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Eastern Oregon University

In research, Eastern Oregon University stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,841 of 5,407 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,848 of 17,446 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,945 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,521
of 22,385 · #10,046 all time
Rank in United States
#2,734
of 3,332
Research works
665
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Eastern Oregon University

What is Eastern Oregon University 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 #1,841 of 5,407 9.5%216
Physical SciencesDomain #8,848 of 17,446 9.3%292
Life SciencesDomain #5,945 of 11,023 10.6%141
Social SciencesDomain #10,475 of 14,833 5.3%184

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eastern Oregon University 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 Eastern Oregon University work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Eastern Oregon University is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (41%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 48 fractional works · 48.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 40.6% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 15.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 10.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 28.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 13.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 17.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 14.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEastern OregonUniversity98fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences29%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science4040.6%
    2. Computer Science22.1%
    3. Engineering22.0%
    4. Mathematics11.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    6. Chemistry10.6%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1413.9%
    2. Psychology55.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities55.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1414.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    1. Veterinary21.9%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Medicine11.3%
    4. Nursing00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.98× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.17× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 13.91× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.85× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary13.91×2 works
  2. Environmental Science8.17×40 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.98×14 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.92×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.85×5 works
  6. Psychology1.76×5 works
  7. Mathematics1.29×2 works
  8. Social Sciences1.10×14 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.90×2 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×1 works
  11. Nursing0.86×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×2 works
  13. Health Professions0.56×2 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.42×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.40×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×2 works
  17. Neuroscience0.30×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.28×2 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.25×0 works
  20. Engineering0.13×2 works
  21. Medicine0.07×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Eastern Oregon University?

Ranked on the quality score, Stella M. Copeland, Tony J. Svejcar and Elsie M. Denton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eastern Oregon University.

  1. 1 Stella M. Copeland United States · #921,418 worldwide 1.3k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Tony J. Svejcar United States · #1,020,319 worldwide 7k citations · 161 works
  3. 3 Elsie M. Denton United States · #1,069,933 worldwide 883 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Rory C C O’Connor United States · #1,379,259 worldwide 1k citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Anna G. Cavinato United States · #1,478,155 worldwide 1.8k citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Chad S. Boyd United States · #1,621,723 worldwide 5.5k citations · 157 works
  7. 7 Richard H. Ettinger United States · #1,930,875 worldwide 779 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Jonathan D. Bates United States · #1,947,131 worldwide 2.4k citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Kirk W. Davies United States · #2,033,056 worldwide 7.3k citations · 197 works
  10. 10 David C. Ganskopp United States · #2,090,467 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Eastern Oregon University

What are the most cited papers from Eastern Oregon University?

The most cited paper from Eastern Oregon University is "Mapping invasive plants using hyperspectral imagery and Breiman Cutler classifications (randomForest)" (Rick L. Lawrence, Shana D. Wood, Roger L. Sheley, 2005), with 703 citations. Next come "Saving the sagebrush sea: An ecosystem conservation plan for big sagebrush plant communities" (489) and "A data-driven approach to predicting diabetes and cardiovascular disease with machine learning" (456).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping invasive plants using hyperspectral imagery and Breiman Cutler classifications (randomForest) Rick L. Lawrence, Shana D. Wood, Roger L. Sheley · Remote Sensing of Environment 2 Dec 2005 703
2 Saving the sagebrush sea: An ecosystem conservation plan for big sagebrush plant communities Kirk W. Davies, Chad S. Boyd, Jeffrey L. Beck et al. · Biological Conservation 16 Aug 2011 489
3 A data-driven approach to predicting diabetes and cardiovascular disease with machine learning An Q Dinh, Stacey Miertschin, Amber Young et al. · BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making Open access 6 Nov 2019 456
4 Botanical Composition Determination of Range Herbivore Diets: A Review Jerry L. Holechek, Martin Vávra, Rex D. Pieper · Journal of Range Management Open access May 1982 448
5 EFFECTS OF SUMMER‐AUTUMN NUTRITION AND PARTURITION DATE ON REPRODUCTION AND SURVIVAL OF ELK John G. Cook, Bruce K. Johnson, Rachel C. Cook et al. · Wildlife Monographs 2004 428
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Eastern Oregon University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Conservation, Ecosystem, Resilience, Sagebrush and Wildlife Habitat.

▲ 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 Change28▲ 10×25 topics
  2. Biodiversity23▲ 30×12 topics
  3. Invasive Species22▲ 53×10 topics
  4. Conservation20▲ 48×7 topics
  5. Ecosystem19▲ 183×2 topics
  6. Resilience12▲ 25×4 topics
  7. Sagebrush12▲ 850×1 topic
  8. Wildlife Habitat12▲ 850×1 topic
  9. Remote Sensing9▲ 7.7×5 topics
  10. Ecosystem Resilience9▲ 58×5 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Global Change8▲ 32×4 topics
  13. Soil Properties8▲ 50×2 topics
  14. Forest Fires8▲ 177×1 topic
  15. Wildfire Activity8▲ 177×1 topic
  16. Species Richness7▲ 118×2 topics
  17. Community Ecology7▲ 87×1 topic
  18. Functional Diversity7▲ 134×1 topic
  19. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Water Quality3▲ 8.6×4 topics
  21. Drought Resistance3▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Education3▲ 1.77×7 topics
  23. Biogeochemical Cycling3▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Turfgrass3▲ 524×1 topic
  25. Biogeography3▲ 9.8×7 topics
  26. Reflective Practice3▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Animal Welfare2▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Dairy Cattle2▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Social Justice2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  31. Coping Strategies2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Heat Stress2▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Qualitative Research Methods2▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Livestock Production1▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Physiological Responses1▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Community Resilience1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Embodiment1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. Teacher Education1▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Energy Balance1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Eastern Oregon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Fire effects on ecosystems, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Turfgrass Adaptation and Management.

Rangeland and Wildlife M…12Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 12 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 8 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…7Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 7 fractional worksTurfgrass Adaptation and…3Turfgrass Adaptation and Management: 3 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 1 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEnvironmental Chemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 12 works
  2. 2 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  4. 4 Turfgrass Adaptation and Management Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  6. 6 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  7. 7 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Eastern Oregon University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Eastern Oregon University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00048% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Eastern Oregon University0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Eastern Oregon University 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.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2024Eastern Oregon University8.3% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 2012.

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