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International Gorilla Conservation Programme

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Research works
113
▲ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
53%
world 18%
International Gorilla Conservation Programme

Not ranked overall: International Gorilla Conservation Programme is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does International Gorilla Conservation Programme work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at International Gorilla Conservation Programme is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (22%), Social Sciences (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 20 fractional works · 38.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 18.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 29.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 21.8% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 26.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 17.0% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInternationalGorilla…53fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences38%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1018.5%
    2. Psychology610.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities46.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.6%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Environmental Science1221.8%
    2. Engineering23.2%
    3. Computer Science11.8%
    4. Energy00.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    6. Mathematics00.4%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences917.0%
    2. Neuroscience24.0%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    1. Medicine35.2%
    2. Nursing00.7%
    3. Health Professions00.5%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 3.59× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.44× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.39× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.29× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.41× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science4.39×12 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.59×9 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.57×1 works
  4. Psychology3.41×6 works
  5. Neuroscience2.44×2 works
  6. Veterinary2.32×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities2.29×4 works
  8. Nursing1.47×0 works
  9. Social Sciences1.46×10 works
  10. Energy1.03×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.65×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×2 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.31×0 works
  17. Medicine0.27×3 works
  18. Computer Science0.23×1 works
  19. Engineering0.21×2 works
  20. Health Professions0.18×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at International Gorilla Conservation Programme?

Ranked on the quality score, Julius Nziza, Maryke Gray and Eustrate Uzabaho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Gorilla Conservation Programme.

  1. 1 Julius Nziza Rwanda · #713,372 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Maryke Gray Rwanda · #1,059,355 worldwide 1.4k citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Eustrate Uzabaho Rwanda · #1,241,673 worldwide 403 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Jena R. Hickey Rwanda · #1,619,700 worldwide 341 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Prosper Uwingeli Rwanda · #1,839,734 worldwide 498 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Annette Lanjouw Rwanda · #1,887,086 worldwide 225 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Robin E. Morrison Rwanda · #2,438,269 worldwide 401 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Winnie Eckardt Rwanda · #2,607,147 worldwide 911 citations · 85 works
  9. 9 Yntze van der Hoek Rwanda · #3,638,038 worldwide 716 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Roger Wilson Rwanda · #4,118,281 worldwide 14 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at International Gorilla Conservation Programme

What are the most cited papers from International Gorilla Conservation Programme?

The most cited paper from International Gorilla Conservation Programme is "Origin of the HIV-1 group O epidemic in western lowland gorillas" (Mirela D’arc et al., 2015), with 209 citations. Next come "High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests" (161) and "Extreme Conservation Leads to Recovery of the Virunga Mountain Gorillas" (157).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Origin of the HIV-1 group O epidemic in western lowland gorillas Mirela D’arc et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 2 Mar 2015 209
2 High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests Aida Cuní‐Sanchez et al. · Nature Open access102 authors 25 Aug 2021 161
3 Extreme Conservation Leads to Recovery of the Virunga Mountain Gorillas Martha M. Robbins, Markye Gray, Katie A. Fawcett et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 8 Jun 2011 157
4 Molecular Ecology and Natural History of Simian Foamy Virus Infection in Wild-Living Chimpanzees Weimin Liu et al. · PLoS Pathogens Open access 3 Jul 2008 146
5 Impacts of land use land cover change and climate change on river hydro-morphology- a review of research studies in tropical regions Naomie M. Kayitesi, Alphonce C. Guzha, Grégoire Mariethoz · Journal of Hydrology Open access 8 Nov 2022 145
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at International Gorilla Conservation Programme?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Communication, Invasive Species, Evolution, Population Dynamics 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-now 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 Change6▲ 4.5×25 topics
  2. Biodiversity4▲ 9.5×11 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 2.5×13 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Communication3▲ 16×2 topics
  6. Invasive Species3▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Evolution2▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Education2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  9. Population Dynamics2▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Habitat Selection2▲ 59×2 topics
  11. Social Behavior2▲ 72×2 topics
  12. Animal Movement2▲ 77×1 topic
  13. Depression2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  14. Intelligence2▲ 93×1 topic
  15. Occupancy Rates2▲ 77×1 topic
  16. Primates2▲ 201×1 topic
  17. Global Trade2▲ 19×2 topics
  18. History2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  20. Indian Ocean2▲ 190×1 topic
  21. Land Use Change2▲ 12×4 topics
  22. prehistoric movement2▲ 190×1 topic
  23. Conservation2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  24. Environmental Policy2▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Genetic Variation2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Global Change2▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Image Processing2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  28. Adaptation1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  29. Natural Selection1▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Phenotypic Plasticity1▲ 96×1 topic
  31. Stress1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  32. Conservation Biology1▲ 23×4 topics
  33. Coping Strategies1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem1▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  36. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Model Evaluation1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Modernization1▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Plant Disease Detection1▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Smart Farming1▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does International Gorilla Conservation Programme publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Primate Behavior and Ecology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Primate Behavior and Ecology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colo…2Global Maritime and Colonial Histories: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…1Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 1 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Stud…1Indian and Buddhist Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Architectural Studies: 1 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 1 fractional worksStress Responses and Cortisol: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyEcologyAnthropologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics6 others

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

  1. 1 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 2 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  7. 7 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 1 works
  8. 8 Historical and Architectural Studies Archeology 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 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 available69.4%not open30.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.1%domestic only46.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has International Gorilla Conservation Programme's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is International Gorilla Conservation Programme as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%International Gorilla Conservation Programme0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of International Gorilla Conservation Programme over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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