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National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

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World rank, all time
#15,665
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,425
of 8,685
Research works
157
▼ 95% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
84.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

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: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.76× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.84× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.66× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Evolutionary Synthesis Center?

Ranked on the composite score, John G. Lundberg, Heather Piwowar and Craig R. McClain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Evolutionary Synthesis Center.

  1. 1 John G. Lundberg United States · #309,581 worldwide 136 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Heather Piwowar United States · #321,817 worldwide 183 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Craig R. McClain United States · #413,973 worldwide 132 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Grégory United States · #889,653 worldwide 18 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Hilmar Lapp United States · #1,200,750 worldwide 40 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Karen Cranston United States · #1,575,088 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

Which keywords describe research at National Evolutionary Synthesis Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Biogeography, Molecular Phylogeny, Habitat Fragmentation and Invasive Species.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change24▲ 5.6×24 topics
  2. Phylogenetic Analysis18▲ 30×14 topics
  3. Biodiversity18▲ 15×14 topics
  4. Population Dynamics16▲ 34×7 topics
  5. Biogeography16▲ 31×11 topics
  6. Molecular Phylogeny13▲ 40×6 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 27×5 topics
  8. Invasive Species12▲ 13×11 topics
  9. Natural Selection12▲ 88×3 topics
  10. Adaptive Evolution10▲ 76×2 topics
  11. Evolution10▲ 22×8 topics
  12. Adaptive Radiation10▲ 156×2 topics
  13. Population Genetics10▲ 39×5 topics
  14. Mammal Evolution10▲ 215×1 topic
  15. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis10▲ 215×1 topic
  16. Genetic Diversity9▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Conservation Biology9▲ 51×3 topics
  18. Global Change9▲ 19×6 topics
  19. Quality Assessment8▲ 28×2 topics
  20. RNA-Seq8▲ 55×2 topics
  21. genome annotation8▲ 70×1 topic
  22. sequence alignment8▲ 70×1 topic
  23. Conservation8▲ 11×9 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services7▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Data Integration7▲ 18×4 topics
  26. Genetic Variation7▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Plant-Animal Interactions7▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Pollinator Decline7▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Genetic Structure6▲ 49×3 topics
  30. Evolutionary Dynamics6▲ 68×2 topics
  31. Bayesian Inference6▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Microsatellite Analysis6▲ 93×1 topic
  33. Semantic Web6▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Adaptation5▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Altruism5▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Cooperation5▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Ecology5▲ 16×5 topics
  38. Bioinformatics5▲ 26×4 topics
  39. Ecological Niche5▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Species Distribution Modeling5▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does National Evolutionary Synthesis Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovation Policy and R&D, thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses, Primate Behavior and Ecology and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies.

Innovation Policy and R&D1Innovation Policy and R&D: 1 fractional worksthermodynamics and calorimetric analyses: 0 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 0 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 0 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 0 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 0 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 0 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 0 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 0 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistrySocial PsychologyBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovation Policy and R&D Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  2. 2 thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 0 works
  3. 3 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 0 works
  9. 9 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 0 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 available70.9%not open29.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Evolutionary Synthesis Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 95% lower than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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