Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies is a research topic within Nature and Landscape Conservation. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 8.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the management, conservation, and sustainable development of UNESCO biosphere reserves. It explores topics such as participatory governance, social construction of landscapes, environmental conflict resolution, and the role of virtual reality in landscape research. The cluster also delves into the challenges and opportunities related to renewable energy transition (Energiewende) and emphasizes the importance of landscape management for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
- Biosphere Reserves
- Landscape Management
- Conservation
- Sustainable Development
- Participatory Governance
- Social Construction
- Energiewende
- Environmental Conflict Resolution
- Virtual Reality
- Geographical Discourse Analysis
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 8.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +40% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (1.7k and 162 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 1.7k works
- 2 Austria 162 works
- 3 Switzerland 154 works
- 4 United States 144 works
- 5 Russia 72 works
- 6 United Kingdom 55 works
- 7 China 51 works
- 8 France 51 works
- 9 Italy 44 works
- 10 Poland 40 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Tübingen publishes the most Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research, followed by University of Wuppertal and RWTH Aachen University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of TübingenGermany 108 works
- 2 University of WuppertalGermany 49 works
- 3 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 35 works
- 4 TU WienAustria 34 works
- 5 Ruhr University BochumGermany 31 works
- 6 University of KasselGermany 31 works
- 7 TU Dortmund UniversityGermany 25 works
- 8 University of FreiburgGermany 24 works
- 9 Leibniz University HannoverGermany 23 works
- 10 Goethe University FrankfurtGermany 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies include C. Kuhn and Ernst‐Detlef Schulze.
- 1 C. Kuhn France 2.1k citations
- 2 Ernst‐Detlef Schulze Germany 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research done?
The largest centres of Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research in 2022–2025 are Tübingen (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Munich (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuppertal.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WuppertalDE · 50.3 works115×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Tübingen, Saarland University and Ruhr University Bochum 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 | University of TübingenGermany | 94.8 | 37.4% | 109.3× | 108 | +2246.3% |
| 2 | Saarland UniversityGermany | 69.2 | 35.5% | 22.7× | 13 | +89.6% |
| 3 | Ruhr University BochumGermany | 65.8 | 15.0% | 30.0× | 31 | +197.5% |
| 4 | Leuphana University of LüneburgGermany | 63.2 | 26.9% | 54.1× | 11 | +125.5% |
| 5 | University of ZurichSwitzerland | 61.1 | 11.3% | 11.7× | 16 | +198.8% |
| 6 | Universität InnsbruckAustria | 61.1 | 14.2% | 18.8× | 14 | +261.0% |
| 7 | Friedrich Schiller University JenaGermany | 60.4 | 16.6% | 20.7× | 11 | +256.8% |
| 8 | Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielGermany | 57.8 | 13.6% | 19.4× | 12 | +192.1% |
| 9 | HafenCity University HamburgGermany | 57.0 | 19.3% | 272.5× | 12 | +160.7% |
| 10 | University of WuppertalGermany | 56.7 | 0.6% | 128.7× | 49 | +272.5% |
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, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies.
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.