Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones is a research topic within Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Science Explorer counts 7.6k research works in it since 1950. 12.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the multifaceted impacts of warfare, particularly the Russia-Ukraine conflict, on the environment, global food security, renewable energy development, supply chains, and biodiversity conservation. It delves into the consequences for water resources, climate change, and the potential disruptions to energy transition efforts. The cluster also addresses the implications for sustainable development goals and the long-term environmental consequences of war.
- Warfare Ecology
- Global Food Security
- Environmental Consequences
- Renewable Energy
- Supply Chain Disruption
- Climate Change
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Energy Transition
- Armed Conflict
- Water Resources
- Research works
- 7.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 946 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +119% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones research?
By volume, Ukraine and Russia publish the most (724 and 384 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ukraine 724 works
- 2 Russia 384 works
- 3 United States 217 works
- 4 Poland 147 works
- 5 United Kingdom 100 works
- 6 India 77 works
- 7 Türkiye 73 works
- 8 Germany 73 works
- 9 China 70 works
- 10 Romania 66 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 Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv publishes the most Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones research, followed by National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivUkraine 41 works
- 2 National Academy of Sciences of UkraineUkraine 35 works
- 3 V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityUkraine 27 works
- 4 National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of UkraineUkraine 25 works
- 5 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 24 works
- 6 Severtsov Institute of Ecology and EvolutionRussia 23 works
- 7 State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of UkraineUkraine 22 works
- 8 National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of UkraineUkraine 22 works
- 9 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 21 works
- 10 All-Russian Research Institute Fisheries and OceanographyRussia 21 works
Where is Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones research done?
The largest centres of Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones research in 2022–2025 are Kyiv (Ukraine), Moscow (Russia), Lviv (Ukraine) and Kharkiv (Ukraine). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lviv.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LvivUA · 89.1 works46×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones?
Among universities, judged by research, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” and V. N. Karazin Kharkiv 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.
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 | Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivUkraine | 80.7 | 14.9% | 53.4× | 41 | +775.4% |
| 2 | National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”Ukraine | 69.1 | 23.1% | 22.9× | 15 | — |
| 3 | V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityUkraine | 65.8 | 8.3% | 49.1× | 27 | +186.2% |
| 4 | National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of UkraineUkraine | 65.8 | 12.4% | 81.3× | 25 | +106.8% |
| 5 | Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityUkraine | 61.0 | 15.7% | 21.9× | 16 | — |
| 6 | National University of Kyiv-Mohyla AcademyUkraine | 59.2 | 16.6% | 94.5× | 13 | — |
| 7 | Oles Honchar Dnipro National UniversityUkraine | 57.8 | 12.1% | 40.5× | 9 | +277.3% |
| 8 | Lviv UniversityUkraine | 53.3 | 10.4% | 54.9× | 20 | -2.5% |
| 9 | Ilia State UniversityGeorgia | 50.2 | 1.2% | 69.5× | 15 | — |
| 10 | Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies LvivUkraine | 48.8 | 5.2% | 105.8× | 10 | +382.5% |
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 Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 119% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones.
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.