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Nature and Landscape Conservation research

Nature and Landscape Conservation is a subfield of Environmental Science. Science Explorer counts 324k research works in it since 1950. 22.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: conservation of nature.

Research works
324k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
73k
per year above
Top-10% rate
22.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
12
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+19%
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What is Nature and Landscape Conservation research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Invasive Species, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecosystem. Gaining share since 2009–13: Noise Reduction, Reforestation, Biosphere Reserves, Landscape Management, Illegal Wildlife Trade. Losing share: Forest Restoration, Seedling Performance, Conservation Challenges, Freshwater Biodiversity.

▲ 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 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Invasive Species34k◆ 0.92×3 topics
  2. Habitat Fragmentation30k◆ 0.88×2 topics
  3. Conservation30k◆ 1.01×5 topics
  4. Biodiversity19k◆ 0.91×2 topics
  5. Climate Change17k◆ 0.87×2 topics
  6. Ecosystem16k◆ 0.92×1 topic
  7. Functional Diversity16k◆ 0.92×1 topic
  8. Conservation Challenges14k▼ 0.84×1 topic
  9. Freshwater Biodiversity14k▼ 0.84×1 topic
  10. Population Dynamics7,951◆ 1.02×2 topics
  11. Allometric Models7,506◆ 1.04×1 topic
  12. Biomass Estimation7,506◆ 1.04×1 topic
  13. Fish Biodiversity5,484◆ 0.93×1 topic
  14. Freshwater Ecoregions5,484◆ 0.93×1 topic
  15. Rays5,074◆ 1.00×1 topic
  16. Sharks5,074◆ 1.00×1 topic
  17. Illegal Wildlife Trade3,531▲ 1.63×1 topic
  18. Parrot Poaching3,531▲ 1.63×1 topic
  19. Biosphere Reserves3,487▲ 1.74×1 topic
  20. Landscape Management3,487▲ 1.74×1 topic
  21. Satoyama3,002▼ 0.85×1 topic
  22. landscape conservation3,002▼ 0.85×1 topic
  23. Bycatch2,877◆ 1.06×1 topic
  24. Marine Turtles2,877◆ 1.06×1 topic
  25. Noise Reduction2,862▲ 5.1×1 topic
  26. Reforestation2,862▲ 5.1×1 topic
  27. Ecological Citizenship2,016◆ 1.14×1 topic
  28. Rewilding2,016◆ 1.14×1 topic
  29. Forest Restoration1,598▼ 0.70×1 topic
  30. Seedling Performance1,598▼ 0.70×1 topic

Which countries lead Nature and Landscape Conservation research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the United States, China and Germany rank highest in Nature and Landscape Conservation. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (8.3k and 5.5k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States · #1 all time 20.9% top 10% · 8.3k works
  2. 2 China · #7 all time 30.2% top 10% · 5.5k works
  3. 3 Germany · #3 all time 22.0% top 10% · 3.1k works
  4. 4 United Kingdom · #2 all time 31.1% top 10% · 1.7k works
  5. 5 France · #6 all time 27.4% top 10% · 1.3k works
  6. 6 Australia · #4 all time 26.2% top 10% · 1.6k works
  7. 7 Canada · #5 all time 24.1% top 10% · 1.6k works
  8. 8 Brazil · #8 all time 12.3% top 10% · 4.3k works
  9. 9 India · #19 all time 15.1% top 10% · 2k works
  10. 10 Spain · #9 all time 26.4% top 10% · 1.2k 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 39 countries ranked in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Nature and Landscape Conservation

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 8.3k works
  2. 2 China 5.5k works
  3. 3 Brazil 4.3k works
  4. 4 Germany 3.1k works
  5. 5 Japan 2.4k works
  6. 6 Russia 2.2k works
  7. 7 India 2k works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 1.7k works
  9. 9 Australia 1.6k works
  10. 10 Canada 1.6k 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.

United States: 25.6%China: 16.8%Brazil: 13.2%Germany: 9.5%6 others listed: 34.9%26%largest
United States8,298 · 25.6%China5,457 · 16.8%Brazil4,294 · 13.2%Germany3,073 · 9.5%6 others listed11k · 34.9%

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

Which institutions lead Nature and Landscape Conservation research?

