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Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust

In research, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,895 of 6,208 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,594 of 6,031 worldwide) and Ecology (#1,048 of 1,512 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#28,191
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,499
of 2,253
Research works
529
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
37.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust 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 #2,895 of 6,208 21.0%270
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,594 of 6,031 35.1%133
EcologySubfield #1,048 of 1,512 18.7%178
Life SciencesDomain #12,372 of 14,347 31.2%182
Physical SciencesDomain #19,766 of 21,541 20.7%283

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust 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 Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 23.8 works10×
← 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: 3.81× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.07× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× 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, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicholas J. Aebischer, J. M. Holland and N. W. Sotherton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.

  1. 1 Nicholas J. Aebischer United Kingdom · #54,462 worldwide 445 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 J. M. Holland United Kingdom · #108,426 worldwide 200 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 N. W. Sotherton United Kingdom · #223,495 worldwide 339 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Simon Thirgood United Kingdom · #372,856 worldwide 193 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Kathy Fletcher United Kingdom · #713,440 worldwide 24 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 David Baines United Kingdom · #854,288 worldwide 69 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Julie A. Ewald United Kingdom · #1,488,650 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust

Which keywords describe research at Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Trophic Cascades, Animal Movement and Occupancy Rates.

▲ 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 Change14▲ 11×24 topics
  2. Habitat Selection9▲ 260×2 topics
  3. Invasive Species8▲ 41×10 topics
  4. Population Dynamics7▲ 62×5 topics
  5. Biodiversity7▲ 20×13 topics
  6. Trophic Cascades6▲ 126×2 topics
  7. Animal Movement5▲ 194×1 topic
  8. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 46×4 topics
  9. Occupancy Rates5▲ 194×1 topic
  10. Avian Ecology4▲ 426×1 topic
  11. Migration Patterns4▲ 353×1 topic
  12. Conservation Biology4▲ 79×3 topics
  13. Conservation4▲ 17×10 topics
  14. Epidemiology4▲ 1.84×10 topics
  15. Global Change3▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Ecosystem3▲ 50×3 topics
  17. Injury Prevention2▲ 44×3 topics
  18. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 54×2 topics
  19. Species Richness2▲ 76×2 topics
  20. Muscle Injuries2▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Sports Injury2▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Community Ecology2▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Island Ecosystems2▲ 128×1 topic
  25. Model Evaluation2▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Rodent Eradication2▲ 206×1 topic
  27. Biological Invasions2▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Functional Diversity2▲ 69×1 topic
  29. Ecological Niche2▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 62×1 topic
  31. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  32. Conservation Challenges2▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  35. Adaptive Evolution1▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Gut Microbiota1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Dietary Fiber1▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Microbiota1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Plant-Animal Interactions1▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Avian ecology and behavior, Sports injuries and prevention and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…5Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 1 fractional works
EcologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineNature and Landscape ConservationEcological Modeling2 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  2. 2 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 4 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 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 available36.5%not open63.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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