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Pacific Northwest Research Station

In research, Pacific Northwest Research Station stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,665 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,531 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 53.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,936
of 28,054 · #6,930 all time
Rank in United States
#1,627
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
38.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Pacific Northwest 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 #1,665 of 3,551 25.5%129 #594
Physical SciencesDomain #7,531 of 12,888 25.1%145 #4801

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pacific Northwest 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).

What does Pacific Northwest Research Station specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 53.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 24.8 works54×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 43.2 works29×
  3. EcologySubfield · 35.4 works23×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 129.2 works13×
← 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: 2.50× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 13.45× its world share, 129 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pacific Northwest Research Station?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas A. Spies, David W. Peterson and Frederick C. Meinzer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pacific Northwest Research Station.

  1. 1 Thomas A. Spies United States · #16,693 worldwide 789 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 David W. Peterson United States · #69,807 worldwide 300 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Frederick C. Meinzer United States · #98,615 worldwide 430 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Jane L. Hayes United States · #112,410 worldwide 309 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Peter A. Bisson United States · #165,600 worldwide 221 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Andrew B. Carey United States · #168,484 worldwide 246 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Andrew N. Gray United States · #196,807 worldwide 161 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Gordon E. Grant United States · #205,796 worldwide 338 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Rick G. Kelsey United States · #211,824 worldwide 227 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Paul F. Hessburg United States · #214,824 worldwide 266 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Pacific Northwest Research Station

Which keywords describe research at Pacific Northwest Research Station?

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

▲ 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 Change80▲ 15×48 topics
  2. Invasive Species31▲ 38×12 topics
  3. Biodiversity28▲ 19×16 topics
  4. Remote Sensing28▲ 12×17 topics
  5. Ecosystem Resilience28▲ 99×4 topics
  6. Conservation22▲ 26×11 topics
  7. Soil Properties21▲ 62×3 topics
  8. Forest Fires20▲ 231×1 topic
  9. Wildfire Activity20▲ 231×1 topic
  10. Habitat Fragmentation18▲ 42×4 topics
  11. Biodiversity Conservation18▲ 24×8 topics
  12. Ecosystem16▲ 78×3 topics
  13. Biomass Estimation16▲ 53×3 topics
  14. Aboveground Biomass13▲ 77×2 topics
  15. Global Change13▲ 26×6 topics
  16. Population Dynamics12▲ 25×9 topics
  17. Biological Invasions11▲ 65×2 topics
  18. Species Richness9▲ 71×2 topics
  19. Model Evaluation9▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Resilience9▲ 9.4×3 topics
  21. Land Use Change9▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Conservation Biology8▲ 43×3 topics
  23. Tropical Forests8▲ 123×2 topics
  24. Allometric Models8▲ 84×2 topics
  25. Climate Change Impact8▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Carbon Stocks8▲ 153×1 topic
  27. Community Ecology8▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 22×5 topics
  29. Tree Allometry8▲ 153×1 topic
  30. Functional Diversity8▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Sagebrush8▲ 276×1 topic
  32. Wildlife Habitat8▲ 276×1 topic
  33. Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 67×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Services8▲ 10×8 topics
  35. Trophic Cascades8▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Drought7▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Evapotranspiration7▲ 50×2 topics
  38. Habitat Selection7▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 42×2 topics
  40. Carbon Balance7▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Pacific Northwest Research Station publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire effects on ecosystems, Forest ecology and management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Fire effects on ecosystems20Fire effects on ecosystems: 20 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 8 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 8 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 8 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 7 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 7 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…6Species Distribution and Climate Change: 6 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…6Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…6Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 6 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…5Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 5 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEcological Modeling1 others

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

  1. 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 20 works
  2. 2 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  4. 4 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 8 works
  5. 5 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  6. 6 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  7. 7 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 6 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 5 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pacific Northwest Research Station's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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