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University of Montana Western

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World rank, all time
#22,448
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,840
of 8,685
Research works
225
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

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: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.82× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.95× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.10× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Montana Western?

Ranked on the composite score, O. Alan Weltzien and C. E. Zaspel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Montana Western.

  1. 1 O. Alan Weltzien United States · #760,540 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 C. E. Zaspel United States · #1,272,578 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Montana Western

Which keywords describe research at University of Montana Western?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Higher Education, Biodiversity, Faculty Development, Holocene, Paleoclimatology, Reflective Practice and Glacial Cycles.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 5.2×20 topics
  2. Higher Education2▲ 11×6 topics
  3. Biodiversity2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  4. Faculty Development2▲ 65×2 topics
  5. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  6. Education2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  7. Holocene2▲ 40×2 topics
  8. Paleoclimatology2▲ 56×2 topics
  9. Reflective Practice2▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Glacial Cycles1▲ 56×1 topic
  11. Innovation1▲ 3.7×4 topics
  12. Public Health1▲ 2.6×4 topics
  13. Sea Level1▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Competency-Based Education1▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Student Perceptions1▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.98×4 topics
  17. Machine Learning1◆ 0.98×3 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  19. Assessment Methods1▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.3×2 topics
  21. Blended Learning1▲ 19×1 topic
  22. Climate Consequences1▲ 271×1 topic
  23. Compositional Data Analysis1▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Continuing Medical Education1▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Emotional Intelligence1▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Leadership1▲ 5.7×1 topic
  27. Mineral Prospectivity1▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Nuclear War1▲ 271×1 topic
  29. Online Learning1▲ 3.2×1 topic
  30. Professional Identity Formation1▲ 43×1 topic
  31. Radio Astronomy1▲ 121×1 topic
  32. Student Engagement1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  33. Transits of Venus1▲ 284×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Montana Western publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Online and Blended Learning, Innovations in Medical Education and History and Developments in Astronomy.

Geology and Paleoclimato…1Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…1Online and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksHistory and Developments…1History and Developments in Astronomy: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…1Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense: 1 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 1 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…1Magnetic properties of thin films: 1 fractional worksEvaluation of Teaching Practices: 1 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceEducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  2. 2 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  9. 9 Evaluation of Teaching Practices Education 1 works
  10. 10 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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 available20.9%not open79.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Montana Western's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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