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Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad

In research, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,479 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,730 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,106 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 19.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,974
of 28,054 · #28,321 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#47
of 71
Research works
707
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,479 of 10,521 12.0%65 #15651
Physical SciencesDomain #11,730 of 12,888 14.1%91 #18146
Life SciencesDomain #7,106 of 7,800 10.4%65 #13433

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#15,651 #9,479
  2. Physical Sciences#18,146 #11,730
  3. Life Sciences#13,433 #7,106
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 19.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 21.8 works19×
← 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: 3.93× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.28× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.00× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Brito, Ang Y and Mario H. Yánez-Muñóz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad.

  1. 1 Jorge Brito Ecuador · #1,361,474 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Ang Y Ecuador · #1,400,026 worldwide 4 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Mario H. Yánez-Muñóz Ecuador · #1,454,509 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Conservation Biology, Conservation, Biogeography, Invasive Species and Phylogenetic Analysis.

▲ 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 Change36▲ 5.5×35 topics
  2. Biodiversity31▲ 17×20 topics
  3. Population Dynamics26▲ 42×10 topics
  4. Conservation Biology19▲ 75×4 topics
  5. Conservation19▲ 18×13 topics
  6. Biogeography18▲ 28×17 topics
  7. Invasive Species18▲ 17×19 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis18▲ 24×12 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation16▲ 30×4 topics
  10. Education16▲ 3.7×26 topics
  11. Molecular Phylogeny14▲ 37×10 topics
  12. Phylogeny11▲ 29×14 topics
  13. Evolution10▲ 16×13 topics
  14. Global Change9▲ 14×5 topics
  15. E-Learning8▲ 3.5×8 topics
  16. Educational Technology8▲ 3.0×15 topics
  17. DNA Barcoding8▲ 21×8 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services8▲ 8.7×7 topics
  19. Biodiversity Loss8▲ 65×2 topics
  20. Amphibian Declines8▲ 142×1 topic
  21. Chytridiomycosis8▲ 142×1 topic
  22. Taxonomy8▲ 25×11 topics
  23. Habitat Selection7▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Ecological Niche7▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Species Distribution Modeling7▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Plant-Animal Interactions6▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Pollinator Decline6▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Ecology6▲ 15×6 topics
  29. Adaptive Radiation5▲ 74×2 topics
  30. Digital Marketing5▲ 5.2×3 topics
  31. Morphology5▲ 12×6 topics
  32. Latin America5▲ 10×7 topics
  33. Neotropical Region5▲ 137×2 topics
  34. Small and Medium Enterprises5▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Animal Movement5▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Mammal Evolution5▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Occupancy Rates5▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis5▲ 94×1 topic
  39. Trophic Cascades5▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Online Education4▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and animal studies and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Amphibian and Reptile Bi…8Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 8 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…7Species Distribution and Climate Change: 7 fractional worksPlant and animal studies6Plant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…5Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 5 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 4 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxo…4Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 4 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations …3Educational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcological ModelingEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 7 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 5 works
  6. 6 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 4 works
  8. 8 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 3 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 available64.3%not open35.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.0%domestic only62.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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