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National Wildlife Research Center

In research, National Wildlife Research Center stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,727 of 6,208 worldwide), Ecology (#838 of 1,512 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,075 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,790
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#298
of 1,041
Research works
483
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
23.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is National Wildlife Research Center 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 #2,727 of 6,208 24.3%249
EcologySubfield #838 of 1,512 24.1%162
Life SciencesDomain #9,075 of 14,347 24.9%146
Physical SciencesDomain #18,364 of 21,541 24.0%265

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Wildlife Research Center 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).

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: 2.60× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.14× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.55× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.92× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 26.66× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 26.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Wildlife Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael L. Avery, Stewart W. Breck and Richard M. Engeman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Wildlife Research Center.

  1. 1 Michael L. Avery ?? · #495,471 worldwide 146 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Stewart W. Breck ?? · #571,488 worldwide 125 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Richard M. Engeman ?? · #630,657 worldwide 149 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Gary W. Witmer ?? · #1,030,717 worldwide 73 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Aaron B. Shiels ?? · #1,136,564 worldwide 18 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 John J. Johnston ?? · #1,269,924 worldwide 47 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Aaron Anderson ?? · #1,449,037 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 H. Jeffrey Homan ?? · #1,504,415 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Wildlife Research Center

Which keywords describe research at National Wildlife Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Dynamics, Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates, Invasive Species, Conservation Biology and Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Population Dynamics10▲ 91×7 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 8.0×24 topics
  3. Habitat Selection10▲ 287×2 topics
  4. Animal Movement6▲ 261×1 topic
  5. Occupancy Rates6▲ 261×1 topic
  6. Invasive Species6▲ 31×12 topics
  7. Biodiversity4▲ 13×10 topics
  8. Conservation Biology4▲ 96×3 topics
  9. Epidemiology4▲ 2.4×16 topics
  10. Avian Ecology3▲ 353×1 topic
  11. Migration Patterns3▲ 292×1 topic
  12. Pathogenesis3▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 78×2 topics
  14. Conservation2▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Island Ecosystems2▲ 173×1 topic
  16. Rodent Eradication2▲ 279×1 topic
  17. Evolution2▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  19. Genomics2▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Genetic Structure2▲ 55×3 topics
  21. Virus2▲ 39×3 topics
  22. Oxytocin2▲ 77×2 topics
  23. Genomic Analysis2▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Adaptive Evolution1▲ 57×2 topics
  26. Ecological Niche1▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Social Behavior1▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Species Distribution Modeling1▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Virulence Factors1▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Animal Welfare1▲ 33×3 topics
  31. Bats1▲ 84×2 topics
  32. Social Cognition1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem1▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Population Genetics1▲ 19×4 topics
  35. Yersinia pestis1▲ 165×1 topic
  36. plague1▲ 165×1 topic
  37. Animal-Assisted Therapy1▲ 103×1 topic
  38. Dog Domestication1▲ 103×1 topic
  39. Emotional State1▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Stress Indicators1▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does National Wildlife Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Avian ecology and behavior, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…6Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 6 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior3Avian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behav…2Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 1 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksRabies epidemiology and control: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingGeneticsSmall Animals3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  5. 5 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  7. 7 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Rabies epidemiology and control Virology 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 available46.8%not open53.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Wildlife Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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