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Morton Arboretum

In research, Morton Arboretum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,890 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Chemistry and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Environmental Chemistry is 94.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,201
of 28,054 · #23,898 all time
Rank in United States
#2,788
of 4,192
Research works
315
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Morton Arboretum 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 #10,890 of 12,888 6.9%93 #17776

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Morton Arboretum 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 Morton Arboretum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Chemistry takes 94.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 23.8 works95×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 24.0 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: 2.54× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.35× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.31× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.73× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.47× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Morton Arboretum?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew L. Hipp, Michael McCormack and Sean Hoban lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Morton Arboretum.

  1. 1 Andrew L. Hipp United States · #90,185 worldwide 364 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Michael McCormack United States · #201,748 worldwide 311 citations · 96 works
  3. 3 Sean Hoban United States · #211,113 worldwide 197 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Meghan Midgley United States · #604,269 worldwide 152 citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Gary Watson United States · #1,193,299 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Morton Arboretum

Which keywords describe research at Morton Arboretum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microbial Communities, Anaerobic, Methane Oxidation, Climate Change, Citizen Science, Earthquake Detection, Seismic Noise and Seismic Signals.

▲ 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. Microbial Communities24▲ 49×3 topics
  2. Climate Change24▲ 7.6×25 topics
  3. Anaerobic23▲ 292×1 topic
  4. Methane Oxidation23▲ 249×1 topic
  5. Citizen Science15▲ 132×2 topics
  6. Machine Learning13▲ 3.4×2 topics
  7. Earthquake Detection12▲ 518×1 topic
  8. Seismic Noise12▲ 217×1 topic
  9. Seismic Signals12▲ 518×1 topic
  10. Tomography12▲ 57×1 topic
  11. GRACE11▲ 191×1 topic
  12. Ionosphere11▲ 176×1 topic
  13. Magnetosphere11▲ 176×1 topic
  14. Sea Level Rise11▲ 77×1 topic
  15. Biodiversity10▲ 12×12 topics
  16. Invasive Species9▲ 18×12 topics
  17. Global Change6▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Conservation5▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services5▲ 11×8 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 11×11 topics
  22. Biological Invasions5▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Ecosystem4▲ 32×3 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  25. Population Dynamics4▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Biomass Estimation3▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Community Ecology3▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Genetic Structure3▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Population Genetics3▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Species Delimitation3▲ 65×2 topics
  31. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Functional Diversity3▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Species Richness3▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Bayesian Inference3▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Conservation Biology3▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Microsatellite Analysis3▲ 92×1 topic
  37. Ecological Niche3▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Aboveground Biomass3▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Morton Arboretum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, Seismic Waves and Analysis and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Methane Hydrates and Rel…23Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 23 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquake Studies: 12 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 12 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…11Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 11 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…11Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 11 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryArtificial IntelligenceGeophysicsOceanography5 others

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

  1. 1 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 23 works
  2. 2 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  3. 3 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 12 works
  4. 4 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 11 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  7. 7 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  9. 9 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available66.9%not open33.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Morton Arboretum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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