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African Conservation Centre

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World rank, all time
#25,397
of 42,892
Rank in Kenya
#53
of 98
Research works
173
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.97× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.80× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at African Conservation Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, David Western lead among researchers whose main affiliation is African Conservation Centre.

  1. 1 David Western Kenya · #244,179 worldwide 219 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at African Conservation Centre

Which keywords describe research at African Conservation Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Adaptation, Sustainability, Livelihoods, Ecological Knowledge, Population Dynamics, Pastoralists and Rangeland Degradation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 6.5×22 topics
  2. Sustainability3▲ 4.2×12 topics
  3. Adaptation3▲ 28×5 topics
  4. Livelihoods2▲ 210×2 topics
  5. Ecological Knowledge2▲ 162×2 topics
  6. Population Dynamics2▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Pastoralists2▲ 260×1 topic
  8. Rangeland Degradation2▲ 260×1 topic
  9. Biodiversity2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  10. Habitat Selection2▲ 79×2 topics
  11. Animal Movement2▲ 107×1 topic
  12. Occupancy Rates2▲ 107×1 topic
  13. Epidemiology2▲ 1.23×19 topics
  14. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.7×9 topics
  15. Conservation1▲ 9.4×7 topics
  16. Human Rights1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  17. Invasive Species1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  18. Mental Health1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  19. Risk Factors1▲ 2.9×3 topics

Which research topics does African Conservation Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Rangeland Management and…2Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…1Species Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 0 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 0 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 0 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available55.7%not open44.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.7%domestic only48.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has African Conservation Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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