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National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

In research, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,802 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,038 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 12.4× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#26,313
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,646
of 8,685
Research works
343
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 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 #3,802 of 6,208 21.0%218
Physical SciencesDomain #15,038 of 21,541 19.6%277

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Council for Air and Stream Improvement 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 National Council for Air and Stream Improvement specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 23.6 works12×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 2.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 2.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.37× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Council for Air and Stream Improvement?

Ranked on the composite score, Craig Loehle, John G. Cook and Larry L. Irwin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Council for Air and Stream Improvement.

  1. 1 Craig Loehle United States · #241,350 worldwide 216 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 John G. Cook United States · #646,909 worldwide 115 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Larry L. Irwin United States · #706,541 worldwide 68 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 T. Bently Wigley United States · #997,056 worldwide 110 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Erik Schilling United States · #1,119,824 worldwide 33 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Ray C. Whittemore United States · #1,564,084 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

Which keywords describe research at National Council for Air and Stream Improvement?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity Conservation, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Resilience, Soil Properties, Climate Change Impacts and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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 Change9▲ 8.6×21 topics
  2. Invasive Species4▲ 24×8 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 13×6 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 26×2 topics
  5. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 61×4 topics
  6. Soil Properties3▲ 49×3 topics
  7. Remote Sensing3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  8. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 67×2 topics
  9. Forest Fires3▲ 165×1 topic
  10. Wildfire Activity3▲ 165×1 topic
  11. Forest Carbon Sequestration3▲ 332×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Forest Management3▲ 332×1 topic
  13. Climate Change Impact3▲ 31×3 topics
  14. Conservation3▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 31×4 topics
  16. Population Dynamics2▲ 26×6 topics
  17. Aboveground Biomass2▲ 67×2 topics
  18. Biomass Estimation2▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Allometric Models2▲ 102×1 topic
  20. Carbon Stocks2▲ 186×1 topic
  21. Global Change2▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Ecosystem2▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Habitat Selection2▲ 63×2 topics
  24. Health Effects2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  25. Particulate Matter2▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Biological Invasions2▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Mortality2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  29. Animal Movement1▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Conservation Biology1▲ 36×3 topics
  31. Forest Management1▲ 60×2 topics
  32. Global Distribution1▲ 57×2 topics
  33. Occupancy Rates1▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Sediment Transport1▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Species Richness1▲ 51×2 topics
  36. Air Pollution1▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Biomass1▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Supply Chain1▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does National Council for Air and Stream Improvement publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire effects on ecosystems, Forest Management and Policy, Forest ecology and management and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

  1. 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  2. 2 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  3. 3 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Data Visualization and Analytics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  10. 10 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Council for Air and Stream Improvement's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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