Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 6.3k research works in it since 1950. 13.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the evolution, diversification, and biogeography of Orthopteran insects, with a focus on grasshoppers and crickets. It covers topics such as phylogeny, acoustic communication, speciation, taxonomy, and the impact of climatic changes on the evolutionary history of these insects.
- Orthoptera
- evolution
- phylogeny
- acoustic communication
- biogeography
- speciation
- taxonomy
- grasshoppers
- crickets
- phylogeography
- Research works
- 6.3k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 869 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (148 and 141 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 148 works
- 2 India 141 works
- 3 Russia 92 works
- 4 United States 85 works
- 5 Brazil 50 works
- 6 Indonesia 46 works
- 7 South Korea 43 works
- 8 Germany 42 works
- 9 Belgium 39 works
- 10 France 32 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 Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sunchon National University publishes the most Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy research, followed by Guangxi Normal University and Zoological Institute.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea 35 works
- 2 Guangxi Normal UniversityChina 24 works
- 3 Zoological InstituteRussia 22 works
- 4 University of MonsBelgium 19 works
- 5 Zoological Survey of IndiaIndia 19 works
- 6 A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern SeasUkraine 19 works
- 7 Hebei UniversityChina 18 works
- 8 Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RASRussia 13 works
- 9 Institute of Natural SciencesBelgium 13 works
- 10 Shaanxi Normal UniversityChina 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy include G. M. Hewitt and Norman I. Platnick.
- 1 G. M. Hewitt United Kingdom 970 citations
- 2 Norman I. Platnick United States 893 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy research done?
The largest centres of Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy research in 2022–2025 are Suncheon (South Korea), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Guilin (China) and Kolkata (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Suncheon, Baoding and Guilin.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Suncheon South Korea 35 works
- 2 Saint Petersburg Russia 29 works
- 3 Guilin China 24 works
- 4 Kolkata India 23 works
- 5 Baoding China 22 works
- 6 Moscow Russia 21 works
- 7 Paris France 20 works
- 8 Mons Belgium 19 works
- 9 Sebastopol Ukraine 19 works
- 10 São Paulo Brazil 18 works
Where it is the local speciality
- SuncheonKR · 34.8 works354×
- BaodingCN · 21.8 works42×
- GuilinCN · 23.5 works25×
- KolkataIN · 23.5 works10×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy?
Among universities, judged by research, Guangxi Normal University, Hebei University and Shaanxi Normal 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 | Guangxi Normal UniversityChina | 74.7 | 16.8% | 97.8× | 24 | — |
| 2 | Hebei UniversityChina | 59.4 | 11.1% | 67.1× | 18 | +29.8% |
| 3 | Shaanxi Normal UniversityChina | 57.9 | 14.5% | 39.7× | 13 | -6.8% |
| 4 | Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea | 51.4 | 0.0% | 363.2× | 35 | — |
| 5 | University of MonsBelgium | 44.5 | 0.0% | 88.7× | 19 | — |
| 6 | University of ZambiaZambia | 39.1 | 1.6% | 61.9× | 10 | — |
| 7 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 22.5 | 3.2% | 5.1× | 10 | +157.0% |
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 Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy.
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.