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Wildlife Conservation Society United Kingdom

In research, Wildlife Conservation Society United Kingdom stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,565 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,065 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,971
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,384
of 2,253
Research works
304
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Wildlife Conservation Society United Kingdom 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 #3,565 of 6,208 22.4%154
Physical SciencesDomain #20,065 of 21,541 21.9%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wildlife Conservation Society United Kingdom 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: 2.38× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.29× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 14.15× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 14.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Wildlife Conservation Society United Kingdom?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Habitat Selection, 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 Change12▲ 9.1×30 topics
  2. Population Dynamics11▲ 87×7 topics
  3. Biodiversity8▲ 23×17 topics
  4. Habitat Selection8▲ 210×2 topics
  5. Trophic Cascades7▲ 156×2 topics
  6. Animal Movement7▲ 263×1 topic
  7. Occupancy Rates7▲ 263×1 topic
  8. Conservation6▲ 28×11 topics
  9. Invasive Species5▲ 21×11 topics
  10. Conservation Biology4▲ 70×4 topics
  11. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 16×8 topics
  12. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.4×7 topics
  13. Biogeography3▲ 20×9 topics
  14. Ecological Niche2▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 86×1 topic
  16. Habitat Connectivity2▲ 249×1 topic
  17. Road Ecology2▲ 249×1 topic
  18. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 34×3 topics
  19. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Evolution2▲ 15×7 topics
  21. Land Use Change2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Pathogen Transmission2▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Ecology2▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  27. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Genetic Structure1▲ 38×3 topics
  29. One Health1▲ 87×1 topic
  30. Phylogeny1▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Zoonotic Diseases1▲ 87×1 topic
  32. Altruism1▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Cooperation1▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Environmental Services1▲ 73×1 topic
  35. Primates1▲ 136×1 topic
  36. Social Behavior1▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Tropical Deforestation1▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Biocultural Conservation1▲ 183×1 topic
  39. Earth Stewardship1▲ 183×1 topic
  40. Marine Ecosystems1▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Wildlife Conservation Society United Kingdom publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation and Zoonotic diseases and public health.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…7Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 7 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksWildlife-Road Interactio…2Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation: 2 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 1 fractional worksFish biology, ecology, and behavior: 1 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 7 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  3. 3 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Fish biology, ecology, and behavior Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.3%domestic only41.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wildlife Conservation Society United Kingdom's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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