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Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the dynamics of carbon storage, methane emissions, and microbial processes in peatland ecosystems, with a focus on the impacts of climate change, hydrological factors, and nitrogen deposition. It addresses the role of peatlands in the global carbon cycle, their response to environmental disturbances, and their potential as both carbon sinks and sources. The research also delves into the interactions between wetland vegetation, soil microbial communities, and biogeochemical processes influencing carbon and nitrogen cycling.

  • Peatlands
  • Carbon
  • Methane Emissions
  • Wetlands
  • Climate Change
  • Microbial Processes
  • Hydrology
  • Nitrogen Deposition
  • Boreal Ecosystems
  • Ecosystem Resilience
Research works
23k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+7%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
39% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Which countries lead Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.3k and 612 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 1.3k works
  2. 2 United States 612 works
  3. 3 Canada 232 works
  4. 4 Russia 231 works
  5. 5 Germany 230 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 216 works
  7. 7 Finland 143 works
  8. 8 Poland 125 works
  9. 9 France 109 works
  10. 10 Indonesia 105 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.

China: 38.9%United States: 18.7%Canada: 7.1%Russia: 7.1%6 others listed: 28.3%39%largest
China1,273 · 38.9%United States612 · 18.7%Canada232 · 7.1%Russia231 · 7.1%6 others listed927 · 28.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 264 works
  2. 2 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 115 works
  3. 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 49 works
  4. 4 Natural Resources Institute FinlandFinland 40 works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 38 works
  6. 6 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 32 works
  7. 7 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 30 works
  8. 8 University of HelsinkiFinland 30 works
  9. 9 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 29 works
  10. 10 United States Department of AgricultureUnited States 29 works

Who are the leading researchers in Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology include Jun Wang, Mark A. Bradford and Philippe Ciais.

  1. 1 Jun Wang China 340k citations
  2. 2 Mark A. Bradford United States 268k citations
  3. 3 Philippe Ciais France 237k citations
  4. 4 David Tilman United States 209k citations
  5. 5 Guangming Zeng China 204k citations
  6. 6 Peter B. Reich United States 189k citations
  7. 7 F. Stuart Chapin United States 185k citations
  8. 8 Markus Antonietti Germany 185k citations
  9. 9 Carl Folke Sweden 182k citations
  10. 10 Noah Fierer United States 175k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology?

The most cited paper in Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology is "World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated" (Markus Kottek, Jürgen Grieser, Christoph Beck et al., 2006), with 11,611 citations. Next come "Soil Carbon Sequestration Impacts on Global Climate Change and Food Security" (8,396) and "Temperature sensitivity of soil carbon decomposition and feedbacks to climate change" (7,089).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated Markus Kottek, Jürgen Grieser, Christoph Beck et al. · Meteorologische Zeitschrift Open access 2 Jul 2006 11,611
2 Soil Carbon Sequestration Impacts on Global Climate Change and Food Security Rattan Lal · Science 10 Jun 2004 8,396
3 Temperature sensitivity of soil carbon decomposition and feedbacks to climate change Eric A. Davidson, Ivan August Janssens · Nature Open access Mar 2006 7,089
4 The contentious nature of soil organic matter Johannes C. Lehmann, Markus Kleber · Nature 23 Nov 2015 4,585
5 Biological Consequences of Ecosystem Fragmentation: A Review Denis A. Saunders, Richard J. Hobbs, Chris R. Margules · Conservation Biology Open access Mar 1991 4,144
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Where is Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology research done?

The largest centres of Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Helsinki (Finland), Moscow (Russia) and Nanjing (China).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 368 works
  2. 2 HelsinkiFinland 93 works
  3. 3 MoscowRussia 74 works
  4. 4 NanjingChina 72 works
  5. 5 ChangchunChina 69 works
  6. 6 LanzhouChina 54 works
  7. 7 HarbinChina 47 works
  8. 8 OttawaCanada 36 works
  9. 9 UppsalaSweden 35 works
  10. 10 ParisFrance 35 works
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Where is the best place to study Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Northwest A&F University and Wageningen University & Research 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.

0%10%20%30%mean 16.2%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Northwest A&F Univer…University of Chines…Lanzhou UniversityWageningen Universit…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 75.320.6%7.7×48 +13.3%
2Northwest A&F UniversityChina 74.025.8%13.2×20 +40.1%
3Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 64.113.6%16.4×23 +41.5%
4Lanzhou UniversityChina 62.417.4%8.9×24 +148.4%
5Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 61.712.4%48.6×29 -13.2%
6Aarhus UniversityDenmark 59.110.5%9.1×30 +7.0%
7Yunnan UniversityChina 58.426.2%6.4×10 +360.4%
8Colorado State UniversityUnited States 56.518.2%9.4×13 -2.8%
9Beijing Normal UniversityChina 53.99.2%6.8×21 +33.0%
10Northeast Normal UniversityChina 53.68.1%34.0×28 +69.7%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, country by country

Is Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.018% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology10.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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