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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

In research, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,490 of 6,208 worldwide), Life Sciences (#11,821 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,799 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.7× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#24,676
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,299
of 8,685
Research works
516
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 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 #3,490 of 6,208 14.9%300
Life SciencesDomain #11,821 of 14,347 17.9%127
Physical SciencesDomain #18,799 of 21,541 15.6%337
EcologySubfield #1,370 of 1,512 12.6%127

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 20.4 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: 2.30× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.39× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.95× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.72× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries?

Ranked on the composite score, Ruth M. Elsey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

  1. 1 Ruth M. Elsey United States · #1,029,939 worldwide 80 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Which keywords describe research at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries?

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

▲ 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 Change12▲ 13×27 topics
  2. Invasive Species5▲ 31×9 topics
  3. Habitat Selection4▲ 167×2 topics
  4. Population Dynamics4▲ 44×7 topics
  5. Biodiversity4▲ 14×9 topics
  6. Conservation3▲ 21×9 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 39×4 topics
  8. Avian Ecology3▲ 360×1 topic
  9. Migration Patterns3▲ 299×1 topic
  10. Conservation Biology2▲ 65×4 topics
  11. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 74×2 topics
  12. Trophic Cascades2▲ 70×2 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 21×5 topics
  14. Metabolic Rate2▲ 83×2 topics
  15. Physiological Adaptation2▲ 160×2 topics
  16. Animal Movement2▲ 90×1 topic
  17. Conservation Challenges2▲ 101×1 topic
  18. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  19. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 79×1 topic
  20. Occupancy Rates2▲ 90×1 topic
  21. Temperature2▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Thermal Tolerance2▲ 218×1 topic
  23. Biogeography2▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Epidemiology2◆ 1.10×12 topics
  25. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 25×4 topics
  26. Ecosystem1▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Evolution1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Model Evaluation1▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Biodiversity Loss1▲ 67×3 topics
  30. Ecological Niche1▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Genetic Diversity1▲ 7.5×7 topics
  32. Morphology1▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Species Distribution Modeling1▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Biomass Estimation1▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Phylogeny1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Dinosaur1▲ 240×1 topic
  37. Global Change1▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Paleontology1▲ 240×1 topic

Which research topics does Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Physiological and biochemical adaptations.

  1. 1 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 1 works
  7. 7 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Bird parasitology and diseases Parasitology 1 works
  9. 9 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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