Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Isotope Analysis in Ecology is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 48k research works in it since 1950. 25.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the application of stable isotopes in trophic ecology, including estimating trophic position, analyzing food webs, conducting isotope analysis for ecological studies, exploring carbon and nitrogen dynamics, and investigating terrestrial-aquatic linkages. The papers cover a wide range of topics such as Bayesian mixing models, diet reconstruction, and ecosystem structure.
- Stable Isotopes
- Trophic Position
- Food Web
- Isotope Analysis
- Ecological Studies
- Carbon and Nitrogen
- Ecosystem Structure
- Bayesian Mixing Models
- Diet Reconstruction
- Terrestrial-Aquatic Linkages
- Research works
- 48k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Isotope Analysis in Ecology research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 1.1k works
- 3 France 375 works
- 4 Japan 314 works
- 5 Germany 285 works
- 6 United Kingdom 262 works
- 7 Canada 256 works
- 8 Brazil 202 works
- 9 Russia 192 works
- 10 Spain 175 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 Isotope Analysis in Ecology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Isotope Analysis in Ecology research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 73 works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 57 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 32 works
- 4 Shanghai Ocean University China 30 works
- 5 Ocean University of China China 29 works
- 6 The University of Tokyo Japan 25 works
- 7 United States Geological Survey United States 21 works
- 8 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 21 works
- 9 Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency Japan 21 works
- 10 China University of Geosciences China 20 works
Where is Isotope Analysis in Ecology research done?
The largest centres of Isotope Analysis in Ecology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Moscow (Russia) and Tokyo (Japan).
Where is the best place to study Isotope Analysis in Ecology?
Among universities, judged by research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University and UiT The Arctic University of Norway 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 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden | 56.9 | 25.7% | 11.4× | 11 | +13.4% |
| 2 | Shanghai Ocean University China | 56.1 | 17.0% | 21.4× | 30 | +56.9% |
| 3 | UiT The Arctic University of Norway Norway | 53.8 | 28.0% | 10.0× | 10 | -13.2% |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology United States | 53.7 | 24.8% | 10.5× | 15 | -8.2% |
| 5 | University of Bremen Germany | 52.8 | 27.7% | 8.9× | 13 | +23.1% |
| 6 | Ocean University of China China | 51.7 | 16.7% | 9.4× | 29 | +20.0% |
| 7 | China University of Geosciences China | 51.5 | 28.4% | 7.3× | 20 | +10.1% |
| 8 | University of California, Santa Cruz United States | 51.5 | 26.9% | 10.3× | 12 | -14.7% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Brazil | 51.2 | 13.3% | 10.5× | 10 | +166.8% |
| 10 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa United States | 50.3 | 30.2% | 8.4× | 10 | +0.1% |
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 Isotope Analysis in Ecology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009.
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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.