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Conservation Leadership Programme

In research, Conservation Leadership Programme stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,453 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science (Ecology is 26.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,095
of 22,385 · #12,778 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#550
of 862
Research works
289
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
58.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
60%
world 18%
Conservation Leadership Programme

What is Conservation Leadership Programme known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,453 of 10,670 29.8%61 #6192

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Conservation Leadership Programme 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 Conservation Leadership Programme work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Conservation Leadership Programme is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (60%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 68 fractional works · 69.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 59 fractional works · 60.5% of its workEcology: 20 fractional works · 20.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 16.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 8.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 13.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 11.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood 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 · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKConservationLeadership…98fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences12%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science5960.5%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences43.8%
    3. Engineering22.4%
    4. Computer Science11.5%
    5. Chemistry00.5%
    6. Mathematics00.4%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1111.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Social Sciences44.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    5. Psychology11.0%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Health Professions21.9%
    2. Medicine11.5%
    3. Veterinary00.5%
    4. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Conservation Leadership Programme specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 26.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 20.2 works26×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 59.1 works12×
← 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: 2.42× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.17× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science12.17×59 works
  2. Veterinary3.58×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.42×11 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.42×4 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.56×3 works
  6. Health Professions0.72×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.67×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.64×2 works
  9. Mathematics0.37×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.36×4 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×2 works
  13. Chemistry0.32×0 works
  14. Psychology0.32×1 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×0 works
  16. Nursing0.29×0 works
  17. Energy0.25×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.19×1 works
  19. Engineering0.16×2 works
  20. Neuroscience0.12×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  22. Medicine0.08×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Conservation Leadership Programme?

Ranked on the quality score, Anthony Waldron, V. Cutts and Lex A. Hiby lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Conservation Leadership Programme.

  1. 1 Anthony Waldron United Kingdom · #303,852 worldwide 4.4k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 V. Cutts United Kingdom · #1,057,684 worldwide 189 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Lex A. Hiby United Kingdom · #1,511,667 worldwide 1.2k citations · 22 works
  4. 4 W.J. Sutherland United Kingdom · #3,009,906 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 三上 修 United Kingdom · #4,225,274 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Conservation Leadership Programme

What are the most cited papers from Conservation Leadership Programme?

The most cited paper from Conservation Leadership Programme is "The use of focus group discussion methodology: Insights from two decades of application in conservation" (Tobias Ochieng Nyumba, Kerrie A. Wilson, Christina J. Derrick et al., 2018), with 2,660 citations. Next come "TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access" (2,168) and "Ecological Meltdown in Predator-Free Forest Fragments" (1,667).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The use of focus group discussion methodology: Insights from two decades of application in conservation Tobias Ochieng Nyumba, Kerrie A. Wilson, Christina J. Derrick et al. · Methods in Ecology and Evolution Open access 2018 2,660
2 TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access Jens Kattge et al. · Global Change Biology Open access729 authors 31 Dec 2019 2,168
3 Ecological Meltdown in Predator-Free Forest Fragments John Terborgh, Lawrence Lopez, Percy Núñez et al. · Science 30 Nov 2001 1,667
4 Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature Andrew P. Balmford, Aaron Bruner, Phillip J. Cooper et al. · Science 9 Aug 2002 1,465
5 How will oil palm expansion affect biodiversity? Emily B. Fitzherbert, Matthew J. Struebig, A. Morel et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution 4 Sep 2008 1,413
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Conservation Leadership Programme?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation, Global Change, Habitat Fragmentation and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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 Change30▲ 11×53 topics
  2. Biodiversity17▲ 23×17 topics
  3. Invasive Species14▲ 33×15 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation13▲ 35×11 topics
  5. Conservation10▲ 24×15 topics
  6. Global Change10▲ 37×5 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 45×4 topics
  8. Population Dynamics9▲ 35×8 topics
  9. Habitat Selection9▲ 120×2 topics
  10. Land Use Change9▲ 29×5 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services7▲ 19×8 topics
  12. Conservation Biology7▲ 66×4 topics
  13. Ecosystem7▲ 65×3 topics
  14. Biological Invasions7▲ 75×3 topics
  15. Trophic Cascades6▲ 72×2 topics
  16. Community Ecology6▲ 77×2 topics
  17. Sustainability6▲ 2.6×25 topics
  18. Functional Diversity6▲ 113×1 topic
  19. Species Richness6▲ 97×1 topic
  20. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.6×20 topics
  21. Animal Movement6▲ 115×1 topic
  22. Occupancy Rates6▲ 115×1 topic
  23. Environmental Services5▲ 151×1 topic
  24. Tropical Deforestation5▲ 151×1 topic
  25. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 40×5 topics
  26. Ecological Niche5▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Model Evaluation5▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Species Distribution Modeling5▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 29×5 topics
  30. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.5×11 topics
  31. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 31×5 topics
  32. Environmental Policy3▲ 17×4 topics
  33. Biomass Estimation3▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Avian Ecology3▲ 133×1 topic
  35. Coastal Protection3▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Forest Carbon Sequestration3▲ 144×1 topic
  37. Migration Patterns3▲ 112×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Forest Management3▲ 144×1 topic
  39. Social-Ecological Systems3▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Global Impact3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Conservation Leadership Programme publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 6 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 6 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…5Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…5Species Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…2Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Environmental Valuation: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcological Modeling3 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  3. 3 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.6%domestic only40.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Conservation Leadership Programme's research output changed?

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

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Conservation Leadership Programme as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Conservation Leadership Programme0.00058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Conservation Leadership Programme over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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