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North Slope Borough

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World rank, all time
#24,356
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,228
of 8,685
Research works
121
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

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: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 14.02× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.63× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North Slope Borough?

Ranked on the composite score, John C. George, Robert Suydam and Raphaela Stimmelmayr lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Slope Borough.

  1. 1 John C. George United States · #659,541 worldwide 230 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Robert Suydam United States · #1,071,174 worldwide 79 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Raphaela Stimmelmayr United States · #1,419,220 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at North Slope Borough

Which keywords describe research at North Slope Borough?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Acoustic Communication, Predator-Prey Interactions, Anthropogenic Noise, Marine Mammals and Arctic.

▲ 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 Change66▲ 20×27 topics
  2. Population Dynamics31▲ 83×6 topics
  3. Conservation30▲ 51×7 topics
  4. Acoustic Communication28▲ 398×2 topics
  5. Predator-Prey Interactions28▲ 248×2 topics
  6. Anthropogenic Noise27▲ 682×1 topic
  7. Marine Mammals27▲ 682×1 topic
  8. Arctic18▲ 144×4 topics
  9. Remote Sensing14▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Ocean Circulation13▲ 74×3 topics
  11. Decline12▲ 373×1 topic
  12. Sea Ice12▲ 373×1 topic
  13. Food Security11▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Arctic Indigenous Peoples8▲ 355×1 topic
  15. Traditional Knowledge8▲ 164×1 topic
  16. Sustainability8▲ 3.6×7 topics
  17. Oil and Gas6▲ 139×2 topics
  18. Bioaccumulation6▲ 38×3 topics
  19. Health Effects5▲ 7.0×8 topics
  20. International Relations5▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Trophic Cascades5▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Governance5▲ 13×1 topic
  23. Shipping5▲ 114×1 topic
  24. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Habitat Selection4▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Emissions4▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Invasive Species4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Toxicity3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  29. Environmental3▲ 43×2 topics
  30. Exposure3▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Environmental Exposure3▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Mercury3▲ 76×1 topic
  33. Toxicology3▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem Management3▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Fisheries3▲ 53×2 topics
  36. Marine Fisheries3▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Global Distribution3▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Reproductive Strategies3▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Ocean Acidification3▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does North Slope Borough publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Organizational Downsizing and Restructuring and Indigenous Studies and Ecology.

Marine animal studies ov…4Marine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksOrganizational Downsizin…1Organizational Downsizing and Restructuring: 1 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…1Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…1Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 0 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 0 fractional worksMercury impact and mitigation studies: 0 fractional works
EcologyAtmospheric ScienceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  3. 3 Organizational Downsizing and Restructuring Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  8. 8 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 0 works
  9. 9 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available45.6%not open54.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North Slope Borough's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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