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Southwest Biological Science Center

In research, Southwest Biological Science Center stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,637 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,491 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 14.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#18,617
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#271
of 1,041
Research works
190
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
50.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Southwest Biological Science Center 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 #2,637 of 6,208 46.2%121
Physical SciencesDomain #13,491 of 21,541 46.4%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southwest Biological Science Center 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 Southwest Biological Science Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 25.6 works14×
← 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: 2.82× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.77× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.50× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 14.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Southwest Biological Science Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Conservation, Habitat Fragmentation, Ecosystem, Sediment Transport and Ecosystem Resilience.

▲ 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 Change19▲ 20×33 topics
  2. Invasive Species8▲ 56×9 topics
  3. Biodiversity7▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Conservation6▲ 37×6 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 67×4 topics
  6. Ecosystem5▲ 126×2 topics
  7. Sediment Transport5▲ 81×3 topics
  8. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 85×4 topics
  9. Global Change4▲ 42×5 topics
  10. Land Use Change4▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Remote Sensing4▲ 8.0×10 topics
  12. Model Evaluation3▲ 76×2 topics
  13. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 137×2 topics
  14. Resilience3▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 82×2 topics
  16. Sagebrush3▲ 476×1 topic
  17. Water Resources3▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Wildlife Habitat3▲ 476×1 topic
  19. Conservation Challenges2▲ 145×1 topic
  20. Drought2▲ 74×2 topics
  21. Evapotranspiration2▲ 89×2 topics
  22. Flow Regulation2▲ 145×1 topic
  23. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Biological Invasions2▲ 73×2 topics
  25. Carbon Balance2▲ 142×1 topic
  26. Community Ecology2▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Functional Diversity2▲ 115×1 topic
  28. Species Richness2▲ 102×2 topics
  29. Tree Mortality2▲ 142×1 topic
  30. Global Hydrology2▲ 91×1 topic
  31. River Restoration2▲ 150×2 topics
  32. Uncertainty Assessment2▲ 91×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 29×5 topics
  34. Geomorphological Effects2▲ 132×2 topics
  35. Soil Properties2▲ 29×3 topics
  36. Fluvial Processes2▲ 168×1 topic
  37. Riparian Vegetation2▲ 168×1 topic
  38. Conservation Biology2▲ 42×3 topics
  39. Forest Fires2▲ 93×1 topic
  40. Wildfire Activity2▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Southwest Biological Science Center publish most on?

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

Rangeland and Wildlife M…3Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…2Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…2Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems2Fire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeWater Science and Technology2 others

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

  1. 1 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  9. 9 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 1 works
  10. 10 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southwest Biological Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
grewheldshrank

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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