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Nature and Landscape Conservation on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by University of Tübingen and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing · #22 all time 38.1% top 10% · 286 works
  2. 2 University of Tübingen Germany · Tübingen · #24 all time 39.6% top 10% · 128 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris · #4 all time 33.8% top 10% · 142 works
  4. 4 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing 40.1% top 10% · 149 works
  5. 5 University of Göttingen Germany · Göttingen · #19 all time 43.7% top 10% · 81 works
  6. 6 University of British Columbia Canada · Vancouver · #2 all time 32.1% top 10% · 113 works
  7. 7 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden · Uppsala · #11 all time 32.7% top 10% · 121 works
  8. 8 Technical University of Munich Germany · Munich · #44 all time 37.3% top 10% · 77 works
  9. 9 University of Florida United States · Gainesville · #14 all time 22.0% top 10% · 150 works
  10. 10 Wageningen University & Research Netherlands · Wageningen · #9 all time 36.5% top 10% · 86 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 72 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Top 100 Nature and Landscape Conservation institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 286 works
  2. 2 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 265 works
  3. 3 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 181 works
  4. 4 United States Geological SurveyUnited States 166 works
  5. 5 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 157 works
  6. 6 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 150 works
  7. 7 University of FloridaUnited States 150 works
  8. 8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 149 works
  9. 9 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 142 works
  10. 10 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 142 works

Who are the leading researchers in Nature and Landscape Conservation?

Among the most productive authors in Nature and Landscape Conservation, David A. Patterson, Pierre Legendre and Peter B. Reich rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 David A. Patterson United States · #305 worldwide 5.1k citations · 113 works
  2. 2 Pierre Legendre Canada · #722 worldwide 3.5k citations · 113 works
  3. 3 Peter B. Reich United States · #1,283 worldwide 4.1k citations · 157 works
  4. 4 Daniel Simberloff United States · #1,360 worldwide 2.9k citations · 130 works
  5. 5 John L. Harper New Zealand · #1,396 worldwide 2.9k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Stephen R. Carpenter United States · #1,495 worldwide 3.2k citations · 89 works
  7. 7 Wilfried Thuiller France · #1,864 worldwide 1.9k citations · 96 works
  8. 8 Nina Buchmann Switzerland · #2,434 worldwide 2.4k citations · 119 works
  9. 9 David Tilman United States · #2,520 worldwide 6.9k citations · 69 works
  10. 10 Dennis Baldocchi United States · #2,533 worldwide 3.5k citations · 156 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,103 highest-output authors in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Nature and Landscape Conservation researchers

Where is Nature and Landscape Conservation research done?

The largest centres of Nature and Landscape Conservation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Tokyo (Japan) and São Paulo (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Salaspils and Ibagué.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 1.6k works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 757 works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 646 works
  4. 4 São Paulo Brazil 574 works
  5. 5 Paris France 469 works
  6. 6 Washington D.C. United States 463 works
  7. 7 London United Kingdom 314 works
  8. 8 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 292 works
  9. 9 Ottawa Canada 289 works
  10. 10 Madrid Spain 289 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SalaspilsLV · 25.5 works55×
  2. IbaguéCO · 276.3 works48×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nature and Landscape Conservation than the world average.

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Nature and Landscape Conservation research by country

The best places for Nature and Landscape Conservation research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Nature and Landscape Conservation?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Tübingen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Czech University of Life Sciences Prague 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 29.7%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Tübingen: 128, 39.6%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 121, 32.7%Czech University of Life Sciences Prague: 66, 28.3%James Cook University: 69, 30.2%University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice: 42, 31.4%Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies: 130, 4.4%University of Göttingen: 81, 43.7%Beijing Forestry University: 122, 30.0%BOKU University: 46, 26.1%Northeast Forestry University: 116, 30.6%University of TübingenSwedish University o…James Cook UniversityCzech University of …
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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
1 University of TübingenGermany 70.439.6%7.0×128 +226.9%
2 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 64.332.7%15.9×121 -2.5%
3 Czech University of Life Sciences PragueCzechia 61.828.3%13.2×66 +92.8%
4 James Cook UniversityAustralia 56.730.2%10.7×69 +0.3%
5 University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceCzechia 56.631.4%14.6×42 +41.4%
6 Voronezh State University of Forestry and TechnologiesRussia 55.84.4%23.3×130 +1408.7%
7 University of GöttingenGermany 55.743.7%6.1×81 +10.2%
8 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 55.230.0%8.7×122 +4.5%
9 BOKU UniversityAustria 53.526.1%9.2×46 +45.2%
10 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 51.830.6%7.9×116 -12.1%

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 Nature and Landscape Conservation research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Aerospace, Electronics, Mathematical Modeling, Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies and Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses.

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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. Aerospace, Electronics, Mathematical Modeling+536%
  2. Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies+165%
  3. Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses+144%
  4. Forest ecology and management+74%
  5. Fish biology, ecology, and behavior+68%
  6. Turtle Biology and Conservation+66%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Nature and Landscape Conservation include?

Fish Ecology and Managem…77kFish Ecology and Management Studies: 77k fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…76kEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 76k fractional worksForest ecology and management: 35k fractional worksFish biology, ecology, and behavior: 28k fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 25k fractional worksUrban and spatial planning19kUrban and spatial planning: 19k fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 13k fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 12k fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 12k fractional worksSeedling growth and survival studies: 11k fractional worksEnvironmental Philosophy and Ethics: 8,382 fractional worksAerospace, Electronics, Mathematical Modeling: 5,891 fractional works

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