Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

SJR Rank #1,899H-index: 350SJR: 1.725Best quartile: Q1

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Publisher

Royal Society Publishing

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Most published research topics

Plant and animal studiesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationNeural dynamics and brain functionEvolution and Genetic DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPrimate Behavior and EcologyGenetic diversity and population structureSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

Documents per Year

Detailed Information

ISSN

0962-8436, 1471-2970

SJR Best Quartile

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

5.03

References per Document

86.35

Coverage

1947, 1950-1951, 1970-2026

Scope

The journal publishes topics across the life sciences. As long as the core subject lies within the biological sciences, some issues may also include content crossing into other areas such as the physical sciences, social sciences, biophysics, policy, economics etc. Issues generally sit within four broad areas (although many issues sit across these areas): Organismal, environmental and evolutionary biology Neuroscience and cognition Cellular, molecular and developmental biology Health and disease.

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