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Institute of Ecology and Botany

In research, Institute of Ecology and Botany stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,885 of 6,208 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,889 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#10,660 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,677
of 28,054 · #21,981 all time
Rank in Hungary
#59
of 118
Research works
490
▲ 137% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Institute of Ecology and Botany 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 #2,885 of 6,208 30.0%177
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,889 of 6,031 27.3%195
Life SciencesDomain #10,660 of 14,347 26.1%229
Physical SciencesDomain #17,440 of 21,541 28.3%204

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Ecology and Botany 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 Institute of Ecology and Botany specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 45.0 works8.5×
← 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: 8.52× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.81× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Ecology and Botany?

Ranked on the composite score, Zsolt Molnár, Zoltán Botta‐Dukát and Sándor Bartha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Ecology and Botany.

  1. 1 Zsolt Molnár Hungary · #68,503 worldwide 347 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Zoltán Botta‐Dukát Hungary · #122,114 worldwide 226 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Sándor Bartha Hungary · #266,902 worldwide 127 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Péter Ódor Hungary · #548,895 worldwide 121 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Réka Aszalós Hungary · #626,631 worldwide 93 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Attila Lengyel Hungary · #873,080 worldwide 73 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Edit Farkas Hungary · #1,112,236 worldwide 28 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Sándor Bartha Hungary · #1,545,564 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Ecology and Botany

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Ecology and Botany?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Conservation, Habitat Fragmentation, Global Change, Ecosystem and Species Richness.

▲ 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 Change39▲ 13×49 topics
  2. Biodiversity36▲ 44×19 topics
  3. Invasive Species33▲ 70×18 topics
  4. Conservation25▲ 51×12 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation22▲ 89×5 topics
  6. Global Change20▲ 69×5 topics
  7. Ecosystem15▲ 122×4 topics
  8. Species Richness13▲ 180×2 topics
  9. Biological Invasions12▲ 122×2 topics
  10. Community Ecology12▲ 127×2 topics
  11. Functional Diversity12▲ 191×1 topic
  12. Ecosystem Services11▲ 26×6 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 24×8 topics
  14. Vegetation9▲ 73×3 topics
  15. Ecology8▲ 50×4 topics
  16. Flora8▲ 263×2 topics
  17. Habitat8▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Phytogeography8▲ 324×1 topic
  19. Vascular Plants8▲ 263×2 topics
  20. Plant-Animal Interactions8▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Pollinator Decline8▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Biogeography7▲ 23×14 topics
  23. Sustainability6▲ 2.1×12 topics
  24. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 26×5 topics
  25. Mosses5▲ 162×2 topics
  26. Symbiosis5▲ 45×3 topics
  27. Conservation Biology4▲ 39×3 topics
  28. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 28×4 topics
  29. Phylogeny4▲ 27×12 topics
  30. Land Use Change4▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 13×9 topics
  32. Forest Management4▲ 61×3 topics
  33. Population Dynamics4▲ 13×7 topics
  34. Model Evaluation4▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 55×2 topics
  36. Ecological Niche3▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Genetic Variation3▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Habitat Selection3▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Mycorrhizal Fungi3▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Ecology and Botany publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Plant and animal studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Ecology and Vegetation D…12Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 12 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 8 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 8 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 3 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 3 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 2 fractional worksBryophyte Studies and Records: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcological 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 12 works
  2. 2 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 8 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  5. 5 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 3 works
  6. 6 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.5%domestic only64.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Ecology and Botany's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 137% 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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