Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 15.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Earthworms
- DNA Barcoding
- Cryptic Diversity
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Genetic Structure
- Taxonomy
- Molecular Phylogeny
- Invasive Species
- Soil Biodiversity
- Species Delimitation
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (168 and 143 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 168 works
- 2 United States 143 works
- 3 India 116 works
- 4 Russia 98 works
- 5 Brazil 94 works
- 6 South Korea 85 works
- 7 France 83 works
- 8 Vietnam 77 works
- 9 Mexico 55 works
- 10 Hungary 54 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 Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sunchon National University publishes the most Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology research, followed by Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea 34 works
- 2 Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic UniversityHungary 27 works
- 3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 21 works
- 4 University of TyumenRussia 14 works
- 5 Institute of Natural SciencesBelgium 12 works
- 6 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 11 works
- 7 Severtsov Institute of Ecology and EvolutionRussia 10 works
- 8 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityIndia 9 works
- 9 Jeonbuk National UniversitySouth Korea 9 works
- 10 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology include C. A. Edwards.
- 1 C. A. Edwards United States 4.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology research done?
The largest centres of Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Suncheon (South Korea), Paris (France) and Mexico City (Mexico). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Eger and Suncheon.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 47 works
- 2 Suncheon South Korea 34 works
- 3 Paris France 34 works
- 4 Mexico City Mexico 28 works
- 5 Eger Hungary 27 works
- 6 Moscow Russia 27 works
- 7 Hanoi Vietnam 22 works
- 8 São Paulo Brazil 20 works
- 9 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 18 works
- 10 Budapest Hungary 15 works
Where it is the local speciality
- EgerHU · 27.3 works494×
- SuncheonKR · 34.3 works232×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology?
Among universities, judged by research, Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University, Sunchon National University and University of Tyumen 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 | Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic UniversityHungary | 54.7 | 3.4% | 494.9× | 27 | +100.5% |
| 2 | Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea | 51.1 | 0.0% | 238.0× | 34 | — |
| 3 | University of TyumenRussia | 49.0 | 1.2% | 111.5× | 14 | +349.9% |
| 4 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 42.3 | 0.5% | 12.9× | 22 | +12.1% |
| 5 | Jeonbuk National UniversitySouth Korea | 40.9 | 6.0% | 23.4× | 9 | +67.5% |
| 6 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 34.5 | 2.3% | 18.1× | 9 | — |
| 7 | Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityIndia | 32.0 | 0.0% | 95.5× | 9 | — |
| 8 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 23.8 | 6.3% | 3.6× | 11 | +66.1% |
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 Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology.
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.