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Grazinglands Research Laboratory

In research, Grazinglands Research Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,754 of 6,031 worldwide), Environmental Science (#4,220 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,125 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,977
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,945
of 8,685
Research works
360
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Grazinglands Research Laboratory 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,754 of 6,031 21.8%159
Environmental ScienceField #4,220 of 6,208 23.5%145
Physical SciencesDomain #15,125 of 21,541 23.6%179
Life SciencesDomain #11,986 of 14,347 21.0%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Grazinglands Research Laboratory 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: 7.73× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.04× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.91× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Grazinglands Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, XC Zhang, Patrick J. Starks and Jürgen Garbrecht lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Grazinglands Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 XC Zhang United States · #77,294 worldwide 346 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Patrick J. Starks United States · #156,414 worldwide 335 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Jürgen Garbrecht United States · #331,001 worldwide 200 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Jean L. Steiner United States · #686,818 worldwide 194 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Daniel N. Moriasi United States · #1,078,374 worldwide 67 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Bryan Kindiger United States · #1,454,205 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Brian K. Northup United States · #1,459,737 worldwide 37 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 J. M. Schneider United States · #1,510,381 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Grazinglands Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Grazinglands Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling, Land Use Change, Water Resources, Remote Sensing, Sediment Transport, Global Warming and Ecosystem Resilience.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change14▲ 18×30 topics
  2. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 51×5 topics
  3. Land Use Change3▲ 38×4 topics
  4. Water Resources3▲ 45×4 topics
  5. Remote Sensing3▲ 8.3×12 topics
  6. Sediment Transport3▲ 60×3 topics
  7. Global Warming2▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 52×2 topics
  9. Sustainability2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  10. Model Evaluation2▲ 61×2 topics
  11. Biodiversity2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  12. Global Hydrology2▲ 106×1 topic
  13. Uncertainty Assessment2▲ 106×1 topic
  14. Drought2▲ 73×2 topics
  15. Evapotranspiration2▲ 89×2 topics
  16. Hydrology2▲ 47×4 topics
  17. Invasive Species2▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Carbon Balance2▲ 121×1 topic
  19. Conservation2▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem2▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Tree Mortality2▲ 121×1 topic
  22. Agricultural Sustainability1▲ 45×3 topics
  23. Adaptation1▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Livestock Production1▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Machine Learning1▲ 1.40×4 topics
  27. Resilience1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  28. Sediment Transport Models1▲ 113×1 topic
  29. Soil Degradation1▲ 81×2 topics
  30. Soil Erosion1▲ 113×1 topic
  31. Food Security1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  32. Nutrient Limitation1▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Sagebrush1▲ 248×1 topic
  34. Wildlife Habitat1▲ 248×1 topic
  35. Dairy Cattle1▲ 70×2 topics
  36. Extreme Events1▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Microbial Communities1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  38. Water Management1▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Grazinglands Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Soil erosion and sediment transport and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 2 fractional worksSoil erosion and sedimen…1Soil erosion and sediment transport: 1 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…1Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 1 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 1 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…1Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts o…1Climate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeSoil ScienceEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 1 works
  4. 4 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  7. 7 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  8. 8 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  10. 10 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Grazinglands Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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