Journal metric profile

ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 4.700 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 4.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 3/181 Recorded category rank

ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH metric snapshot

ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SCIENCE PRESS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 4.700. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 4.700, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 3 out of 181 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 1.7% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 4.700 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 4.100, a difference of 0.600 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 2.230. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH lists total cites: 2,628; total articles: 91; citable items: 106. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 3.8 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 7.6 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH is identified in this directory by print ISSN 2095-8137 and electronic ISSN 2095-8137. The publisher is recorded as SCIENCE PRESS. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Abbreviated journalZOOL RES
PublisherSCIENCE PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank2,261
ISSN2095-8137
eISSN2095-8137
Total cites2,628
Total articles91
Citable items106
Cited half-life3.8 years
Citing half-life7.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor4.700
5-Year Impact Factor4.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites4.100
Journal Citation Indicator2.230
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank3/181
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH is 4.700 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH?

ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 3/181. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH is 4.700. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH?

ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH is listed in this directory as being published by SCIENCE PRESS.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.