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U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

In research, U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,447 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,386 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,969
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#140
of 1,041
Research works
348
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,447 of 21,541 27.3%267
Environmental ScienceField #3,386 of 6,208 28.5%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska 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).

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: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.14× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.95× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Tim Brabets lead among researchers whose main affiliation is U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center.

  1. 1 Tim Brabets ?? · #1,460,570 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Which keywords describe research at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Arctic, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Acoustic Communication, Habitat Selection and Tectonics.

▲ 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▲ 17×33 topics
  2. Remote Sensing9▲ 14×8 topics
  3. Arctic7▲ 110×4 topics
  4. Population Dynamics6▲ 47×5 topics
  5. Conservation5▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Acoustic Communication4▲ 167×2 topics
  7. Habitat Selection4▲ 112×2 topics
  8. Tectonics4▲ 65×3 topics
  9. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 95×2 topics
  10. Anthropogenic Noise4▲ 257×1 topic
  11. Marine Mammals4▲ 257×1 topic
  12. Ocean Circulation4▲ 53×3 topics
  13. Hydrology4▲ 54×4 topics
  14. Decline3▲ 230×1 topic
  15. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 68×2 topics
  16. Sea Ice3▲ 230×1 topic
  17. Trophic Cascades3▲ 62×2 topics
  18. Avian Ecology3▲ 267×1 topic
  19. Migration Patterns3▲ 222×1 topic
  20. Plate Tectonics3▲ 33×3 topics
  21. Invasive Species3▲ 11×9 topics
  22. Holocene2▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Sea Level2▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Sea Level Rise2▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Glacier2▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Water Availability2▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Continental Margin2▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Crustal Structure2▲ 56×2 topics
  29. Geochronology2▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Support Vector Machines2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Zircon2▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem Management2▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Marine Fisheries2▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Mineral Prospectivity2▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 21×4 topics
  38. Methane Emissions2▲ 59×2 topics
  39. Sedimentation2▲ 55×2 topics
  40. geology2▲ 119×1 topic

Which research topics does U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Avian ecology and behavior and Cryospheric studies and observations.

Marine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior3Avian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …2Cryospheric studies and observations: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…2Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksClimate change and perma…2Climate change and permafrost: 2 fractional works
EcologyAtmospheric ScienceGeophysicsGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 3 works
  3. 3 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 2 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  10. 10 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 2 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower 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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