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Archbold Biological Station

In research, Archbold Biological Station stands highest in Environmental Science (#4,015 of 6,208 worldwide), Life Sciences (#12,912 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,772 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,468
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,918
of 8,685
Research works
322
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
31.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Archbold Biological Station 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
Environmental ScienceField #4,015 of 6,208 25.3%154
Life SciencesDomain #12,912 of 14,347 30.8%137
Physical SciencesDomain #20,772 of 21,541 24.7%164

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Archbold Biological Station 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).

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: 6.24× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.58× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Archbold Biological Station?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric S. Menges, Elizabeth H. Boughton and Mark Deyrup lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Archbold Biological Station.

  1. 1 Eric S. Menges United States · #215,864 worldwide 336 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Elizabeth H. Boughton United States · #346,594 worldwide 256 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Mark Deyrup United States · #486,266 worldwide 93 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Reed Bowman United States · #495,930 worldwide 100 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 James N. Layne United States · #927,502 worldwide 65 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Archbold Biological Station

Which keywords describe research at Archbold Biological Station?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation, Global Change, Ecosystem Services and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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 Change19▲ 14×31 topics
  2. Biodiversity11▲ 30×10 topics
  3. Invasive Species11▲ 52×11 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 80×4 topics
  5. Conservation8▲ 37×8 topics
  6. Global Change7▲ 52×4 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services5▲ 29×6 topics
  8. Population Dynamics5▲ 43×7 topics
  9. Ecosystem5▲ 100×2 topics
  10. Species Richness4▲ 125×2 topics
  11. Biological Invasions4▲ 87×2 topics
  12. Community Ecology4▲ 88×1 topic
  13. Functional Diversity4▲ 135×1 topic
  14. Habitat Selection4▲ 98×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 43×3 topics
  16. Plant-Animal Interactions3▲ 69×1 topic
  17. Pollinator Decline3▲ 69×1 topic
  18. Conservation Biology3▲ 51×3 topics
  19. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.3×10 topics
  20. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 91×2 topics
  21. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 38×3 topics
  23. Animal Movement2▲ 78×1 topic
  24. Occupancy Rates2▲ 78×1 topic
  25. Ecological Interactions2▲ 93×2 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Evolutionary Dynamics2▲ 95×1 topic
  29. Model Evaluation2▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Natural Selection2▲ 66×2 topics
  31. Phenotypic Plasticity2▲ 130×1 topic
  32. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 9.0×7 topics
  33. Genetic Structure2▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Land Use Change2▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Sagebrush2▲ 221×1 topic
  36. Soil Properties2▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Water Quality2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  38. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 221×1 topic
  39. Avian Ecology2▲ 149×1 topic
  40. Migration Patterns2▲ 124×1 topic

Which research topics does Archbold Biological Station publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and animal studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems1Fire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyGlobal and Planetary Change1 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  9. 9 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 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 available47.2%not open52.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Archbold Biological Station's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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