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Northern Research Station

In research, Northern Research Station stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,111 of 3,551 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,632 of 12,888 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,249 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science and Global and Planetary Change — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 42.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,267
of 28,054 · #7,185 all time
Rank in United States
#1,383
of 4,192
Research works
2k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
36.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Northern Research Station known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Environmental ScienceField #1,111 of 3,551 22.6%178 #624
Physical SciencesDomain #7,632 of 12,888 21.5%199 #5811
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,249 of 3,409 26.6%65 #1374
Life SciencesDomain #5,965 of 7,800 25.9%84 #6076

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northern Research Station 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Environmental Science#624 #1,111
  2. Physical Sciences#5,811 #7,632
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,374 #2,249
  4. Life Sciences#6,076 #5,965
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Northern Research Station specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 42.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 31.0 works43×
  2. Insect ScienceSubfield · 22.7 works26×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 59.7 works26×
  4. EcologySubfield · 46.4 works19×
  5. Environmental ScienceField · 177.5 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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: 4.48× its world share, 65 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.75× its world share, 178 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northern Research Station?

Ranked on the composite score, David Y. Hollinger, Erkki Tomppo and David Ν. Βengston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northern Research Station.

  1. 1 David Y. Hollinger United States · #37,992 worldwide 961 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Erkki Tomppo United States · #128,440 worldwide 251 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 David Ν. Βengston United States · #153,202 worldwide 196 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Robert G. Haight United States · #187,023 worldwide 162 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Paul H. Gobster United States · #222,298 worldwide 182 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Richard V. Pouyat United States · #241,788 worldwide 192 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Brian J. Palik United States · #262,838 worldwide 414 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Eric J. Gustafson United States · #272,047 worldwide 198 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Matthew Warren United States · #295,849 worldwide 87 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Erika S. Svendsen United States · #303,240 worldwide 106 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Northern Research Station

Which keywords describe research at Northern Research Station?

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

▲ 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 Change103▲ 13×57 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation51▲ 45×10 topics
  3. Invasive Species50▲ 39×17 topics
  4. Biodiversity38▲ 17×18 topics
  5. Ecosystem Resilience36▲ 80×5 topics
  6. Remote Sensing33▲ 8.7×17 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services31▲ 26×8 topics
  8. Biological Invasions29▲ 106×2 topics
  9. Conservation27▲ 20×12 topics
  10. Soil Properties25▲ 47×4 topics
  11. Global Change23▲ 29×6 topics
  12. Ecosystem22▲ 67×4 topics
  13. Forest Fires22▲ 162×1 topic
  14. Wildfire Activity22▲ 162×1 topic
  15. Habitat Fragmentation21▲ 31×4 topics
  16. Biomass Estimation21▲ 44×3 topics
  17. Ecosystem Functioning20▲ 34×6 topics
  18. Global Warming19▲ 15×10 topics
  19. Aboveground Biomass18▲ 66×2 topics
  20. Climate Change Impacts15▲ 42×4 topics
  21. Species Richness15▲ 78×2 topics
  22. Forest Carbon Sequestration15▲ 233×1 topic
  23. Sustainable Forest Management15▲ 233×1 topic
  24. Community Ecology15▲ 58×2 topics
  25. Functional Diversity15▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Bark Beetles14▲ 229×1 topic
  27. Forest Pests14▲ 229×1 topic
  28. Land Use Change13▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Biological Control13▲ 29×9 topics
  30. Tropical Forests13▲ 118×2 topics
  31. Climate Change Impact13▲ 18×4 topics
  32. Forest Management13▲ 70×3 topics
  33. Physical Activity12▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Allometric Models12▲ 79×2 topics
  35. Carbon Stocks12▲ 145×1 topic
  36. Tree Allometry12▲ 145×1 topic
  37. Environmental Justice12▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Nature Contact12▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Urban Green Space12▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Dead Wood11▲ 206×1 topic

Which research topics does Northern Research Station publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire effects on ecosystems, Forest Management and Policy, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Forest Insect Ecology and Management.

Fire effects on ecosystems22Fire effects on ecosystems: 22 fractional worksForest Management and Po…15Forest Management and Policy: 15 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…15Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 15 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology an…14Forest Insect Ecology and Management: 14 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 12 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 12 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodi…11Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 11 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 8 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 7 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 7 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis1 others

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

  1. 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 22 works
  2. 2 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 15 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 15 works
  4. 4 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 14 works
  5. 5 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  6. 6 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 12 works
  7. 7 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 11 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  9. 9 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  10. 10 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 7 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northern Research Station's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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