Plant Diversity and Evolution
Plant Diversity and Evolution is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 22.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the evolution, classification, and biogeography of flowering plants, particularly focusing on the phylogeny, diversification, and historical biogeography of angiosperms. It covers topics such as molecular phylogenetics, taxonomic classification, plant diversity, and the evolutionary history of flowering plants.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny
- Flowering Plants
- Biogeography
- Diversification
- Phylogenetics
- Evolutionary History
- Taxonomy
- Molecular Phylogeny
- Plant Diversity
- Historical Biogeography
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant Diversity and Evolution research?
By volume, China and Brazil publish the most (903 and 779 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 903 works
- 2 Brazil 779 works
- 3 United States 532 works
- 4 India 503 works
- 5 United Kingdom 222 works
- 6 Mexico 198 works
- 7 Germany 177 works
- 8 France 148 works
- 9 Argentina 134 works
- 10 Russia 128 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.
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Which institutions lead Plant Diversity and Evolution research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Botanical Survey of India publishes the most Plant Diversity and Evolution research, followed by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Botanical Survey of IndiaIndia 153 works
- 2 Royal Botanic Gardens, KewUnited Kingdom 91 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 78 works
- 4 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 66 works
- 5 Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 46 works
- 6 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 36 works
- 7 Missouri Botanical GardenUnited States 33 works
- 8 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 31 works
- 9 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 27 works
- 10 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 27 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant Diversity and Evolution?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant Diversity and Evolution include Kevin D. Hyde and B. L. Turner.
- 1 Kevin D. Hyde Thailand 4.8k citations
- 2 B. L. Turner United States 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant Diversity and Evolution research done?
The largest centres of Plant Diversity and Evolution research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Kolkata (India), London (United Kingdom) and São Paulo (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mengla and Feira de Santana.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 249 works
- 2 Kolkata India 168 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 114 works
- 4 São Paulo Brazil 99 works
- 5 Mexico City Mexico 91 works
- 6 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 88 works
- 7 Paris France 85 works
- 8 Kunming China 70 works
- 9 Moscow Russia 69 works
- 10 Guangzhou China 66 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MenglaCN · 23.3 works197×
- Feira de SantanaBR · 26.6 works41×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant Diversity and Evolution than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant Diversity and Evolution?
Among universities, judged by research, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and University of Bonn 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 | Sidho-Kanho-Birsha UniversityIndia | 62.1 | 44.9% | 55.4× | 9 | — |
| 2 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 54.6 | 15.7% | 12.9× | 66 | +7.1% |
| 3 | University of BonnGermany | 52.2 | 42.9% | 5.0× | 9 | +104.1% |
| 4 | Nelson Mandela UniversitySouth Africa | 50.6 | 10.3% | 24.4× | 14 | +166.9% |
| 5 | University of CalicutIndia | 48.5 | 8.8% | 29.1× | 10 | +337.5% |
| 6 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 48.0 | 33.5% | 4.0× | 36 | +54.4% |
| 7 | University of ViennaAustria | 48.0 | 41.5% | 5.3× | 14 | -17.2% |
| 8 | Yunnan UniversityChina | 46.5 | 20.5% | 8.2× | 17 | +70.2% |
| 9 | Universidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaBrazil | 45.6 | 9.1% | 41.5× | 27 | +48.3% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoBrazil | 45.5 | 11.5% | 21.5× | 19 | +52.8% |
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 Diversity and Evolution research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Plant Diversity and Evolution.
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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.