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Life Services (United States)

In research, Life Services (United States) stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,747 of 6,208 worldwide), Ecology (#920 of 1,512 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,983 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 33.9× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#21,761
of 28,054 · #17,908 all time
Rank in United States
#3,220
of 4,192
Research works
611
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Life Services (United States) 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 #2,747 of 6,208 19.8%246
EcologySubfield #920 of 1,512 19.6%163
Life SciencesDomain #8,983 of 14,347 20.0%183
Physical SciencesDomain #16,982 of 21,541 20.4%285

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Life Services (United States) 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 Life Services (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 33.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 23.9 works34×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 3.08× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.97× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.78× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 43.85× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 43.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Life Services (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Geoffrey K. Sigworth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Life Services (United States).

  1. 1 Geoffrey K. Sigworth United States · #322,730 worldwide 175 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Life Services (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Life Services (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Habitat Selection, Climate Change, Invasive Species, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates and Conservation.

▲ 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. Population Dynamics17▲ 76×9 topics
  2. Climate Change14▲ 6.0×26 topics
  3. Biodiversity14▲ 20×13 topics
  4. Habitat Selection13▲ 202×2 topics
  5. Invasive Species12▲ 32×16 topics
  6. Animal Movement11▲ 236×1 topic
  7. Occupancy Rates11▲ 236×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology8▲ 2.3×30 topics
  9. Conservation7▲ 19×10 topics
  10. Conservation Biology6▲ 65×3 topics
  11. Pathogenesis5▲ 10×10 topics
  12. Genetic Characterization4▲ 100×2 topics
  13. Ecosystem4▲ 42×3 topics
  14. Animal Welfare4▲ 51×3 topics
  15. Economic Impact4▲ 7.2×2 topics
  16. African Swine Fever4▲ 145×1 topic
  17. Foot-and-Mouth Disease4▲ 145×1 topic
  18. Genetic Diversity4▲ 9.2×10 topics
  19. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Emotional State3▲ 122×1 topic
  22. Stress Indicators3▲ 122×1 topic
  23. Pathogen Transmission3▲ 54×2 topics
  24. Island Ecosystems3▲ 109×1 topic
  25. Rodent Eradication3▲ 176×1 topic
  26. Genetic Structure3▲ 47×4 topics
  27. Global Change3▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Virulence Factors3▲ 22×5 topics
  29. One Health3▲ 99×1 topic
  30. Zoonotic Diseases3▲ 99×1 topic
  31. Species Richness3▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Evolution3▲ 12×7 topics
  33. Resilience3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  34. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 17×7 topics
  35. Genomic Analysis2▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Oxytocin2▲ 55×2 topics
  38. Vaccine Development2▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Sagebrush2▲ 165×1 topic
  40. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 165×1 topic

Which research topics does Life Services (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 11 works
  2. 2 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  3. 3 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 3 works
  4. 4 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  7. 7 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 2 works
  10. 10 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Life Services (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower 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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