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Fort Collins Science Center

In research, Fort Collins Science Center stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,517 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,257 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 12.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,507
of 28,054 · #17,599 all time
Rank in ??
#373
of 692
Research works
297
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
41.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Fort Collins Science Center 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 #2,517 of 6,208 32.6%198
Physical SciencesDomain #14,257 of 21,541 32.3%211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fort Collins Science 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Fort Collins Science Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 39.7 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: 2.04× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.65× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 10.77× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Fort Collins Science Center?

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

▲ 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 Change24▲ 14×37 topics
  2. Biodiversity16▲ 34×9 topics
  3. Invasive Species15▲ 56×11 topics
  4. Conservation12▲ 45×9 topics
  5. Ecosystem10▲ 152×2 topics
  6. Population Dynamics9▲ 58×7 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 62×4 topics
  8. Conservation Biology6▲ 100×3 topics
  9. Global Change6▲ 39×3 topics
  10. Resilience6▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Sagebrush6▲ 606×1 topic
  12. Wildlife Habitat6▲ 606×1 topic
  13. Habitat Selection5▲ 114×2 topics
  14. Remote Sensing5▲ 6.7×8 topics
  15. Biological Invasions5▲ 89×3 topics
  16. Species Richness5▲ 118×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 51×4 topics
  18. Trophic Cascades5▲ 79×2 topics
  19. Community Ecology5▲ 86×1 topic
  20. Functional Diversity5▲ 131×1 topic
  21. Animal Movement4▲ 134×1 topic
  22. Occupancy Rates4▲ 134×1 topic
  23. Soil Properties4▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Forest Fires4▲ 149×1 topic
  25. Wildfire Activity4▲ 149×1 topic
  26. Model Evaluation4▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Citizen Science3▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Ecological Niche3▲ 90×1 topic
  29. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 90×1 topic
  30. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 13×6 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services3▲ 12×6 topics
  32. Land Use Change2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Sediment Transport2▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Water Quality2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  38. Amphibian Declines2▲ 122×1 topic
  39. Chytridiomycosis2▲ 122×1 topic
  40. Genomics2▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Fort Collins Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 6 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 5 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems4Fire effects on ecosystems: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…3Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 2 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcological Modeling2 others

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

  1. 1 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  6. 6 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 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 available52.5%not open47.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fort Collins Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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