Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 20.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the ecological effects of roads on wildlife, including habitat connectivity, wildlife mortality, landscape fragmentation, and conservation planning. It explores the use of graph theory and spatial analysis to understand population connectivity, assess environmental impact, and develop mitigation measures to reduce the negative effects of roads on wildlife populations.
- Road Ecology
- Habitat Connectivity
- Wildlife Mortality
- Landscape Fragmentation
- Conservation Planning
- Graph Theory
- Mitigation Measures
- Population Connectivity
- Spatial Patterns
- Environmental Impact
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +64% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (829 and 444 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 829 works
- 2 United States 444 works
- 3 India 270 works
- 4 Brazil 244 works
- 5 United Kingdom 123 works
- 6 Australia 108 works
- 7 Spain 98 works
- 8 Canada 94 works
- 9 Germany 77 works
- 10 France 76 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-Road Interactions and Conservation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation research, followed by Beijing Normal University and Beijing Forestry University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 27 works
- 2 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 18 works
- 3 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 18 works
- 4 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 15 works
- 5 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina 14 works
- 6 Wildlife Institute of IndiaIndia 14 works
- 7 Guizhou Normal UniversityChina 13 works
- 8 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 12 works
- 9 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 12 works
- 10 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation include William J. Sutherland and Gregory P. Asner.
- 1 William J. Sutherland United Kingdom 2.4k citations
- 2 Gregory P. Asner United States 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation research done?
The largest centres of Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Wuhan (China), Nanjing (China) and São Paulo (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Dehra Dūn and Guiyang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Dehra DūnIN · 20.4 works5.9×
- GuiyangCN · 25.9 works5.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing Forestry University, Guizhou Normal University and Beijing Normal 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 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 65.9 | 43.4% | 17.9× | 18 | -31.4% |
| 2 | Guizhou Normal UniversityChina | 64.2 | 42.3% | 37.7× | 13 | — |
| 3 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 63.0 | 47.3% | 7.5× | 18 | -43.0% |
| 4 | Wuhan UniversityChina | 52.5 | 44.5% | 2.7× | 11 | +275.9% |
| 5 | Southwest Forestry UniversityChina | 50.3 | 27.6% | 25.4× | 10 | — |
| 6 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 49.2 | 45.3% | 2.6× | 15 | +45.5% |
| 7 | Wildlife Institute of IndiaIndia | 48.4 | 8.6% | 179.7× | 14 | +111.6% |
| 8 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina | 46.2 | 42.1% | 4.3× | 12 | — |
| 9 | Tribhuvan UniversityNepal | 45.1 | 10.0% | 7.9× | 12 | +521.5% |
| 10 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 44.2 | 38.0% | 5.4× | 9 | — |
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-Road Interactions and Conservation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 64% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Wildlife-Road Interactions 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.