Question 1

What is National Park Service known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, National Park Service stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,115 of 3,334 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,558 of 10,670 worldwide) and Ecology (#340 of 600 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Atmospheric Science (Ecology is 28.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does National Park Service rank in research?

Accepted Answer

National Park Service ranks #7,113 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,336 all time), and #948 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at National Park Service?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, James A. Comiskey, Abraham J. Miller‐Rushing and Jonathan A. O’Donnell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Park Service.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from National Park Service?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from National Park Service is "Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features" (Graham J. Edgar et al., 2014), with 1,943 citations. Next come "Estimated stocks of circumpolar permafrost carbon with quantified uncertainty ranges and identified data gaps" (1,798) and "The new world atlas of artificial night sky brightness" (1,674).

Question 5

Which research topics does National Park Service publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at National Park Service?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Conservation, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Remote Sensing, Habitat Selection and Trophic Cascades.

Question 7

Which fields of science does National Park Service work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 66% of research at National Park Service is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (48%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is National Park Service's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.