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Earthwatch Institute

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Research works
73
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
961
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Earthwatch Institute

Not ranked overall: Earthwatch Institute is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Earthwatch Institute work in?

In all years, 52% of research at Earthwatch Institute is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (39%), Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 52.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 29 fractional works · 39.4% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 9.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 6 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 28.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEarthwatchInstitute73fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2939.4%
    2. Engineering45.8%
    3. Computer Science23.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    6. Materials Science00.4%
    7. Energy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1115.2%
    2. Decision Sciences34.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities23.1%
    4. Psychology22.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting22.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    1. Medicine811.3%
    2. Health Professions22.7%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.40× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.90× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× 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, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science8.40×7 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.90×1 works
  3. Veterinary1.73×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.46×1 works
  5. Psychology1.15×1 works
  6. Computer Science0.97×1 works
  7. Medicine0.88×3 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.86×1 works
  9. Health Professions0.72×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.65×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.52×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.27×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×0 works
  15. Engineering0.25×1 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Earthwatch Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Tony Bunyan, Mark W. Chandler and Luigi Ceccaroni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Earthwatch Institute.

  1. 1 Tony Bunyan United States · #1,363,216 worldwide 398 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Mark W. Chandler United States · #1,422,792 worldwide 2.5k citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Luigi Ceccaroni United States · #1,790,246 worldwide 2.9k citations · 169 works
  4. 4 Cristina Eisenberg United States · #1,985,934 worldwide 2.2k citations · 52 works
  5. 5 James Sprinks United States · #5,655,551 worldwide 320 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at Earthwatch Institute

What are the most cited papers from Earthwatch Institute?

The most cited paper from Earthwatch Institute is "Contribution of citizen science towards international biodiversity monitoring" (Mark W. Chandler, Linda See, Kyle Copas et al., 2016), with 871 citations. Next come "A Vision for Global Biodiversity Monitoring With Citizen Science" (228) and "Building capacity in biodiversity monitoring at the global scale" (191).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Contribution of citizen science towards international biodiversity monitoring Mark W. Chandler, Linda See, Kyle Copas et al. · Biological Conservation Open access 2 Nov 2016 871
2 A Vision for Global Biodiversity Monitoring With Citizen Science Michael J. O. Pocock, Mark W. Chandler, Rick E. Bonney et al. · Advances in ecological research/Advances in Ecological Research Book chapter 2018 228
3 Building capacity in biodiversity monitoring at the global scale Dirk S. Schmeller et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation Open access 19 Jun 2017 191
4 Leveraging the power of place in citizen science for effective conservation decision making Greg Newman, Mark W. Chandler, Malin Clyde et al. · Biological Conservation Open access 12 Aug 2016 190
5 Opportunities and Risks for Citizen Science in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Luigi Ceccaroni, James Bibby, Erin Roger et al. · Citizen Science Theory and Practice Open access 2019 114
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Earthwatch Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Conservation Biology, Citizen Science, Ecological Niche, Species Distribution Modeling and Biodiversity 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 all years 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 Change19▲ 9.8×32 topics
  2. Biodiversity11▲ 21×11 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 6.2×14 topics
  4. Conservation Biology7▲ 87×4 topics
  5. Citizen Science6▲ 91×2 topics
  6. Ecological Niche6▲ 163×1 topic
  7. Species Distribution Modeling6▲ 163×1 topic
  8. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 23×7 topics
  9. Invasive Species4▲ 8.8×11 topics
  10. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.2×9 topics
  11. Conservation3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  12. Globalization3▲ 2.2×5 topics
  13. Renewable Energy3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  14. Population Dynamics3▲ 12×7 topics
  15. Governance2▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Food Security2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  17. Vulnerability2▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Environmental Attitudes2▲ 63×2 topics
  19. Trophic Cascades2▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.5×7 topics
  21. Ecology2▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Species Richness2▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Land Use Change2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  24. Habitat Selection2▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Animal Movement2▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Beaver Dams2▲ 209×1 topic
  27. Biopolitics2▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Engineering2▲ 65×2 topics
  29. Environmental Policy2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. European Union2▲ 9.7×6 topics
  31. Global Warming2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  32. Habitat Restoration2▲ 209×1 topic
  33. International Relations2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Occupancy Rates2▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Pro-environmental Behavior2▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Social Norms2▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Concussion2▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Data Sharing2▲ 103×1 topic
  39. Encephalopathy2▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Global Health2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Earthwatch Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Research Data Management Practices, Climate change impacts on agriculture and Scientific Computing and Data Management.

Species Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 1 fractional worksBiotechnology and Related Fields: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and pu…1Zoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksSustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksOptics and Image Analysis1Optics and Image Analysis: 1 fractional works
Ecological ModelingInformation SystemsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInformation Systems and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  2. 2 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  4. 4 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  6. 6 Biotechnology and Related Fields Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Optics and Image Analysis Management Information Systems 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Earthwatch Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% lower 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 Earthwatch Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000072% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Earthwatch Institute0.000045% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Earthwatch Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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