Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 7k research works in it since 1950. 10.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the phylogenetic analysis, evolutionary history, and taxonomic revision of spiders, utilizing molecular techniques such as DNA barcoding and phylogenomics. It explores the diversity, biogeography, and cryptic species within the Araneae order, shedding light on ancient vicariance patterns and evolutionary morphology.
- Spider Phylogenomics
- DNA Barcoding
- Molecular Phylogeny
- Taxonomic Revision
- Species Delimitation
- Araneae Diversity
- Evolutionary Morphology
- Biogeography
- Cryptic Diversity
- Ancient Vicariance Patterns
- Research works
- 7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 749 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +29% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies research?
By volume, China and Russia publish the most (206 and 126 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 206 works
- 2 Russia 126 works
- 3 United States 124 works
- 4 India 117 works
- 5 Brazil 75 works
- 6 Germany 58 works
- 7 South Africa 41 works
- 8 Türkiye 35 works
- 9 Australia 32 works
- 10 United Kingdom 31 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 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution publishes the most Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies research, followed by Hebei University and Instituto Butantan.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Severtsov Institute of Ecology and EvolutionRussia 23 works
- 2 Hebei UniversityChina 21 works
- 3 Instituto ButantanBrazil 17 works
- 4 Zoological Survey of IndiaIndia 16 works
- 5 Zoological InstituteRussia 14 works
- 6 University of the Free StateSouth Africa 14 works
- 7 Southwest UniversityChina 13 works
- 8 A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern SeasUkraine 12 works
- 9 Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RASRussia 11 works
- 10 University of MonsBelgium 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies include Kang Xu, Huanming Yang and Norman I. Platnick.
- 1 Kang Xu United States 2.8k citations
- 2 Huanming Yang China 1.1k citations
- 3 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 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies research done?
The largest centres of Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), São Paulo (Brazil), Beijing (China) and Baoding (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Baoding.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 40 works
- 2 São Paulo Brazil 31 works
- 3 Beijing China 28 works
- 4 Baoding China 24 works
- 5 Kolkata India 19 works
- 6 Saint Petersburg Russia 18 works
- 7 Chongqing China 16 works
- 8 Bloemfontein South Africa 16 works
- 9 Paris France 15 works
- 10 Vladivostok Russia 15 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BaodingCN · 24.2 works39×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Shenyang Normal University, Hebei University and University of the Free State 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 | Shenyang Normal UniversityChina | 47.1 | 20.6% | 179.5× | 11 | +136.3% |
| 2 | Hebei UniversityChina | 40.8 | 15.7% | 67.1× | 21 | -58.4% |
| 3 | University of the Free StateSouth Africa | 21.2 | 0.9% | 42.4× | 14 | +82.6% |
| 4 | Altai State UniversityRussia | 20.3 | 0.4% | 121.7× | 11 | +655.3% |
| 5 | Southwest UniversityChina | 15.7 | 4.8% | 17.5× | 13 | -48.2% |
| 6 | University of MonsBelgium | 15.6 | 0.0% | 44.7× | 11 | — |
| 7 | Hubei UniversityChina | 11.1 | 6.1% | 33.5× | 9 | -36.2% |
| 8 | University of VendaSouth Africa | 9.2 | 0.3% | 119.0× | 11 | +7.9% |
| 9 | Hunan Normal UniversityChina | 8.1 | 1.7% | 28.3× | 9 | +19.5% |
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 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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