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University of Wyoming

In research, University of Wyoming stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,548 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,642 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,389 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry and Nature and Landscape Conservation — Geophysics is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,984
of 28,054 · #844 all time
Rank in United States
#304
of 4,192
Research works
21k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
574k
27.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Wyoming 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 #1,548 of 12,888 17.6%1,312 #732
Social SciencesDomain #1,642 of 10,521 23.3%564 #622
EngineeringField #1,389 of 6,636 19.9%482 #800
Social SciencesField #1,433 of 6,365 24.5%268 #561
Environmental ScienceField #825 of 3,551 17.4%365 #282
Life SciencesDomain #2,619 of 7,800 19.3%351 #1189
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #543 of 1,351 25.9%66 #449
Health SciencesDomain #4,911 of 11,982 16.0%215 #2069
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,446 of 3,409 22.1%177 #577
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #523 of 1,209 13.8%167 #185

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Wyoming 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. Physical Sciences#732 #1,548
  2. Social Sciences#622 #1,642
  3. Engineering#800 #1,389
  4. Social Sciences#561 #1,433
  5. Environmental Science#282 #825
  6. Life Sciences#1,189 #2,619
  7. Mechanical Engineering#449 #543
  8. Health Sciences#2,069 #4,911
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#577 #1,446
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences#185 #523
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 Wyoming specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 79.2 works9.3×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 38.8 works7.3×
  3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 34.3 works5.9×
  4. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 68.2 works5.4×
  5. EcologySubfield · 98.2 works5.1×
← 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: 1.53× its world share, 177 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 111 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 47 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.22× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 91 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.36× its world share, 167 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.34× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 482 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.01× its world share, 365 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 65 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 148 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.25× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 45 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 147 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 268 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Wyoming?

Ranked on the composite score, Elizabeth Williams, David G. Williams and Dimitri J. Mavriplis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wyoming.

  1. 1 Elizabeth Williams United States · #9,189 worldwide 561 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 David G. Williams United States · #20,560 worldwide 716 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Dimitri J. Mavriplis United States · #23,667 worldwide 886 citations · 84 works
  4. 4 Adam D. Myers United States · #26,513 worldwide 1.5k citations · 92 works
  5. 5 Maciej Radosz United States · #28,568 worldwide 1k citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Jeff Clune United States · #31,368 worldwide 1k citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Charles W. Dolan United States · #41,808 worldwide 624 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Edward B. Barbier United States · #47,564 worldwide 1k citations · 171 works
  9. 9 James I. Drever United States · #62,731 worldwide 488 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Linda L. Price United States · #68,487 worldwide 320 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wyoming

Which keywords describe research at University of Wyoming?

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

▲ 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 Change216▲ 3.3×79 topics
  2. Biodiversity90▲ 5.0×26 topics
  3. Invasive Species89▲ 8.6×19 topics
  4. Sustainability74▲ 1.25×59 topics
  5. Remote Sensing64▲ 2.1×29 topics
  6. Conservation60▲ 5.7×21 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation50▲ 9.3×5 topics
  8. Global Change47▲ 7.4×6 topics
  9. Hydraulic Fracturing45▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Population Dynamics44▲ 7.1×13 topics
  11. Microbial Communities44▲ 4.2×9 topics
  12. Shale Gas41▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Porous Media41▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Resilience40▲ 3.5×14 topics
  15. CO2 Sequestration40▲ 8.7×4 topics
  16. Ecosystem40▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Pore Structure37▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Fracture Propagation36▲ 24×1 topic
  19. Shale Gas Reservoirs36▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Gas Permeability35▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Nanopores34▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Surfactants34▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Mudstones32▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Thermal Maturity32▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Methane Oxidation31▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Anaerobic31▲ 18×1 topic
  27. Gas Hydrates31▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Nanofluids30▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Tomography30▲ 6.8×4 topics
  30. Pore-scale Modeling30▲ 34×1 topic
  31. X-ray Computed Tomography30▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Habitat Selection28▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Seismic Noise27▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Surface Wave27▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Trophic Cascades26▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Reactive Transport24▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Ionospheric Anomalies24▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Seismic Electromagnetics24▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Animal Movement23▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Occupancy Rates23▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Wyoming publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques.

Hydraulic Fracturing and…36Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 36 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …32Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 32 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 31 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…30Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 30 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis27Seismic Waves and Analysis: 27 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 24 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 23 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…19Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 19 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 19 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 18 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsEnvironmental ChemistryOcean Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 36 works
  2. 2 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 32 works
  3. 3 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 31 works
  4. 4 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 30 works
  5. 5 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 27 works
  6. 6 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 24 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 23 works
  8. 8 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 19 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 19 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 18 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Wyoming's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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