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Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts

In research, Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,366 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#17,780
of 28,054 · #20,481 all time
Rank in Canada
#272
of 403
Research works
552
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,366 of 12,888 18.7%62 #12629

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts 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 Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 50.8 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: 3.09× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.47× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.09× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× 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, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts?

Ranked on the composite score, Rock Ouimet and Marcel Prévost lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts.

  1. 1 Rock Ouimet Canada · #539,967 worldwide 108 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Marcel Prévost Canada · #851,723 worldwide 62 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts

Which keywords describe research at Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts?

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

▲ 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 Change32▲ 13×45 topics
  2. Invasive Species13▲ 34×13 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 98×2 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 39×4 topics
  5. Biodiversity7▲ 10×13 topics
  6. Conservation7▲ 17×9 topics
  7. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 19×6 topics
  8. Population Dynamics6▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Remote Sensing6▲ 5.1×12 topics
  10. Conservation Challenges6▲ 127×1 topic
  11. Freshwater Biodiversity6▲ 100×1 topic
  12. Ecosystem Resilience6▲ 41×4 topics
  13. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 29×6 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades5▲ 58×2 topics
  15. Biomass Estimation5▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Aboveground Biomass5▲ 55×2 topics
  17. DNA Barcoding4▲ 28×5 topics
  18. Global Warming4▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Forest Management4▲ 72×2 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity4▲ 9.4×8 topics
  21. Soil Properties4▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Climate Change Impact4▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Dead Wood4▲ 232×1 topic
  24. Saproxylic Beetles4▲ 232×1 topic
  25. Allometric Models3▲ 74×1 topic
  26. Carbon Stocks3▲ 135×1 topic
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 11×8 topics
  28. Ecosystem3▲ 31×3 topics
  29. Habitat Selection3▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Model Evaluation3▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Biological Invasions3▲ 35×3 topics
  32. Global Change3▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Animal Movement3▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Forest Fires3▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Hydrology3▲ 23×4 topics
  38. Occupancy Rates3▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Wildfire Activity3▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Population Genetics2▲ 20×5 topics

Which research topics does Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Forest ecology and management and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  2. 2 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 4 works
  3. 3 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 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 available52.5%not open47.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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