29.10.2024

Biodiversity Research in 2024

Latin America focuses on biodiversity research more than rest of world, per new report

Elsevier’s global analysis of research publications shows that biodiversity research has a significant impact on global policy, with Latin America a key player

Biodiversity research is especially intense in Latin America: The relative activity of the region is three times the world average. Latin American scholars publish substantially more on biodiversity research compared to their overall contribution to global research. In this region, Brazil is particularly strong, with 20 of the top 30 most prolific universities for biodiversity research in Latin America.