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Natural England

In research, Natural England stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,004 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,763 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,781
of 28,054 · #15,780 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#802
of 1,094
Research works
482
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
29.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Natural England 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,004 of 6,208 31.5%219
Physical SciencesDomain #12,763 of 21,541 31.7%285

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Natural England 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: 4.41× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.44× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.82× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.98× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× 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, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Natural England?

Ranked on the composite score, K. J. Kirby, Andrew F. Brown and Roger Morris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural England.

  1. 1 K. J. Kirby United Kingdom · #33,133 worldwide 438 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Andrew F. Brown United Kingdom · #537,788 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Roger Morris United Kingdom · #733,686 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Natural England

Which keywords describe research at Natural England?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, DNA Barcoding, Phylogeny, Conservation, Ecosystem Services and Taxonomy.

▲ 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 Change28▲ 10×44 topics
  2. Biodiversity20▲ 28×17 topics
  3. Invasive Species12▲ 30×16 topics
  4. DNA Barcoding12▲ 73×8 topics
  5. Phylogeny11▲ 74×9 topics
  6. Conservation9▲ 21×17 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services8▲ 21×8 topics
  8. Evolution8▲ 32×7 topics
  9. Taxonomy8▲ 62×8 topics
  10. Sustainability7▲ 3.1×23 topics
  11. Conservation Biology7▲ 72×3 topics
  12. Model Evaluation7▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Ecological Niche6▲ 112×1 topic
  14. Species Distribution Modeling6▲ 112×1 topic
  15. Population Dynamics6▲ 25×8 topics
  16. Morphology6▲ 35×5 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 19×10 topics
  18. Biogeography5▲ 21×13 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 14×9 topics
  20. Trophic Cascades5▲ 55×2 topics
  21. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.8×15 topics
  22. Biological Control5▲ 32×5 topics
  23. Habitat Selection5▲ 64×2 topics
  24. Lepidoptera5▲ 251×1 topic
  25. Molecular Phylogenetics5▲ 251×1 topic
  26. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Host Specificity4▲ 40×4 topics
  28. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Water Quality4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  30. Gall-Inducing Insects3▲ 425×1 topic
  31. Global Change3▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Parasitoid Wasps3▲ 425×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Eutrophication3▲ 30×4 topics
  35. Functional Genomics3▲ 39×2 topics
  36. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 20×8 topics
  37. RNA-Seq3▲ 28×1 topic
  38. sequence alignment3▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Animal Movement3▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Occupancy Rates3▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Natural England publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

Species Distribution and…6Species Distribution and Climate Change: 6 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 5 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and…3Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…3Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior2Avian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 2 fractional worksGeotourism and Geoheritage Conservation: 2 fractional works
Ecological ModelingGeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 6 works
  2. 2 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 5 works
  3. 3 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation Geology 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 available44.9%not open55.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Natural England's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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