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Iowa Department of Natural Resources

In research, Iowa Department of Natural Resources stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,033 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#4,846 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#25,191
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,392
of 8,685
Research works
280
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Iowa Department of Natural Resources 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 #16,033 of 21,541 16.4%185
Environmental ScienceField #4,846 of 6,208 15.6%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Iowa Department of Natural Resources 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 Iowa Department of Natural Resources specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 22.3 works12×
← 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: 2.75× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.16× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Iowa Department of Natural Resources?

Ranked on the composite score, Winton Weydemeyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

  1. 1 Winton Weydemeyer United States · #1,492,237 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Which keywords describe research at Iowa Department of Natural Resources?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Habitat Fragmentation, Fisheries Sustainability, Biodiversity, Freshwater Biodiversity, Conservation Challenges and Flow Regulation.

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

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change14▲ 14×30 topics
  2. Invasive Species8▲ 52×7 topics
  3. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 68×4 topics
  4. Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 162×2 topics
  5. Biodiversity5▲ 19×9 topics
  6. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 198×2 topics
  7. Conservation Challenges4▲ 243×1 topic
  8. Flow Regulation4▲ 243×1 topic
  9. Conservation4▲ 24×6 topics
  10. Trophic Cascades3▲ 98×2 topics
  11. Population Dynamics3▲ 32×5 topics
  12. Habitat Selection3▲ 107×2 topics
  13. Water Quality3▲ 18×6 topics
  14. Animal Movement2▲ 120×1 topic
  15. Occupancy Rates2▲ 120×1 topic
  16. Ecosystem2▲ 59×2 topics
  17. Model Evaluation2▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  19. Sediment Transport2▲ 33×3 topics
  20. Sagebrush2▲ 318×1 topic
  21. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 318×1 topic
  22. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.7×6 topics
  23. Eutrophication2▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Land Use Change2▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Hyporheic Zone2▲ 194×1 topic
  27. Nutrient Cycling2▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Water Resources1▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Genetic Diversity1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  30. Sustainability1▲ 1.49×9 topics
  31. Conservation Biology1▲ 32×3 topics
  32. Global Change1▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Ecosystem Management1▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Geomorphological Effects1▲ 82×2 topics
  35. Marine Fisheries1▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Epidemiology1▼ 0.71×10 topics
  38. Global Hydrology1▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Uncertainty Assessment1▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Iowa Department of Natural Resources publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics.

Fish Ecology and Managem…4Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…2Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …1Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 1 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEnvironmental ChemistryGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 1 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Avian ecology and behavior 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 available31.5%not open68.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Iowa Department of Natural Resources's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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