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World Wildlife Fund

In research, World Wildlife Fund stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,024 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,302 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#11,997
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,632
of 8,685
Research works
390
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
80.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
48.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is World Wildlife Fund 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 #1,024 of 6,208 48.6%222
Physical SciencesDomain #9,302 of 21,541 44.6%260

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where World Wildlife Fund 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 World Wildlife Fund specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 29.9 works12×
← 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: 2.20× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.85× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at World Wildlife Fund?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric Dinerstein, Theo Colborn and Helen Fox lead among researchers whose main affiliation is World Wildlife Fund.

  1. 1 Eric Dinerstein United States · #282,347 worldwide 182 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Theo Colborn United States · #461,197 worldwide 128 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Helen Fox United States · #566,034 worldwide 115 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Robin Naidoo United States · #662,841 worldwide 114 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 P. Wakeling United States · #998,241 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at World Wildlife Fund

Which keywords describe research at World Wildlife Fund?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Ecosystem Services, Land Use Change, Population Dynamics 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 Change19▲ 14×43 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 38×8 topics
  3. Sustainability7▲ 5.7×21 topics
  4. Environmental Impact6▲ 6.8×17 topics
  5. Ecosystem Services5▲ 26×6 topics
  6. Land Use Change5▲ 32×5 topics
  7. Population Dynamics4▲ 35×8 topics
  8. Trophic Cascades4▲ 81×2 topics
  9. Biodiversity4▲ 9.5×11 topics
  10. Conservation3▲ 14×11 topics
  11. Habitat Selection3▲ 77×2 topics
  12. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 46×3 topics
  13. Animal Movement3▲ 96×1 topic
  14. Food Security3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  15. Occupancy Rates3▲ 96×1 topic
  16. Environmental Services2▲ 146×1 topic
  17. Tropical Deforestation2▲ 146×1 topic
  18. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 90×2 topics
  19. Ocean Acidification2▲ 64×3 topics
  20. Aquaculture2▲ 17×5 topics
  21. Bleaching2▲ 131×1 topic
  22. Coral Reefs2▲ 131×1 topic
  23. Global Impact2▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 14×6 topics
  25. Environmental Policy2▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Urbanization2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  27. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Model Evaluation2▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Adaptation2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Human-Nature Interactions2▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Invasive Species2▲ 7.4×9 topics
  34. Spatial Dynamics2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Vulnerability2▲ 14×5 topics
  36. Sustainable Development Goals2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Climate Change Impacts1▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Ecosystem-Based Management1▲ 87×1 topic
  39. Marine Spatial Planning1▲ 87×1 topic
  40. Migration1▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does World Wildlife Fund publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…2Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…2Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…1Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptati…1Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksForest Management and Po…1Forest Management and Policy: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…1Species Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has World Wildlife Fund's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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