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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

In research, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,689 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,873 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 38.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,652
of 28,054 · #21,919 all time
Rank in United States
#3,042
of 4,192
Research works
707
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
25.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,689 of 3,551 16.2%64 #2412
Physical SciencesDomain #11,873 of 12,888 15.9%68 #15950

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 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 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 38.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 26.2 works38×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 63.6 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: 1.87× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.64× its world share, 64 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.03× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph B. Buchanan, Todd N. Pearsons and James Watson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

  1. 1 Joseph B. Buchanan United States · #611,983 worldwide 50 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Todd N. Pearsons United States · #686,980 worldwide 77 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 James Watson United States · #1,198,953 worldwide 34 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Marc P. Hayes United States · #1,244,478 worldwide 53 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Scott F. Pearson United States · #1,307,574 worldwide 50 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Which keywords describe research at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife?

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

▲ 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 Change40▲ 17×39 topics
  2. Invasive Species22▲ 59×12 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability18▲ 234×2 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation15▲ 79×4 topics
  5. Freshwater Biodiversity13▲ 242×2 topics
  6. Conservation Challenges12▲ 296×1 topic
  7. Flow Regulation12▲ 296×1 topic
  8. Biodiversity12▲ 19×15 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades12▲ 139×2 topics
  10. Population Dynamics11▲ 51×8 topics
  11. Conservation9▲ 23×11 topics
  12. Habitat Selection7▲ 114×2 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services6▲ 18×7 topics
  14. Ecosystem Management6▲ 113×1 topic
  15. Marine Fisheries6▲ 163×1 topic
  16. Animal Movement6▲ 121×1 topic
  17. Occupancy Rates6▲ 121×1 topic
  18. Conservation Biology5▲ 60×4 topics
  19. Sediment Transport5▲ 38×3 topics
  20. Model Evaluation5▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Geomorphological Effects5▲ 145×2 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity4▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Conservation Genetics4▲ 125×2 topics
  24. River Restoration4▲ 113×2 topics
  25. Ecosystem4▲ 42×3 topics
  26. Ecosystem Engineering4▲ 154×2 topics
  27. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 80×2 topics
  28. Fluvial Processes4▲ 145×1 topic
  29. Riparian Vegetation4▲ 145×1 topic
  30. Ecological Niche4▲ 69×1 topic
  31. Species Distribution Modeling4▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Resilience3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  34. Aquaculture3▲ 12×7 topics
  35. Land Use Change3▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Sagebrush3▲ 209×1 topic
  37. Wildlife Habitat3▲ 209×1 topic
  38. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  39. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Aquatic Invasions3▲ 158×1 topic

Which research topics does Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes.

Fish Ecology and Managem…12Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 12 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…6Marine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…6Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 6 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…3Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 3 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 3 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyEcological Modeling1 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 4 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  6. 6 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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