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Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research

In research, Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,393 of 14,347 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,043 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,804 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,864
of 28,054 · #7,955 all time
Rank in Austria
#59
of 168
Research works
605
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
38.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,393 of 14,347 34.5%234
Social SciencesDomain #6,043 of 16,945 36.8%191
Physical SciencesDomain #16,804 of 21,541 29.6%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research 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).

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: 4.58× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.62× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.58× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.55× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.76× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.52× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Kurt Kotrschal, Hans Winkler and Antonio Melic lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research.

  1. 1 Kurt Kotrschal Austria · #137,663 worldwide 329 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Hans Winkler Austria · #492,551 worldwide 105 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Antonio Melic Austria · #753,614 worldwide 24 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Herbert Hoi Austria · #883,453 worldwide 85 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Werner Callebaut Austria · #1,246,794 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Li-Mei Chen Austria · #1,368,109 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 David Robson Austria · #1,373,852 worldwide 7 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Adolf Heschl Austria · #1,392,636 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research

Which keywords describe research at Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Natural Selection, Evolutionary Dynamics, Genetic Variation, Adaptive Evolution, Ecological Interactions, Behavioral Syndromes and Phenotypic Plasticity.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 6.0×31 topics
  2. Natural Selection7▲ 164×2 topics
  3. Evolutionary Dynamics6▲ 232×2 topics
  4. Genetic Variation6▲ 38×4 topics
  5. Adaptive Evolution6▲ 147×2 topics
  6. Ecological Interactions6▲ 196×2 topics
  7. Behavioral Syndromes6▲ 299×1 topic
  8. Phenotypic Plasticity6▲ 299×1 topic
  9. Biodiversity5▲ 8.8×8 topics
  10. Habitat Selection5▲ 85×2 topics
  11. Social Cognition5▲ 37×5 topics
  12. Acoustic Communication4▲ 106×2 topics
  13. Population Dynamics4▲ 20×7 topics
  14. Social Learning4▲ 190×2 topics
  15. Evolutionary Biology4▲ 142×2 topics
  16. Invasive Species4▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Avian Vocal Communication3▲ 276×1 topic
  18. Birdsong3▲ 276×1 topic
  19. Agricultural Intensification3▲ 127×2 topics
  20. Avian Ecology3▲ 201×1 topic
  21. Migration Patterns3▲ 166×1 topic
  22. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Social Behavior3▲ 71×3 topics
  24. Oxytocin3▲ 78×2 topics
  25. Altruism3▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Cooperation3▲ 54×2 topics
  27. Evolution3▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Conservation Biology2▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Global Change2▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Adaptation2▲ 11×7 topics
  31. Conservation2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  33. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Pollinator Decline2▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Philosophy of Science2▲ 74×2 topics
  36. Medicine2▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Science2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Trust2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Intelligence2▲ 56×2 topics

Which research topics does Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Avian ecology and behavior and Plant and animal studies.

Animal Behavior and Repr…6Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 6 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsDevelopmental BiologyEcologySocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  2. 2 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.6%domestic only56.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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