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National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

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World rank, all time
#30,182
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,364
of 7,310
Research works
157
▲ 121% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
84.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

Which fields of science does National Evolutionary Synthesis Center work in?

In all years, 43% of research at National Evolutionary Synthesis Center is in Life Sciences, 37% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (28%), Environmental Science (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 68 fractional works · 43.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 44 fractional works · 27.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 15.6% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 10.0% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 14.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 36.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 17.5% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 6.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPaleontology: 13 fractional works · 8.6% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalEvolutionary…157fractional works, all years
Life Sciences43%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences16%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4427.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2214.2%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    1. Environmental Science2817.5%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1811.1%
    3. Computer Science74.4%
    4. Engineering31.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy21.2%
    6. Mathematics10.6%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences74.6%
    2. Psychology64.0%
    3. Decision Sciences53.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities53.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
    1. Medicine53.4%
    2. Veterinary00.2%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Health Professions00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.94× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.77× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.73× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× 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, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9.73×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.94×1 works
  3. Chemistry2.77×0 works
  4. Psychology1.84×0 works
  5. Nursing1.45×0 works
  6. Medicine1.38×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.16×0 works
  8. Environmental Science1.16×0 works
  9. Engineering0.49×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.47×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.36×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Evolutionary Synthesis Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter E Midford, Craig R. McClain and Karen Cranston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Evolutionary Synthesis Center.

  1. 1 Peter E Midford United States · #98,448 worldwide 9.8k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Craig R. McClain United States · #272,900 worldwide 6.3k citations · 131 works
  3. 3 Karen Cranston United States · #610,754 worldwide 2.9k citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Hilmar Lapp United States · #2,510,266 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Cartik R. Kothari United States · #2,575,504 worldwide 816 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Cynthia J. Mills United States · #3,215,961 worldwide 206 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Ramón Rivero United States · #3,690,709 worldwide 160 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Qian Wang United States · #6,616,762 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

What are the most cited papers from National Evolutionary Synthesis Center?

The most cited paper from National Evolutionary Synthesis Center is "Has the Earth’s sixth mass extinction already arrived?" (Anthony D. Barnosky, Nicholas Joseph Matzke, Susumu Tomiya et al., 2011), with 4,393 citations. Next come "Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution" (2,883) and "The delayed rise of present-day mammals" (2,132).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Has the Earth’s sixth mass extinction already arrived? Anthony D. Barnosky, Nicholas Joseph Matzke, Susumu Tomiya et al. · Nature 2 Mar 2011 4,393
2 Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution Bernhard Y. Misof et al. · Science 101 authors 6 Nov 2014 2,883
3 The delayed rise of present-day mammals Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds, Marcel Cardillo, Kate E. Jones et al. · Nature 28 Mar 2007 2,132
4 PanTHERIA: a species‐level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals Kate E. Jones et al. · Ecology 17 Aug 2009 1,733
5 The distribution of fitness effects of new mutations Adam Eyre‐Walker, Peter D. Keightley · Nature Reviews Genetics ReviewOpen access 18 Jul 2007 1,664
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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-now: Innovation Policy and R&D, Primate Behavior and Ecology, thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses and Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies.

Innovation Policy and R&D1Innovation Policy and R&D: 1 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 0 fractional worksthermodynamics and calorimetric analyses: 0 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 0 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 0 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 0 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 0 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 0 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 0 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSocial PsychologyPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 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 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 0 works
  3. 3 thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 0 works
  4. 4 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  5. 5 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 0 works
  10. 10 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 121% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Evolutionary Synthesis Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000036% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%National Evolutionary Synthesis Center0.000028% in 202520102020

Fractional works of National Evolutionary Synthesis Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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