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Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

In research, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center stands highest in Environmental Science (#4,199 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,179 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 15.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#36,299
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#713
of 1,041
Research works
199
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
28.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Environmental ScienceField #4,199 of 6,208 22.7%152
Physical SciencesDomain #20,179 of 21,541 22.7%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center 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).

What does Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 15.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 24.9 works15×
← 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: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 15.22× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 15.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Habitat Fragmentation, Freshwater Biodiversity, Fisheries Sustainability, Conservation Challenges, Flow Regulation and Conservation Genetics.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 13×25 topics
  2. Invasive Species9▲ 66×11 topics
  3. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 79×4 topics
  4. Freshwater Biodiversity5▲ 247×2 topics
  5. Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 165×2 topics
  6. Conservation Challenges4▲ 283×1 topic
  7. Conservation Genetics4▲ 357×2 topics
  8. Flow Regulation4▲ 283×1 topic
  9. Water Quality4▲ 27×4 topics
  10. Biodiversity3▲ 14×13 topics
  11. Ecosystem Engineering3▲ 329×2 topics
  12. Environmental Impacts3▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Aquatic Invasions3▲ 473×1 topic
  14. Biodiversity Loss3▲ 176×2 topics
  15. Freshwater Mussels3▲ 473×1 topic
  16. Eutrophication3▲ 79×3 topics
  17. Conservation2▲ 15×6 topics
  18. DNA Barcoding2▲ 40×4 topics
  19. Sediment Transport2▲ 40×2 topics
  20. River Restoration2▲ 148×2 topics
  21. Land Use Change2▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Geomorphological Effects2▲ 130×2 topics
  23. Model Evaluation2▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Environmental DNA2▲ 239×1 topic
  25. Fluvial Processes2▲ 162×1 topic
  26. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 60×2 topics
  27. Metabarcoding2▲ 239×1 topic
  28. Riparian Vegetation2▲ 162×1 topic
  29. Ecosystem Services1▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Global Change1▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Population Dynamics1▲ 17×5 topics
  32. Habitat Selection1▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Nutrient Cycling1▲ 55×2 topics
  34. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Cyanobacteria1▲ 87×1 topic
  36. Hyporheic Zone1▲ 174×1 topic
  37. Nutrient Control1▲ 131×1 topic
  38. Pesticides1▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Phosphorus Management1▲ 174×1 topic
  40. Trophic Cascades1▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies.

Fish Ecology and Managem…4Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…3Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…2Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 2 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and P…1Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEnvironmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis1 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.