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Fauna and Flora International

In research, Fauna and Flora International stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,830 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,241 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,078
of 28,054 · #28,665 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#861
of 1,094
Research works
454
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Fauna and Flora 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 #3,830 of 6,208 17.1%179
Physical SciencesDomain #20,241 of 21,541 16.1%215

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fauna and Flora 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).

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: 2.89× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.11× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.75× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fauna and Flora International?

Ranked on the composite score, V. H. Heywood, José Aparicio Pérez and Tony Whitten lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fauna and Flora International.

  1. 1 V. H. Heywood United Kingdom · #13,392 worldwide 682 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 José Aparicio Pérez United Kingdom · #628,663 worldwide 3 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Tony Whitten United Kingdom · #1,141,747 worldwide 32 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Neil M. Furey United Kingdom · #1,502,972 worldwide 37 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Fauna and Flora International

Which keywords describe research at Fauna and Flora International?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Habitat Selection, Environmental Impact 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 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 Change17▲ 7.5×36 topics
  2. Biodiversity11▲ 17×22 topics
  3. Invasive Species9▲ 25×16 topics
  4. Population Dynamics8▲ 39×9 topics
  5. Conservation8▲ 20×16 topics
  6. Environmental Impact6▲ 4.5×14 topics
  7. Sustainability6▲ 3.1×16 topics
  8. Habitat Selection6▲ 87×2 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 16×13 topics
  10. Trophic Cascades5▲ 62×2 topics
  11. Vulnerability5▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Animal Movement5▲ 105×1 topic
  13. Occupancy Rates5▲ 105×1 topic
  14. Food Security5▲ 9.9×5 topics
  15. Traditional Knowledge5▲ 131×4 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 17×9 topics
  17. Conservation Biology4▲ 49×4 topics
  18. Ecological Knowledge4▲ 108×2 topics
  19. Arctic Indigenous Peoples4▲ 251×1 topic
  20. Nutrition Transition4▲ 140×2 topics
  21. community-based monitoring4▲ 251×1 topic
  22. Biogeography4▲ 17×13 topics
  23. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.7×13 topics
  24. Genetic Structure3▲ 51×4 topics
  25. DNA Barcoding3▲ 20×7 topics
  26. Illegal Wildlife Trade2▲ 217×1 topic
  27. Parrot Poaching2▲ 217×1 topic
  28. Policy2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Leadership2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  30. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 18×6 topics
  31. Taxonomy2▲ 21×7 topics
  32. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 23×5 topics
  33. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Health2▲ 51×2 topics
  35. Ecological Niche2▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.1×8 topics
  37. Evolution2▲ 9.1×6 topics
  38. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Species Richness2▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Fauna and Flora International publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…5Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 4 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksWildlife-Road Interactio…2Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation: 2 fractional worksCommunity Development and Social Impact: 2 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksConservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education: 1 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 1 fractional works
EcologyGeneral Health ProfessionsNature and Landscape ConservationEcological Modeling4 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 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 available74.7%not open25.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.0%domestic only57.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fauna and Flora International's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher 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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