World Wide Fund for Nature
In research, World Wide Fund for Nature stands highest in Environmental Science (#956 of 3,334 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,390 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,512 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Ecology is 13.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,945 of 22,385 · #3,709 all time
- Rank in Switzerland
- #45 of 186
- Research works
- 2.7k ◆ 1% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 78k 29.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 13.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.88× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 48% world 40%
- International
- 43% world 18%
What is World Wide Fund for Nature known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental ScienceField | #956 of 3,334 | 17.4% | 142 | #935 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #5,390 of 10,670 | 15.5% | 198 | #3851 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #5,512 of 9,585 | 14.1% | 124 | #3499 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,697 of 6,403 | 12.6% | 87 | #4223 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,457 of 5,988 | 16.8% | 66 | #3499 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #7,555 of 9,902 | 10.9% | 110 | #5990 | |
| MedicineField | #6,550 of 8,541 | 11.6% | 82 | #5918 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where World Wide Fund for Nature 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Environmental Science#935 #956
- Physical Sciences#3,851 #5,390
- Social Sciences#3,499 #5,512
- Life Sciences#4,223 #4,697
- Social Sciences#3,499 #4,457
- Health Sciences#5,990 #7,555
- Medicine#5,918 #6,550
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does World Wide Fund for Nature work in?
In 2022-now, 40% of research at World Wide Fund for Nature is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (28%), Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (12%).
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences24039.7%
- Environmental Science17028.1%
- Engineering304.9%
- Computer Science162.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences132.1%
- Mathematics40.6%
- Energy30.4%
- Physics and Astronomy20.4%
- Materials Science20.3%
- Chemistry10.1%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Social Sciences14123.4%
- Social Sciences7512.4%
- Psychology183.0%
- Arts and Humanities162.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting162.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance122.0%
- Decision Sciences30.5%
- Health Sciences12520.6%
- Medicine9215.2%
- Health Professions233.8%
- Nursing61.0%
- Veterinary30.4%
- Dentistry10.2%
- Life Sciences9816.3%
What does World Wide Fund for Nature specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- EcologySubfield · 62.8 works13×
- Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 41.3 works9.0×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 22.3 works6.3×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Environmental Science5.66×170 works
- Veterinary3.09×2 works
- Nursing2.02×6 works
- Immunology and Microbiology2.00×12 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.83×53 works
- Health Professions1.46×23 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.35×13 works
- Psychology1.00×18 works
- Social Sciences0.98×75 works
- Arts and Humanities0.94×16 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.94×12 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×28 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.84×16 works
- Medicine0.79×92 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×1 works
- Mathematics0.52×4 works
- Decision Sciences0.52×3 works
- Energy0.48×3 works
- Dentistry0.48×1 works
- Neuroscience0.44×4 works
- Computer Science0.34×16 works
- Engineering0.33×30 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.17×2 works
- Chemistry0.09×1 works
- Materials Science0.09×2 works
- Chemical Engineering0.01×0 works
- Environmental Science 5.7×
- Veterinary 3.1×
- Nursing 2.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 2.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.8×
- Health Professions 1.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.4×
- Psychology 1.0×
- Social Sciences 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.6×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Decision Sciences 0.5×
- Energy 0.5×
- Dentistry 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at World Wide Fund for Nature?
Ranked on the quality score, Biksham Gujja, Paul Géroudet and Pierre Bardin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is World Wide Fund for Nature.
- 1
Biksham Gujja
Switzerland · #3,052,469 worldwide 584 citations · 27 works
- 2
Paul Géroudet
Switzerland · #4,895,887 worldwide 145 citations · 30 works
- 3
Pierre Bardin
Switzerland · #5,435,070 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
- 4
Peter F. R. Jackson
Switzerland · #5,684,273 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
- 5
Peter F. R. Jackson
Switzerland · #5,728,668 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
Which keywords describe research at World Wide Fund for Nature?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation, Sustainability, Trophic Cascades and Land Use Change.
- Cooperation
- Acoustic Communication
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Social-Ecological Systems
- DNA Barcoding
- Coral Reefs
- Environmental Policy
- Sea-Level Rise
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Adaptation
- Environmental Services
- Smallholder Farmers
- Occupancy Rates
- Ecosystem Services
- Habitat Selection
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Population Dynamics
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Biodiversity
- Environmental Impact
- Conservation
- Trophic Cascades
- Land Use Change
- Invasive Species
- Animal Movement
- Marine Ecosystems
- Conservation Biology
- Tropical Deforestation
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Ocean Acidification
- Model Evaluation
- Bleaching
- Citizen Science
- Ecological Niche
- Species Distribution Modeling
- Ecosystem Management
- Altruism
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
- Climate Change98▲ 6.0×87 topics
- Sustainability43▲ 2.9×63 topics
- Biodiversity34▲ 7.3×26 topics
- Population Dynamics32▲ 21×10 topics
- Environmental Impact31▲ 3.0×39 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation31▲ 14×16 topics
- Conservation27▲ 10×20 topics
- Epidemiology23◆ 0.96×84 topics
- Trophic Cascades23▲ 41×2 topics
- Globalization22▲ 1.85×42 topics
- Land Use Change21▲ 12×6 topics
- Habitat Selection19▲ 42×2 topics
- Invasive Species17▲ 6.6×18 topics
- Ecosystem Services16▲ 7.0×11 topics
- Animal Movement16▲ 53×1 topic
- Occupancy Rates16▲ 53×1 topic
- Marine Ecosystems12▲ 34×2 topics
- Smallholder Farmers12▲ 9.0×6 topics
- Conservation Biology11▲ 17×4 topics
- Environmental Services10▲ 51×1 topic
- Tropical Deforestation10▲ 51×1 topic
- Adaptation10▲ 5.8×12 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 18×2 topics
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions9▲ 5.6×7 topics
- Ocean Acidification9▲ 21×3 topics
- Sea-Level Rise9▲ 13×5 topics
- Model Evaluation8▲ 11×2 topics
- Environmental Policy8▲ 6.9×9 topics
- Bleaching7▲ 38×1 topic
- Coral Reefs7▲ 38×1 topic
- Citizen Science7▲ 12×3 topics
- DNA Barcoding7▲ 6.8×7 topics
- Ecological Niche7▲ 20×1 topic
- Social-Ecological Systems7▲ 8.4×3 topics
- Species Distribution Modeling7▲ 20×1 topic
- Stakeholder Engagement7▲ 13×4 topics
- Ecosystem Management7▲ 19×2 topics
- Acoustic Communication7▲ 21×3 topics
- Altruism7▲ 13×4 topics
- Cooperation7▲ 17×3 topics
Which research topics does World Wide Fund for Nature publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 16 works
- 2 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 10 works
- 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 7 works
- 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 7 works
- 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
- 6 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
- 7 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 6 works
- 8 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 5 works
- 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 5 works
- 10 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 5 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has World Wide Fund for Nature's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 World Wide Fund for Nature as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0026% in 2024.
Fractional works of World Wide Fund for Nature 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.3% in 2005.
Other research institutions in Zurich
- University of Zurich
- ETH Zurich
- Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology
- ABB (Switzerland)
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration
- Universitätsklinik Balgrist
- Swiss Finance Institute
- Schulthess-Klinik
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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