Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Botany and Plant Ecology Studies is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 51k research works in it since 1950. 11.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to the diversity, distribution, and conservation of vascular plants in Central Europe. It includes studies on flora, vegetation types, climate change impacts, biodiversity hotspots, invasive species, and the ecological significance of different habitats. The research also addresses the effects of human activities on plant communities and the potential strategies for their conservation.
- Vascular Plants
- Conservation
- Flora
- Vegetation
- Biodiversity
- Climate Change
- Ecology
- Habitat
- Invasive Species
- Phytogeography
- Research works
- 51k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -21% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Botany and Plant Ecology Studies research?
By volume, Poland and Russia publish the most (664 and 565 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.
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Which institutions lead Botany and Plant Ecology Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jagiellonian University publishes the most Botany and Plant Ecology Studies research, followed by Botanical Survey of India and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 44 works
- 2 Botanical Survey of IndiaIndia 40 works
- 3 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 39 works
- 4 University of Life Sciences in PoznańPoland 39 works
- 5 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 35 works
- 6 National Academy of Sciences of UkraineUkraine 30 works
- 7 Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland 28 works
- 8 University of ZagrebCroatia 27 works
- 9 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 24 works
- 10 University of WarsawPoland 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in Botany and Plant Ecology Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies include Josep Peñuelas and Peter B. Reich.
- 1 Josep Peñuelas Spain 4.1k citations
- 2 Peter B. Reich United States 4.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Botany and Plant Ecology Studies research done?
The largest centres of Botany and Plant Ecology Studies research in 2022–2025 are Warsaw (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Krakow (Poland) and Beijing (China).
Where is the best place to study Botany and Plant Ecology Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and Qinghai 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 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden | 64.0 | 32.5% | 14.4× | 10 | -2.4% |
| 2 | Czech University of Life Sciences PragueCzechia | 61.9 | 30.6% | 23.0× | 11 | -5.6% |
| 3 | Qinghai UniversityChina | 55.9 | 35.9% | 10.8× | 8 | -66.7% |
| 4 | Jagiellonian UniversityPoland | 55.7 | 7.1% | 14.0× | 44 | +0.1% |
| 5 | Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland | 54.3 | 9.7% | 20.7× | 39 | -29.0% |
| 6 | Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi EgyetemHungary | 53.4 | 16.5% | 22.5× | 10 | +99.2% |
| 7 | University of Life Sciences in PoznańPoland | 53.3 | 8.1% | 79.6× | 39 | -31.8% |
| 8 | Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland | 52.1 | 11.2% | 36.3× | 28 | -31.2% |
| 9 | Masaryk UniversityCzechia | 52.1 | 26.7% | 8.8× | 10 | -9.7% |
| 10 | University of Agriculture in KrakowPoland | 51.4 | 15.8% | 50.3× | 19 | -38.2% |
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 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2014. The fastest-growing topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies.
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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.