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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

In research, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,548 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,199 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 51.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,092
of 28,054 · #11,858 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#578
of 1,094
Research works
917
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
49.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,548 of 3,551 22.7%63 #734
Physical SciencesDomain #12,199 of 12,888 22.8%65 #11113

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 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 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 51.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 36.8 works52×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 63.0 works14×
← 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: 1.93× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.73× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.01× its world share, 63 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.61× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Society for the Protection of Birds?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard D. Gregory, Jeremy D. Wilson and Paul F. Donald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

  1. 1 Richard D. Gregory United Kingdom · #113,922 worldwide 391 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Jeremy D. Wilson United Kingdom · #143,203 worldwide 255 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Paul F. Donald United Kingdom · #210,144 worldwide 176 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Richard B. Bradbury United Kingdom · #223,145 worldwide 256 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 M. Marquiss United Kingdom · #310,084 worldwide 131 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Steffen Oppel United Kingdom · #404,746 worldwide 181 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Richard Cuthbert United Kingdom · #409,383 worldwide 144 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Ken W. Smith United Kingdom · #560,235 worldwide 74 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 David W. Gibbons United Kingdom · #576,369 worldwide 167 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mark H. Hancock United Kingdom · #758,115 worldwide 94 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Which keywords describe research at Royal Society for the Protection of Birds?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Population Dynamics, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Avian Ecology, Migration Patterns and Trophic Cascades.

▲ 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 Change36▲ 15×38 topics
  2. Habitat Selection24▲ 353×2 topics
  3. Population Dynamics16▲ 70×8 topics
  4. Invasive Species15▲ 39×14 topics
  5. Biodiversity14▲ 20×15 topics
  6. Avian Ecology13▲ 678×1 topic
  7. Migration Patterns13▲ 562×1 topic
  8. Trophic Cascades12▲ 143×2 topics
  9. Animal Movement11▲ 224×1 topic
  10. Occupancy Rates11▲ 224×1 topic
  11. Conservation9▲ 23×11 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 35×5 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 19×10 topics
  14. Conservation Biology6▲ 67×4 topics
  15. Ecosystem6▲ 57×3 topics
  16. Global Change5▲ 23×5 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services5▲ 15×7 topics
  18. Species Richness5▲ 84×2 topics
  19. Biological Invasions5▲ 59×3 topics
  20. Community Ecology4▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 55×2 topics
  22. Ecological Niche4▲ 72×1 topic
  23. Functional Diversity4▲ 76×1 topic
  24. Species Distribution Modeling4▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 26×5 topics
  26. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Acoustic Communication3▲ 60×2 topics
  29. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Land Use Change3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  31. Island Ecosystems2▲ 87×2 topics
  32. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  33. Mast Seeding2▲ 134×1 topic
  34. Rodent Eradication2▲ 134×1 topic
  35. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Evolutionary Dynamics2▲ 64×2 topics
  37. Host Specificity2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Natural Selection2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Phenotypic Plasticity2▲ 82×1 topic
  40. Avian Malaria2▲ 231×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Society for the Protection of Birds publish most on?

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

Avian ecology and behavior13Avian ecology and behavior: 13 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…11Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 11 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…4Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…4Species Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behav…2Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksBird parasitology and diseases: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcological ModelingEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2 others

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

  1. 1 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 13 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 11 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  5. 5 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Bird parasitology and diseases Parasitology 2 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available46.8%not open53.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Society for the Protection of Birds's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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.

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