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Ecology and Conservation Studies

Ecology and Conservation Studies is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 9.4k research works in it since 1950. 5.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the biodiversity, conservation, and ecological characteristics of vascular plants in Korea, including endemic species, invasive species management, and the impact of climate change on plant habitats. It also covers the assessment of habitat environments and the preservation of genetic resources.

  • Vascular Plants
  • Flora
  • Conservation
  • Korean Peninsula
  • Endemic Species
  • Climate Change
  • Invasive Species
  • Habitat Environment
  • Ecological Characteristics
  • Genetic Resources
Research works
9.4k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
527
per year above
Top-10% rate
5.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-29%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Ecology and Conservation Studies research?

By volume, China and South Korea publish the most (311 and 286 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 311 works
  2. 2 South Korea 286 works
  3. 3 Japan 97 works
  4. 4 United States 86 works
  5. 5 India 75 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 35 works
  7. 7 Russia 27 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 20 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 16 works
  10. 10 ?? 14 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.

China: 32.1%South Korea: 29.6%Japan: 10.0%United States: 8.9%6 others listed: 19.3%32%largest
China311 · 32.1%South Korea286 · 29.6%Japan97 · 10.0%United States86 · 8.9%6 others listed186 · 19.3%

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

Which institutions lead Ecology and Conservation Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, National Institute of Ecology publishes the most Ecology and Conservation Studies research, followed by Korea Forest Service and Botanical Survey of India.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 National Institute of EcologySouth Korea 30 works
  2. 2 Korea Forest ServiceSouth Korea 29 works
  3. 3 Botanical Survey of IndiaIndia 18 works
  4. 4 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea 12 works
  5. 5 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 12 works
  6. 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 12 works
  7. 7 Gyeongsang National UniversitySouth Korea 10 works
  8. 8 Kangwon National UniversitySouth Korea 10 works
  9. 9 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 10 works
  10. 10 Chungnam National UniversitySouth Korea 9 works

Who are the leading researchers in Ecology and Conservation Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Ecology and Conservation Studies include Yong Sik Ok and Wei Hong.

  1. 1 Yong Sik Ok South Korea 3.3k citations
  2. 2 Wei Hong China 2.2k citations

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

Where is Ecology and Conservation Studies research done?

The largest centres of Ecology and Conservation Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), Daejeon (South Korea) and Suwon (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Suwon and Daejeon.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 69 works
  2. 2 Seoul South Korea 64 works
  3. 3 Daejeon South Korea 56 works
  4. 4 Suwon South Korea 35 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 21 works
  6. 6 Kolkata India 20 works
  7. 7 Harbin China 15 works
  8. 8 Kunming China 15 works
  9. 9 Nanjing China 14 works
  10. 10 Guiyang China 11 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SuwonKR · 34.9 works90×
  2. DaejeonKR · 55.8 works27×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ecology and Conservation Studies than the world average.

See Ecology and Conservation Studies on the map

Where is the best place to study Ecology and Conservation Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, National Institute of Ecology, Northeast Forestry University and Gyeongsang National 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%mean 7.48571%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →National Institute of Ecology: 30, 1.2%Northeast Forestry University: 12, 16.7%Gyeongsang National University: 10, 12.1%Seoul National University: 12, 5.3%Chungnam National University: 9, 8.9%Kangwon National University: 10, 6.5%Beijing Forestry University: 10, 1.7%Northeast Forestry U…Gyeongsang National …Seoul National Unive…National Institute o…
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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 National Institute of EcologySouth Korea 70.11.2%1477.0×30 +235.3%
2 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 62.816.7%35.7×12 -91.9%
3 Gyeongsang National UniversitySouth Korea 57.812.1%49.6×10 -23.4%
4 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea 50.95.3%13.8×12 -24.8%
5 Chungnam National UniversitySouth Korea 47.38.9%32.5×9 -59.5%
6 Kangwon National UniversitySouth Korea 44.66.5%48.7×10 -49.5%
7 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 32.31.7%29.7×10 -68.1%

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 Ecology and Conservation Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012.

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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.

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.