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Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History

In research, Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History stands highest in Physical Sciences (#21,478 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 10.8× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#37,720
of 42,892
Rank in India
#1,814
of 2,075
Research works
217
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History 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
Physical SciencesDomain #21,478 of 21,541 6.7%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History 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 Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 23.5 works11×
← 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: 4.71× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.80× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History?

Ranked on the composite score, Rachna Chandra, Chiranjibi Pattanaik and P. A. Azeez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History.

  1. 1 Rachna Chandra India · #906,560 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Chiranjibi Pattanaik India · #1,236,628 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 P. A. Azeez India · #1,317,970 worldwide 44 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History

Which keywords describe research at Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Habitat Selection, Biodiversity, Trophic Cascades, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates and Conservation.

▲ 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 Change14▲ 12×21 topics
  2. Population Dynamics10▲ 89×7 topics
  3. Habitat Selection9▲ 269×2 topics
  4. Biodiversity8▲ 24×10 topics
  5. Trophic Cascades6▲ 146×2 topics
  6. Animal Movement6▲ 255×1 topic
  7. Occupancy Rates6▲ 255×1 topic
  8. Conservation5▲ 28×8 topics
  9. Conservation Biology4▲ 99×3 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 45×4 topics
  11. Invasive Species3▲ 18×7 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 25×7 topics
  13. Evolution3▲ 30×4 topics
  14. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 42×5 topics
  15. Avian Ecology3▲ 306×1 topic
  16. Migration Patterns3▲ 254×1 topic
  17. Ecological Niche3▲ 106×1 topic
  18. Genetic Diversity3▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 106×1 topic
  20. Global Change3▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services2▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  23. Phylogeny2▲ 33×4 topics
  24. Taxonomy2▲ 36×4 topics
  25. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 78×2 topics
  26. Bats2▲ 123×1 topic
  27. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 83×2 topics
  28. DNA Barcoding2▲ 25×3 topics
  29. Habitat Connectivity2▲ 243×1 topic
  30. Hibernation2▲ 257×1 topic
  31. Road Ecology2▲ 243×1 topic
  32. Amphibian Declines2▲ 165×1 topic
  33. Chytridiomycosis2▲ 165×1 topic
  34. Primates2▲ 197×1 topic
  35. Social Behavior2▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Biogeography2▲ 13×6 topics
  37. Ecosystem2▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Population Genetics2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Species Richness2▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Community Ecology1▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Avian ecology and behavior, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation.

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  4. 4 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 1 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% higher 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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