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National Biodiversity Institute

In research, National Biodiversity Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,616 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,190 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,716
of 28,054 · #24,141 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#6
of 26
Research works
705
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is National Biodiversity Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #6,616 of 7,800 15.8%69 #10759
Physical SciencesDomain #11,190 of 12,888 19.3%65 #19353

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 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: 6.12× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.59× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.99× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.42× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Biodiversity Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Nelson Zamora and J. Francisco Morales lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Biodiversity Institute.

  1. 1 Nelson Zamora Costa Rica · #515,633 worldwide 65 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 J. Francisco Morales Costa Rica · #766,486 worldwide 48 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at National Biodiversity Institute

Which keywords describe research at National Biodiversity Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biogeography, Conservation, Medicinal Plants, Habitat Fragmentation 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 2022–2025 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 Change32▲ 7.8×56 topics
  2. Biodiversity24▲ 21×23 topics
  3. Invasive Species24▲ 37×21 topics
  4. Biogeography14▲ 35×20 topics
  5. Conservation13▲ 21×19 topics
  6. Medicinal Plants11▲ 17×11 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 31×5 topics
  8. Global Change10▲ 25×6 topics
  9. Population Dynamics9▲ 24×12 topics
  10. Taxonomy9▲ 46×13 topics
  11. Phylogeny9▲ 39×16 topics
  12. Antioxidant9▲ 8.4×19 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services8▲ 13×8 topics
  14. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 25×7 topics
  15. Anti-inflammatory7▲ 16×13 topics
  16. Conservation Biology7▲ 44×4 topics
  17. DNA Barcoding7▲ 27×9 topics
  18. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 14×12 topics
  19. Biological Invasions6▲ 47×3 topics
  20. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 27×10 topics
  21. Evolution6▲ 16×13 topics
  22. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 10×10 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 5.5×13 topics
  24. Plant-Animal Interactions5▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Pollinator Decline5▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Ecosystem4▲ 27×4 topics
  27. Habitat Selection4▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Natural Products4▲ 20×5 topics
  29. Ocean Acidification4▲ 39×3 topics
  30. Pharmacology4▲ 11×12 topics
  31. Biological Activities4▲ 17×6 topics
  32. Community Ecology4▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Citizen Science4▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Trophic Cascades4▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Model Evaluation4▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Ecological Niche4▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Species Distribution Modeling4▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Species Richness4▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Phytochemistry4▲ 19×5 topics
  40. Benthic Communities3▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does National Biodiversity Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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…4Species Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…3Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…3Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…2Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 2 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invas…2Marine Ecology and Invasive Species: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationFood Science4 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 4 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 3 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 2 works
  10. 10 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Biodiversity Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.