Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Animal Behavior and Reproduction is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 51k research works in it since 1950. 38.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the evolutionary ecology of animal behavior and traits, focusing on topics such as phenotypic plasticity, natural selection, evolutionary dynamics, mate choice, reproductive strategies, genetic variation, adaptive evolution, life history trade-offs, and ecological interactions.
- Phenotypic Plasticity
- Natural Selection
- Evolutionary Dynamics
- Behavioral Syndromes
- Mate Choice
- Reproductive Strategies
- Genetic Variation
- Adaptive Evolution
- Life History Trade-offs
- Ecological Interactions
- Research works
- 51k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 20k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 38.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Animal Behavior and Reproduction research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.5k and 401 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.5k works
- 2 United Kingdom 401 works
- 3 China 364 works
- 4 Germany 306 works
- 5 Australia 260 works
- 6 France 247 works
- 7 Canada 245 works
- 8 Japan 231 works
- 9 Brazil 191 works
- 10 Spain 161 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Animal Behavior and Reproduction research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Animal Behavior and Reproduction research, followed by University of Exeter and University of California, Davis.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 44 works
- 2 University of ExeterUnited Kingdom 36 works
- 3 University of California, DavisUnited States 34 works
- 4 Cornell UniversityUnited States 33 works
- 5 Lund UniversitySweden 29 works
- 6 Macquarie UniversityAustralia 28 works
- 7 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 25 works
- 8 University of BristolUnited Kingdom 23 works
- 9 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 22 works
- 10 University of GroningenNetherlands 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Animal Behavior and Reproduction?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Animal Behavior and Reproduction include Gerald M. Rubin and William J. Sutherland.
- 1 Gerald M. Rubin United States 6.2k citations
- 2 William J. Sutherland United Kingdom 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Animal Behavior and Reproduction research done?
The largest centres of Animal Behavior and Reproduction research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Beijing (China), Sydney (Australia) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in St Andrews.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- St AndrewsGB · 21.2 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Animal Behavior and Reproduction than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Animal Behavior and Reproduction?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Konstanz, University of Exeter and Lund University 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of KonstanzGermany | 72.0 | 65.6% | 14.0× | 10 | +137.0% |
| 2 | University of ExeterUnited Kingdom | 71.4 | 46.5% | 16.4× | 36 | +33.0% |
| 3 | Lund UniversitySweden | 65.9 | 47.8% | 9.5× | 29 | -2.3% |
| 4 | University of St AndrewsUnited Kingdom | 63.4 | 48.8% | 18.3× | 21 | +3.5% |
| 5 | University of ZurichSwitzerland | 60.7 | 51.7% | 7.7× | 22 | +10.5% |
| 6 | École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesFrance | 60.4 | 39.6% | 21.0× | 8 | +317.8% |
| 7 | University of BristolUnited Kingdom | 59.5 | 45.6% | 8.2× | 23 | +26.9% |
| 8 | Macquarie UniversityAustralia | 58.7 | 33.0% | 14.6× | 28 | -8.7% |
| 9 | University of California, DavisUnited States | 58.2 | 39.6% | 8.6× | 34 | -19.3% |
| 10 | University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaAustria | 56.9 | 32.8% | 57.1× | 17 | +35.3% |
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 Animal Behavior and Reproduction research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Animal Behavior and Reproduction.
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.