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Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center

In research, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,053 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,305 of 6,208 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,516 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,709
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#121
of 1,041
Research works
745
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
34.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,053 of 21,541 17.0%615
Environmental ScienceField #2,305 of 6,208 16.1%343
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,516 of 2,661 20.1%153
EcologySubfield #1,157 of 1,512 15.9%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center 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: 1.97× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.84× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.34× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.19× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Carter T. Atkinson and Thane K. Pratt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center.

  1. 1 Carter T. Atkinson ?? · #440,863 worldwide 79 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Thane K. Pratt ?? · #1,439,026 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center?

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

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change10▲ 13×31 topics
  2. Biodiversity5▲ 24×10 topics
  3. Invasive Species4▲ 31×9 topics
  4. Conservation3▲ 24×9 topics
  5. Ecosystem3▲ 83×3 topics
  6. Remote Sensing3▲ 7.0×10 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 35×4 topics
  8. Conservation Biology2▲ 69×3 topics
  9. Habitat Selection2▲ 95×2 topics
  10. Population Dynamics2▲ 28×7 topics
  11. Global Change2▲ 27×5 topics
  12. Citizen Science2▲ 66×3 topics
  13. Model Evaluation2▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Ecological Niche2▲ 92×1 topic
  15. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 92×1 topic
  16. Biological Invasions2▲ 59×3 topics
  17. Tectonics1▲ 41×3 topics
  18. Trophic Cascades1▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Community Ecology1▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem Services1▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Functional Diversity1▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Animal Movement1▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Occupancy Rates1▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Resilience1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  25. Sagebrush1▲ 244×1 topic
  26. Wildlife Habitat1▲ 244×1 topic

Which research topics does Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Species Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…1Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…1Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 1 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksMercury impact and mitig…1Mercury impact and mitigation studies: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…1Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional works
Ecological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.