Question 1

Which countries lead Land Use and Ecosystem Services research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (9.3k and 1.5k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Land Use and Ecosystem Services research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Land Use and Ecosystem Services research, followed by Beijing Normal University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Land Use and Ecosystem Services?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Land Use and Ecosystem Services include Simon Iain Hay, Jun Wang and Mark A. Bradford.

Question 4

Where is Land Use and Ecosystem Services research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Land Use and Ecosystem Services research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Wuhan (China), Nanjing (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Malda, Potenza and Lin’an Shi.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Land Use and Ecosystem Services?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Beijing Normal University, University of Hong Kong and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Land Use and Ecosystem Services research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Land Use and Ecosystem Services?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Land Use and Ecosystem Services is "Global Consequences of Land Use" (Jonathan A. Foley, Ruth DeFries, Gregory P. Asner et al., 2005), with 13,282 citations. Next come "Local Indicators of Spatial Association—LISA" (13,022) and "High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change" (11,936).