Geographies of human-animal interactions
Geographies of human-animal interactions is a research topic within Geography, Planning and Development. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 32.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of affect, geography, and multispecies ethnography, delving into the emotional and spatial dimensions of human-animal relations, materiality, and biopolitics. It investigates non-representational approaches to understanding space, ethics, and the impact of the Anthropocene on naturecultures.
- Affect
- Geography
- Multispecies Ethnography
- Emotion
- Space
- Materiality
- Ethics
- Biopolitics
- Non-representational
- Anthropocene
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 32.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +59% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geographies of human-animal interactions research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.3k and 924 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.3k works
- 2 United Kingdom 924 works
- 3 Australia 361 works
- 4 Germany 339 works
- 5 Canada 336 works
- 6 France 201 works
- 7 Netherlands 148 works
- 8 Italy 144 works
- 9 India 133 works
- 10 Spain 111 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.
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Which institutions lead Geographies of human-animal interactions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Cambridge publishes the most Geographies of human-animal interactions research, followed by University of Oxford and The University of Sydney.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 58 works
- 2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 36 works
- 3 The University of SydneyAustralia 34 works
- 4 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 33 works
- 5 The University of MelbourneAustralia 32 works
- 6 Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom 31 works
- 7 University of TorontoCanada 31 works
- 8 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 29 works
- 9 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 28 works
- 10 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 28 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geographies of human-animal interactions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geographies of human-animal interactions include Daniel Simberloff and Donna Haraway.
- 1 Daniel Simberloff United States 2.9k citations
- 2 Donna Haraway United States 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geographies of human-animal interactions research done?
The largest centres of Geographies of human-animal interactions research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Sydney (Australia) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Durham.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 179 works
- 2 Melbourne Australia 78 works
- 3 Sydney Australia 75 works
- 4 Paris France 73 works
- 5 New York United States 66 works
- 6 Toronto Canada 65 works
- 7 Cambridge United Kingdom 63 works
- 8 Manchester United Kingdom 50 works
- 9 Oxford United Kingdom 49 works
- 10 Montreal Canada 45 works
Where it is the local speciality
- DurhamGB · 31.3 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geographies of human-animal interactions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geographies of human-animal interactions?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Cambridge, Wageningen University & Research and Northumbria 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 | University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom | 81.2 | 34.5% | 10.0× | 58 | +225.1% |
| 2 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 78.3 | 61.2% | 9.8× | 19 | +121.6% |
| 3 | Northumbria UniversityUnited Kingdom | 73.8 | 46.4% | 12.8× | 16 | +207.9% |
| 4 | University of OsloNorway | 71.5 | 43.9% | 8.4× | 22 | +203.7% |
| 5 | Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom | 70.7 | 45.8% | 16.3× | 31 | +85.9% |
| 6 | University of TübingenGermany | 69.9 | 51.5% | 12.3× | 25 | — |
| 7 | University of ReadingUnited Kingdom | 67.9 | 48.6% | 9.4× | 10 | +321.5% |
| 8 | University of LaplandFinland | 67.4 | 55.9% | 45.8× | 9 | +332.0% |
| 9 | Royal Holloway University of LondonUnited Kingdom | 67.1 | 66.1% | 19.4× | 12 | +48.3% |
| 10 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 66.0 | 49.3% | 5.4× | 36 | +130.3% |
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 Geographies of human-animal interactions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 59% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Geographies of human-animal interactions.
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.