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Ducks Unlimited Canada

In research, Ducks Unlimited Canada stands highest in Environmental Science (#4,303 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,122 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#32,824
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#706
of 896
Research works
199
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Ducks Unlimited Canada 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 #4,303 of 6,208 22.6%129
Physical SciencesDomain #18,122 of 21,541 22.3%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ducks Unlimited Canada 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 Ducks Unlimited Canada specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 23.1 works13×
← 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: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.96× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.56× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ducks Unlimited Canada?

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

▲ 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 Change18▲ 18×27 topics
  2. Invasive Species5▲ 33×8 topics
  3. Biodiversity5▲ 19×6 topics
  4. Habitat Selection4▲ 152×2 topics
  5. Hydrology4▲ 79×3 topics
  6. Conservation3▲ 19×5 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services3▲ 20×3 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 36×4 topics
  9. Global Carbon Budget3▲ 106×2 topics
  10. Water Quality3▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Population Dynamics3▲ 29×5 topics
  12. Remote Sensing3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  13. Methane Emissions3▲ 137×2 topics
  14. Model Evaluation2▲ 54×2 topics
  15. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 60×3 topics
  16. Avian Ecology2▲ 302×1 topic
  17. Ecosystem2▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Migration Patterns2▲ 250×1 topic
  19. Conservation Biology2▲ 60×3 topics
  20. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 41×3 topics
  21. Microbial Processes2▲ 106×2 topics
  22. Coastal Protection2▲ 89×1 topic
  23. Mangrove Forests2▲ 162×1 topic
  24. Trophic Cascades2▲ 61×2 topics
  25. Eutrophication2▲ 50×3 topics
  26. Land Use Change2▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Animal Movement2▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Occupancy Rates2▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Ecological Niche2▲ 81×1 topic
  30. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 81×1 topic
  31. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Global Change2▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Arctic2▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Sagebrush2▲ 278×1 topic
  35. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 278×1 topic
  36. Carbon1▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Peatlands1▲ 214×1 topic
  38. Sediment Transport1▲ 24×4 topics
  39. Conservation Challenges1▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Species Richness1▲ 53×2 topics

Which research topics does Ducks Unlimited Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Avian ecology and behavior, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Avian ecology and behavior2Avian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…2Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…1Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 1 fractional worksNeural Networks and Appl…1Neural Networks and Applications: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationEnvironmental Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  5. 5 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ducks Unlimited Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.