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BirdLife International

In research, BirdLife International stands highest in Environmental Science (#4,835 of 6,208 worldwide), Social Sciences (#13,670 of 16,945 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,025 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education and Environmental Science — Education is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,190
of 28,054 · #27,478 all time
Rank in Kenya
#62
of 75
Research works
620
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is BirdLife International known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Environmental ScienceField #4,835 of 6,208 13.8%146
Social SciencesDomain #13,670 of 16,945 12.2%197
Life SciencesDomain #13,025 of 14,347 10.5%123
Physical SciencesDomain #20,114 of 21,541 12.6%203

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BirdLife International sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does BirdLife International specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 25.2 works4.8×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 38.0 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.77× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.45× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BirdLife International?

Ranked on the composite score, Igor V. Karyakin, Elvira G. Nikolenko and Chris Biro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BirdLife International.

  1. 1 Igor V. Karyakin Kenya · #401,703 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Elvira G. Nikolenko Kenya · #616,235 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Chris Biro Kenya · #702,857 worldwide 24 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at BirdLife International

Which keywords describe research at BirdLife International?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Biodiversity, Character Education, Population Dynamics, Avian Ecology, Migration Patterns and Local Wisdom.

▲ 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change21▲ 4.5×34 topics
  2. Habitat Selection13▲ 104×2 topics
  3. Biodiversity11▲ 8.5×17 topics
  4. Character Education11▲ 13×3 topics
  5. Educational Technology9▲ 4.4×8 topics
  6. Online Learning9▲ 6.0×6 topics
  7. Population Dynamics9▲ 20×7 topics
  8. Avian Ecology8▲ 234×1 topic
  9. Migration Patterns8▲ 194×1 topic
  10. Sustainability8▲ 1.97×22 topics
  11. Local Wisdom8▲ 9.6×5 topics
  12. Curriculum Development8▲ 6.5×7 topics
  13. Invasive Species8▲ 11×14 topics
  14. Parental Involvement6▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Educational Policy6▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Mobile Learning6▲ 9.9×3 topics
  17. Student Motivation6▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Trophic Cascades6▲ 34×2 topics
  19. 21st Century Skills6▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Conservation5▲ 7.1×12 topics
  21. Kampus Merdeka5▲ 21×1 topic
  22. Merdeka Belajar5▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Conservation Biology5▲ 29×4 topics
  24. Covid-19 Pandemic5▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Distance Learning5▲ 8.7×2 topics
  26. 21st Century Education5▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Teacher Challenges5▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Cultural Heritage5▲ 5.2×5 topics
  29. Animal Movement5▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Occupancy Rates5▲ 52×1 topic
  31. STEM Education5▲ 6.0×2 topics
  32. Character Development4▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Model Evaluation4▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Ecological Niche4▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Species Distribution Modeling4▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  37. Teacher Performance3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Physics Education3▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Student Attitudes3▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Teaching Methodologies3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does BirdLife International publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Avian ecology and behavior, Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods, Online Learning Methods and Innovations and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Avian ecology and behavior8Avian ecology and behavior: 8 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 5 fractional worksOnline Learning Methods …5Online Learning Methods and Innovations: 5 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…5Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksEducational Methods and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksMathematics Education an…2Mathematics Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 2 fractional worksSTEM Education2STEM Education: 2 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 2 fractional works
EcologyEducationEcological ModelingApplied Mathematics2 others

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

  1. 1 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 8 works
  2. 2 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 5 works
  3. 3 Online Learning Methods and Innovations Education 5 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 3 works
  7. 7 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 2 works
  8. 8 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  9. 9 STEM Education Education 2 works
  10. 10 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 2 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 available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.2%domestic only52.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BirdLife International's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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