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Pacific Southwest Research Station

In research, Pacific Southwest Research Station stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,060 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,396 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Science — Global and Planetary Change is 35.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,571
of 28,054 · #9,781 all time
Rank in United States
#2,357
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
37.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Pacific Southwest 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 #2,060 of 3,551 26.2%84 #1117
Physical SciencesDomain #9,396 of 12,888 25.5%94 #6992

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pacific Southwest 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 Southwest Research Station specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 35.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 33.9 works36×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 83.6 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: 2.78× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 3.05× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 13.49× its world share, 84 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 13.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pacific Southwest Research Station?

Ranked on the composite score, Christopher J. Fettig, Steven J. Seybold and Carl N. Skinner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pacific Southwest Research Station.

  1. 1 Christopher J. Fettig United States · #71,630 worldwide 428 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Steven J. Seybold United States · #107,077 worldwide 256 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Carl N. Skinner United States · #127,512 worldwide 391 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Constance I. Millar United States · #135,788 worldwide 219 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Carolyn T. Hunsaker United States · #196,022 worldwide 230 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 C. John Ralph United States · #221,925 worldwide 256 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Malcolm P. North United States · #222,995 worldwide 372 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Leonard F. DeBano United States · #224,928 worldwide 110 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Hartwell H. Welsh United States · #228,014 worldwide 103 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Frank K. Lake United States · #298,043 worldwide 159 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Pacific Southwest Research Station

Which keywords describe research at Pacific Southwest Research Station?

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

▲ 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 Change56▲ 17×47 topics
  2. Ecosystem Resilience24▲ 132×5 topics
  3. Remote Sensing24▲ 15×13 topics
  4. Invasive Species24▲ 44×14 topics
  5. Biodiversity20▲ 21×13 topics
  6. Soil Properties19▲ 89×2 topics
  7. Forest Fires18▲ 325×1 topic
  8. Wildfire Activity18▲ 325×1 topic
  9. Conservation16▲ 30×13 topics
  10. Ecosystem14▲ 103×2 topics
  11. Biodiversity Conservation14▲ 29×8 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services11▲ 23×7 topics
  13. Biological Invasions10▲ 95×3 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 37×4 topics
  15. Global Change9▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Resilience9▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Land Use Change8▲ 22×4 topics
  18. Sagebrush7▲ 381×1 topic
  19. Wildlife Habitat7▲ 381×1 topic
  20. Global Warming7▲ 14×8 topics
  21. Species Richness7▲ 86×2 topics
  22. Community Ecology7▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Functional Diversity7▲ 97×1 topic
  24. Biomass Estimation7▲ 35×3 topics
  25. Drought6▲ 50×3 topics
  26. Evapotranspiration6▲ 61×2 topics
  27. Model Evaluation6▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Aboveground Biomass6▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Carbon Balance5▲ 93×1 topic
  30. Tree Mortality5▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Population Dynamics5▲ 16×9 topics
  32. Climate Change Impact5▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Sediment Transport5▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Allometric Models4▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Carbon Stocks4▲ 131×1 topic
  36. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Conservation Biology4▲ 33×3 topics
  38. Physical Activity4▲ 6.8×2 topics
  39. Bark Beetles4▲ 153×1 topic
  40. Forest Pests4▲ 153×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire effects on ecosystems, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Fire effects on ecosystems18Fire effects on ecosystems: 18 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…7Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 7 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…7Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 7 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 5 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 4 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology an…4Forest Insect Ecology and Management: 4 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis2 others

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

  1. 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 18 works
  2. 2 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 7 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  4. 4 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  5. 5 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  6. 6 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  8. 8 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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