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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

In research, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,328 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,122 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 12.4× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#12,606
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,751
of 8,685
Research works
705
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 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 #2,328 of 6,208 20.4%381
Physical SciencesDomain #9,122 of 21,541 20.1%503

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 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).

What does New York State Department of Environmental Conservation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 36.3 works12×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.49× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.44× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation?

Ranked on the composite score, Eli Ginzberg, Gopal Sistla and Gustav A. Berger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

  1. 1 Eli Ginzberg United States · #5,270 worldwide 669 citations · 164 works
  2. 2 Gopal Sistla United States · #1,136,222 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Gustav A. Berger United States · #1,300,285 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Michael J. Connerton United States · #1,504,081 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Which keywords describe research at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Fisheries Sustainability, Freshwater Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Water Quality, Conservation Challenges and Flow Regulation.

▲ 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 Change19▲ 12×39 topics
  2. Invasive Species10▲ 38×11 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 113×2 topics
  4. Freshwater Biodiversity5▲ 136×2 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 37×4 topics
  6. Water Quality5▲ 20×8 topics
  7. Conservation Challenges4▲ 148×1 topic
  8. Flow Regulation4▲ 148×1 topic
  9. Biodiversity4▲ 9.1×13 topics
  10. Eutrophication4▲ 64×3 topics
  11. Population Dynamics4▲ 27×8 topics
  12. Trophic Cascades4▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Conservation3▲ 13×13 topics
  14. Conservation Genetics3▲ 138×2 topics
  15. Global Warming3▲ 13×6 topics
  16. Habitat Selection3▲ 66×2 topics
  17. Harmful Algal Blooms3▲ 65×3 topics
  18. Ecosystem Engineering3▲ 171×2 topics
  19. Remote Sensing3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  20. Health Effects2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  21. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 72×2 topics
  22. Animal Movement2▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Aquatic Invasions2▲ 194×1 topic
  24. Freshwater Mussels2▲ 194×1 topic
  25. Occupancy Rates2▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Sediment Transport2▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  28. Air Quality2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 8.1×8 topics
  31. Black Carbon2▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  33. Ecosystem Management2▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Land Use Change2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  35. Marine Fisheries2▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Particulate Matter2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. River Restoration2▲ 70×2 topics
  38. Conservation Biology2▲ 27×4 topics
  39. Geomorphological Effects2▲ 75×2 topics
  40. Model Evaluation2▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does New York State Department of Environmental Conservation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 1 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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