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Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology

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World rank, all time
#23,027
of 34,923
Rank in Netherlands
#287
of 407
Research works
189
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology

Which fields of science does Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (37%), Medicine (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 41.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 36.6% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 18.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 21.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 20.2% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 17.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDutch Centre forField Ornithology37fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences18%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1436.6%
    2. Energy11.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.6%
    4. Mathematics00.6%
    5. Engineering00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences412.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology37.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine717.7%
    2. Health Professions11.7%
    3. Dentistry00.6%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Social Sciences38.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities36.8%
    3. Psychology12.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.52× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.36× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science7.36×14 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.52×4 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.35×2 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.02×1 works
  5. Energy1.95×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.30×3 works
  7. Dentistry1.23×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.02×1 works
  9. Medicine0.92×7 works
  10. Psychology0.76×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.65×3 works
  12. Health Professions0.64×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.49×0 works
  14. Nursing0.31×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.19×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.04×0 works
  18. Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology?

Ranked on the quality score, Ruud Foppen, Bruno J. Ens and Hans Schekkerman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology.

  1. 1 Ruud Foppen Netherlands · #196,642 worldwide 8.3k citations · 143 works
  2. 2 Bruno J. Ens Netherlands · #516,617 worldwide 7k citations · 238 works
  3. 3 Hans Schekkerman Netherlands · #597,668 worldwide 3.3k citations · 133 works
  4. 4 Chris A. M. van Turnhout Netherlands · #697,827 worldwide 3.1k citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Roy Slaterus Netherlands · #711,624 worldwide 930 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Chris van Turnhout Netherlands · #763,410 worldwide 2.5k citations · 72 works
  7. 7 Marc van Roomen Netherlands · #892,097 worldwide 826 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Jelger E. Herder Netherlands · #1,124,881 worldwide 3.2k citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Wolf Teunissen Netherlands · #1,498,236 worldwide 715 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Kees Oosterbeek Netherlands · #1,933,012 worldwide 1.9k citations · 84 works
All ranked researchers at Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology

What are the most cited papers from Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology?

The most cited paper from Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology is "A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers" (Myla F. J. Aronson et al., 2014), with 1,807 citations. Next come "Next‐generation monitoring of aquatic biodiversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding" (1,318) and "Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations" (1,079).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers Myla F. J. Aronson et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 12 Feb 2014 1,807
2 Next‐generation monitoring of aquatic biodiversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding Alice Valentini et al. · Molecular Ecology Open access 19 Oct 2015 1,318
3 Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations Caspar A. Hallmann, Ruud Foppen, Chris A. M. van Turnhout et al. · Nature Jul 2014 1,079
4 Developing indicators for European birds Richard D. Gregory, Arco J. Van Strien, Petr Voříšek et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 28 Feb 2005 947
5 Differences in the climatic debts of birds and butterflies at a continental scale Vincent Devictor et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access 6 Jan 2012 802
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Which keywords describe research at Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Habitat Selection, Avian Ecology, Migration Patterns, Epidemiology, Invasive Species and Conservation Biology.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change11▲ 11×28 topics
  2. Biodiversity5▲ 18×8 topics
  3. Habitat Selection5▲ 183×2 topics
  4. Epidemiology5▲ 3.2×20 topics
  5. Avian Ecology4▲ 424×1 topic
  6. Migration Patterns4▲ 357×1 topic
  7. Conservation Biology3▲ 78×3 topics
  8. Invasive Species3▲ 20×7 topics
  9. Pathogenesis3▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 35×4 topics
  11. Population Dynamics3▲ 29×7 topics
  12. Model Evaluation2▲ 52×2 topics
  13. Ecological Niche2▲ 110×1 topic
  14. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 110×1 topic
  15. Trophic Cascades2▲ 67×2 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity2▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Global Change2▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Conservation2▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Animal Movement2▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Occupancy Rates2▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 42×2 topics
  22. Genomics1▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Vaccines1▲ 59×2 topics
  24. Community Ecology1▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Ecosystem1▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Functional Diversity1▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Influenza1▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Pandemic1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  29. Vaccine1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  30. Virus1▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Adaptive Evolution1▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Public Health1▲ 1.87×3 topics

Which research topics does Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology publish most on?

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

Avian ecology and behavior4Avian ecology and behavior: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research…1Influenza Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…1Marine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 1 fractional worksBird parasitology and diseases: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  5. 5 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Bird parasitology and diseases Parasitology 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 available64.3%not open35.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.2%domestic only59.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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