2021 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

The 2021 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

Table criteria

# Institution Share 2019 Share 2020 Count 2020 Change in Adjusted Share* 2019–2020
1 Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP), Peru 0.33 0.59 3 69.2%
2 Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru (MEM), Peru 0.33 0.51 2 45.6%
3 National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco (UNSAAC), Peru 0.14 0.32 5 116.7%
4 Universidad Continental, Peru 0.26 2 N/A
5 University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC), Peru 0.08 0.20 1 148.5%
5 Scientific University of the South (UCSUR), Peru 0.20 1 N/A
6 Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE), Peru 0.13 0.18 2 30.6%
7 National University of San Marcos (UNMSM), Peru 0.50 0.17 2 -67.8%
8 National University of Saint Augustine (UNSA), Peru 0.16 2 N/A
9 Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA), Peru 0.13 1 N/A
10 Ministerio del Ambiente (MINAM), Peru 0.08 1 N/A
11 Jardín Botánico de Missouri (JBM), Peru 0.04 0.06 2 43.0%
12 Cayetano Heredia University (UPCH), Peru 0.06 1 N/A
12 Association for the Conservation and Development of Natural Resources, Peru 0.06 1 N/A
12 Yunkawasi, Peru 0.06 1 N/A
13 Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP), Peru 0.13 0.04 2 -73.6%
14 Instituto del Bien Común (IBC), Peru 0.03 1 N/A
15 Chestnut Project, Peru 0.01 2 N/A
15 Center for Conservation Research and Management of Protected Areas (CIMA), Peru 0.01 2 N/A
15 Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University (UNJBG), Peru 0.01 2 N/A
16 Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (UNAP), Peru 0.02 0.01 3 -72.3%

Footnote

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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.