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Washington Department of Natural Resources

In research, Washington Department of Natural Resources stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,984 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#29,996
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,423
of 8,685
Research works
254
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Washington Department of Natural Resources 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
Physical SciencesDomain #17,984 of 21,541 21.1%183

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 21.3 works12×
← 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: 2.07× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.54× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.81× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Washington Department of Natural Resources?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel C. Donato and Timothy J. Walsh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Washington Department of Natural Resources.

  1. 1 Daniel C. Donato United States · #341,621 worldwide 141 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Timothy J. Walsh United States · #1,308,448 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Washington Department of Natural Resources

Which keywords describe research at Washington Department of Natural Resources?

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

▲ 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 Change14▲ 14×28 topics
  2. Invasive Species6▲ 38×11 topics
  3. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 98×4 topics
  4. Remote Sensing5▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Biodiversity4▲ 16×11 topics
  6. Conservation3▲ 22×7 topics
  7. Ecosystem3▲ 81×3 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 41×5 topics
  9. Soil Properties3▲ 47×3 topics
  10. Forest Fires3▲ 174×1 topic
  11. Wildfire Activity3▲ 174×1 topic
  12. Coastal Protection3▲ 112×2 topics
  13. Biological Invasions2▲ 64×3 topics
  14. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 64×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 29×6 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services2▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 75×2 topics
  18. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 87×2 topics
  19. Benthic Communities2▲ 83×2 topics
  20. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 83×2 topics
  21. River Restoration2▲ 117×2 topics
  22. Sagebrush2▲ 322×1 topic
  23. Sediment Transport2▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 322×1 topic
  25. Global Change2▲ 18×4 topics
  26. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 38×3 topics
  27. Biomass Estimation2▲ 27×3 topics
  28. Aboveground Biomass1▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Community Ecology1▲ 46×2 topics
  30. Conservation Challenges1▲ 84×1 topic
  31. Flow Regulation1▲ 84×1 topic
  32. Ocean Acidification1▲ 54×2 topics
  33. Carbon Sequestration1▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Fluvial Processes1▲ 125×1 topic
  35. Functional Diversity1▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Kelp Forests1▲ 124×1 topic
  37. Mangrove Forests1▲ 102×1 topic
  38. Riparian Vegetation1▲ 125×1 topic
  39. Seagrasses1▲ 124×1 topic
  40. Species Richness1▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Washington Department of Natural Resources publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire effects on ecosystems, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes.

Fire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…1Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related h…1Landslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…1Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…1Forest ecology and management: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationOceanography1 others

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

  1. 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  2. 2 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  7. 7 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Forest ecology and management 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Washington Department of Natural Resources's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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