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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
24,180
Country Rank
11,179
Institution Rank : 1
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
biodiversity
conservation
data integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,026
22,684
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
33,306
Country Rank
15,063
Institution Rank : 2
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,541
7,618
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
41,968
Country Rank
18,590
Institution Rank : 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,119
7,313
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
45,619
Country Rank
19,998
Institution Rank : 4
Conservation science
environmental economics
ecosystem services
landscape ecology
wildlife ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,971
8,717
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
56,015
Country Rank
24,067
Institution Rank : 5
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,440
6,569
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
85,046
Country Rank
34,750
Institution Rank : 6
Freshwater conservation
Conservation planning
Rivers
Freshwater fish biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,093
7,539
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
166,076
Country Rank
61,719
Institution Rank : 7
freshwater ecology
floodplains
sustainable hydropower
environmental flows
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,050
4,592
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
180,904
Country Rank
66,351
Institution Rank : 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,552
3,532
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
246,960
Country Rank
86,172
Institution Rank : 9
Rights and justice
protected and conserved areas
OECMs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,999
3,612
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
253,918
Country Rank
88,183
Institution Rank : 10
Marine Ecology
Conservation Biology
Coral Reefs
Marine Protected Areas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
3,348
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
480,589
Country Rank
151,228
Institution Rank : 11
marine conservation
marine protected areas
coral reefs
mangrove forests
invasive lionfish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
1,513
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
561,449
Country Rank
172,687
Institution Rank : 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
404
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
570,487
Country Rank
175,093
Institution Rank : 13
Coral reefs
ridge-to-reef management
sustainable fisheries
MPAs
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
859
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
581,590
Country Rank
177,919
Institution Rank : 14
Marine Ecology
Coral Reefs
Fisheries
Area-Based Conservation
Monitoring & Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
848
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
630,971
Country Rank
190,703
Institution Rank : 15
Climate Change
Forests
Deforestation
Forest Degradation
Biomass mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
668
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
691,905
Country Rank
205,965
Institution Rank : 16
Environmental Policy
Conservation Biology
Protected Areas
PADDD
Nature Positive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
889
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
743,358
Country Rank
218,359
Institution Rank : 17
wildlife conservation
wildlife monitoring
adaptive management
environmental DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
640
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
928,672
Country Rank
258,638
Institution Rank : 18
Various
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460
228
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,065,180
Country Rank
282,919
Institution Rank : 19
Biodiversity
ecosystem services
ecology
forests
restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
268
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,331,769
Country Rank
322,581
Institution Rank : 20
Animal Migration
Conservation Biology
Herpetology
Bison
Grassland Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
84
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,673,390
Country Rank
372,667
Institution Rank : 21
Working landscape conservation
environmental anthropology
political ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
37
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,704,369
Country Rank
376,778
Institution Rank : 22
conservation biology
communications
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
14
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,180
11,179
1
David Thau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,026
22,684
0.809
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
biodiversity
conservation
data integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,306
15,063
2
Gvn Powell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,541
7,618
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,968
18,590
3
Colby Loucks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,119
7,313
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,619
19,998
4
Robin Naidoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,971
8,717
0.485
Conservation science
environmental economics
ecosystem services
landscape ecology
wildlife ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,015
24,067
5
John C. Morrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,440
6,569
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,046
34,750
6
Michele Thieme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,093
7,539
0.680
Freshwater conservation
Conservation planning
Rivers
Freshwater fish biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,076
61,719
7
Jeffrey J. Opperman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,050
4,592
0.759
freshwater ecology
floodplains
sustainable hydropower
environmental flows
fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,904
66,351
8
Derric Pennington
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,552
3,532
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,960
86,172
9
Harry D. Jonas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,999
3,612
0.903
Rights and justice
protected and conserved areas
OECMs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,918
88,183
10
Gabby Ahmadia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,878
3,348
0.863
Marine Ecology
Conservation Biology
Coral Reefs
Marine Protected Areas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,589
151,228
11
Dominic A Andradi-Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
1,513
0.880
marine conservation
marine protected areas
coral reefs
mangrove forests
invasive lionfish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,449
172,687
12
Sybille Klenzendorf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
404
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,487
175,093
13
Lida Teneva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
859
0.651
Coral reefs
ridge-to-reef management
sustainable fisheries
MPAs
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,590
177,919
14
Abel Valdivia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
848
0.664
Marine Ecology
Coral Reefs
Fisheries
Area-Based Conservation
Monitoring & Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,971
190,703
15
Naikoa Aguilar-Amuchastegui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
668
0.601
Climate Change
Forests
Deforestation
Forest Degradation
Biomass mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,905
205,965
16
Rachel E Golden Kroner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
889
0.948
Environmental Policy
Conservation Biology
Protected Areas
PADDD
Nature Positive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,358
218,359
17
Arnaud Lyet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
640
0.787
wildlife conservation
wildlife monitoring
adaptive management
environmental DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
928,672
258,638
18
John Farrington
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460
228
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,180
282,919
19
Craig Beatty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
268
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,331,769
322,581
20
Dennis Jorgensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
84
0.677
Animal Migration
Conservation Biology
Herpetology
Bison
Grassland Restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,673,390
372,667
21
Daniel J Read
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
37
0.860
Working landscape conservation
environmental anthropology
political ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,704,369
376,778
22
Danielle Brigida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
14
0.359
conservation biology
communications
social media