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Michigan Department of Natural Resources

In research, Michigan Department of Natural Resources stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,480 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,512 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Environmental Science — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 54.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,208
of 28,054 · #13,772 all time
Rank in United States
#2,789
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
31.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Michigan 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 #2,480 of 3,551 16.5%81 #1389
Physical SciencesDomain #11,512 of 12,888 15.6%91 #13849

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 54.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 22.4 works55×
  2. EcologySubfield · 31.0 works23×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 81.4 works9.6×
← 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: 1.95× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.30× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.55× its world share, 81 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.34× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel J. O’Brien, Louis J. Verme and Travis O. Brenden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

  1. 1 Daniel J. O’Brien United States · #63,011 worldwide 488 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Louis J. Verme United States · #235,562 worldwide 154 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Travis O. Brenden United States · #245,738 worldwide 123 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Stephen M. Schmitt United States · #289,126 worldwide 97 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Robert C. Haas United States · #716,258 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mark P. Ebener United States · #831,023 worldwide 107 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Dean E. Beyer United States · #907,307 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 James E. Breck United States · #908,187 worldwide 65 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 James C. Schneider United States · #1,030,397 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Randall M. Claramunt United States · #1,544,341 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Which keywords describe research at Michigan Department of Natural Resources?

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

▲ 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 Change44▲ 9.6×40 topics
  2. Invasive Species32▲ 43×12 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability25▲ 165×2 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation22▲ 58×4 topics
  5. Freshwater Biodiversity20▲ 196×2 topics
  6. Conservation Challenges20▲ 238×1 topic
  7. Flow Regulation20▲ 238×1 topic
  8. Biodiversity14▲ 11×15 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades13▲ 79×2 topics
  10. Population Dynamics12▲ 27×7 topics
  11. Conservation10▲ 13×14 topics
  12. Economic Security9▲ 24×5 topics
  13. Legal Regulation9▲ 23×6 topics
  14. Habitat Selection9▲ 68×2 topics
  15. Sustainability8▲ 1.97×29 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity7▲ 9.7×10 topics
  17. Animal Movement7▲ 78×1 topic
  18. Occupancy Rates7▲ 78×1 topic
  19. Ecosystem Engineering7▲ 146×2 topics
  20. Conservation Genetics7▲ 107×2 topics
  21. Biodiversity Loss6▲ 74×3 topics
  22. Public Oversight6▲ 29×1 topic
  23. Transport Policy6▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Ecosystem Management6▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Marine Fisheries6▲ 80×1 topic
  26. Aquaculture6▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Environmental Impacts5▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Pedagogy5▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Aquatic Invasions5▲ 158×1 topic
  30. Freshwater Mussels5▲ 158×1 topic
  31. Ethnicity5▲ 7.7×2 topics
  32. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 7.8×8 topics
  33. Conservation Biology5▲ 28×4 topics
  34. Philosophy5▲ 6.3×2 topics
  35. Islam5▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Social Influence5▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 8.8×5 topics
  38. Geomorphological Effects4▲ 70×2 topics
  39. Water Quality4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  40. Freshwater4▲ 49×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Marine and fisheries research.

Fish Ecology and Managem…20Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 20 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…7Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 7 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…6Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 5 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…5Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 5 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyTransportationGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 20 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 7 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 6 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  5. 5 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 5 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 3 works
  9. 9 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 3 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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