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Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

In research, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,673 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,797 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 74.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,122
of 28,054 · #14,412 all time
Rank in Canada
#293
of 403
Research works
1.2k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry 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 #2,673 of 3,551 14.8%88 #1627
Physical SciencesDomain #11,797 of 12,888 14.8%98 #12243

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 74.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 23.6 works74×
  2. EcologySubfield · 39.2 works38×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 88.4 works13×
← 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: 2.65× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 13.36× its world share, 88 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.13× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry?

Ranked on the composite score, Brian J. Shuter, Kenneth F. Abraham and Timothy B. Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

  1. 1 Brian J. Shuter Canada · #165,746 worldwide 181 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Kenneth F. Abraham Canada · #256,233 worldwide 137 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Timothy B. Johnson Canada · #337,233 worldwide 138 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Brent R. Patterson Canada · #498,099 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 James A. Baker Canada · #707,609 worldwide 24 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Len M. Hunt Canada · #1,041,772 worldwide 54 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Rick Mullin Canada · #1,156,038 worldwide 32 citations · 312 works
  8. 8 Jeff Bowman Canada · #1,288,998 worldwide 53 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Tim Haxton Canada · #1,463,947 worldwide 43 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Mark S. Ridgway Canada · #1,493,773 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry?

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, Freshwater Biodiversity, Conservation Challenges and Flow Regulation.

▲ 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 Change46▲ 13×43 topics
  2. Invasive Species32▲ 57×11 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability19▲ 157×2 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation18▲ 63×4 topics
  5. Biodiversity16▲ 16×15 topics
  6. Freshwater Biodiversity15▲ 191×2 topics
  7. Conservation Challenges15▲ 237×1 topic
  8. Flow Regulation15▲ 237×1 topic
  9. Population Dynamics15▲ 43×7 topics
  10. Trophic Cascades12▲ 98×2 topics
  11. Habitat Selection10▲ 104×2 topics
  12. Biomass Estimation10▲ 48×3 topics
  13. Ecosystem Engineering10▲ 266×2 topics
  14. Conservation10▲ 17×11 topics
  15. Aboveground Biomass9▲ 73×2 topics
  16. Animal Movement9▲ 124×1 topic
  17. Occupancy Rates9▲ 124×1 topic
  18. Conservation Genetics7▲ 147×2 topics
  19. Biodiversity Loss7▲ 100×3 topics
  20. Remote Sensing7▲ 4.1×14 topics
  21. Environmental Impacts6▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity6▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Aquatic Invasions6▲ 239×1 topic
  25. Freshwater Mussels6▲ 239×1 topic
  26. Species Richness6▲ 70×2 topics
  27. Ecosystem Resilience6▲ 29×4 topics
  28. Conservation Biology5▲ 37×4 topics
  29. Allometric Models5▲ 74×2 topics
  30. Climate Change Impact5▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Carbon Stocks5▲ 133×1 topic
  32. Geomorphological Effects5▲ 98×2 topics
  33. Tropical Forests5▲ 104×1 topic
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 11×10 topics
  35. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 16×5 topics
  36. Forest Carbon Stocks4▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Global Change4▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Lidar Remote Sensing4▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Terrestrial Laser Scanning4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Beaver Dams4▲ 322×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry publish most on?

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

Fish Ecology and Managem…15Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 15 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…9Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 9 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…6Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 6 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 5 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 4 fractional worksEcology and biodiversity…4Ecology and biodiversity studies: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 3 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEnvironmental EngineeringGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 15 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 9 works
  3. 3 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  5. 5 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Ecology and biodiversity studies Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  8. 8 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  10. 10 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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