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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

In research, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,933 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,786 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 64.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,531
of 28,054 · #25,302 all time
Rank in United States
#2,688
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 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 #2,933 of 3,551 9.1%101 #2920
Physical SciencesDomain #11,786 of 12,888 9.1%112 #18276

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 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 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 64.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 25.3 works65×
  2. EcologySubfield · 43.1 works34×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 21.8 works18×
← 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: 2.57× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.24× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.40× its world share, 101 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 14.90× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Hart, Gary C. Matlock and J R Singhurst lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

  1. 1 Michael Hart United States · #845,014 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Gary C. Matlock United States · #1,093,264 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 J R Singhurst United States · #1,329,540 worldwide 11 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 William P. Johnson United States · #1,428,742 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Which keywords describe research at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Fisheries Sustainability, Trophic Cascades, Habitat Fragmentation, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity 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 Change61▲ 14×40 topics
  2. Invasive Species36▲ 52×13 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability31▲ 214×2 topics
  4. Trophic Cascades24▲ 154×2 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation23▲ 63×4 topics
  6. Population Dynamics20▲ 49×8 topics
  7. Biodiversity20▲ 16×17 topics
  8. Conservation19▲ 27×12 topics
  9. Freshwater Biodiversity19▲ 189×2 topics
  10. Conservation Challenges18▲ 236×1 topic
  11. Flow Regulation18▲ 236×1 topic
  12. Habitat Selection16▲ 128×2 topics
  13. Ecosystem Management13▲ 130×1 topic
  14. Marine Fisheries13▲ 188×1 topic
  15. Animal Movement11▲ 129×1 topic
  16. Occupancy Rates11▲ 129×1 topic
  17. Genetic Diversity8▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Aquaculture8▲ 18×5 topics
  19. Ecosystem8▲ 42×3 topics
  20. Biogeography7▲ 16×9 topics
  21. Conservation Biology6▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services6▲ 10×7 topics
  23. Conservation Genetics6▲ 99×2 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Biodiversity Loss6▲ 72×3 topics
  26. Ecosystem Engineering6▲ 129×2 topics
  27. Freshwater6▲ 69×2 topics
  28. DNA Barcoding5▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Environmental Impacts5▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Morphology5▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 18×8 topics
  33. Agricultural Intensification4▲ 80×2 topics
  34. Aquatic Invasions4▲ 142×1 topic
  35. Fish4▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Freshwater Mussels4▲ 142×1 topic
  37. Length-Weight Relationships4▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Sagebrush4▲ 180×1 topic
  39. Wildlife Habitat4▲ 180×1 topic
  40. Avian Ecology4▲ 126×1 topic

Which research topics does Texas Parks and Wildlife Department publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Fish Ecology and Managem…18Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 18 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 13 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 11 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 4 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 4 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyAquatic Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 18 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 13 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 11 works
  4. 4 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 4 works
  5. 5 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 4 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  10. 10 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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