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Government of British Columbia

In research, Government of British Columbia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,467 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,529
of 28,054 · #15,848 all time
Rank in Canada
#301
of 403
Research works
722
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Government of British Columbia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,467 of 12,888 20.8%63 #9848

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of British Columbia 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 Government of British Columbia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 46.4 works9.4×
← 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: 2.82× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.28× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.37× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Government of British Columbia?

Ranked on the composite score, Cheng Ying lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government of British Columbia.

  1. 1 Cheng Ying Canada · #536,058 worldwide 53 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Government of British Columbia

Which keywords describe research at Government of British Columbia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Remote Sensing, Biomass Estimation, Ecosystem Resilience, Aboveground Biomass and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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 Change27▲ 9.9×41 topics
  2. Invasive Species11▲ 26×13 topics
  3. Remote Sensing9▲ 7.0×11 topics
  4. Biodiversity8▲ 11×10 topics
  5. Biomass Estimation7▲ 48×3 topics
  6. Ecosystem Resilience7▲ 49×3 topics
  7. Aboveground Biomass7▲ 76×2 topics
  8. Population Dynamics7▲ 27×8 topics
  9. Global Warming6▲ 14×8 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 15×9 topics
  11. Soil Properties5▲ 31×4 topics
  12. Conservation5▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Climate Change Impact5▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Allometric Models5▲ 99×1 topic
  15. Carbon Stocks5▲ 181×1 topic
  16. Trophic Cascades5▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Habitat Selection4▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 14×7 topics
  21. Animal Movement4▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Occupancy Rates4▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Forest Fires4▲ 94×1 topic
  24. Wildfire Activity4▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Ecosystem4▲ 37×3 topics
  26. Extreme Events4▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Conservation Biology3▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Drought3▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Evapotranspiration3▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Biological Invasions3▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Forest Management3▲ 52×2 topics
  32. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Carbon Balance3▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Paleoclimatology3▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Tree Mortality3▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Global Change3▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Model Evaluation3▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Species Richness3▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Temperature Variability3▲ 163×1 topic

Which research topics does Government of British Columbia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest ecology and management, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fire effects on ecosystems and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Forest ecology and manag…5Forest ecology and management: 5 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems4Fire effects on ecosystems: 4 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…3Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 3 fractional worksTree-ring climate responses: 3 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  3. 3 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  5. 5 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric Science 3 works
  6. 6 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 2 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  8. 8 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of British Columbia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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