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BioRisk

BioRisk is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.8), DOAJ. Published by Pensoft Publishers.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 1313-2644Verify ISSN ↗1313-2652Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Pensoft Publishers

Scopus · Q2Open Access

2.8

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 60 of 193 · 69th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2011–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

2.8

SJR · SCImago

0.243

Q3 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q2 · 69th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Insect Science	60 / 193	69th	Q2
Animal Science and Zoology	175 / 520	66th	Q2
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)	101 / 253	60th	Q2
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	298 / 736	59th	Q2
Plant Science	237 / 541	56th	Q2
Ecology	221 / 491	55th	Q2
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)	160 / 307	48th	Q3

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Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is BioRisk indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2011–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.8.

What quartile is BioRisk in Scopus?

BioRisk is Q2 in Insect Science (rank 60 of 193), Q2 in Animal Science and Zoology (rank 175 of 520) and Q2 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (rank 101 of 253), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of BioRisk?

BioRisk is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8, quartile Q2, 69th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.243, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 11.

Who publishes BioRisk and what is its ISSN?

BioRisk is published by Pensoft Publishers. Its print ISSN is 1313-2644 and its online ISSN is 1313-2652.

Is BioRisk in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is BioRisk open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is BioRisk? — open metrics via OpenAlex

BioRisk has an h-index of 29 and a 2-year mean of 1.15 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #83 of 187 Scopus journals in Insect Science.

h-index

1.15

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

214

works indexed

3,045

total citations

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#83 of 187 Top 45% Insect Science

#226 of 502 Top 46% Animal Science and Zoology

#127 of 243 Bottom 48% Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Papers published per year

BioRisk published 6 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 44. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeForest Insect Ecology and ManagementInsect-Plant Interactions and Control

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in BioRisk? — latest 84 articles, 2022–2026

In its latest 84 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from Bulgaria (59.5%), Ethiopia (10.7%) and Poland (9.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for BioRisk? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Author concentration59.5% of recent authorship from Bulgaria

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 1313-2644 ↗ISSN Portal · 1313-2652 ↗

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