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Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory

In research, Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,356 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,967 of 14,347 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,977 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,005
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,683
of 8,685
Research works
538
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
35.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory 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 #1,356 of 6,031 27.4%317
Life SciencesDomain #7,967 of 14,347 26.6%337
Environmental ScienceField #3,977 of 6,208 25.9%134
Physical SciencesDomain #16,101 of 21,541 27.5%187

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory 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: 11.13× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.12× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Jon D. Hanson, David W. Archer and J. F. Power lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Jon D. Hanson United States · #117,514 worldwide 235 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 David W. Archer United States · #236,058 worldwide 156 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 J. F. Power United States · #240,573 worldwide 122 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 John Hendrickson United States · #434,738 worldwide 107 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Merle F. Vigil United States · #455,652 worldwide 193 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Mark A. Liebig United States · #488,319 worldwide 159 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 David C. Nielsen United States · #537,003 worldwide 134 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Scott L. Kronberg United States · #587,240 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Francisco J. Calderón United States · #614,421 worldwide 133 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 George A. Rogler United States · #720,876 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Soil Carbon Sequestration, Soil Fertility, Ecosystem Functioning, Microbial Communities, Biodiversity, Biochar Application and Nitrogen Cycle.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change10▲ 12×21 topics
  2. Soil Carbon Sequestration4▲ 158×2 topics
  3. Soil Fertility3▲ 43×3 topics
  4. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 50×2 topics
  5. Biodiversity3▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Microbial Communities3▲ 21×2 topics
  7. Biochar Application3▲ 85×1 topic
  8. Nitrogen Cycle3▲ 141×1 topic
  9. Invasive Species2▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 24×5 topics
  11. Ecosystem2▲ 66×3 topics
  12. Conservation2▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Genetic Improvement2▲ 69×2 topics
  14. Sagebrush2▲ 398×1 topic
  15. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 398×1 topic
  16. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.2×4 topics
  17. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Food Security2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  19. Sustainability2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  20. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  21. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 16×2 topics
  22. QTL Mapping1▲ 36×3 topics
  23. Food Systems1▲ 86×1 topic
  24. Sustainable Diets1▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Water Quality1▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Global Change1▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Machine Learning1◆ 1.11×3 topics
  28. Plant Growth1▲ 34×4 topics
  29. Soil Properties1▲ 21×4 topics
  30. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  31. Crop Management1▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Environmental Impacts1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Genome Sequencing1▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Global Warming1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Maize Yield1▲ 79×1 topic
  36. Nitrogen Fixation1▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Nitrogen Uptake1▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen…3Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 3 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 1 fractional worksBioenergy crop production and management: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…1Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksPlant responses to elevated CO2: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional works
Soil ScienceEcologyAgronomy and Crop ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change1 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 3 works
  2. 2 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  5. 5 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  6. 6 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Plant responses to elevated CO2 Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  9. 9 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 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 available21.6%not open78.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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