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South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

In research, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,202 of 6,208 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,410 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,774 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,374
of 28,054 · #17,133 all time
Rank in United States
#3,824
of 4,192
Research works
582
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
29.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 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 #3,202 of 6,208 13.8%326
Life SciencesDomain #7,410 of 14,347 17.4%137
Physical SciencesDomain #17,774 of 21,541 14.5%408

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 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: 2.53× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.44× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.28× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.19× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 9.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× 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, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Carolina Department of Natural Resources?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul A. Sandifer, Craig L. Browdy and Robert F. Van Dolah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

  1. 1 Paul A. Sandifer United States · #37,523 worldwide 468 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Craig L. Browdy United States · #247,188 worldwide 178 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Robert F. Van Dolah United States · #904,266 worldwide 84 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Theodore I. J. Smith United States · #1,070,516 worldwide 76 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 A.F. Holland United States · #1,289,185 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Which keywords describe research at South Carolina Department of Natural Resources?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Conservation, Biodiversity, Trophic Cascades, Population Dynamics, Invasive Species and Ecosystem Management.

▲ 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 Change24▲ 13×26 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability12▲ 204×2 topics
  3. Conservation11▲ 39×10 topics
  4. Biodiversity9▲ 18×13 topics
  5. Trophic Cascades9▲ 139×2 topics
  6. Population Dynamics9▲ 52×7 topics
  7. Invasive Species8▲ 30×10 topics
  8. Ecosystem Management7▲ 172×1 topic
  9. Marine Fisheries7▲ 249×1 topic
  10. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 45×4 topics
  11. Freshwater Biodiversity5▲ 132×2 topics
  12. Conservation Challenges5▲ 165×1 topic
  13. Flow Regulation5▲ 165×1 topic
  14. Freshwater5▲ 155×2 topics
  15. Biogeography4▲ 25×6 topics
  16. Aquaculture4▲ 24×6 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services4▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity4▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 45×4 topics
  21. Habitat Selection3▲ 68×2 topics
  22. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 88×2 topics
  23. DNA Barcoding3▲ 28×4 topics
  24. Physiological Adaptation3▲ 139×2 topics
  25. Phylogeny3▲ 28×4 topics
  26. Ecological Impact3▲ 84×2 topics
  27. Morphology3▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Fish3▲ 103×1 topic
  29. Global Distribution3▲ 62×3 topics
  30. Length-Weight Relationships3▲ 103×1 topic
  31. Ocean Acidification3▲ 54×2 topics
  32. Crayfish2▲ 345×1 topic
  33. Genetic Structure2▲ 51×2 topics
  34. Invasion2▲ 345×1 topic
  35. Coastal Protection2▲ 55×2 topics
  36. Migration2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  37. Benthic Communities2▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Conservation Biology2▲ 31×3 topics
  39. Fisheries2▲ 83×2 topics
  40. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 54×2 topics

Which research topics does South Carolina Department of Natural Resources publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies and Crustacean biology and ecology.

Marine and fisheries res…7Marine and fisheries research: 7 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksCrustacean biology and ecology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationAquatic ScienceEcology

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  3. 3 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 3 works
  4. 4 Crustacean biology and ecology Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  8. 8 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Carolina Department of Natural Resources's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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