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Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

Diptera species taxonomy and behavior is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 6.1k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, and evolution of Diptera insects, with an emphasis on molecular data and species diversity. It also explores the biogeography and systematics of Diptera, contributing to our understanding of insect biodiversity.

  • Diptera
  • phylogeny
  • taxonomy
  • morphology
  • evolution
  • molecular data
  • species diversity
  • biogeography
  • systematics
  • insect biodiversity
Research works
6.1k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
610
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+25%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
18% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

Which countries lead Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research?

By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (132 and 119 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 132 works
  2. 2 Brazil 119 works
  3. 3 China 110 works
  4. 4 Russia 105 works
  5. 5 India 62 works
  6. 6 Germany 50 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 39 works
  8. 8 Czechia 36 works
  9. 9 Canada 36 works
  10. 10 Poland 35 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: 18.2%Brazil: 16.4%China: 15.2%Russia: 14.5%6 others listed: 35.7%18%largest
United States132 · 18.2%Brazil119 · 16.4%China110 · 15.2%Russia105 · 14.5%6 others listed258 · 35.7%

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

Which institutions lead Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research?

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research, followed by Leibniz Association and Institute of Natural Sciences.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 75 works
  2. 2 Leibniz AssociationGermany 22 works
  3. 3 Institute of Natural SciencesBelgium 19 works
  4. 4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 18 works
  5. 5 Naturalis Biodiversity CenterNetherlands 14 works
  6. 6 University of ZambiaZambia 14 works
  7. 7 China Agricultural UniversityChina 14 works
  8. 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 12 works
  9. 9 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaBrazil 12 works
  10. 10 Zoological Survey of IndiaIndia 11 works

Who are the leading researchers in Diptera species taxonomy and behavior?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Diptera species taxonomy and behavior include Fredrik Ronquist, Kim C. Worley and Paul D. N. Hebert.

  1. 1 Fredrik Ronquist Sweden 107k citations
  2. 2 Kim C. Worley United States 95k citations
  3. 3 Paul D. N. Hebert Canada 93k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Diptera species taxonomy and behavior?

The most cited paper in Diptera species taxonomy and behavior is "DNA Barcoding and Taxonomy in Diptera: A Tale of High Intraspecific Variability and Low Identification Success" (Rudolf Meier, Shiyang Kwong, Gaurav Vaidya et al., 2006), with 1,445 citations. Next come "Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life" (986) and "Best practice in forensic entomology—standards and guidelines" (823).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 DNA Barcoding and Taxonomy in Diptera: A Tale of High Intraspecific Variability and Low Identification Success Rudolf Meier, Shiyang Kwong, Gaurav Vaidya et al. · Systematic Biology Oct 2006 1,445
2 Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life Brian M. Wiegmann et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 14 Mar 2011 986
3 Best practice in forensic entomology—standards and guidelines Jens Amendt, Carlo Pietro Campobasso, Emmanuel Gaudry et al. · International Journal of Legal Medicine 21 Apr 2006 823
4 A manual of forensic entomology Y.Z. Erzinçlioğlu · Parasitology Today 1987 819
5 A historic account of the invasion of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the continental United States, with remarks on their identification Martin Hauser · Pest Management Science 6 Sep 2011 517
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Where is Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research done?

The largest centres of Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research in 2022-now are Saint Petersburg (Russia), São Paulo (Brazil), Beijing (China) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 Saint PetersburgRussia 39 works
  2. 2 São PauloBrazil 35 works
  3. 3 BeijingChina 29 works
  4. 4 MoscowRussia 27 works
  5. 5 BrusselsBelgium 23 works
  6. 6 OttawaCanada 19 works
  7. 7 Washington D.C.United States 17 works
  8. 8 SingaporeSingapore 14 works
  9. 9 LeidenNetherlands 14 works
  10. 10 ParisFrance 14 works
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Where is the best place to study Diptera species taxonomy and behavior?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidade de São Paulo, China Agricultural University and University of Zambia 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%5%10%mean 3.36667%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →China Agricultural U…Universidade de São …Universidade Federal…University of Zambia
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Universidade de São PauloBrazil 79.15.9%8.2×18 +152.0%
2China Agricultural UniversityChina 69.910.8%22.3×14 -21.0%
3University of ZambiaZambia 44.60.0%89.2×14 -
4Universidade Federal de GoiásBrazil 37.63.5%24.9×9 -
5Universidade de Ribeirão PretoBrazil 31.00.0%59.2×8 +411.1%
6Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea 16.80.0%94.8×9 -

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, country by country

Is Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Diptera species taxonomy and behavior.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Diptera species taxonomy and behavior as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0033% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Diptera species taxonomy and behavior over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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