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Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

In research, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust stands highest in Environmental Science (#4,234 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#15,672 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#10,647 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,128
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,032
of 2,253
Research works
728
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust 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 #4,234 of 6,208 18.3%178
Physical SciencesDomain #15,672 of 21,541 15.7%289
Life SciencesDomain #10,647 of 14,347 21.0%123
Social SciencesDomain #13,481 of 16,945 12.6%154
Health SciencesDomain #17,798 of 20,462 11.5%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust 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: 2.17× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.49× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 38.75× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 38.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Janet Kear, Eileen C. Rees and Roland Austin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.

  1. 1 Janet Kear United Kingdom · #66,417 worldwide 126 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Eileen C. Rees United Kingdom · #346,267 worldwide 107 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Roland Austin United Kingdom · #464,451 worldwide 2 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 G. W. T. H. Fleming United Kingdom · #958,254 worldwide 91 citations · 477 works
  5. 5 Jeff Kirby United Kingdom · #1,082,050 worldwide 67 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Roger Blowey United Kingdom · #1,103,850 worldwide 25 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Geoff M. Hilton United Kingdom · #1,169,734 worldwide 77 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Carl Mitchell United Kingdom · #1,271,408 worldwide 13 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Kevin A. Wood United Kingdom · #1,593,952 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

Which keywords describe research at Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust?

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

▲ 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 Change10▲ 6.0×36 topics
  2. Habitat Selection7▲ 149×2 topics
  3. Population Dynamics5▲ 36×6 topics
  4. Trophic Cascades4▲ 76×2 topics
  5. Animal Movement4▲ 129×1 topic
  6. Occupancy Rates4▲ 129×1 topic
  7. Epidemiology3▲ 1.28×12 topics
  8. Animal Welfare3▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Biodiversity3▲ 6.2×11 topics
  10. Emotional State3▲ 144×1 topic
  11. Stress Indicators3▲ 144×1 topic
  12. Avian Ecology2▲ 199×1 topic
  13. Conservation2▲ 9.8×12 topics
  14. Migration Patterns2▲ 165×1 topic
  15. Invasive Species2▲ 9.6×9 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  17. Health Effects2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  18. Genetic Variation2▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 53×2 topics
  20. Mediatization2▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Natural Selection2▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Phenotypic Plasticity2▲ 107×1 topic
  23. Conservation Biology2▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Genomic Analysis2▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Animal-Assisted Therapy1▲ 97×1 topic
  26. Dog Domestication1▲ 97×1 topic
  27. Genetic Structure1▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Social Cognition1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 5.8×5 topics
  30. Environmental1▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Mercury1▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Toxicology1▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Acoustic Communication1▲ 39×3 topics
  34. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  35. Insurance1▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  37. Model Evaluation1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Predator-Prey Interactions1▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Agenda Setting1▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Agricultural Safety1▲ 162×1 topic

Which research topics does Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Avian ecology and behavior and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial …1Insurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksMercury impact and mitigation studies: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Farm Safety: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 1 fractional works
EcologySmall AnimalsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 3 works
  3. 3 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Farm Safety Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Media Studies and Communication Communication 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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