Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior is a research topic within Developmental Biology. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 28.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores avian vocal communication, including the neural pathways underlying vocal control, the impact of urban noise on birdsong, the evolutionary implications of bird vocalizations, and the role of social learning in avian communication. It also delves into the genomic aspects of songbirds and the effects of noise pollution on avian communities.
- Avian Vocal Communication
- Birdsong
- Neural Pathways
- Acoustic Communication
- Noise Impact
- Vocal Learning
- Songbird Genome
- Social Learning
- Urban Noise
- Evolutionary Biology
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (862 and 294 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 862 works
- 2 China 294 works
- 3 United Kingdom 224 works
- 4 Germany 183 works
- 5 India 168 works
- 6 France 162 works
- 7 Canada 151 works
- 8 Australia 126 works
- 9 Japan 123 works
- 10 Brazil 112 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.
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Which institutions lead Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior research, followed by Cornell University and University of St Andrews.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 26 works
- 2 Cornell UniversityUnited States 25 works
- 3 University of St AndrewsUnited Kingdom 24 works
- 4 University of ViennaAustria 15 works
- 5 University of ZurichSwitzerland 14 works
- 6 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 13 works
- 7 Kyoto UniversityJapan 13 works
- 8 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States 12 works
- 9 Duke UniversityUnited States 11 works
- 10 University of WashingtonUnited States 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior include Subhransu Maji and John Maynard Smith.
- 1 Subhransu Maji United States 2.7k citations
- 2 John Maynard Smith United Kingdom 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior research done?
The largest centres of Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), New York (United States) 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
- 1 Beijing China 63 works
- 2 Paris France 62 works
- 3 New York United States 45 works
- 4 Tokyo Japan 39 works
- 5 Vienna Austria 31 works
- 6 London United Kingdom 29 works
- 7 Moscow Russia 29 works
- 8 Washington D.C. United States 26 works
- 9 Ithaca United States 25 works
- 10 St Andrews United Kingdom 24 works
Where it is the local speciality
- St AndrewsGB · 23.7 works33×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior?
Among universities, judged by research, University of St Andrews, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna and University of Zurich 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 St AndrewsUnited Kingdom | 74.4 | 42.0% | 33.2× | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2 | University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaAustria | 67.6 | 46.1% | 45.2× | 8 | +79.9% |
| 3 | University of ZurichSwitzerland | 61.7 | 42.1% | 8.1× | 14 | +7.1% |
| 4 | Cornell UniversityUnited States | 60.7 | 29.0% | 7.5× | 24 | +38.0% |
| 5 | University of ExeterUnited Kingdom | 58.2 | 35.4% | 7.6× | 10 | +101.5% |
| 6 | University of ViennaAustria | 57.7 | 32.4% | 9.6× | 15 | -14.1% |
| 7 | University of TübingenGermany | 57.2 | 43.3% | 7.8× | 10 | +46.7% |
| 8 | Dalhousie UniversityCanada | 56.2 | 38.8% | 9.0× | 10 | +21.3% |
| 9 | University of TurinItaly | 51.6 | 45.0% | 5.5× | 9 | +66.5% |
| 10 | University of BristolUnited Kingdom | 46.1 | 39.7% | 5.4× | 10 | +30.5% |
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 Vocal Communication and Behavior research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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