title: Geographic bias in citation rates of conservation research.
abstract: We investigated whether the impact of conservation science is greater for research conducted in countries with more pressing conservation problems. We quantified research impact for 231 countries based on 2 citation metrics (mean cites per paper and h index) and fitted models predicting research impact based on number of threatened bird and mammal species (as a measure of conservation importance of a country) and a range of demographic variables. Citation rates of conservation research increased as a country's conservation need increased and as human population, quality of governance, and wealth increased. Even after accounting for these factors, citation rates among regions and countries within regions varied significantly. The conservation research community needs to consider ways to begin addressing the entrenched disadvantages some countries have when it comes to initiating projects and producing high-quality research.
authors.affiliation: People and Nature Consulting International, Country Woods 306, Jl. WR Supratman, Pondok Ranji-Rengas, Ciputat, 15412, Jakarta, Indonesia.|Center for International Forestry Research, Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Sindang Barang, Bogor (Barat), 16115, Indonesia.|Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4069, Australia.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meijaard
authors.affiliation: Macroevolution and Macroecology Group, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, 116 Daley Road, Canberra, 0200, Australia.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cardillo
authors.affiliation: British International School-Jakarta, Country Woods 306, Jl. WR Supratman, Pondok Ranji-Rengas, Ciputat, 15412, Jakarta, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Emily M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Meijaard
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4069, Australia.
authors.forename: Hugh P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Possingham
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D001717:Birds; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D056727:Endangered Species; D008322:Mammals; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012106:Research
keywords: biología de la conservación; conservation biology; especies amenazadas; h index; impacto de la investigación; research impact; threatened species; índice h