University
5 publications, 0.45%
University of California, Santa Barbara
5 publications, 0.45%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
5 publications, 0.45%
University of Alabama
5 publications, 0.45%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
5 publications, 0.45%
Wesleyan University
5 publications, 0.45%
University of Georgia
5 publications, 0.45%
Oklahoma State University
5 publications, 0.45%
University of Idaho
5 publications, 0.45%
University of Wyoming
5 publications, 0.45%
Michigan State University
4 publications, 0.36%
University of Illinois at Chicago
4 publications, 0.36%
University of Central Florida
4 publications, 0.36%
Michigan Technological University
4 publications, 0.36%
University of Maryland, College Park
4 publications, 0.36%
Singidunum University
4 publications, 0.36%
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
4 publications, 0.36%
University of Texas at San Antonio
4 publications, 0.36%
Portland State University
4 publications, 0.36%
Missouri State University
4 publications, 0.36%
South Dakota State University
4 publications, 0.36%
James Madison University
4 publications, 0.36%
University of Maine
4 publications, 0.36%
Florida State University
3 publications, 0.27%
Cornell University
3 publications, 0.27%
Yale University
3 publications, 0.27%
Washington State University
3 publications, 0.27%
Washington University in St. Louis
3 publications, 0.27%
University of California, Los Angeles
3 publications, 0.27%
San Diego State University
3 publications, 0.27%
Eastern Illinois University
3 publications, 0.27%
DePaul University
3 publications, 0.27%
University of British Columbia
3 publications, 0.27%
University of Calgary
3 publications, 0.27%
University of Louisville
3 publications, 0.27%
Appalachian State University
3 publications, 0.27%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
3 publications, 0.27%
Miami University
3 publications, 0.27%
Indiana University Bloomington
3 publications, 0.27%
Texas Tech University
3 publications, 0.27%
Texas State University
3 publications, 0.27%
University of Connecticut
3 publications, 0.27%
Bowling Green State University
3 publications, 0.27%
University of Vermont
3 publications, 0.27%
University of Virginia
3 publications, 0.27%
University of Alaska Fairbanks
3 publications, 0.27%
William Marsh Rice University
2 publications, 0.18%
University of Tasmania
2 publications, 0.18%
Columbia University
2 publications, 0.18%
Princeton University
2 publications, 0.18%
Dalhousie University
2 publications, 0.18%
Arizona State University
2 publications, 0.18%
North Carolina State University
2 publications, 0.18%
Gonzaga University
2 publications, 0.18%
Tufts University
2 publications, 0.18%
University of California, Riverside
2 publications, 0.18%
University of Texas at Austin
2 publications, 0.18%
University of South Florida
2 publications, 0.18%
Ohio University Chillicothe
2 publications, 0.18%
Northern Michigan University
2 publications, 0.18%
University of Waterloo
2 publications, 0.18%
University of Minnesota Duluth
2 publications, 0.18%
University of Göttingen
2 publications, 0.18%
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
2 publications, 0.18%
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Florida International University
6 publications, 1.9%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 publications, 1.58%
Colorado State University
4 publications, 1.27%
University of Washington
4 publications, 1.27%
Northern Arizona University
4 publications, 1.27%
University of Oxford
3 publications, 0.95%
Pennsylvania State University
3 publications, 0.95%
Virginia Tech
3 publications, 0.95%
University of Minnesota
3 publications, 0.95%
Utah State University
3 publications, 0.95%
Wesleyan University
3 publications, 0.95%
North Dakota State University
2 publications, 0.63%
Oregon State University
2 publications, 0.63%
West Virginia University
2 publications, 0.63%
University of California, Davis
2 publications, 0.63%
Eastern Illinois University
2 publications, 0.63%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2 publications, 0.63%
Purdue University
2 publications, 0.63%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2 publications, 0.63%
University of Maryland, College Park
2 publications, 0.63%
Bucknell University
2 publications, 0.63%
University of Florida
2 publications, 0.63%
Mississippi State University
2 publications, 0.63%
University of Missouri
2 publications, 0.63%
University of Kansas
2 publications, 0.63%
Florida State University
1 publication, 0.32%
Cornell University
1 publication, 0.32%
Lincoln University
1 publication, 0.32%
Washington State University
1 publication, 0.32%
Arizona State University
1 publication, 0.32%
University of California, Berkeley
1 publication, 0.32%
Tufts University
1 publication, 0.32%
Northern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.32%
San Diego State University
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Texas at Austin
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Central Florida
1 publication, 0.32%
Michigan Technological University
1 publication, 0.32%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
1 publication, 0.32%
Purdue University Fort Wayne
1 publication, 0.32%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Wisconsin–Platteville
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Wisconsin–Stout
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1 publication, 0.32%
East Carolina University
1 publication, 0.32%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.32%
Susquehanna University
1 publication, 0.32%
Stetson University
1 publication, 0.32%
Northern Kentucky University
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Kentucky
1 publication, 0.32%
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
1 publication, 0.32%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1 publication, 0.32%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
1 publication, 0.32%
Appalachian State University
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1 publication, 0.32%
Miami University
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Cincinnati
1 publication, 0.32%
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
1 publication, 0.32%
Utah Valley University
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Nebraska at Kearney
1 publication, 0.32%
Austin Peay State University
1 publication, 0.32%
Shawnee State University
1 publication, 0.32%
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
1 publication, 0.32%
Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro
1 publication, 0.32%
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
1 publication, 0.32%
Universidad de las Américas Puebla
1 publication, 0.32%
Universidad Veracruzana
1 publication, 0.32%
Instituto de Ecología
1 publication, 0.32%
Universidad Nacional del Sur
1 publication, 0.32%
New Mexico State University
1 publication, 0.32%
University of New Mexico
1 publication, 0.32%
Cleveland State University
1 publication, 0.32%
Youngstown State University
1 publication, 0.32%
Oklahoma State University
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Nevada, Reno
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Mississippi
1 publication, 0.32%
Montana State University
1 publication, 0.32%
James Madison University
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Virginia
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Wyoming
1 publication, 0.32%
Pittsburg State University
1 publication, 0.32%
Washburn University
1 publication, 0.32%
Chatham University
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Pittsburgh
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Montana
1 publication, 0.32%
California State University, Fresno
1 publication, 0.32%
Agricultural Research Service
1 publication, 0.32%
University of Maine at Farmington
1 publication, 0.32%
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USA, 190, 17.12%
USA
190 publications, 17.12%
Canada, 9, 0.81%
Canada
9 publications, 0.81%
Georgia, 4, 0.36%
Georgia
4 publications, 0.36%
Mexico, 4, 0.36%
Mexico
4 publications, 0.36%
United Kingdom, 3, 0.27%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 0.27%
Germany, 2, 0.18%
Germany
2 publications, 0.18%
Australia, 2, 0.18%
Australia
2 publications, 0.18%
Japan, 2, 0.18%
Japan
2 publications, 0.18%
Russia, 1, 0.09%
Russia
1 publication, 0.09%
Argentina, 1, 0.09%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.09%
Brazil, 1, 0.09%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.09%
Mozambique, 1, 0.09%
Mozambique
1 publication, 0.09%
Norway, 1, 0.09%
Norway
1 publication, 0.09%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.09%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.09%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.09%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.09%
Chile, 1, 0.09%
Chile
1 publication, 0.09%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 78, 24.68%
USA
78 publications, 24.68%
Argentina, 1, 0.32%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.32%
Brazil, 1, 0.32%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.32%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.32%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.32%
Mexico, 1, 0.32%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.32%
Mozambique, 1, 0.32%
Mozambique
1 publication, 0.32%
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