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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics research

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is a subfield of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Science Explorer counts 631k research works in it since 1950. 23.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: scientific study of the relationships between living organisms.

Research works
631k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
147k
per year above
Top-10% rate
23.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
33
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+15%
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What is Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Global Change, Ecosystem Services, Habitat Fragmentation. Gaining share since 2009–13: Agriculture, Vulnerability, Water Management, Food Security, Adaptation. Losing share: Natural Selection, Phenotypic Plasticity, Reproductive Strategies.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change56k◆ 1.15×7 topics
  2. Biodiversity31k◆ 1.00×5 topics
  3. Invasive Species30k◆ 1.01×4 topics
  4. Global Change28k◆ 1.02×2 topics
  5. Ecosystem Services27k◆ 1.01×2 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation27k◆ 1.01×2 topics
  7. Plant-Animal Interactions25k◆ 1.01×1 topic
  8. Pollinator Decline25k◆ 1.01×1 topic
  9. Biogeography25k◆ 1.00×10 topics
  10. Sustainability21k▲ 1.51×3 topics
  11. Molecular Phylogeny20k◆ 1.00×6 topics
  12. Phylogeny19k◆ 0.97×11 topics
  13. Taxonomy18k◆ 1.03×9 topics
  14. Adaptation18k▲ 1.61×2 topics
  15. Diversity12k▲ 1.37×2 topics
  16. Evolution12k◆ 0.95×7 topics
  17. Agricultural Development11k▲ 1.41×1 topic
  18. Livestock Farming11k▲ 1.41×1 topic
  19. Reproductive Strategies11k▼ 0.77×2 topics
  20. Food Security9,425▲ 1.66×2 topics
  21. Diversification9,068◆ 1.07×2 topics
  22. Phylogenetics8,689◆ 1.06×2 topics
  23. Water Management8,316▲ 1.97×2 topics
  24. Natural Selection8,302▼ 0.75×1 topic
  25. Phenotypic Plasticity8,302▼ 0.75×1 topic
  26. Antioxidant Activity7,804◆ 0.97×2 topics
  27. Secondary Metabolites7,804◆ 0.97×2 topics
  28. Mosses6,926◆ 0.99×2 topics
  29. Agriculture6,796▲ 2.1×1 topic
  30. Vulnerability6,796▲ 2.1×1 topic
  31. Epidemiology6,772◆ 1.02×2 topics
  32. Angiosperm Phylogeny6,654◆ 1.02×1 topic
  33. Flowering Plants6,654◆ 1.02×1 topic
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis6,497◆ 0.98×2 topics
  35. Conservation6,359◆ 0.98×3 topics
  36. DNA Barcoding6,172◆ 1.12×3 topics
  37. Morphology5,454◆ 1.14×3 topics
  38. Bluetongue Virus4,992◆ 1.01×1 topic
  39. Culicoides Biting Midges4,992◆ 1.01×1 topic
  40. Lichen4,733◆ 0.97×1 topic

Which countries lead Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and Germany rank highest in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (12k and 12k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #4 all time 30.0% top 10% · 12k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 24.5% top 10% · 12k works
  3. 3 Germany · #3 all time 30.8% top 10% · 3.3k works
  4. 4 India · #15 all time 12.5% top 10% · 7.4k works
  5. 5 United Kingdom · #2 all time 27.0% top 10% · 3k works
  6. 6 France · #6 all time 12.6% top 10% · 6k works
  7. 7 Australia · #5 all time 29.3% top 10% · 1.9k works
  8. 8 Spain · #9 all time 26.5% top 10% · 2k works
  9. 9 Italy · #13 all time 28.5% top 10% · 1.8k works
  10. 10 Brazil · #12 all time 14.1% top 10% · 5.6k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 70 countries ranked in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 12k works
  2. 2 United States 12k works
  3. 3 India 7.4k works
  4. 4 France 6k works
  5. 5 Brazil 5.6k works
  6. 6 Russia 3.9k works
  7. 7 Germany 3.3k works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 3k works
  9. 9 Japan 2.5k works
  10. 10 Spain 2k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 20.9%United States: 20.8%India: 12.8%France: 10.4%6 others listed: 35.1%21%largest
China12k · 20.9%United States12k · 20.8%India7,434 · 12.8%France6,022 · 10.4%6 others listed20k · 35.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics research?

