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University of Montana

In research, University of Montana stands highest in Medicine (#1,236 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,442 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,294 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,888
of 28,054 · #1,032 all time
Rank in United States
#286
of 4,192
Research works
20k
▼ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
463k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is University of Montana 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
MedicineField #1,236 of 10,443 18.8%355 #1633
Health SciencesDomain #1,442 of 11,982 19.6%431 #1566
Life SciencesDomain #1,294 of 7,800 24.2%328 #675
Physical SciencesDomain #2,271 of 12,888 16.9%652 #1145
Environmental ScienceField #727 of 3,551 18.2%344 #140
Social SciencesDomain #2,418 of 10,521 19.0%505 #810
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,164 of 3,579 24.5%164 #750
Social SciencesField #2,211 of 6,365 19.2%263 #577
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,281 of 3,409 30.1%89 #260
EcologySubfield #290 of 578 18.8%116 #70

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Montana 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,633 #1,236
  2. Health Sciences#1,566 #1,442
  3. Life Sciences#675 #1,294
  4. Physical Sciences#1,145 #2,271
  5. Environmental Science#140 #727
  6. Social Sciences#810 #2,418
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#750 #1,164
  8. Social Sciences#577 #2,211
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#260 #1,281
  10. Ecology#70 #290
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Montana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 37.0 works8.1×
  2. EcologySubfield · 116.0 works7.7×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 89 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 164 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.06× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.61× its world share, 344 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 355 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 70 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 98 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 263 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Montana?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven W. Running, Fred W. Allendorf and Thomas E. Martin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Montana.

  1. 1 Steven W. Running United States · #4,235 worldwide 2.3k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Fred W. Allendorf United States · #14,892 worldwide 857 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Thomas E. Martin United States · #21,493 worldwide 1k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 George Price United States · #25,731 worldwide 1.6k citations · 35 works
  5. 5 George Cheney United States · #26,792 worldwide 613 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Ragan M. Callaway United States · #34,837 worldwide 837 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Jack A. Stanford United States · #41,681 worldwide 442 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Gordon Luikart United States · #51,995 worldwide 1k citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Cory C. Cleveland United States · #65,657 worldwide 762 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 S. W. Running United States · #67,945 worldwide 409 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at University of Montana

Which keywords describe research at University of Montana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Habitat Fragmentation, Ecosystem and Ecosystem Resilience.

▲ 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 Change210▲ 4.1×81 topics
  2. Epidemiology84◆ 1.11×91 topics
  3. Biodiversity82▲ 5.7×31 topics
  4. Invasive Species77▲ 9.4×18 topics
  5. Remote Sensing61▲ 2.6×28 topics
  6. Sustainability57▲ 1.23×51 topics
  7. Conservation57▲ 6.8×19 topics
  8. Population Dynamics42▲ 8.6×9 topics
  9. Public Health41▲ 1.46×35 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation40▲ 9.4×5 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress38▲ 1.21×52 topics
  12. Quality of Life38▲ 1.36×36 topics
  13. Ecosystem37▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Ecosystem Resilience36▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Habitat Selection36▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation35▲ 4.9×13 topics
  17. Global Change33▲ 6.6×6 topics
  18. Resilience33▲ 3.6×13 topics
  19. Conservation Biology31▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Soil Properties31▲ 9.3×5 topics
  21. Global Warming28▲ 3.6×14 topics
  22. Forest Fires27▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Wildfire Activity27▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Social Justice26▲ 2.3×19 topics
  25. Trophic Cascades25▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Animal Movement25▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Occupancy Rates25▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Species Richness24▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Model Evaluation23▲ 9.5×2 topics
  30. Biological Invasions21▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Sagebrush19▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Wildlife Habitat19▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Community Ecology18▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Functional Diversity17▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Citizen Science17▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. Ecological Niche16▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Species Distribution Modeling16▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Teaching Methods16▲ 5.7×6 topics
  39. Freshwater Biodiversity14▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Adaptive Evolution14▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Montana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire effects on ecosystems, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Fire effects on ecosystems: 27 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 25 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…19Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 19 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…17Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 17 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 16 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 13 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…11Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 11 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 11 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 10 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 10 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcological Modeling3 others

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

  1. 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 27 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 25 works
  3. 3 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 19 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 17 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 16 works
  6. 6 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 13 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 11 works
  8. 8 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 11 works
  9. 9 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 10 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 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 available55.8%not open44.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Montana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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