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Alaska Pacific University

alaskapacific.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#18,781
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,069
of 8,685
Research works
244
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

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: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.97× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.60× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alaska Pacific University?

Ranked on the composite score, William B. Workman, Regina A. Boisclair and Roman Dial lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alaska Pacific University.

  1. 1 William B. Workman United States · #488,176 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Regina A. Boisclair United States · #693,094 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Roman Dial United States · #1,096,211 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Alaska Pacific University

Which keywords describe research at Alaska Pacific University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Trophic Cascades, Mediatization, Ecosystem Management, Marine Fisheries, Invasive Species and Agenda Setting.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change8▲ 14×25 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 149×2 topics
  3. Trophic Cascades2▲ 92×2 topics
  4. Mediatization2▲ 161×2 topics
  5. Ecosystem Management2▲ 133×1 topic
  6. Marine Fisheries2▲ 192×1 topic
  7. Invasive Species2▲ 17×6 topics
  8. Agenda Setting2▲ 207×1 topic
  9. Media Framing2▲ 207×1 topic
  10. Social Media2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  11. Sustainability2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  12. Conservation1▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Migration1▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Freshwater Biodiversity1▲ 95×2 topics
  16. Hydrology1▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Biodiversity1▲ 7.1×9 topics
  18. Conservation Challenges1▲ 112×1 topic
  19. Flow Regulation1▲ 112×1 topic
  20. Population Dynamics1▲ 20×4 topics
  21. Empire1▲ 56×1 topic
  22. Soviet Union1▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Alaska Pacific University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Media Studies and Communication, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Soviet and Russian History.

Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…1Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History1Soviet and Russian History: 1 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 1 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…1Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 0 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeCommunicationNature and Landscape ConservationPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  2. 2 Media Studies and Communication Communication 2 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Social Media and Politics Communication 1 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 0 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alaska Pacific University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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