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International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom)

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World rank, all time
#29,514
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,575
of 2,253
Research works
169
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
44.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

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: 2.42× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 9.86× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.41× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, L.C. Rookmaaker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 L.C. Rookmaaker United Kingdom · #791,560 worldwide 10 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom)?

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

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change9▲ 9.6×27 topics
  2. Biodiversity8▲ 31×19 topics
  3. Invasive Species6▲ 41×16 topics
  4. Population Dynamics5▲ 60×7 topics
  5. Conservation4▲ 29×13 topics
  6. Trophic Cascades4▲ 110×2 topics
  7. Habitat Selection3▲ 130×2 topics
  8. Animal Movement3▲ 176×1 topic
  9. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 42×4 topics
  10. Occupancy Rates3▲ 176×1 topic
  11. Ecosystem Services3▲ 22×7 topics
  12. Conservation Biology3▲ 79×4 topics
  13. Global Change2▲ 28×4 topics
  14. Citizen Science2▲ 56×2 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 14×10 topics
  16. Ecological Niche2▲ 90×1 topic
  17. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 90×1 topic
  18. Biological Invasions2▲ 55×3 topics
  19. Ecosystem2▲ 45×3 topics
  20. Evolution2▲ 20×5 topics
  21. Species Richness2▲ 74×2 topics
  22. Community Ecology2▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Functional Diversity1▲ 72×1 topic
  24. Pharmacology1▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Nationalism1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  26. Predator-Prey Interactions1▲ 44×2 topics
  27. Primates1▲ 192×1 topic
  28. Social Behavior1▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Antibiotics1▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Colonialism1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  32. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Attitudes1▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Education1▲ 1.71×2 topics
  35. Flagship Species1▲ 113×1 topic
  36. Paul Ehrlich1▲ 1029×1 topic
  37. Plant-Animal Interactions1▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Pollinator Decline1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Translational Medicine1▲ 1029×1 topic

Which research topics does International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…3Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Medical Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Historical Medical Research and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 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 available54.5%not open45.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.3%domestic only51.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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