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Evolution and Science Education

Evolution and Science Education is a research topic within History and Philosophy of Science. Science Explorer counts 9.3k research works in it since 1950. 24.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the understanding and acceptance of evolutionary theory, including topics such as natural selection, the influence of religion, education strategies, biology knowledge, conceptual change, and the intersection of science and religion. It also delves into the practical application of evolutionary principles in health and medicine.

  • Evolutionary Theory
  • Acceptance
  • Natural Selection
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Biology
  • Conceptual Change
  • Science and Religion
  • Teaching
  • Health
Research works
9.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
24.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-14%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Evolution and Science Education research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (290 and 94 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 290 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 94 works
  3. 3 Germany 39 works
  4. 4 France 35 works
  5. 5 Canada 35 works
  6. 6 Poland 28 works
  7. 7 Australia 28 works
  8. 8 Brazil 26 works
  9. 9 Italy 24 works
  10. 10 India 23 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.

United States: 46.7%United Kingdom: 15.1%Germany: 6.3%France: 5.7%6 others listed: 26.2%47%largest
United States290 · 46.7%United Kingdom94 · 15.1%Germany39 · 6.3%France35 · 5.7%6 others listed163 · 26.2%

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

Which institutions lead Evolution and Science Education research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Geneva publishes the most Evolution and Science Education research, followed by University of Oxford and Florida State University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of GenevaSwitzerland 12 works
  2. 2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 11 works
  3. 3 Florida State UniversityUnited States 10 works
  4. 4 University of LeedsUnited Kingdom 8 works
  5. 5 University of GuelphCanada 7 works
  6. 6 Zygon Center for Religion and ScienceUnited States 7 works
  7. 7 University of AlabamaUnited States 6 works
  8. 8 The University of MelbourneAustralia 5 works
  9. 9 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 5 works
  10. 10 Queen's University BelfastUnited Kingdom 4 works

Where is Evolution and Science Education research done?

The largest centres of Evolution and Science Education research in 2022–2025 are Oxford (United Kingdom), London (United Kingdom), Geneva (Switzerland) and New York (United States).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Oxford United Kingdom 14 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 13 works
  3. 3 Geneva Switzerland 12 works
  4. 4 New York United States 11 works
  5. 5 Paris France 11 works
  6. 6 Tallahassee United States 10 works
  7. 7 Rome Italy 9 works
  8. 8 Melbourne Australia 9 works
  9. 9 Washington D.C. United States 9 works
  10. 10 Warsaw Poland 8 works
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Where is the best place to study Evolution and Science Education?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Geneva, University of Oxford and University of Leeds 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 15%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Geneva: 12, 18.4%University of Oxford: 11, 22.0%University of Leeds: 8, 18.0%Florida State University: 10, 1.6%University of OxfordUniversity of GenevaUniversity of LeedsFlorida State Univer…
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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 University of GenevaSwitzerland 69.718.4%41.1×12 -29.3%
2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 57.822.0%10.5×11 -67.8%
3 University of LeedsUnited Kingdom 31.818.0%18.7×8 -65.1%
4 Florida State UniversityUnited States 12.31.6%37.7×10 -69.7%

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 Evolution and Science Education research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009.

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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.