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Alberta Environment and Protected Areas

In research, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,405 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,458 of 6,208 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,085 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 10.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,858
of 28,054 · #11,959 all time
Rank in Canada
#308
of 403
Research works
897
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Alberta Environment and Protected Areas known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #7,405 of 21,541 16.5%633
Environmental ScienceField #2,458 of 6,208 17.0%428
Life SciencesDomain #12,085 of 14,347 13.9%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alberta Environment and Protected Areas 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 Alberta Environment and Protected Areas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 36.0 works10×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.00× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.37× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.31× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.90× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alberta Environment and Protected Areas?

Ranked on the composite score, James W. Moore, Gilbert Proulx and S. Ramamoorthy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alberta Environment and Protected Areas.

  1. 1 James W. Moore Canada · #412,555 worldwide 218 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Gilbert Proulx Canada · #842,930 worldwide 32 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 S. Ramamoorthy Canada · #1,286,575 worldwide 63 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Alberta Environment and Protected Areas

Which keywords describe research at Alberta Environment and Protected Areas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Water Resources, Invasive Species, Water Quality, Land Use Change, Model Evaluation and Hydrological Modeling.

▲ 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 Change21▲ 11×38 topics
  2. Remote Sensing8▲ 8.7×15 topics
  3. Invasive Species5▲ 17×9 topics
  4. Water Resources5▲ 30×4 topics
  5. Water Quality5▲ 17×7 topics
  6. Land Use Change5▲ 22×5 topics
  7. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.7×15 topics
  8. Model Evaluation4▲ 50×2 topics
  9. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 25×3 topics
  10. Hydrology4▲ 47×4 topics
  11. Sediment Transport4▲ 37×2 topics
  12. Biodiversity4▲ 7.2×11 topics
  13. Global Hydrology4▲ 74×1 topic
  14. Sustainability4▲ 2.1×17 topics
  15. Uncertainty Assessment4▲ 74×1 topic
  16. Population Dynamics3▲ 19×4 topics
  17. Habitat Selection3▲ 59×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Animal Movement3▲ 71×1 topic
  20. Occupancy Rates3▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Trophic Cascades3▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Natural Gas2▲ 38×3 topics
  23. Global Warming2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Ocean Circulation2▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Carbon Dioxide2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Soil Properties2▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Conservation2▲ 6.9×7 topics
  29. Emissions2▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Methane2▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Shale Gas2▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Climate Modeling2▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Extreme Events2▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 44×2 topics
  38. Conservation Challenges2▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Flow Regulation2▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Methane Emissions2▲ 48×2 topics

Which research topics does Alberta Environment and Protected Areas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics and Climate variability and models.

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…2Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and …2Climate variability and models: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems1Fire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksOil Spill Detection and Mitigation: 1 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 4 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation Pollution 1 works
  9. 9 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alberta Environment and Protected Areas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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