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Natural Resources Conservation Service

In research, Natural Resources Conservation Service stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#886 of 6,031 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,177 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,688 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,649
of 28,054 · #6,639 all time
Rank in United States
#2,210
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
74k
31.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Natural Resources Conservation Service 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #886 of 6,031 18.7%749
Environmental ScienceField #1,177 of 6,208 20.0%859
Physical SciencesDomain #4,688 of 21,541 20.8%1,428
Life SciencesDomain #5,874 of 14,347 18.4%810
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,106 of 2,661 21.1%159
Soil ScienceSubfield #209 of 420 18.3%248
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,421 of 2,837 21.8%279
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #644 of 1,262 32.7%146
EngineeringField #5,907 of 11,412 24.9%278
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #918 of 1,685 27.7%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Natural Resources Conservation Service 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: 6.97× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.07× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.53× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Natural Resources Conservation Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Ray D. Jackson, Joel R. Brown and F. S. Nakayama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural Resources Conservation Service.

  1. 1 Ray D. Jackson United States · #43,258 worldwide 611 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Joel R. Brown United States · #96,199 worldwide 355 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 F. S. Nakayama United States · #111,926 worldwide 183 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Paul J. Pinter United States · #127,319 worldwide 276 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 H. Eswaran United States · #168,920 worldwide 133 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Sherwood B. Idso United States · #173,644 worldwide 477 citations · 91 works
  7. 7 R. J. Reginato United States · #218,422 worldwide 188 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Herman Bouwer United States · #275,828 worldwide 186 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Richard K. Shaw United States · #279,942 worldwide 96 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Bruce A. Kimball United States · #336,705 worldwide 254 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Natural Resources Conservation Service

Which keywords describe research at Natural Resources Conservation Service?

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

▲ 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 Change34▲ 12×57 topics
  2. Biodiversity16▲ 20×15 topics
  3. Invasive Species15▲ 32×14 topics
  4. Conservation13▲ 28×14 topics
  5. Remote Sensing13▲ 9.4×19 topics
  6. Ecosystem11▲ 94×3 topics
  7. Sagebrush8▲ 483×1 topic
  8. Wildlife Habitat8▲ 483×1 topic
  9. Soil Properties8▲ 40×5 topics
  10. Sustainability6▲ 2.2×19 topics
  11. Soil Fertility6▲ 23×7 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 25×5 topics
  13. Microbial Communities5▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Water Quality5▲ 12×9 topics
  15. Global Change5▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Soil Carbon Sequestration5▲ 58×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 30×5 topics
  18. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Nutrient Limitation4▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Phylogeny4▲ 27×9 topics
  21. Biochar Application4▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Nitrogen Cycle4▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 11×9 topics
  24. Biogeography4▲ 15×12 topics
  25. Antioxidant4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services4▲ 9.0×8 topics
  27. Land Use Change4▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Forest Fires3▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Species Richness3▲ 49×2 topics
  30. Wildfire Activity3▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Biological Invasions3▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Medicinal Plants3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Community Ecology3▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Cyperus3▲ 221×1 topic
  35. Functional Diversity3▲ 50×1 topic
  36. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Sediment Transport3▲ 17×4 topics
  38. essential oil3▲ 221×1 topic
  39. Digital Soil Mapping3▲ 129×1 topic
  40. Geostatistics3▲ 129×1 topic

Which research topics does Natural Resources Conservation Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Fire effects on ecosystems and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies.

Rangeland and Wildlife M…8Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 8 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…4Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 4 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems3Fire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 3 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksSoil Geostatistics and M…3Soil Geostatistics and Mapping: 3 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 2 fractional worksTurfgrass Adaptation and Management: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 2 fractional works
EcologySoil ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangePlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 8 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 4 works
  3. 3 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  6. 6 Soil Geostatistics and Mapping Environmental Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Turfgrass Adaptation and Management Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 2 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 available16.6%not open83.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Natural Resources Conservation Service'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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