Question 1

Which countries lead Conservation research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Conservation. By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (7k and 2.5k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Conservation research?

Accepted Answer

Universidad de Sevilla (Spain) ranks first in Conservation on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Conservation?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Conservation, Costanza Miliani, Juan Manuel Madariaga and Koen Janssens have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Conservation research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Conservation research in 2022-now are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Madrid (Spain). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bantul, Padangpanjang and Valladolid.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Conservation?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Sevilla, University College London and Universidad Complutense de Madrid score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Conservation research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Art Therapy and Mental Health, Architecture, Design, and Social History and Architectural and Urban Studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Conservation?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Conservation is "A review of archival auditing research" (Mark L. DeFond, Jieying Zhang, 2014), with 3,104 citations. Next come "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (1989) 1" (2,595) and "Relationships between mindfulness practice and levels of mindfulness, medical and psychological symptoms and well-being in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program" (1,843).