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Denver Federal Center

In research, Denver Federal Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,839 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences is 25.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,833
of 22,385 · #5,380 all time
Rank in United States
#2,942
of 3,332
Research works
2.6k
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
130k
49.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Denver Federal Center

What is Denver Federal Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,839 of 10,670 10.7%79 #3039

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Denver Federal Center 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Denver Federal Center work in?

In 2022-now, 89% of research at Denver Federal Center is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (39%), Environmental Science (28%), Engineering (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 89 fractional works · 89.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 39 fractional works · 39.2% of its workGeophysics: 16 fractional works · 16.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 8.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 28.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 7.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKDenver FederalCenter100fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3939.2%
    2. Environmental Science2828.1%
    3. Engineering109.9%
    4. Computer Science87.8%
    5. Chemistry22.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.2%
    7. Materials Science10.7%
    8. Energy10.6%
    1. Social Sciences32.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities22.2%
    3. Decision Sciences00.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    5. Psychology00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine10.7%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Denver Federal Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 25.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 39.1 works25×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24.99× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.65× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 25.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences24.99×39 works
  2. Environmental Science5.65×28 works
  3. Chemistry1.25×2 works
  4. Computer Science1.00×8 works
  5. Arts and Humanities0.77×2 works
  6. Engineering0.66×10 works
  7. Energy0.61×1 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.55×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×2 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.37×0 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.22×3 works
  14. Materials Science0.21×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.17×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.10×0 works
  19. Psychology0.09×0 works
  20. Medicine0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Denver Federal Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Frederick E. Lichte, Tsun Tien Chao and Kenneth G. Stollenwerk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Denver Federal Center.

  1. 1 Frederick E. Lichte United States · #1,216,286 worldwide 1.9k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Tsun Tien Chao United States · #1,263,407 worldwide 3.8k citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Kenneth G. Stollenwerk United States · #1,420,454 worldwide 2.9k citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Kathleen B. Springer United States · #2,680,854 worldwide 864 citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey S. Honke United States · #2,867,799 worldwide 412 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 David S. Fullerton United States · #2,910,703 worldwide 581 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Alex M. Sturrock United States · #2,931,911 worldwide 442 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 David B. Grove United States · #2,974,741 worldwide 474 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Paul E. Carrara United States · #2,984,436 worldwide 1.6k citations · 83 works
  10. 10 J.L. Clayton United States · #3,193,059 worldwide 768 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Denver Federal Center

What are the most cited papers from Denver Federal Center?

The most cited paper from Denver Federal Center is "Fluorescence Excitation−Emission Matrix Regional Integration to Quantify Spectra for Dissolved Organic Matter" (Wen Chen, Paul K. Westerhoff, Jerry A. Leenheer et al., 2003), with 6,382 citations. Next come "Traveltimes for global earthquake location and phase identification" (3,643) and "Constraints on seismic velocities in the Earth from traveltimes" (3,512).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fluorescence Excitation−Emission Matrix Regional Integration to Quantify Spectra for Dissolved Organic Matter Wen Chen, Paul K. Westerhoff, Jerry A. Leenheer et al. · Environmental Science & Technology 15 Nov 2003 6,382
2 Traveltimes for global earthquake location and phase identification Brian L. N. Kennett, Eric Robert Engdahl · Geophysical Journal International Open access May 1991 3,643
3 Constraints on seismic velocities in the Earth from traveltimes Brian L. N. Kennett, Eric Robert Engdahl, R. Buland · Geophysical Journal International Open access Jul 1995 3,512
4 Unconventional shale-gas systems: The Mississippian Barnett Shale of north-central Texas as one model for thermogenic shale-gas assessment Daniel M. Jarvie, Ronald J. Hill, Tim E. Ruble et al. · AAPG Bulletin 14 Mar 2007 3,149
5 Orogenic gold deposits: A proposed classification in the context of their crustal distribution and relationship to other gold deposit types David Ian Groves, Richard J. Goldfarb, Musie Gebre-Mariam et al. · Ore Geology Reviews Apr 1998 2,090
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Denver Federal Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Tectonics, Holocene, Plate Tectonics, Sea Level, Water Quality and Paleoclimatology.

▲ 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-now 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 Change20▲ 7.3×41 topics
  2. Remote Sensing14▲ 11×16 topics
  3. Tectonics10▲ 81×3 topics
  4. Machine Learning10▲ 2.9×11 topics
  5. Holocene8▲ 71×3 topics
  6. Plate Tectonics7▲ 49×3 topics
  7. Sea Level7▲ 79×2 topics
  8. Water Quality7▲ 18×9 topics
  9. Paleoclimatology7▲ 79×2 topics
  10. Geochronology6▲ 93×1 topic
  11. Geological Mapping6▲ 83×2 topics
  12. Zircon6▲ 93×1 topic
  13. Glacial Cycles6▲ 93×1 topic
  14. Monsoon Dynamics6▲ 93×1 topic
  15. Compositional Data Analysis6▲ 92×1 topic
  16. Mineral Prospectivity6▲ 92×1 topic
  17. Subduction5▲ 62×2 topics
  18. Earthquakes4▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Plate Boundaries4▲ 76×1 topic
  20. Shale Gas4▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Sedimentation4▲ 66×2 topics
  22. Geochemistry4▲ 56×4 topics
  23. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 19×4 topics
  24. Soil Properties3▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Groundwater3▲ 29×4 topics
  26. Eutrophication3▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Tomography2▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Environmental Impacts2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  29. Fluvial Systems2▲ 86×1 topic
  30. Mudstones2▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Pore Structure2▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Reactive Transport2▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Sediment Transport2▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Sequence Stratigraphy2▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  36. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Hyporheic Zone2▲ 102×1 topic
  38. Nutrient Cycling2▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Citizen Science2▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Satellite Observations2▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Denver Federal Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 6 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 4 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 2 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …2Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEarth-Surface Processes4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 4 works
  5. 5 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Denver Federal Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Denver Federal Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Denver Federal Center0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Denver Federal Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Denver Federal Center10.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 32.6% in 2009.

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