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Nature Conservation Foundation

In research, Nature Conservation Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,484 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 25.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,974
of 28,054 · #28,182 all time
Rank in India
#1,082
of 1,840
Research works
379
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Nature Conservation Foundation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,484 of 12,888 13.4%65 #19640

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nature Conservation Foundation 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).

What does Nature Conservation Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 25.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 24.4 works26×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 57.0 works9.5×
← 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: 4.33× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.52× its world share, 57 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 7.15× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nature Conservation Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Fraser Darling, M. D. Madhusudan and Charudutt Mishra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nature Conservation Foundation.

  1. 1 F. Fraser Darling India · #241,769 worldwide 86 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 M. D. Madhusudan India · #864,027 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Charudutt Mishra India · #981,525 worldwide 77 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Rohan Arthur India · #1,361,779 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Anwaruddin Choudhury India · #1,468,218 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Nature Conservation Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Nature Conservation Foundation?

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

▲ 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 Change35▲ 11×38 topics
  2. Biodiversity25▲ 28×17 topics
  3. Population Dynamics19▲ 62×8 topics
  4. Conservation18▲ 34×15 topics
  5. Invasive Species15▲ 29×17 topics
  6. Habitat Selection13▲ 149×2 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation13▲ 48×4 topics
  8. Conservation Biology11▲ 92×4 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades11▲ 98×2 topics
  10. Animal Movement10▲ 163×1 topic
  11. Occupancy Rates10▲ 163×1 topic
  12. Global Change10▲ 31×4 topics
  13. Ecological Niche7▲ 104×1 topic
  14. Species Distribution Modeling7▲ 104×1 topic
  15. Species Richness7▲ 91×2 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services7▲ 15×8 topics
  17. Biogeography7▲ 21×11 topics
  18. Biological Invasions7▲ 61×3 topics
  19. Ecosystem7▲ 51×3 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity6▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 18×7 topics
  22. Sustainability6▲ 2.2×11 topics
  23. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 34×9 topics
  24. Community Ecology6▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Functional Diversity6▲ 90×1 topic
  26. Evolution5▲ 17×8 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 11×10 topics
  28. Phylogeny4▲ 25×9 topics
  29. DNA Barcoding4▲ 21×7 topics
  30. Bats4▲ 101×2 topics
  31. Genetic Structure4▲ 48×4 topics
  32. Echolocation4▲ 185×1 topic
  33. Hibernation4▲ 185×1 topic
  34. Adaptation4▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 57×2 topics
  36. Taxonomy4▲ 22×7 topics
  37. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 25×4 topics
  38. Ecological Knowledge3▲ 60×2 topics
  39. Pastoralists3▲ 98×1 topic
  40. Rangeland Degradation3▲ 98×1 topic

Which research topics does Nature Conservation Foundation publish most on?

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

Wildlife Ecology and Con…10Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 10 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 7 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 6 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 3 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…3Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 10 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 7 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  4. 4 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  5. 5 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  6. 6 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  9. 9 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  10. 10 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 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 available62.1%not open37.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nature Conservation Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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