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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

In research, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,761 of 6,208 worldwide), Ecology (#1,262 of 1,512 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,848 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 47.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#32,360
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,894
of 8,685
Research works
380
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 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 #3,761 of 6,208 17.3%251
EcologySubfield #1,262 of 1,512 17.0%136
Physical SciencesDomain #19,848 of 21,541 17.2%260

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 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 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 47.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 20.4 works47×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 35.8 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: 2.39× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 13.15× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 27.40× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 27.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel A. Bachen and Kelly M. Proffitt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

  1. 1 Daniel A. Bachen United States · #1,467,097 worldwide 17 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Kelly M. Proffitt United States · #1,478,669 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Which keywords describe research at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks?

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

▲ 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 Change18▲ 13×24 topics
  2. Invasive Species15▲ 63×9 topics
  3. Biodiversity12▲ 28×12 topics
  4. Population Dynamics11▲ 77×7 topics
  5. Trophic Cascades9▲ 182×2 topics
  6. Habitat Selection9▲ 225×2 topics
  7. Conservation8▲ 34×10 topics
  8. Animal Movement8▲ 268×1 topic
  9. Occupancy Rates8▲ 268×1 topic
  10. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 55×5 topics
  11. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 130×2 topics
  12. Ecosystem5▲ 86×3 topics
  13. Freshwater Biodiversity5▲ 144×2 topics
  14. Conservation Challenges5▲ 181×1 topic
  15. Flow Regulation5▲ 181×1 topic
  16. Sagebrush4▲ 442×1 topic
  17. Wildlife Habitat4▲ 442×1 topic
  18. Conservation Biology3▲ 57×4 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity3▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Ecosystem Engineering3▲ 189×2 topics
  21. Geomorphological Effects3▲ 138×2 topics
  22. Species Richness3▲ 74×2 topics
  23. Model Evaluation2▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Genetic Structure2▲ 60×2 topics
  25. Biogeography2▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Ecological Niche2▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Global Change2▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Sediment Transport2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Genomic Analysis2▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Conservation Genetics2▲ 78×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem Management2▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Freshwater2▲ 58×2 topics
  35. Marine Fisheries2▲ 71×1 topic
  36. Population Genetics2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Beaver Dams2▲ 306×1 topic
  38. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 54×2 topics
  39. Habitat Restoration2▲ 306×1 topic
  40. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 18×6 topics

Which research topics does Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publish most on?

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

Wildlife Ecology and Con…8Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 8 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksEcology and biodiversity studies: 2 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcological ModelingGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 8 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  3. 3 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Ecology and biodiversity studies Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 1 works
  9. 9 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks'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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