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Nature Conservation Foundation

In research, Nature Conservation Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,191 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. 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-now
#18,478
of 22,385 · #21,201 all time
Rank in India
#1,325
of 1,562
Research works
379
▲ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.7k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Nature Conservation Foundation

What is Nature Conservation Foundation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,191 of 10,670 4.5%65 #14017

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nature Conservation Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Nature Conservation Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (49%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 76 fractional works · 55.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 68 fractional works · 49.4% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 20.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 9.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 28.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 19.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNatureConservation…137fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences11%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science6849.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences43.0%
    3. Engineering31.9%
    4. Computer Science10.7%
    5. Chemistry00.3%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2619.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology118.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences86.2%
    2. Psychology32.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.7%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine42.9%
    2. Health Professions11.1%
    3. Veterinary10.9%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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 · 27.6 works26×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 67.6 works9.9×
← 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: 4.05× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.95× its world share, 68 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× 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, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science9.95×68 works
  2. Veterinary6.30×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.05×26 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.88×4 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.52×11 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.13×2 works
  7. Psychology0.69×3 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.57×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.49×8 works
  10. Health Professions0.41×2 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.27×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.19×0 works
  14. Medicine0.15×4 works
  15. Engineering0.13×3 works
  16. Dentistry0.10×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.09×1 works
  18. Energy0.09×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.05×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nature Conservation Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Kulbhushansingh Ramesh Suryawanshi, Charudutt Mishra and Rohan Arthur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nature Conservation Foundation.

  1. 1 Kulbhushansingh Ramesh Suryawanshi India · #400,006 worldwide 2.1k citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Charudutt Mishra India · #457,411 worldwide 6.4k citations · 155 works
  3. 3 Rohan Arthur India · #475,141 worldwide 3.3k citations · 121 works
  4. 4 Saloni Bhatia India · #481,953 worldwide 1.5k citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Yash Veer Bhatnagar India · #612,950 worldwide 2.2k citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Aaron Savio Lobo India · #645,413 worldwide 1.5k citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Anand M. Osuri India · #943,552 worldwide 833 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Koustubh Sharma India · #960,619 worldwide 1.4k citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Ashwin Viswanathan India · #1,339,296 worldwide 774 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Munib Khanyari India · #1,341,998 worldwide 603 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Nature Conservation Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Nature Conservation Foundation?

The most cited paper from Nature Conservation Foundation is "Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas" (William Frederick Laurance et al., 2012), with 1,223 citations. Next come "Tilting at wildlife: reconsidering human–wildlife conflict" (438) and "The Role of Incentive Programs in Conserving the Snow Leopard" (342).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas William Frederick Laurance et al. · Nature Open access216 authors 24 Jul 2012 1,223
2 Tilting at wildlife: reconsidering human–wildlife conflict Stephen Mark Redpath, Saloni Bhatia, Juliette Claire Young · Oryx Open access 11 Nov 2014 438
3 The Role of Incentive Programs in Conserving the Snow Leopard Charudutt Mishra, Priscilla D. Allen, Tom McCarthy et al. · Conservation Biology Open access Dec 2003 342
4 Living with large carnivores: predation on livestock by the snow leopard ( Uncia uncia ) Sumanta Bagchi, Charudutt Mishra · Journal of Zoology Open access 21 Feb 2006 311
5 Competition between domestic livestock and wild bharal Pseudois nayaur in the Indian Trans‐Himalaya Charudutt Mishra, Sipke E. van Wieren, Pieter Ketner et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology Open access Apr 2004 305
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nature Conservation Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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▲ 11×42 topics
  2. Biodiversity27▲ 26×17 topics
  3. Population Dynamics21▲ 60×8 topics
  4. Conservation20▲ 34×15 topics
  5. Invasive Species17▲ 29×18 topics
  6. Habitat Selection15▲ 149×2 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation14▲ 48×4 topics
  8. Conservation Biology13▲ 89×4 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades12▲ 97×2 topics
  10. Global Change12▲ 32×4 topics
  11. Animal Movement11▲ 161×1 topic
  12. Occupancy Rates11▲ 161×1 topic
  13. Ecological Niche8▲ 103×1 topic
  14. Species Distribution Modeling8▲ 103×1 topic
  15. Species Richness8▲ 94×2 topics
  16. Ecosystem8▲ 53×3 topics
  17. Biological Invasions8▲ 62×3 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services7▲ 14×8 topics
  19. Community Ecology7▲ 62×2 topics
  20. Functional Diversity7▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Biogeography7▲ 19×11 topics
  22. Sustainability7▲ 2.1×13 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 16×7 topics
  24. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 30×9 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity7▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Evolution6▲ 16×8 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 11×11 topics
  28. Phylogeny5▲ 22×9 topics
  29. DNA Barcoding4▲ 18×7 topics
  30. Bats4▲ 93×2 topics
  31. Genetic Structure4▲ 42×4 topics
  32. Adaptation4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  33. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Taxonomy4▲ 19×7 topics
  35. Echolocation4▲ 171×1 topic
  36. Hibernation4▲ 171×1 topic
  37. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 23×4 topics
  38. Avian Ecology4▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Migration Patterns4▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Ecological Knowledge4▲ 59×2 topics

Which research topics does Nature Conservation Foundation publish most on?

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

Wildlife Ecology and Con…11Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 11 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 8 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 7 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 4 fractional worksRangeland Management and…3Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 3 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 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 11 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 8 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  4. 4 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  7. 7 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nature Conservation Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 62% 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 Nature Conservation Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00070% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Nature Conservation Foundation0.00056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nature Conservation Foundation 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nature Conservation Foundation8.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.6% in 2022.

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