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Bureau of Land Management

In research, Bureau of Land Management stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,979 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,852 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 20.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,623
of 28,054 · #13,878 all time
Rank in United States
#2,207
of 4,192
Research works
953
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Bureau of Land Management 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 #8,979 of 12,888 18.4%94 #9249
Environmental ScienceField #2,852 of 3,551 19.3%62 #2513

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bureau of Land Management 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 Bureau of Land Management specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 20.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 23.6 works21×
← 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: 2.17× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.23× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.60× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 17 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 Bureau of Land Management?

Ranked on the composite score, Mike Pellant, José Fernando Merino Merchán and H. Gregory McDonald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bureau of Land Management.

  1. 1 Mike Pellant United States · #221,936 worldwide 320 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 José Fernando Merino Merchán United States · #456,417 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 H. Gregory McDonald United States · #901,795 worldwide 45 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Ross W. Gorte United States · #1,255,285 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 M. Janssens United States · #1,303,594 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Chris Maser United States · #1,343,766 worldwide 18 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Bureau of Land Management

Which keywords describe research at Bureau of Land Management?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Conservation, Ecosystem, Remote Sensing, Biodiversity Conservation and Resilience.

▲ 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▲ 11×53 topics
  2. Biodiversity22▲ 20×17 topics
  3. Invasive Species20▲ 33×12 topics
  4. Conservation18▲ 28×14 topics
  5. Ecosystem15▲ 94×4 topics
  6. Remote Sensing15▲ 8.2×21 topics
  7. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 23×10 topics
  8. Resilience10▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Sagebrush9▲ 430×1 topic
  10. Wildlife Habitat9▲ 430×1 topic
  11. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 26×4 topics
  12. Global Change8▲ 21×5 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services8▲ 14×10 topics
  14. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 36×5 topics
  15. Soil Properties8▲ 30×4 topics
  16. Sustainability7▲ 2.0×24 topics
  17. Land Use Change7▲ 16×6 topics
  18. Population Dynamics7▲ 18×8 topics
  19. Forest Fires7▲ 104×1 topic
  20. Wildfire Activity7▲ 104×1 topic
  21. Species Richness6▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Biological Invasions5▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Habitat Selection5▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Urbanization5▲ 8.7×6 topics
  25. Community Ecology5▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Functional Diversity5▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Urban Development4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  28. Trophic Cascades4▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Water Quality4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  30. Biogeography4▲ 11×10 topics
  31. Animal Movement4▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Occupancy Rates4▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Conservation Biology4▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Social-Ecological Systems4▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Model Evaluation3▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Community Participation3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  37. Land Tenure3▲ 53×2 topics
  38. Phylogeny3▲ 13×6 topics
  39. Citizen Science3▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Environmental Services3▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Bureau of Land Management publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Fire effects on ecosystems, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Rangeland and Wildlife M…9Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 9 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 7 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 5 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…3Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 2 fractional worksTurfgrass Adaptation and Management: 2 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEcological Modeling3 others

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

  1. 1 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 9 works
  2. 2 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  5. 5 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Turfgrass Adaptation and Management Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bureau of Land Management's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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