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Citizen Science

Citizen Science is a collaborative scientific research endeavor in which non-professional scientists actively participate in data collection, analysis, or interpretation, distinguishing it from traditional disciplinary research by its inclusive, public engagement in the scientific process.

2.6K

Publications

169.2K

Citations

8.7K

Authors

2.6K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.4K

Variants

Community Science

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Publications

2.6K

Citizens as sensors: the world of volunteered geography

Michael F. Goodchild · GeoJournal · 2007 · 4.5K citations

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Citizen Science: A Developing Tool for Expanding Science Knowledge and Scientific Literacy

Rick Bonney, Caren B. Cooper, Janis L. Dickinson et al. · BioScience · 2009 · 2.5K citations

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A new dawn for citizen science

Jonathan Silvertown · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2009 · 2.2K citations

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eBird: A citizen-based bird observation network in the biological sciences

Brian L. Sullivan, Christopher Wood, Marshall J. Iliff et al. · Biological Conservation · 2009 · 2K citations

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Citizen Science as an Ecological Research Tool: Challenges and Benefits

Janis L. Dickinson, Benjamin Zuckerberg, David N. Bonter · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 2010 · 1.9K citations

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Authors

8.7K

  1. MH
    Muki Haklay

    University College London, United Kingdom

    25 publications · 1.8K citations

    22

    h-index

  2. AW
    Andrea Wiggins

    Cornell University, United States

    25 publications · 7.2K citations

    21

    h-index

  3. RB
    Rick Bonney

    Cornell University, United States

    22 publications · 13.2K citations

    20

    h-index

  4. DF
    Daniel Fink

    Cornell University, United States

    24 publications · 5.5K citations

    20

    h-index

  5. KC
    Kevin Crowston

    Syracuse University, United States

    24 publications · 1.8K citations

    19

    h-index

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Institutions

2.6K

  1. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    52 h-index

    263 publications

    91.3K citations

  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    35 h-index

    89 publications

    9.4K citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    32 h-index

    105 publications

    9K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    30 h-index

    141 publications

    8.7K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    27 h-index

    69 publications

    4.6K citations

  6. Cornell Lab of Ornithology

    Ithaca, United States

    27 h-index

    87 publications

    60.9K citations

  7. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    26 h-index

    74 publications

    5.1K citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    26 h-index

    56 publications

    8.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Biological Conservation

    53 publications · 10.7K citations

    39

    h-index

  2. Citizen Science Theory and Practice

    91 publications · 4.9K citations

    39

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  3. PLoS ONE

    54 publications · 3.8K citations

    32

    h-index

  4. Public Understanding of Science

    56 publications · 4.9K citations

    31

    h-index

  5. BioScience

    36 publications · 6.6K citations

    30

    h-index

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