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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. 10.7% 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%
655
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+15%
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Which countries lead Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research?

By volume, Brazil and Russia publish the most (97 and 94 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 97 works
  2. 2 Russia 94 works
  3. 3 United States 88 works
  4. 4 China 78 works
  5. 5 India 47 works
  6. 6 Germany 41 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 33 works
  8. 8 Belgium 31 works
  9. 9 Czechia 29 works
  10. 10 Canada 27 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.

Brazil: 17.2%Russia: 16.6%United States: 15.5%China: 13.8%6 others listed: 36.9%17%largest
Brazil97 · 17.2%Russia94 · 16.6%United States88 · 15.5%China78 · 13.8%6 others listed209 · 36.9%

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

Which institutions lead Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Institute of Natural Sciences publishes the most Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research, followed by Zoological Institute and Universidade de São Paulo.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Institute of Natural SciencesBelgium 18 works
  2. 2 Zoological InstituteRussia 17 works
  3. 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 16 works
  4. 4 All-Russian Institute of Plant ProtectionRussia 15 works
  5. 5 University of ZambiaZambia 14 works
  6. 6 China Agricultural UniversityChina 13 works
  7. 7 Severtsov Institute of Ecology and EvolutionRussia 10 works
  8. 8 Museum für NaturkundeGermany 10 works
  9. 9 Universidade Federal de GoiásBrazil 9 works
  10. 10 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaBrazil 9 works

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

The most-cited researchers publishing on Diptera species taxonomy and behavior include Huyen Dinh, Kim C. Worley and G. H. Hardy.

  1. 1 Huyen Dinh United States 1.2k citations
  2. 2 Kim C. Worley United States 1k citations
  3. 3 G. H. Hardy United Kingdom 939 citations
  4. 4 Willi Hennig Germany 743 citations
  5. 5 Stephen M. Richards United States 707 citations

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

Where is Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research done?

The largest centres of Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research in 2022–2025 are Saint Petersburg (Russia), São Paulo (Brazil), Moscow (Russia) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Brussels.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Saint Petersburg Russia 34 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 29 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 27 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 24 works
  5. 5 Brussels Belgium 22 works
  6. 6 Lusaka Zambia 14 works
  7. 7 Singapore Singapore 14 works
  8. 8 Ottawa Canada 13 works
  9. 9 Berlin Germany 10 works
  10. 10 Paris France 10 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BrusselsBE · 22.4 works17×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Diptera species taxonomy and behavior than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Diptera species taxonomy and behavior?

Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, University of Zambia and Universidade de São Paulo 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 3.15%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →China Agricultural University: 13, 11.4%University of Zambia: 14, 0.0%Universidade de São Paulo: 16, 3.8%Universidade Federal de Goiás: 9, 3.7%Universidade de Ribeirão Preto: 8, 0.0%Sunchon National University: 9, 0.0%China Agricultural U…Universidade de São …Universidade Federal…University of Zambia
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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 China Agricultural UniversityChina 67.811.4%24.0×13 -19.9%
2 University of ZambiaZambia 49.00.0%102.3×14 —
3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 43.33.8%9.8×16 +49.1%
4 Universidade Federal de GoiásBrazil 42.23.7%28.1×9 —
5 Universidade de Ribeirão PretoBrazil 39.00.0%67.3×8 +36.6%
6 Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea 32.20.0%108.7×9 —

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 Diptera species taxonomy and behavior research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Diptera species taxonomy and behavior.

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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.