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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

In research, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,520 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,484 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 55.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,835
of 28,054 · #6,260 all time
Rank in United States
#1,474
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
92k
41.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Minnesota 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 #1,520 of 3,551 21.9%129 #686
Physical SciencesDomain #8,484 of 12,888 22.0%145 #5916

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 55.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 29.5 works55×
  2. EcologySubfield · 43.9 works25×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 24.5 works14×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 129.0 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: 3.29× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.61× its world share, 129 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.29× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, David L. Garshelis, Paul Radomski and Ira R. Adelman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

  1. 1 David L. Garshelis United States · #91,762 worldwide 789 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Paul Radomski United States · #271,076 worldwide 42 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ira R. Adelman United States · #490,466 worldwide 71 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 John Fieberg United States · #500,707 worldwide 109 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Glenn D. DelGiudice United States · #769,112 worldwide 67 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Mark A. Hanson United States · #1,038,569 worldwide 49 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Loren M. Miller United States · #1,253,728 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 David C. Wilson United States · #1,348,909 worldwide 31 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Robert A. Slesak United States · #1,462,049 worldwide 43 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Which keywords describe research at Minnesota 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, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation, Fisheries Sustainability, Global Change 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 Change71▲ 12×57 topics
  2. Invasive Species46▲ 48×16 topics
  3. Biodiversity33▲ 20×20 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation27▲ 55×5 topics
  5. Conservation21▲ 22×14 topics
  6. Fisheries Sustainability17▲ 84×2 topics
  7. Global Change16▲ 27×5 topics
  8. Freshwater Biodiversity16▲ 115×2 topics
  9. Population Dynamics16▲ 28×10 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation15▲ 18×10 topics
  11. Ecosystem14▲ 60×4 topics
  12. Conservation Challenges14▲ 132×1 topic
  13. Flow Regulation14▲ 132×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing12▲ 4.4×16 topics
  15. Habitat Selection12▲ 73×2 topics
  16. Trophic Cascades12▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Species Richness11▲ 78×2 topics
  18. Biological Invasions11▲ 53×3 topics
  19. Ecosystem Resilience10▲ 30×5 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services10▲ 11×9 topics
  21. Community Ecology10▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Animal Movement10▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Occupancy Rates10▲ 80×1 topic
  24. Biomass Estimation9▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Functional Diversity9▲ 74×1 topic
  26. Water Quality9▲ 10×12 topics
  27. Model Evaluation9▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Conservation Biology8▲ 36×4 topics
  29. Land Use Change8▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Soil Properties8▲ 21×4 topics
  31. Eutrophication8▲ 33×4 topics
  32. Ecosystem Engineering8▲ 121×2 topics
  33. Aboveground Biomass7▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 17×7 topics
  35. Climate Change Impacts7▲ 27×5 topics
  36. Citizen Science7▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Conservation Genetics7▲ 82×2 topics
  38. Ecological Niche7▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Forest Carbon Sequestration7▲ 140×1 topic
  40. Species Distribution Modeling7▲ 51×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 14 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 10 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…9Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 9 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…7Species Distribution and Climate Change: 7 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 7 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 6 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…6Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 6 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 5 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEcological ModelingGlobal and Planetary Change1 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 14 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 10 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 9 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 7 works
  5. 5 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 6 works
  8. 8 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 5 works
  9. 9 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Minnesota Department of Natural Resources'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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