Question 1

Which countries lead Ecology research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Ecology. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (34k and 30k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Ecology research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Ecology on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Ecology?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Ecology, Carlos Manuel Duarte, Jizhong Z. Zhou and Josep Peñuelas have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Ecology research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Ecology research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Nanjing (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Da Nang, Trai Ngau and Thetford.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Ecology?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, ETH Zurich and Harvard University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, 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 Ecology research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Environmental Quality and Pollution.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Ecology?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Ecology is "Cleavage of Structural Proteins during the Assembly of the Head of Bacteriophage T4" (Ulrich K. Laemmli, 1970), with 252,153 citations. Next come "DNA sequencing with chain-terminating inhibitors" (69,512) and "MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets" (46,273).