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Alaska Department of Fish and Game

In research, Alaska Department of Fish and Game stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,123 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 42.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,129
of 28,054 · #15,155 all time
Rank in United States
#2,609
of 4,192
Research works
891
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
29.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Alaska Department of Fish and Game known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,123 of 12,888 13.5%67 #9396

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alaska Department of Fish and Game sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Alaska Department of Fish and Game specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 42.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 32.7 works43×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 58.8 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.76× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.16× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 19.96× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 20.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alaska Department of Fish and Game?

Ranked on the composite score, Albert W. Franzmann, W. Stewart Grant and Victor Van Ballenberghe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

  1. 1 Albert W. Franzmann United States · #328,171 worldwide 106 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 W. Stewart Grant United States · #359,668 worldwide 110 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Victor Van Ballenberghe United States · #385,761 worldwide 83 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Lori Quakenbush United States · #512,880 worldwide 72 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 J. Ward Testa United States · #635,355 worldwide 71 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 William Collins United States · #945,119 worldwide 61 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Kimberlee B. Beckmen United States · #968,813 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Which keywords describe research at Alaska Department of Fish and Game?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Trophic Cascades, Invasive Species, Fisheries Sustainability, Habitat Selection, Conservation and Animal Movement.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change41▲ 16×34 topics
  2. Population Dynamics20▲ 80×7 topics
  3. Trophic Cascades16▲ 175×2 topics
  4. Invasive Species15▲ 37×10 topics
  5. Fisheries Sustainability14▲ 158×2 topics
  6. Habitat Selection14▲ 189×2 topics
  7. Conservation12▲ 30×9 topics
  8. Animal Movement10▲ 202×1 topic
  9. Occupancy Rates10▲ 202×1 topic
  10. Biodiversity10▲ 14×12 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 46×4 topics
  12. Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 142×2 topics
  13. Conservation Challenges8▲ 175×1 topic
  14. Flow Regulation8▲ 175×1 topic
  15. Predator-Prey Interactions7▲ 86×2 topics
  16. Acoustic Communication6▲ 132×2 topics
  17. Anthropogenic Noise6▲ 218×1 topic
  18. Marine Mammals6▲ 218×1 topic
  19. Ecosystem Management6▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Genetic Diversity6▲ 13×7 topics
  21. Marine Fisheries6▲ 139×1 topic
  22. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.0×7 topics
  23. Food Security5▲ 9.3×4 topics
  24. Population Genetics4▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Ecosystem3▲ 32×3 topics
  26. Avian Ecology3▲ 154×1 topic
  27. Migration Patterns3▲ 128×1 topic
  28. Conservation Biology3▲ 30×3 topics
  29. DNA Barcoding3▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  31. Ecological Knowledge3▲ 64×2 topics
  32. Model Evaluation3▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Sagebrush3▲ 181×1 topic
  34. Wildlife Habitat3▲ 181×1 topic
  35. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Arctic Indigenous Peoples2▲ 145×1 topic
  37. Genetic Structure2▲ 35×4 topics
  38. Stable Isotopes2▲ 86×1 topic
  39. Traditional Knowledge2▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Trophic Position2▲ 86×1 topic

Which research topics does Alaska Department of Fish and Game publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine animal studies overview and Marine and fisheries research.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…10Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 10 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 8 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…3Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 3 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 2 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 2 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeGeneral Health Professions2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 10 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  9. 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alaska Department of Fish and Game's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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