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U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

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World rank, all time
#29,656
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#552
of 1,041
Research works
127
▲ 299% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What does U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 14.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 34.7 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: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.43× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.12× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× 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, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, Population Dynamics, Ecosystem Services, Coastal Protection, Global Carbon Budget, Carbon Sequestration and Mangrove Forests.

▲ 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 Change25▲ 19×29 topics
  2. Sea-Level Rise10▲ 168×3 topics
  3. Population Dynamics8▲ 60×7 topics
  4. Ecosystem Services7▲ 39×4 topics
  5. Coastal Protection6▲ 209×2 topics
  6. Global Carbon Budget6▲ 171×2 topics
  7. Carbon Sequestration6▲ 160×1 topic
  8. Mangrove Forests6▲ 331×1 topic
  9. Conservation6▲ 26×9 topics
  10. Invasive Species5▲ 23×10 topics
  11. Biodiversity4▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 55×5 topics
  13. Habitat Selection4▲ 106×2 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 34×4 topics
  15. Sediment Transport3▲ 40×4 topics
  16. Remote Sensing3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  17. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 50×3 topics
  18. Conservation Biology3▲ 56×4 topics
  19. Trophic Cascades3▲ 61×2 topics
  20. Genetic Structure3▲ 75×3 topics
  21. Model Evaluation3▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Land Use Change2▲ 16×5 topics
  24. Animal Movement2▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Citizen Science2▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 75×2 topics
  27. Occupancy Rates2▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Ecological Niche2▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 74×1 topic
  30. Wave Modeling2▲ 84×2 topics
  31. Bycatch2▲ 378×1 topic
  32. Marine Turtles2▲ 378×1 topic
  33. Acoustic Communication2▲ 76×2 topics
  34. Coastal Dynamics2▲ 134×1 topic
  35. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Shoreline Change2▲ 134×1 topic
  37. Conservation Challenges2▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Conservation Genetics2▲ 97×2 topics
  39. Flow Regulation2▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Microbial Processes2▲ 65×2 topics

Which research topics does U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Turtle Biology and Conservation.

Coastal wetland ecosyste…6Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 6 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands E…2Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…1Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationEarth-Surface Processes1 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  4. 4 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  6. 6 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  8. 8 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 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 available59.5%not open40.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 299% 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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