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National Biodiversity Institute

In research, National Biodiversity Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,401 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,859 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 21.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,235
of 22,385 · #17,206 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#19
of 26
Research works
705
▲ 109% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.6k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
76%
world 18%
National Biodiversity Institute

What is National Biodiversity Institute known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #3,401 of 6,403 7.8%69 #4174
Physical SciencesDomain #9,859 of 10,670 13.3%65 #13675

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Biodiversity Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National Biodiversity Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at National Biodiversity Institute is in Life Sciences, 44% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (33%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (29%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 92 fractional works · 45.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 58 fractional works · 28.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 9.6% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 88 fractional works · 43.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 66 fractional works · 32.9% of its workEcology: 26 fractional works · 12.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 5.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalBiodiversity…202fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences45%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences5%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5828.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2713.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology42.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Environmental Science6632.9%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences126.0%
    3. Engineering42.0%
    4. Materials Science21.0%
    5. Chemistry20.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    7. Computer Science10.4%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine105.0%
    2. Veterinary10.5%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Psychology31.5%
    2. Social Sciences31.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Biodiversity Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 21.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 20.5 works22×
  2. EcologySubfield · 25.5 works16×
← 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: 6.06× its world share, 58 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.55× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.80× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.61× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× 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, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science6.61×66 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.06×58 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.80×12 works
  4. Veterinary3.57×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.55×27 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.98×4 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.42×1 works
  8. Psychology0.50×3 works
  9. Chemistry0.48×2 works
  10. Nursing0.47×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.38×1 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.36×2 works
  13. Materials Science0.30×2 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.30×2 works
  15. Medicine0.26×10 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.20×1 works
  17. Energy0.13×0 works
  18. Engineering0.13×4 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.12×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.12×3 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.09×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  24. Mathematics0.04×0 works
  25. Health Professions0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Biodiversity Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Manuel A. Zumbado, José Luis Chaves and Isidro Chacón lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Biodiversity Institute.

  1. 1 Manuel A. Zumbado Costa Rica · #2,039,571 worldwide 405 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 José Luis Chaves Costa Rica · #2,215,035 worldwide 1k citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Isidro Chacón Costa Rica · #3,259,515 worldwide 614 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Nelson A. Zamora Costa Rica · #3,269,491 worldwide 1.2k citations · 83 works
  5. 5 M. Mata Costa Rica · #4,746,302 worldwide 270 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Loengrin Umaña Costa Rica · #4,795,812 worldwide 530 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Ángel Solís Costa Rica · #5,343,072 worldwide 440 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Carlos F. Viquez Costa Rica · #6,317,186 worldwide 271 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 J. Francisco Morales Costa Rica · #6,922,468 worldwide 889 citations · 145 works
All ranked researchers at National Biodiversity Institute

What are the most cited papers from National Biodiversity Institute?

The most cited paper from National Biodiversity Institute is "Ecosystem Service Supply and Vulnerability to Global Change in Europe" (Dagmar Schröter et al., 2005), with 1,717 citations. Next come "Diversity enhances carbon storage in tropical forests" (629) and "Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services" (611).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ecosystem Service Supply and Vulnerability to Global Change in Europe Dagmar Schröter et al. · Science Open access 28 Oct 2005 1,717
2 Diversity enhances carbon storage in tropical forests Lourens Poorter et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography Open access 8 Sep 2015 629
3 Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services Andreas Fischlin, Guy Franklin Midgley, Carol Turley et al. · IRIS Book chapterOpen access 2007 611
4 Specific Leaf Area and Dry Matter Content Estimate Thickness in Laminar Leaves Denis Vile, Éric Garnier, Bill Shipley et al. · Annals of Botany Open access 13 Sep 2005 513
5 Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa Gina Ziervogel, Mark George New, Emma Archer van Garderen et al. · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change Open access 3 Jul 2014 457
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Biodiversity Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Conservation, Biogeography, Medicinal Plants, Population Dynamics and Global Change.

▲ 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 Change41▲ 7.5×59 topics
  2. Biodiversity30▲ 19×24 topics
  3. Invasive Species30▲ 35×21 topics
  4. Conservation20▲ 23×20 topics
  5. Biogeography18▲ 32×20 topics
  6. Medicinal Plants14▲ 17×12 topics
  7. Population Dynamics14▲ 26×12 topics
  8. Global Change12▲ 23×6 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 28×5 topics
  10. Phylogeny12▲ 34×16 topics
  11. Taxonomy11▲ 39×13 topics
  12. Antioxidant11▲ 7.7×24 topics
  13. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 24×7 topics
  14. Molecular Phylogeny10▲ 30×10 topics
  15. Conservation Biology10▲ 45×4 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services10▲ 12×8 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 11×11 topics
  18. DNA Barcoding8▲ 24×9 topics
  19. Anti-inflammatory8▲ 14×14 topics
  20. Biological Invasions8▲ 45×3 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 13×13 topics
  22. Evolution7▲ 13×14 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 5.3×14 topics
  24. Ecosystem6▲ 27×4 topics
  25. Pharmacology6▲ 12×13 topics
  26. Ocean Acidification6▲ 38×3 topics
  27. Citizen Science5▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Community Ecology5▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Model Evaluation5▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Natural Products5▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Plant-Animal Interactions5▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Pollinator Decline5▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Ecological Niche5▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Species Distribution Modeling5▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Habitat Selection5▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Biological Activities5▲ 15×6 topics
  37. Apoptosis5▲ 7.7×7 topics
  38. Benthic Communities5▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Marine Biodiversity5▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Ecology5▲ 14×9 topics

Which research topics does National Biodiversity Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant and animal studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

Plant and animal studies5Plant and animal studies: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…5Species Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 4 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…3Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invasive Species: 3 fractional worksMediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationFood Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 4 works
  5. 5 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 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 available71.4%not open28.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors75.7%domestic only24.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Biodiversity Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 109% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 National Biodiversity Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00068% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%National Biodiversity Institute0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Biodiversity Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%National Biodiversity Institute12.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.2% in 2025.

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