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Wageningen University & Research and China Agricultural University.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing · #12 all time 34.3% top 10% · 565 works
  2. 2 Wageningen University & Research Netherlands · Wageningen · #7 all time 44.3% top 10% · 170 works
  3. 3 China Agricultural University China · Beijing · #85 all time 37.1% top 10% · 242 works
  4. 4 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing · #94 all time 40.4% top 10% · 254 works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris · #8 all time 24.7% top 10% · 387 works
  6. 6 Guizhou University China · Guiyang 34.9% top 10% · 214 works
  7. 7 Northwest A&F University China · Yangling 48.6% top 10% · 125 works
  8. 8 University of California, Davis United States · Davis · #1 all time 38.6% top 10% · 159 works
  9. 9 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China · Beijing 40.0% top 10% · 171 works
  10. 10 Nanjing Agricultural University China · Nanjing 41.9% top 10% · 150 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 255 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Top 100 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 565 works
  2. 2 Botanical Survey of India India 540 works
  3. 3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico 439 works
  4. 4 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 416 works
  5. 5 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement France 391 works
  6. 6 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 387 works
  7. 7 Sunchon National University South Korea 338 works
  8. 8 Universidad de Ibagué Colombia 289 works
  9. 9 University of Florida United States 261 works
  10. 10 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 255 works

Who are the leading researchers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics?

Among the most productive authors in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Robert M. May, C. A. Edwards and Daniel Simberloff rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Robert M. May United States · #167 worldwide 4.2k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 C. A. Edwards United States · #262 worldwide 4.6k citations · 190 works
  3. 3 Daniel Simberloff United States · #1,360 worldwide 2.9k citations · 130 works
  4. 4 Wilfried Thuiller France · #1,864 worldwide 1.9k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Charles Darwin Indonesia · #1,923 worldwide 1.3k citations · 188 works
  6. 6 Daniel H. Janzen United States · #1,965 worldwide 2.1k citations · 131 works
  7. 7 John Hodgson New Zealand · #2,291 worldwide 2.1k citations · 180 works
  8. 8 G. H. Hardy United Kingdom · #2,515 worldwide 939 citations · 96 works
  9. 9 Robert C. Gallo United States · #2,607 worldwide 1.6k citations · 130 works
  10. 10 B. L. Turner United States · #2,627 worldwide 2.1k citations · 206 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,423 highest-output authors in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics researchers

Where is Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics research done?

The largest centres of Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Moscow (Russia) and São Paulo (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mutěnice, San Isidro and Přerov.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 3k works
  2. 2 Paris France 2.1k works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 1.2k works
  4. 4 São Paulo Brazil 986 works
  5. 5 Kolkata India 878 works
  6. 6 London United Kingdom 831 works
  7. 7 Mexico City Mexico 705 works
  8. 8 Washington D.C. United States 680 works
  9. 9 Nanjing China 634 works
  10. 10 Tokyo Japan 620 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MutěniceCZ · 20.6 works88×
  2. San IsidroAR · 29.1 works87×
  3. PřerovCZ · 38.9 works74×
  4. CopenhagenDK · 20.2 works72×
  5. Wimborne MinsterGB · 38.6 works67×
  6. TervurenBE · 39.8 works46×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics than the world average.

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics research by country

The best places for Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics?

Among universities, judged by research, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 20.57%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →École Pratique des Hautes Études: 82, 27.2%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 102, 44.0%Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research: 134, 12.5%Université de Parakou: 101, 11.7%Altai State University: 120, 12.8%Wageningen University & Research: 170, 44.3%Université d'Abomey-Calavi: 138, 12.4%Czech University of Life Sciences Prague: 76, 32.1%Ilia State University: 162, 4.2%University of Tyumen: 126, 4.5%Swedish University o…École Pratique des H…Ethiopian Institute …Université de Parakou
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1École Pratique des Hautes Études France 64.627.2%11.6×82 +340.2%
2Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden 57.744.0%6.8×102 -11.9%
3Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Ethiopia 57.012.5%11.7×134 +355.1%
4Université de Parakou Benin 56.911.7%35.4×101 +273.8%
5Altai State University Russia 56.612.8%19.4×120 +312.8%
6Wageningen University & Research Netherlands 56.344.3%4.8×170 -10.4%
7Université d'Abomey-Calavi Benin 56.112.4%15.0×138 +130.5%
8Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Czechia 55.932.1%7.8×76 +93.3%
9Ilia State University Georgia 54.04.2%21.4×162 +100.1%
10University of Tyumen Russia 51.84.5%17.5×126 +458.1%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Climate change impacts on agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Climate change impacts on agriculture+305%
  2. Agriculture and Rural Development Research+106%
  3. Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution+77%
  4. Bryophyte Studies and Records+74%
  5. Plant Diversity and Evolution+66%
  6. Fossil Insects in Amber+66%
  7. Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science-18%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics include?

Plant and animal studies123kPlant and animal studies: 123k fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…51kAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 51k fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…45kAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 45k fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 35k fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 27k fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 27k fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 23k fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 21k fractional worksBotanical Research and Chemistry: 20k fractional worksBiocrusts and Microbial Ecology: 19k fractional worksAgriculture, Soil, Plant Science: 18k fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 18k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.