The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the arena
of Ecology and Evolution was created using data combined from
multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
estimating the citation-based metrics were gathered on 21-12-2022.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
takes into account only publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Ecology and Evolution research
Our best universities ranking is a trustworthy list of
leading scientists from the discipline of Ecology and Evolution ,
created using a detailed analysis
of 166,880 scientists identified from
a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Ecology and Evolution, as many as 11774 scientists were
analysed.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Ecology and Evolution
The D-index threshold for approving a scientist to be
examined is placed at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Ecology and Evolution. The
inclusion criteria for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the selected
discipline in addition to the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for including top
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
scientists assessed for each
area od study whilst guaranteeing that the top 1% of
leading scholars are considered into the list.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a
researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Because our primary goal is to ensure that only
actual researchers are included in
the ranking we believe that numbers are never
meant to be a full measure to assess the
contributions of scholars. Because of that
we manually check every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of reliable sources. Although it’s not a
element defining a scientist’s position in
the ranking, the number of documents published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific discipline. Position in the ranking is
based on every scientist’s D-index
using information gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
detailed overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our mission is to inspire scientists,
entrepreneurs and politicians
worldwide to explore where prominent experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Ecology and Evolution
With 58 scientific affiliations United Kingdom ranks in spot 2
globally.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top scientists in United Kingdom is University of Exeter with 35 scholars affiliated with it being features in Research.com Ecology and Evolution ranking. It is followed by University of Oxford with 31 scientists and University of Cambridge with 25 researchers.
The most prominent scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in United Kingdom are affiliated with University College London, University of York, University of Edinburgh, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, University of Sussex, Imperial College London, University of Glasgow, University of Reading, University of Southampton, Cardiff University. University of Exeter is featured as the best university in the United Kingdom in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 2002. Ranking on the second place is University of Oxford with a total D-index of 1856. The third spot is taken by University of Cambridge with a total D-index of 1520.
The average total D-index for the top 5% universities is 1929 against an average of 407 for all 58 institutions included in the ranking.
The average number of published articles in the discipline of Ecology and Evolution by scientists affiliated with the top 5% of researchers in the ranking is 5959 in comparison to an average of 1218 for all 58 universities.
The average number of citations of scientists affiliated with the top 10% universities is 517490 against an average of 116657 for all 58 universities.
