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Crustacean biology and ecology

Crustacean biology and ecology is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 13.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the ecological impact of crayfish invasions on freshwater ecosystems, focusing on biodiversity loss, physiological adaptation, DNA barcoding for identification, and conservation challenges. It also delves into the global distribution and predation effects of invasive crayfish species.

  • Crayfish
  • Invasion
  • Freshwater
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecological Impact
  • DNA Barcoding
  • Conservation
  • Physiological Adaptation
  • Predation
  • Global Distribution
Research works
20k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+8%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Crustacean biology and ecology research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (314 and 268 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 314 works
  2. 2 China 268 works
  3. 3 Brazil 183 works
  4. 4 Japan 128 works
  5. 5 India 112 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 80 works
  7. 7 Mexico 78 works
  8. 8 Russia 70 works
  9. 9 Australia 68 works
  10. 10 France 66 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.

United States: 23.0%China: 19.6%Brazil: 13.4%Japan: 9.4%6 others listed: 34.6%23%largest
United States314 · 23.0%China268 · 19.6%Brazil183 · 13.4%Japan128 · 9.4%6 others listed473 · 34.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Crustacean biology and ecology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Ibagué publishes the most Crustacean biology and ecology research, followed by Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 40 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Fishery SciencesChina 21 works
  3. 3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 20 works
  4. 4 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 20 works
  5. 5 National University of SingaporeSingapore 19 works
  6. 6 Ningbo UniversityChina 19 works
  7. 7 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 17 works
  8. 8 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 16 works
  9. 9 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 16 works
  10. 10 Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyJapan 13 works

Who are the leading researchers in Crustacean biology and ecology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Crustacean biology and ecology include Lisa A. Levin and David M. Lodge.

  1. 1 Lisa A. Levin United States 1.5k citations
  2. 2 David M. Lodge United States 1.4k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Crustacean biology and ecology research done?

The largest centres of Crustacean biology and ecology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), São Paulo (Brazil), Ibagué (Colombia) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ibagué.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 55 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 47 works
  3. 3 Ibagué Colombia 40 works
  4. 4 Paris France 32 works
  5. 5 Mexico City Mexico 32 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 30 works
  7. 7 Singapore Singapore 24 works
  8. 8 Moscow Russia 23 works
  9. 9 Qingdao China 22 works
  10. 10 Shanghai China 22 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. IbaguéCO · 40.2 works157×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Crustacean biology and ecology than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Crustacean biology and ecology?

Among universities, judged by research, Ningbo University, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and Shanghai Ocean 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.

0%10%20%30%mean 10.07%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Ningbo University: 19, 27.0%Universiti Malaysia Terengganu: 10, 14.2%Shanghai Ocean University: 17, 26.3%University of Tasmania: 9, 19.8%Universidad de Ibagué: 40, 0.0%Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp): 20, 2.9%West Liberty University: 11, 1.6%King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: 9, 2.9%National University of Singapore: 19, 2.0%Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology: 13, 4.0%Ningbo UniversityShanghai Ocean Unive…University of TasmaniaUniversiti Malaysia …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Ningbo UniversityChina 74.927.0%16.3×19 +127.5%
2 Universiti Malaysia TerengganuMalaysia 63.814.2%33.6×10 +1413.9%
3 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 63.126.3%34.2×17 -19.5%
4 University of TasmaniaAustralia 52.419.8%19.1×9 -6.5%
5 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 51.00.0%212.3×40 —
6 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 46.22.9%10.9×20 +42.2%
7 West Liberty UniversityUnited States 46.01.6%688.3×11 +581.3%
8 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia 44.72.9%14.9×9 —
9 National University of SingaporeSingapore 44.02.0%9.0×19 -19.6%
10 Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyJapan 43.04.0%166.6×13 +50.4%

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 Crustacean biology and ecology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Crustacean biology and ecology.

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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.