Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology is a research topic within Paleontology. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 35.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the evolutionary history, diversity, and phylogenetic analysis of dinosaurs, including birds, sauropods, theropods, and other related taxa. It covers topics such as fossil discoveries, morphological studies, molecular phylogeny, and the ecological and environmental context of dinosaur evolution.
- Dinosaur
- Evolution
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Paleontology
- Birds
- Sauropod
- Theropoda
- Fossil
- Morphology
- Cretaceous
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 35.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +8% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (512 and 246 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 512 works
- 2 China 246 works
- 3 United Kingdom 190 works
- 4 Brazil 186 works
- 5 Germany 174 works
- 6 Argentina 147 works
- 7 Russia 132 works
- 8 France 119 works
- 9 Spain 97 works
- 10 Canada 74 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 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institute of Paleontology A A Borisyak publishes the most Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology research, followed by Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart and National Museum of Natural History.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institute of Paleontology A A BorisyakRussia 57 works
- 2 Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartGermany 45 works
- 3 National Museum of Natural HistoryUnited States 43 works
- 4 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 35 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 34 works
- 6 Natural History MuseumUnited Kingdom 28 works
- 7 Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and PaleoanthropologyChina 22 works
- 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 21 works
- 9 American Museum of Natural HistoryUnited States 19 works
- 10 University of BristolUnited Kingdom 18 works
Where is Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology research done?
The largest centres of Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Stuttgart.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 119 works
- 2 Moscow Russia 76 works
- 3 Buenos Aires Argentina 65 works
- 4 Paris France 62 works
- 5 Washington D.C. United States 58 works
- 6 London United Kingdom 58 works
- 7 Stuttgart Germany 49 works
- 8 Madrid Spain 35 works
- 9 São Paulo Brazil 33 works
- 10 New York United States 31 works
Where it is the local speciality
- StuttgartDE · 48.7 works22×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Fribourg, University of the Witwatersrand and Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 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 FribourgSwitzerland | 70.9 | 70.2% | 25.6× | 9 | +549.2% |
| 2 | University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa | 65.4 | 56.2% | 12.9× | 13 | +128.1% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil | 64.8 | 69.2% | 15.6× | 16 | — |
| 4 | University of BristolUnited Kingdom | 64.5 | 65.7% | 13.3× | 18 | +6.2% |
| 5 | University of BirminghamUnited Kingdom | 62.0 | 70.3% | 8.0× | 11 | +111.3% |
| 6 | Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaSpain | 58.5 | 37.0% | 23.0× | 11 | +417.0% |
| 7 | University of BonnGermany | 53.9 | 62.3% | 10.1× | 8 | -23.2% |
| 8 | Universidad Nacional de La PlataArgentina | 49.8 | 35.6% | 30.6× | 15 | +0.4% |
| 9 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 49.7 | 51.5% | 9.1× | 10 | +8.5% |
| 10 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China | 47.9 | 33.2% | 11.9× | 9 | +85.2% |
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 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology.
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.