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Government of Northwest Territories

In research, Government of Northwest Territories stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,968 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#4,630 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,200
of 28,054 · #11,546 all time
Rank in Canada
#186
of 403
Research works
451
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Government of Northwest Territories 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,968 of 21,541 25.4%256
Environmental ScienceField #4,630 of 6,208 23.3%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of Northwest Territories 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: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.65× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.74× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.94× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Government of Northwest Territories?

Ranked on the composite score, Anne Gunn, Brett Elkin and Kim G. Poole lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government of Northwest Territories.

  1. 1 Anne Gunn Canada · #357,360 worldwide 80 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Brett Elkin Canada · #458,240 worldwide 107 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Kim G. Poole Canada · #914,078 worldwide 84 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Nicholas C. Larter Canada · #1,572,243 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Government of Northwest Territories

Which keywords describe research at Government of Northwest Territories?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Arctic, Methane Emissions, Permafrost, Biodiversity and Carbon Feedback.

▲ 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 Change20▲ 10×35 topics
  2. Remote Sensing8▲ 9.6×12 topics
  3. Hydrology7▲ 75×4 topics
  4. Arctic6▲ 69×4 topics
  5. Biodiversity4▲ 7.3×12 topics
  6. Methane Emissions4▲ 108×2 topics
  7. Permafrost4▲ 131×2 topics
  8. Carbon Feedback4▲ 155×1 topic
  9. Thawing4▲ 155×1 topic
  10. Population Dynamics4▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Vulnerability3▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Nutrition Transition3▲ 125×2 topics
  13. Ecological Knowledge3▲ 83×2 topics
  14. Tectonics3▲ 32×3 topics
  15. Arctic Indigenous Peoples3▲ 202×1 topic
  16. Glacier3▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Habitat Selection3▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Traditional Knowledge3▲ 87×1 topic
  19. Water Availability3▲ 83×1 topic
  20. Conservation2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  21. Plate Tectonics2▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Geological Mapping2▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Invasive Species2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  24. Trophic Cascades2▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Animal Movement2▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 19×4 topics
  27. Occupancy Rates2▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Geochronology2▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Support Vector Machines2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  30. Zircon2▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Mineral Prospectivity2▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Shale Gas2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Model Evaluation2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Conservation Biology1▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Forest Fires1▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Pore Structure1▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Wildfire Activity1▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Gas Permeability1▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Nanopores1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Government of Northwest Territories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate change and permafrost, Cryospheric studies and observations, Indigenous Studies and Ecology and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Climate change and permafrost: 4 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…3Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems1Fire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsEcologyGeophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 4 works
  2. 2 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of Northwest Territories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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