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Conservation International

In research, Conservation International stands highest in Environmental Science (#706 of 6,208 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,196 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,954 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,084
of 28,054 · #7,749 all time
Rank in United States
#2,603
of 4,192
Research works
789
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
82.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Conservation 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 #706 of 6,208 39.0%419
Life SciencesDomain #5,196 of 14,347 31.8%140
Physical SciencesDomain #7,954 of 21,541 37.6%489
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #486 of 1,262 40.4%123
EcologySubfield #603 of 1,512 36.8%122
Social SciencesDomain #10,649 of 16,945 32.0%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Conservation 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 Conservation International specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 46.6 works11×
← 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: 2.43× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.15× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× 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, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Conservation International?

Ranked on the composite score, Lee Hannah, Russell A. Mittermeier and Anthony B. Rylands lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Conservation International.

  1. 1 Lee Hannah United States · #7,885 worldwide 1.4k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Russell A. Mittermeier United States · #27,582 worldwide 612 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Anthony B. Rylands United States · #120,667 worldwide 468 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Bronson W. Griscom United States · #337,931 worldwide 393 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Will R. Turner United States · #401,380 worldwide 153 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Michael B. Mascia United States · #501,256 worldwide 149 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Neil M. Vora United States · #1,034,321 worldwide 57 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Kemen Austin United States · #1,168,714 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Conservation International

Which keywords describe research at Conservation International?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Land Use Change, Ecosystem Services, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics and Conservation.

▲ 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 Change28▲ 12×48 topics
  2. Biodiversity11▲ 17×17 topics
  3. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 31×10 topics
  4. Land Use Change8▲ 30×6 topics
  5. Sustainability8▲ 3.7×19 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services6▲ 20×9 topics
  7. Invasive Species6▲ 17×16 topics
  8. Population Dynamics6▲ 29×9 topics
  9. Conservation5▲ 15×14 topics
  10. Conservation Biology4▲ 48×4 topics
  11. Environmental Services4▲ 136×1 topic
  12. Model Evaluation4▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.8×12 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades4▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Tropical Deforestation4▲ 136×1 topic
  16. Habitat Selection4▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Phylogeny4▲ 28×7 topics
  18. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 36×5 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Adaptation3▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Global Change3▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Social-Ecological Systems3▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 31×5 topics
  24. Vulnerability3▲ 16×7 topics
  25. DNA Barcoding3▲ 21×6 topics
  26. Ecological Niche3▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Environmental Policy3▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 63×2 topics
  30. Taxonomy3▲ 25×5 topics
  31. Ocean Acidification3▲ 42×3 topics
  32. Animal Movement2▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Biomass Estimation2▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Global Warming2▲ 7.4×9 topics
  35. Occupancy Rates2▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Urbanization2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  37. Evolution2▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Forest Carbon Sequestration2▲ 124×1 topic
  39. Migration2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  40. Sustainable Forest Management2▲ 124×1 topic

Which research topics does Conservation International publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Forest Management and Policy.

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksForest Management and Po…2Forest Management and Policy: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…2Coastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcological ModelingEcologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available46.8%not open53.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.5%domestic only56.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Conservation International's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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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