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Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

In research, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,059 of 6,208 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,641 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,717 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,904
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,820
of 8,685
Research works
410
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
57.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,059 of 6,208 49.5%139
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,641 of 6,031 61.4%153
Life SciencesDomain #6,717 of 14,347 56.8%214
Physical SciencesDomain #13,130 of 21,541 46.3%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory 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: 6.20× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.93× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.05× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.73× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.95× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Barbara L. Peckarsky and Brad W. Taylor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory.

  1. 1 Barbara L. Peckarsky United States · #412,720 worldwide 120 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Brad W. Taylor United States · #465,631 worldwide 134 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory?

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

▲ 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 Change20▲ 13×31 topics
  2. Biodiversity14▲ 32×7 topics
  3. Invasive Species10▲ 40×10 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 69×4 topics
  5. Global Change8▲ 56×4 topics
  6. Model Evaluation6▲ 92×2 topics
  7. Conservation Biology6▲ 105×4 topics
  8. Conservation5▲ 22×7 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services5▲ 24×3 topics
  10. Plant-Animal Interactions5▲ 106×1 topic
  11. Pollinator Decline5▲ 106×1 topic
  12. Citizen Science5▲ 87×2 topics
  13. Ecological Niche5▲ 144×1 topic
  14. Species Distribution Modeling5▲ 144×1 topic
  15. Adaptive Evolution4▲ 124×2 topics
  16. Genetic Variation4▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Natural Selection3▲ 113×2 topics
  18. Evolutionary Dynamics3▲ 164×1 topic
  19. Phenotypic Plasticity3▲ 223×1 topic
  20. Population Dynamics3▲ 23×6 topics
  21. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.5×12 topics
  22. Ecosystem3▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Biological Invasions3▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Species Richness3▲ 77×2 topics
  25. Altruism3▲ 56×2 topics
  26. Community Ecology3▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Cooperation3▲ 75×2 topics
  28. Functional Diversity3▲ 88×1 topic
  29. Mycorrhizal Fungi2▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Evolution2▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Social Behavior2▲ 68×2 topics
  32. Gut Microbiota2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Water Resources2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Hydrology2▲ 27×4 topics
  36. Immune System2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Plant Hormones2▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Strigolactones2▲ 101×1 topic
  39. Intelligence2▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Metabolic Rate2▲ 53×2 topics

Which research topics does Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and animal studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Plant and animal studies5Plant and animal studies: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 3 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 2 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Eco…2Primate Behavior and Ecology: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 2 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  3. 3 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  5. 5 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 2 works
  9. 9 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 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 available45.1%not open54.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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.

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.