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United States Bureau of Reclamation

In research, United States Bureau of Reclamation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,908 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,935
of 28,054 · #13,919 all time
Rank in United States
#3,086
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is United States Bureau of Reclamation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,908 of 12,888 10.3%110 #8397

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Bureau of Reclamation 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: 1.21× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.28× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.81× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.81× its world share, 56 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Bureau of Reclamation?

Ranked on the composite score, Lars R. Jorgensen, D. C. Kincaid and Guanglong Tian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Bureau of Reclamation.

  1. 1 Lars R. Jorgensen United States · #666,730 worldwide 39 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 D. C. Kincaid United States · #667,060 worldwide 77 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Guanglong Tian United States · #690,285 worldwide 66 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Robert E. Glover United States · #711,372 worldwide 37 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Kristin White United States · #722,437 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 John F. England United States · #738,171 worldwide 54 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Tony L. Wahl United States · #864,506 worldwide 52 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Yong G. Lai United States · #952,194 worldwide 121 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Bernard P. Zajac United States · #1,059,078 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Ashok K. Chugh United States · #1,169,934 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at United States Bureau of Reclamation

Which keywords describe research at United States Bureau of Reclamation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sediment Transport, Invasive Species, Hydrological Modeling, Water Resources, Land Use Change, Fisheries Sustainability and Habitat Fragmentation.

▲ 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 Change30▲ 7.6×35 topics
  2. Sediment Transport14▲ 61×4 topics
  3. Invasive Species11▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Hydrological Modeling9▲ 26×4 topics
  5. Water Resources8▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Land Use Change8▲ 19×2 topics
  7. Remote Sensing8▲ 4.5×16 topics
  8. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 63×2 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Freshwater Biodiversity7▲ 84×2 topics
  11. Model Evaluation7▲ 39×2 topics
  12. Conservation Challenges7▲ 103×1 topic
  13. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.9×16 topics
  14. Flow Regulation7▲ 103×1 topic
  15. Geomorphological Effects7▲ 126×2 topics
  16. River Restoration7▲ 114×2 topics
  17. Fluvial Processes6▲ 160×1 topic
  18. Riparian Vegetation6▲ 160×1 topic
  19. Global Hydrology6▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Uncertainty Assessment6▲ 66×1 topic
  21. Sustainability6▲ 1.69×15 topics
  22. Seismic Analysis5▲ 103×2 topics
  23. Embankment Dams5▲ 187×1 topic
  24. Internal Erosion5▲ 187×1 topic
  25. Water Quality5▲ 8.2×10 topics
  26. Biodiversity4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  27. Conservation4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  28. Two-Phase Flow4▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Hydraulic Engineering4▲ 185×1 topic
  30. Scale Effects4▲ 197×1 topic
  31. Wastewater Treatment4▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Cultural Heritage4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  33. Ecosystem Services3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  34. Global Warming3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  35. Global Carbon Budget3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Liquefaction3▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Tunnel3▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Rock Mechanics3▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Soil Properties2▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Conservation Genetics2▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does United States Bureau of Reclamation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Dam Engineering and Safety.

Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 7 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 6 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 6 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety: 5 fractional worksHydraulic flow and structures: 4 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Model…2Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 2 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 2 fractional worksCoal Combustion and Slurry Processing: 2 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyWater Science and TechnologyCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 6 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  4. 4 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 2 works
  8. 8 Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Bureau of Reclamation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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