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Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

In research, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,083 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,286 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Science — Ecology is 25.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,283
of 28,054 · #6,741 all time
Rank in United States
#843
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
34.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Louisiana Department of Natural Resources 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,083 of 3,551 28.2%134 #846
Physical SciencesDomain #4,286 of 12,888 27.8%165 #5702

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 25.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 47.5 works25×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 28.0 works15×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 134.3 works11×
← 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: 3.02× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.55× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.29× its world share, 134 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.77× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Louisiana Department of Natural Resources?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Remote Sensing, Habitat Fragmentation 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 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 Change86▲ 13×66 topics
  2. Invasive Species31▲ 30×15 topics
  3. Biodiversity28▲ 16×20 topics
  4. Conservation22▲ 21×16 topics
  5. Remote Sensing19▲ 6.4×24 topics
  6. Population Dynamics18▲ 29×10 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation17▲ 33×5 topics
  8. Ecosystem Resilience16▲ 45×5 topics
  9. Habitat Selection16▲ 87×2 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation13▲ 15×14 topics
  11. Trophic Cascades13▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Ecosystem13▲ 49×2 topics
  13. Sustainability13▲ 2.2×26 topics
  14. Global Change12▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services12▲ 13×12 topics
  16. Land Use Change12▲ 16×7 topics
  17. Animal Movement11▲ 87×1 topic
  18. Occupancy Rates11▲ 87×1 topic
  19. Model Evaluation11▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Water Quality10▲ 11×12 topics
  21. Biological Invasions9▲ 44×3 topics
  22. Global Warming9▲ 9.3×11 topics
  23. Species Richness9▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Conservation Biology8▲ 34×4 topics
  26. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 17×7 topics
  27. Soil Properties8▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Community Ecology8▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Functional Diversity8▲ 58×1 topic
  30. Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Sediment Transport7▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Eutrophication7▲ 30×4 topics
  33. Conservation Challenges7▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Flow Regulation7▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Forest Fires7▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Wildfire Activity7▲ 65×1 topic
  38. Biomass Estimation7▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Hydrology6▲ 21×4 topics
  40. Water Resources6▲ 11×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…11Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 11 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…8Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 8 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…7Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 7 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems7Fire effects on ecosystems: 7 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 6 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 5 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…5Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 5 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 5 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 4 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …4Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 4 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcological Modeling2 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 11 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  4. 4 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 6 works
  6. 6 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  8. 8 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 5 works
  9. 9 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 4 works
  10. 10 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 4 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 available46.3%not open53.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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