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British Trust for Ornithology

In research, British Trust for Ornithology stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,109 of 5,407 worldwide), Ecology (#364 of 1,384 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,783 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science (Ecology is 53.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,052
of 22,385 · #10,050 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#846
of 862
Research works
718
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
34k
47.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
British Trust for Ornithology

What is British Trust for Ornithology 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 #1,109 of 5,407 13.3%526
EcologySubfield #364 of 1,384 14.2%322
Physical SciencesDomain #5,783 of 17,446 13.3%548

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Trust for Ornithology 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does British Trust for Ornithology work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at British Trust for Ornithology is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (73%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%), Medicine (4%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 51 fractional works · 77.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 48 fractional works · 72.7% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 41.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 8 fractional works · 12.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 9.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 15.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 7.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBritish Trust forOrnithology66fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science4872.7%
    2. Engineering11.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
    4. Computer Science10.9%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Energy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences69.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Medicine34.3%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Social Sciences11.0%
    2. Psychology10.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does British Trust for Ornithology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 53.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 27.5 works53×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 47.9 works15×
← 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: 2.03× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.63× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science14.63×48 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.03×6 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.89×1 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.99×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×2 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×0 works
  7. Psychology0.26×0 works
  8. Medicine0.22×3 works
  9. Neuroscience0.16×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.15×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.11×1 works
  13. Engineering0.11×1 works
  14. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  15. Energy0.09×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.08×1 works

Who are the top researchers at British Trust for Ornithology?

Ranked on the quality score, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, David Grant Noble and Stuart E. Newson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Trust for Ornithology.

  1. 1 James W. Pearce‐Higgins United Kingdom · #83,592 worldwide 10k citations · 228 works
  2. 2 David Grant Noble United Kingdom · #176,296 worldwide 8.2k citations · 143 works
  3. 3 Stuart E. Newson United Kingdom · #201,609 worldwide 4.7k citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Stephen R. Baillie United Kingdom · #213,324 worldwide 9.7k citations · 136 works
  5. 5 Dorian Moss United Kingdom · #272,235 worldwide 7.5k citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Humphrey Q. P. Crick United Kingdom · #284,759 worldwide 7.9k citations · 107 works
  7. 7 Philip W. Atkinson United Kingdom · #360,487 worldwide 6.1k citations · 158 works
  8. 8 GAVIN M. SIRIWARDENA United Kingdom · #381,889 worldwide 10k citations · 210 works
  9. 9 D. W. Snow United Kingdom · #393,034 worldwide 5.8k citations · 101 works
  10. 10 Kate Risely United Kingdom · #479,152 worldwide 998 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at British Trust for Ornithology

What are the most cited papers from British Trust for Ornithology?

The most cited paper from British Trust for Ornithology is "Farmland biodiversity: is habitat heterogeneity the key?" (Tim G. Benton, Juliet A. Vickery, Jeremy D. Wilson, 2003), with 3,203 citations. Next come "Functional landscape heterogeneity and animal biodiversity in agricultural landscapes" (1,812) and "Post‐war changes in arable farming and biodiversity in Great Britain" (1,560).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Farmland biodiversity: is habitat heterogeneity the key? Tim G. Benton, Juliet A. Vickery, Jeremy D. Wilson · Trends in Ecology & Evolution Review Apr 2003 3,203
2 Functional landscape heterogeneity and animal biodiversity in agricultural landscapes Lenore Fahrig, Jacques Baudry, Lluís Brotons et al. · Ecology Letters 18 Nov 2010 1,812
3 Post‐war changes in arable farming and biodiversity in Great Britain Robert A. Robinson, William J. Sutherland · Journal of Applied Ecology Feb 2002 1,560
4 Biodiversity Conservation: Challenges Beyond 2010 Michael R. W. Rands, William M. Adams, Leon Bennun et al. · Science Open access 9 Sep 2010 1,177
5 Rare species, the coincidence of diversity hotspots and conservation strategies John R. Prendergast, Rachel M. Quinn, John Hartley Lawton et al. · Nature Sep 1993 1,118
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at British Trust for Ornithology?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Avian Ecology, Migration Patterns, Trophic Cascades and Animal Movement.

▲ 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-now 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 Change29▲ 16×33 topics
  2. Habitat Selection20▲ 425×2 topics
  3. Biodiversity16▲ 32×12 topics
  4. Population Dynamics14▲ 80×7 topics
  5. Avian Ecology10▲ 725×1 topic
  6. Migration Patterns10▲ 610×1 topic
  7. Trophic Cascades10▲ 168×2 topics
  8. Animal Movement10▲ 297×1 topic
  9. Invasive Species10▲ 36×13 topics
  10. Occupancy Rates10▲ 297×1 topic
  11. Conservation Biology10▲ 140×4 topics
  12. Conservation9▲ 32×11 topics
  13. Ecological Niche8▲ 209×1 topic
  14. Species Distribution Modeling8▲ 209×1 topic
  15. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 45×4 topics
  16. Global Change6▲ 35×4 topics
  17. Ecosystem5▲ 77×3 topics
  18. Biological Invasions5▲ 78×3 topics
  19. Community Ecology5▲ 82×2 topics
  20. Functional Diversity4▲ 125×1 topic
  21. Species Richness4▲ 107×1 topic
  22. Ecosystem Services3▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 24×6 topics
  25. Acoustic Communication2▲ 71×2 topics
  26. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 9.1×7 topics
  27. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  28. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 54×2 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 20×5 topics
  30. Genetic Variation2▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Natural Selection2▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Phenotypic Plasticity2▲ 105×1 topic
  33. Reproductive Strategies2▲ 73×2 topics
  34. Land Use Change2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  35. Island Ecosystems2▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Rodent Eradication2▲ 113×1 topic
  37. Climate Change Impacts1▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Host Specificity1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Anthropogenic Noise1▲ 68×1 topic
  40. Marine Mammals1▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does British Trust for Ornithology publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Avian ecology and behavior10Avian ecology and behavior: 10 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…10Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 10 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 8 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…4Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2 others

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

  1. 1 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 10 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 10 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 8 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 1 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has British Trust for Ornithology's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is British Trust for Ornithology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%British Trust for Ornithology0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of British Trust for Ornithology over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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