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Colorado Parks and Wildlife

In research, Colorado Parks and Wildlife stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,363 of 6,208 worldwide), Ecology (#906 of 1,512 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,310 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 35.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,004
of 28,054 · #19,240 all time
Rank in United States
#3,100
of 4,192
Research works
743
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
33.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Colorado Parks and Wildlife 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 #2,363 of 6,208 20.9%406
EcologySubfield #906 of 1,512 20.3%210
Life SciencesDomain #9,310 of 14,347 17.0%206
Physical SciencesDomain #16,880 of 21,541 20.5%443

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Colorado Parks and Wildlife 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 Colorado Parks and Wildlife specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 35.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 24.3 works36×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 50.5 works12×
← 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: 2.08× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.06× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.87× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.79× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 18.98× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 19.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Colorado Parks and Wildlife?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael W. Miller, Clait E. Braun and Margaret A. Wild lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

  1. 1 Michael W. Miller United States · #44,778 worldwide 331 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Clait E. Braun United States · #337,098 worldwide 120 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Margaret A. Wild United States · #586,231 worldwide 102 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Which keywords describe research at Colorado Parks and Wildlife?

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

▲ 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 Change28▲ 12×30 topics
  2. Invasive Species17▲ 47×11 topics
  3. Biodiversity14▲ 22×12 topics
  4. Population Dynamics13▲ 58×7 topics
  5. Habitat Selection11▲ 177×2 topics
  6. Conservation11▲ 30×9 topics
  7. Trophic Cascades10▲ 124×2 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 52×4 topics
  9. Animal Movement9▲ 189×1 topic
  10. Occupancy Rates9▲ 189×1 topic
  11. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 110×2 topics
  12. Freshwater Biodiversity7▲ 139×2 topics
  13. Ecosystem7▲ 77×3 topics
  14. Conservation Challenges7▲ 171×1 topic
  15. Flow Regulation7▲ 171×1 topic
  16. Conservation Biology6▲ 67×4 topics
  17. Resilience5▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Sagebrush5▲ 366×1 topic
  19. Wildlife Habitat5▲ 366×1 topic
  20. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity3▲ 9.0×8 topics
  22. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 25×6 topics
  23. Evolution3▲ 14×8 topics
  24. Water Quality3▲ 8.5×6 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  26. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Model Evaluation3▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Soil Properties3▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Aquaculture3▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Ecological Niche3▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Forest Fires3▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Gut Microbiota3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Wildfire Activity3▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Avian Ecology3▲ 144×1 topic
  36. Biological Invasions3▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Migration Patterns3▲ 120×1 topic
  38. Virulence Factors3▲ 21×4 topics
  39. Global Change2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Probiotics2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Colorado Parks and Wildlife publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…9Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 9 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 7 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior3Avian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 2 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcological ModelingGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 9 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  3. 3 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 5 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 2 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available38.8%not open61.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Colorado Parks and Wildlife's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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