Plant and animal studies
Plant and animal studies is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 123k research works in it since 1950. 33.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of pollinator decline on ecosystems and agriculture, focusing on plant-animal interactions, biodiversity, crop pollination, habitat fragmentation, and the effects of global change and invasive species. The papers discuss the importance of pollinators for ecosystem services and highlight the challenges posed by climate change and habitat loss to pollinator populations.
- Pollinator Decline
- Ecosystem Services
- Plant-Animal Interactions
- Biodiversity
- Crop Pollination
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Mutualistic Networks
- Global Change
- Invasive Species
- Climate Change
- Research works
- 123k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 41k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +15% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant and animal studies research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (3k and 2.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 3k works
- 2 China 2.4k works
- 3 Brazil 1.7k works
- 4 India 959 works
- 5 Germany 752 works
- 6 United Kingdom 680 works
- 7 France 654 works
- 8 Japan 548 works
- 9 Russia 448 works
- 10 Australia 439 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 Plant and animal studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Plant and animal studies research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidade de São Paulo.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 122 works
- 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 97 works
- 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 94 works
- 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 87 works
- 5 University of FloridaUnited States 83 works
- 6 Botanical Survey of IndiaIndia 79 works
- 7 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 74 works
- 8 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 67 works
- 9 Cornell UniversityUnited States 63 works
- 10 Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil 61 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant and animal studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant and animal studies include Folke Skoog, David Tilman and Robert M. May.
- 1 Folke Skoog United States 11k citations
- 2 David Tilman United States 6.9k citations
- 3 Robert M. May United States 4.2k citations
- 4 Josep Peñuelas Spain 4.1k citations
- 5 Peter B. Reich United States 4.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant and animal studies research done?
The largest centres of Plant and animal studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), São Paulo (Brazil) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mengla.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 646 works
- 2 Paris France 274 works
- 3 São Paulo Brazil 235 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 156 works
- 5 Mexico City Mexico 153 works
- 6 Moscow Russia 150 works
- 7 Washington D.C. United States 145 works
- 8 Kolkata India 145 works
- 9 Kunming China 139 works
- 10 Buenos Aires Argentina 128 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MenglaCN · 28.5 works73×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant and animal studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant and animal studies?
Among universities, judged by research, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Fujian Agriculture and Forestry 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 | École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesFrance | 68.9 | 41.2% | 16.4× | 21 | +606.7% |
| 2 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden | 67.1 | 50.9% | 11.4× | 31 | +8.8% |
| 3 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 60.9 | 28.8% | 10.0× | 41 | +112.2% |
| 4 | University of WürzburgGermany | 60.8 | 49.9% | 8.5× | 33 | +7.5% |
| 5 | Czech University of Life Sciences PragueCzechia | 59.7 | 37.0% | 8.4× | 15 | +173.9% |
| 6 | University of HohenheimGermany | 59.4 | 43.7% | 9.7× | 18 | +60.3% |
| 7 | University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceCzechia | 57.9 | 40.2% | 14.7× | 15 | +50.4% |
| 8 | University of SalzburgAustria | 56.7 | 51.1% | 5.4× | 11 | +284.6% |
| 9 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 56.5 | 45.7% | 6.4× | 41 | +0.8% |
| 10 | Université de MontpellierFrance | 56.2 | 45.9% | 5.7× | 24 | +102.8% |
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 Plant and animal studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Plant and animal studies.
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.