Question 1

Which countries lead Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (1.8k and 201 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, University of Tübingen publishes the most Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research, followed by TU Wien and Leibniz Association.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies include Pierre Bourdıeu, Carl Folke and Willem M. de Vos.

Question 4

Where is Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research in 2022-now are Vienna (Austria), Berlin (Germany), Tübingen (Germany) and Munich (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuppertal.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Tübingen, University of Freiburg and Ruhr University Bochum score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies is "Mapping ecosystem service supply, demand and budgets" (Benjamin Burkhard, Franziska Kroll, Stoyan Nedkov et al., 2011), with 2,161 citations. Next come "Understanding the drivers of sustainable land expansion using a patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model: A case study in Wuhan, China" (1,607) and "Why landscapes of the past are important for the future" (1,513).