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Raincoast Conservation Foundation

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Research works
82
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Not ranked overall: Raincoast Conservation Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Raincoast Conservation Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Raincoast Conservation Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (61%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 75.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 60.9% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 36.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 16.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 10.1% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKRaincoastConservation…24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1560.9%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences311.6%
    3. Engineering01.6%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology210.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences13.6%
    2. Psychology01.0%
    1. Medicine12.2%
    2. Health Professions01.0%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.39× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.27× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.32× 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: Environmental Science, 12.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science12.27×15 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.39×3 works
  3. Veterinary2.72×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.90×2 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.61×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.99×1 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.66×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.37×0 works
  10. Psychology0.32×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.29×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  14. Engineering0.11×0 works
  15. Medicine0.11×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Raincoast Conservation Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul C. Paquet, Heather M. Bryan and Valeria Vergara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Raincoast Conservation Foundation.

  1. 1 Paul C. Paquet Canada · #256,472 worldwide 8k citations · 155 works
  2. 2 Heather M. Bryan Canada · #608,592 worldwide 1.6k citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Valeria Vergara Canada · #1,278,503 worldwide 548 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Alexandra B. Morton Canada · #1,402,636 worldwide 2.7k citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Misty MacDuffee Canada · #1,838,432 worldwide 717 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Raincoast Conservation Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Raincoast Conservation Foundation?

The most cited paper from Raincoast Conservation Foundation is "“Two‐Eyed Seeing”: An Indigenous framework to transform fisheries research and management" (Andrea J. Reid, Lauren E. Eckert, John‐Francis Lane et al., 2020), with 649 citations. Next come "Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade" (494) and "The unique ecology of human predators" (457).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 “Two‐Eyed Seeing”: An Indigenous framework to transform fisheries research and management Andrea J. Reid, Lauren E. Eckert, John‐Francis Lane et al. · Fish and Fisheries Open access 19 Oct 2020 649
2 Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade Justin P. Suraci, Michael Clinchy, Lawrence M. Dill et al. · Nature Communications Open access 23 Feb 2016 494
3 The unique ecology of human predators Chris T. Darimont, Caroline H. Fox, Heather M. Bryan et al. · Science 20 Aug 2015 457
4 Supporting resurgent Indigenous-led governance: A nascent mechanism for just and effective conservation Kyle A. Artelle, Melanie Zurba, Jonaki Bhattacharyya et al. · Biological Conservation Open access 4 Nov 2019 279
5 Contributions of Indigenous Knowledge to ecological and evolutionary understanding Tyler D. Jessen, Natalie C. Ban, Nicholas Xemŧoltw̱ Claxton et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Open access 15 Nov 2021 276
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Raincoast Conservation Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Acoustic Communication, Conservation, Predator-Prey Interactions, Anthropogenic Noise, Marine Mammals and Invasive Species.

▲ 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-now 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change9▲ 14×19 topics
  2. Population Dynamics7▲ 106×6 topics
  3. Acoustic Communication6▲ 440×2 topics
  4. Conservation5▲ 52×8 topics
  5. Predator-Prey Interactions5▲ 242×2 topics
  6. Anthropogenic Noise4▲ 636×1 topic
  7. Marine Mammals4▲ 636×1 topic
  8. Invasive Species2▲ 19×8 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades2▲ 85×2 topics
  10. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 86×2 topics
  11. Habitat Selection2▲ 83×2 topics
  12. Machine Learning1▲ 1.72×2 topics
  13. Acoustic Techniques1▲ 172×1 topic
  14. Seafloor Mapping1▲ 172×1 topic
  15. Animal Movement1▲ 95×1 topic
  16. Avian Vocal Communication1▲ 297×1 topic
  17. Bioaccumulation1▲ 58×3 topics
  18. Birdsong1▲ 297×1 topic
  19. Occupancy Rates1▲ 95×1 topic
  20. Biodiversity1▲ 6.1×8 topics
  21. Conservation Challenges1▲ 98×1 topic
  22. Freshwater Biodiversity1▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 21×2 topics
  24. DNA Barcoding1▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Raincoast Conservation Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine animal studies overview, Underwater Acoustics Research, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Marine animal studies ov…4Marine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…1Underwater Acoustics Research: 1 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communicati…1Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Bio…1Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 0 fractional worksMercury impact and mitigation studies: 0 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyDevelopmental BiologyNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 1 works
  3. 3 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 0 works
  10. 10 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 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 available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Raincoast Conservation Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Raincoast Conservation Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000077% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Raincoast Conservation Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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