Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 66k research works in it since 1950. 26.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics in wildlife ecology and conservation biology, including estimating occupancy rates, analyzing animal movement patterns, trophic cascades, habitat selection, population dynamics of large herbivores and carnivores, human-wildlife conflict, camera trapping for wildlife monitoring, and strategies for conservation management. It also explores the impact of predation risk on prey species, global biodiversity loss, and the ecological implications of human-induced stress on animal behavior.
- Occupancy Rates
- Animal Movement
- Trophic Cascades
- Habitat Selection
- Population Dynamics
- Human-Wildlife Conflict
- Camera Trapping
- Conservation Management
- Predation Risk
- Global Biodiversity Loss
- Research works
- 66k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 17k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +21% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Wildlife Ecology and Conservation research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.5k and 755 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.5k works
- 2 China 755 works
- 3 United Kingdom 675 works
- 4 Australia 659 works
- 5 India 572 works
- 6 Canada 472 works
- 7 Brazil 437 works
- 8 Spain 377 works
- 9 Germany 333 works
- 10 France 329 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 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, United States Geological Survey publishes the most Wildlife Ecology and Conservation research, followed by University of Oxford and Wildlife Institute of India.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States Geological Survey United States 69 works
- 2 University of Oxford United Kingdom 59 works
- 3 Wildlife Institute of India India 56 works
- 4 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 51 works
- 5 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Argentina 49 works
- 6 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico 48 works
- 7 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 45 works
- 8 University of Florida United States 43 works
- 9 United States Fish and Wildlife Service United States 38 works
- 10 The University of Queensland Australia 38 works
Who are the leading researchers in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation include Camille Parmesan and Robert J. Hijmans.
- 1 Camille Parmesan 3.9k citations
- 2 Robert J. Hijmans 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Wildlife Ecology and Conservation research done?
The largest centres of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Washington D.C. (United States), Paris (France) and New York (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 248 works
- 2 Washington D.C. United States 152 works
- 3 Paris France 128 works
- 4 New York United States 103 works
- 5 Sydney Australia 97 works
- 6 Madrid Spain 91 works
- 7 London United Kingdom 90 works
- 8 Buenos Aires Argentina 89 works
- 9 Mexico City Mexico 86 works
- 10 Melbourne Australia 79 works
Where is the best place to study Wildlife Ecology and Conservation?
Among universities, judged by research, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and University of Konstanz 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 Études France | 65.9 | 38.5% | 12.8× | 10 | +288.8% |
| 2 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden | 61.7 | 29.5% | 17.7× | 30 | +10.4% |
| 3 | University of Konstanz Germany | 60.9 | 55.0% | 5.5× | 8 | +245.7% |
| 4 | University of Exeter United Kingdom | 58.0 | 38.1% | 5.8× | 26 | +107.5% |
| 5 | Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Czechia | 56.4 | 21.6% | 18.0× | 20 | +71.3% |
| 6 | University of Inland Norway Norway | 56.0 | 27.8% | 28.4× | 17 | — |
| 7 | Charles Darwin University Australia | 55.6 | 33.8% | 20.5× | 16 | -3.0% |
| 8 | Wildlife Institute of India India | 55.1 | 14.2% | 231.7× | 56 | +13.7% |
| 9 | Beijing Forestry University China | 53.8 | 32.1% | 8.3× | 26 | +34.4% |
| 10 | University of Wyoming United States | 53.7 | 21.3% | 18.1× | 23 | +51.8% |
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 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.
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.