Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 15.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the ecological impact of freshwater mussels, particularly the invasive species, on aquatic ecosystems. It covers topics such as biodiversity loss, ecosystem engineering, conservation genetics, and the environmental impacts of unionoida and dreissenid mussels.
- Freshwater Mussels
- Invasive Species
- Ecosystem Engineering
- Biodiversity Loss
- Aquatic Invasions
- Unionoida
- Dreissenid Mussels
- Conservation Genetics
- Ecosystem Function
- Environmental Impacts
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (672 and 346 works in 2022–2025).
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 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Ibagué publishes the most Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior research, followed by Sunchon National University and United States Geological Survey.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 91 works
- 2 Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea 33 works
- 3 United States Geological SurveyUnited States 32 works
- 4 Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RASRussia 31 works
- 5 Severtsov Institute of Ecology and EvolutionRussia 25 works
- 6 Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic UniversityHungary 23 works
- 7 Institute of Biology of Inland Waters named Ivan Dmitrievich PapaninRussia 23 works
- 8 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 20 works
- 9 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 19 works
- 10 Fisheries and Oceans CanadaCanada 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior include Lawrence M. Page and Stephen R. Carpenter.
- 1 Lawrence M. Page United States 3.7k citations
- 2 Stephen R. Carpenter United States 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior research done?
The largest centres of Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Ibagué (Colombia), Beijing (China) and Washington D.C. (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Borok, Ibagué and Eger.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 93 works
- 2 Ibagué Colombia 91 works
- 3 Beijing China 84 works
- 4 Washington D.C. United States 47 works
- 5 Vladivostok Russia 46 works
- 6 Paris France 41 works
- 7 Ottawa Canada 36 works
- 8 Suncheon South Korea 33 works
- 9 Reston United States 32 works
- 10 Saint Petersburg Russia 32 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BorokRU · 23.1 works248×
- IbaguéCO · 91.4 works203×
- EgerHU · 23.2 works188×
- SuncheonKR · 33.1 works100×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Ibagué, Sunchon National University and Northern (Arctic) Federal 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 | Universidad de IbaguéColombia | 51.0 | 0.0% | 274.2× | 91 | — |
| 2 | Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea | 43.6 | 0.0% | 102.7× | 33 | — |
| 3 | Northern (Arctic) Federal UniversityRussia | 42.8 | 8.5% | 48.0× | 9 | — |
| 4 | Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic UniversityHungary | 41.8 | 0.7% | 188.2× | 23 | — |
| 5 | Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina | 40.3 | 11.5% | 9.9× | 9 | -45.1% |
| 6 | University of AucklandNew Zealand | 39.8 | 15.4% | 4.4× | 9 | +99.3% |
| 7 | St Petersburg UniversityRussia | 37.2 | 7.6% | 6.2× | 11 | +122.7% |
| 8 | N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny NovgorodRussia | 36.2 | 0.0% | 27.9× | 14 | — |
| 9 | University of MonsBelgium | 35.5 | 0.0% | 12.4× | 9 | — |
| 10 | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosMexico | 34.7 | 0.3% | 31.3× | 10 | — |
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 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior.
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.