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The Conservation Fund

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World rank, all time
#32,990
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,926
of 7,310
Research works
141
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
6k
42.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
The Conservation Fund

Which fields of science does The Conservation Fund work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at The Conservation Fund is in Physical Sciences, 41% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (38%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (26%), Immunology and Microbiology (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 55.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 38.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 12.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 40.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 26.0% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 14.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKThe ConservationFund23fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences41%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences3%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science938.1%
    2. Engineering26.8%
    3. Computer Science13.7%
    4. Chemistry13.1%
    5. Chemical Engineering01.4%
    6. Energy00.7%
    7. Materials Science00.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences626.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology27.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.8%
    2. Social Sciences00.9%
    3. Decision Sciences00.1%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    1. Veterinary00.8%
    2. Medicine00.5%
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: 5.48× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.67× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× 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, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science7.67×9 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology7.36×2 works
  3. Veterinary5.72×0 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.48×6 works
  5. Chemical Engineering4.17×0 works
  6. Chemistry1.99×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×0 works
  9. Energy0.79×0 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.48×1 works
  12. Engineering0.45×2 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.21×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.07×0 works
  17. Psychology0.03×0 works
  18. Medicine0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Conservation Fund?

Ranked on the quality score, Steven T. Summerfelt, Christopher M. Good and Christine Lepine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Conservation Fund.

  1. 1 Steven T. Summerfelt United States · #271,953 worldwide 6.4k citations · 104 works
  2. 2 Christopher M. Good United States · #1,192,393 worldwide 3.3k citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Christine Lepine United States · #1,491,657 worldwide 648 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Scott M. Tsukuda United States · #1,745,207 worldwide 597 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 S.T. Summerfelt United States · #2,079,594 worldwide 698 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Thaís Vilela United States · #2,315,597 worldwide 255 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 John Davidson United States · #2,485,003 worldwide 3.6k citations · 138 works
  8. 8 Brian J. Vinci United States · #2,624,251 worldwide 763 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 William L. Allen United States · #2,869,112 worldwide 302 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Graham L. Bullock United States · #2,871,893 worldwide 755 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at The Conservation Fund

What are the most cited papers from The Conservation Fund?

The most cited paper from The Conservation Fund is "Evaluation of chemical coagulation–flocculation aids for the removal of suspended solids and phosphorus from intensive recirculating aquaculture effluent discharge" (James M. Ebeling, Philip L. Sibrell, Sarah R. Ogden et al., 2003), with 276 citations. Next come "Aquacultured Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Possess a Large Core Intestinal Microbiota That Is Resistant to Variation in Diet and Rearing Density" (247) and "Ozonation and UV irradiation—an introduction and examples of current applications" (227).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evaluation of chemical coagulation–flocculation aids for the removal of suspended solids and phosphorus from intensive recirculating aquaculture effluent discharge James M. Ebeling, Philip L. Sibrell, Sarah R. Ogden et al. · Aquacultural Engineering Open access 16 Jul 2003 276
2 Aquacultured Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Possess a Large Core Intestinal Microbiota That Is Resistant to Variation in Diet and Rearing Density Sandi Wong, Thomas Waldrop, Steven T. Summerfelt et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access 15 Jun 2013 247
3 Ozonation and UV irradiation—an introduction and examples of current applications Steven T. Summerfelt · Aquacultural Engineering Open access 30 Jan 2003 227
4 Comparing the effects of high vs. low nitrate on the health, performance, and welfare of juvenile rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss within water recirculating aquaculture systems John Davidson, Christopher M. Good, Carla Welsh et al. · Aquacultural Engineering Open access 10 Feb 2014 193
5 Review of circular tank technology and management Michael B. Timmons, Steven T. Summerfelt, Brian J. Vinci · Aquacultural Engineering Open access Jul 1998 173
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Which keywords describe research at The Conservation Fund?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Climate Change, Environmental Monitoring, Fish Feed, Nutrition, Remote Sensing, Sensor Networks and Water Quality Monitoring.

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

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Aquaculture7▲ 122×4 topics
  2. Climate Change3▲ 5.4×9 topics
  3. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 32×2 topics
  4. Fish Feed3▲ 230×1 topic
  5. Nutrition3▲ 26×1 topic
  6. Remote Sensing2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  7. Sensor Networks2▲ 38×1 topic
  8. Water Quality Monitoring2▲ 118×1 topic
  9. Sustainability2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  10. Fish Immunology2▲ 162×1 topic
  11. Invasive Species2▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Probiotics2▲ 31×1 topic
  13. Conservation Challenges2▲ 155×1 topic
  14. Flow Regulation2▲ 155×1 topic
  15. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 117×2 topics
  16. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  17. Water Quality1▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Food Authentication1▲ 51×2 topics
  19. Deep Learning1▲ 1.27×2 topics
  20. Image Processing1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does The Conservation Fund publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Aquaculture Nutrition an…3Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 3 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 2 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species: 1 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 0 fractional worksInnovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems: 0 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceWater Science and TechnologyImmunologyNature and Landscape Conservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 3 works
  2. 2 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 2 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems Aquatic Science 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 available66.5%not open33.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Conservation Fund's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is The Conservation Fund as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000058% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%The Conservation Fund0.000080% in 2025200020102020

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

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