Avian ecology and behavior
Avian ecology and behavior is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 36k research works in it since 1950. 21.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the ecological impacts of climate change on avian populations, including migration patterns, population declines, phenological changes, and habitat selection. It also discusses model selection and multimodel inference in the context of avian ecology, as well as the effects of agricultural intensification and conservation actions on bird populations.
- Avian Ecology
- Climate Change
- Migration Patterns
- Population Declines
- Phenological Changes
- Habitat Selection
- Model Selection
- Multimodel Inference
- Agricultural Intensification
- Conservation Actions
- Research works
- 36k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Avian ecology and behavior research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.1k and 273 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 United Kingdom 273 works
- 3 India 203 works
- 4 China 202 works
- 5 Canada 202 works
- 6 Spain 183 works
- 7 Australia 175 works
- 8 Brazil 169 works
- 9 France 161 works
- 10 Germany 119 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Avian ecology and behavior research?
By volume in 2022–2025, United States Geological Survey publishes the most Avian ecology and behavior research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States Geological SurveyUnited States 31 works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 29 works
- 3 United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceUnited States 29 works
- 4 Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanada 28 works
- 5 University of Cape TownSouth Africa 24 works
- 6 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 23 works
- 7 Swiss Ornithological InstituteSwitzerland 23 works
- 8 Cornell UniversityUnited States 21 works
- 9 University of FloridaUnited States 18 works
- 10 Lund UniversitySweden 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Avian ecology and behavior?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Avian ecology and behavior include William J. Sutherland, A. Townsend Peterson and Anders Pape Møller.
- 1 William J. Sutherland United Kingdom 2.4k citations
- 2 A. Townsend Peterson United States 2.1k citations
- 3 Anders Pape Møller France 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Avian ecology and behavior research done?
The largest centres of Avian ecology and behavior research in 2022–2025 are Washington D.C. (United States), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sempach.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Washington D.C. United States 72 works
- 2 Beijing China 63 works
- 3 Paris France 58 works
- 4 Buenos Aires Argentina 47 works
- 5 Madrid Spain 42 works
- 6 Ottawa Canada 42 works
- 7 New York United States 40 works
- 8 Moscow Russia 37 works
- 9 São Paulo Brazil 34 works
- 10 London United Kingdom 33 works
Where it is the local speciality
- SempachCH · 22.6 works736×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Avian ecology and behavior than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Avian ecology and behavior?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Exeter, University of Cape Town 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 ExeterUnited Kingdom | 57.3 | 30.7% | 8.3× | 15 | +33.7% |
| 2 | University of Cape TownSouth Africa | 55.9 | 11.6% | 17.2× | 24 | +3.6% |
| 3 | Lund UniversitySweden | 52.9 | 33.0% | 6.6× | 16 | -4.1% |
| 4 | University of GroningenNetherlands | 52.9 | 30.0% | 7.2× | 15 | +11.7% |
| 5 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 48.8 | 30.5% | 5.6× | 11 | +85.7% |
| 6 | Cornell UniversityUnited States | 48.5 | 23.5% | 4.9× | 21 | +46.3% |
| 7 | Hainan Normal UniversityChina | 47.2 | 13.5% | 47.7× | 15 | +12.4% |
| 8 | Universidade do PortoPortugal | 46.5 | 30.6% | 3.8× | 9 | +156.8% |
| 9 | University of GeorgiaUnited States | 46.4 | 16.0% | 6.9× | 13 | +107.6% |
| 10 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 43.7 | 19.3% | 7.3× | 12 | +15.0% |
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 Avian ecology and behavior research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2017. The fastest-growing topics are Avian ecology and behavior.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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