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Ducks Unlimited

In research, Ducks Unlimited stands highest in Medicine (#14,014 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#16,616 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,495 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,789
of 28,054 · #23,629 all time
Rank in United States
#3,068
of 4,192
Research works
550
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Ducks Unlimited 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
MedicineField #14,014 of 17,978 4.6%206
Health SciencesDomain #16,616 of 20,462 4.4%239
Physical SciencesDomain #17,495 of 21,541 18.6%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ducks Unlimited 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: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.18× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 23 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.08× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ducks Unlimited?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean Pictet, Anthony Patterson and Ryan Kopp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ducks Unlimited.

  1. 1 Jean Pictet United States · #640,863 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Anthony Patterson United States · #954,335 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Ryan Kopp United States · #1,001,678 worldwide 22 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Robert Wake United States · #1,240,594 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Ducks Unlimited

Which keywords describe research at Ducks Unlimited?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Climate Change, Labor Market, Diabetes, Family Planning, Socioeconomic Factors and Sex Ratios.

▲ 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 Change7▲ 3.1×23 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 7.3×9 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 8.6×8 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 3.1×12 topics
  5. Globalization5▲ 2.9×7 topics
  6. Diabetes4▲ 10×6 topics
  7. Epidemiology4▲ 1.31×25 topics
  8. Labor Market4▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Family Planning4▲ 92×2 topics
  10. Socioeconomic Factors4▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Insulin Resistance4▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Sex Ratios4▲ 286×1 topic
  13. Son Preference4▲ 286×1 topic
  14. Social Networks4▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Human Capital3▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Immigration3▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Remittances3▲ 97×1 topic
  18. Biodiversity3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  19. Glycemic Control3▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Insulin Therapy3▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Cancer3▲ 2.4×5 topics
  22. Obesity3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  23. Invasive Species3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  24. Habitat Selection2▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Life Expectancy2▲ 52×2 topics
  26. Behavior Change2▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Folate2▲ 96×1 topic
  28. Homocysteine2▲ 96×1 topic
  29. Mortality Forecasting2▲ 147×1 topic
  30. Population Ageing2▲ 147×1 topic
  31. Conservation2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  32. Cholesterol2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Ethics2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  34. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Heart Failure2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  36. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Digital Health2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Avian Ecology2▲ 86×1 topic
  40. Migration Patterns2▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does Ducks Unlimited publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences, Migration and Labor Dynamics, Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management and Folate and B Vitamins Research.

Demographic Trends and G…4Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences: 4 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, De…2Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 2 fractional worksFolate and B Vitamins Re…2Folate and B Vitamins Research: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksBiochemical Acid Researc…1Biochemical Acid Research Studies: 1 fractional worksSphingolipid Metabolism …1Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional works
Gender StudiesSociology and Political ScienceDemographyRheumatology6 others

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

  1. 1 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gender Studies 4 works
  2. 2 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 2 works
  4. 4 Folate and B Vitamins Research Rheumatology 2 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Biochemical Acid Research Studies Biochemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ducks Unlimited's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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