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Institute of Nature Conservation

In research, Institute of Nature Conservation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,608 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 23.0× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#19,391
of 28,054 · #23,580 all time
Rank in Poland
#213
of 318
Research works
811
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Institute of Nature Conservation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #11,608 of 12,888 17.7%63 #16246

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 23.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 21.8 works23×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 48.3 works8.1×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 3.75× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.65× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.53× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.08× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.68× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Nature Conservation?

Ranked on the composite score, Włodzimierz Margielewski, Zofia Alexandrowicz and Bartłomiej Wyżga‬‬ lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Nature Conservation.

  1. 1 Włodzimierz Margielewski Poland · #338,327 worldwide 66 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Zofia Alexandrowicz Poland · #455,980 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Bartłomiej Wyżga‬‬ Poland · #495,334 worldwide 104 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Paweł Olejniczak Poland · #788,858 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Ján Urban Poland · #873,800 worldwide 67 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Piotr Skórka Poland · #990,438 worldwide 51 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Nature Conservation

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Nature Conservation?

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

▲ 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 Change28▲ 8.7×51 topics
  2. Invasive Species18▲ 35×16 topics
  3. Biodiversity15▲ 17×19 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation11▲ 40×5 topics
  5. Population Dynamics9▲ 31×9 topics
  6. Conservation8▲ 16×12 topics
  7. Global Change8▲ 25×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.3×17 topics
  9. Habitat Selection7▲ 76×2 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services6▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Conservation Biology5▲ 43×3 topics
  12. Adaptive Evolution5▲ 74×2 topics
  13. Ecosystem5▲ 35×4 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 12×10 topics
  15. Community Ecology4▲ 40×2 topics
  16. Reproductive Strategies4▲ 90×2 topics
  17. Trophic Cascades4▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Natural Selection4▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Ecological Interactions4▲ 80×2 topics
  20. Species Richness4▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Animal Movement4▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Evolutionary Dynamics4▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Occupancy Rates4▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Phenotypic Plasticity4▲ 122×1 topic
  26. Land Use Change4▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Biological Invasions4▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Model Evaluation4▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 19×11 topics
  31. Water Quality3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  32. Functional Diversity3▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Plant-Animal Interactions3▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Pollinator Decline3▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Ecology3▲ 16×8 topics
  36. Eutrophication3▲ 25×4 topics
  37. Agricultural Intensification3▲ 73×2 topics
  38. Avian Ecology3▲ 116×1 topic
  39. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Migration Patterns3▲ 96×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Nature Conservation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Plant and animal studies and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  10. 10 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Nature Conservation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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