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California Department of Parks and Recreation

In research, California Department of Parks and Recreation stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,985 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,277 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,031
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,958
of 8,685
Research works
489
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.9k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is California Department of Parks and Recreation 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,985 of 16,945 21.1%178
Physical SciencesDomain #17,277 of 21,541 16.9%196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California Department of Parks and Recreation 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: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.57× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.57× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.32× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.86× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at California Department of Parks and Recreation?

Ranked on the composite score, Glenn J. Farris, Francis I. Chung and Joan S. Schneider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California Department of Parks and Recreation.

  1. 1 Glenn J. Farris United States · #506,960 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Francis I. Chung United States · #843,318 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Joan S. Schneider United States · #992,935 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 E. Breck Parkman United States · #1,136,643 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at California Department of Parks and Recreation

Which keywords describe research at California Department of Parks and Recreation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Physical Activity, Invasive Species and Biodiversity.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 5.0×34 topics
  2. Conservation4▲ 15×11 topics
  3. Ecosystem Services3▲ 16×7 topics
  4. Sustainability3▲ 2.4×12 topics
  5. Public Health3▲ 3.9×10 topics
  6. Agricultural Origins3▲ 155×1 topic
  7. Radiocarbon Dating3▲ 155×1 topic
  8. Physical Activity3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  9. Biodiversity3▲ 6.2×11 topics
  10. Invasive Species2▲ 10×11 topics
  11. Environmental Justice2▲ 31×3 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  13. Population Dynamics2▲ 15×5 topics
  14. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  15. Well-being2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  16. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  17. Community Resilience2▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Health2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  19. Health Disparities2▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Community Engagement2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  21. Tourism2▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Habitat Selection2▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Health Impact Assessment2▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Leisure2▲ 104×2 topics
  25. Traditional Irrigation2▲ 533×1 topic
  26. Urban Development2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  27. Water Sustainability2▲ 533×1 topic
  28. Constraints1▲ 196×1 topic
  29. Disability1▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Recreation1▲ 196×1 topic
  31. Transportation1▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Active Travel1▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Built Environment1▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Community Health1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Inequality1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Trophic Cascades1▲ 22×2 topics
  37. COVID-19 Impact1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem1▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. Sustainable Tourism1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does California Department of Parks and Recreation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Archaeology and Natural History, Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management and Urban Transport and Accessibility.

Archaeology and ancient …3Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 2 fractional worksRecreation, Leisure, Wil…1Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…1Urban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice and Health Disparities: 1 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…1Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 1 fractional worksHearing Impairment and Communication: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 1 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologySocial PsychologyTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 3 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 2 works
  3. 3 Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has California Department of Parks and Recreation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher 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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