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Western Ecological Research Center

In research, Western Ecological Research Center stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,277 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,070 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 14.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#21,236
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#331
of 1,041
Research works
307
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
50.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Western Ecological Research 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 #2,277 of 6,208 31.3%227
Physical SciencesDomain #14,070 of 21,541 31.7%244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Ecological Research 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 Western Ecological Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 14.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 39.2 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: 2.32× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.75× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 14.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Western Ecological Research Center?

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

▲ 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 Change27▲ 18×27 topics
  2. Biodiversity14▲ 34×12 topics
  3. Population Dynamics12▲ 88×8 topics
  4. Conservation11▲ 47×10 topics
  5. Invasive Species10▲ 46×10 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 70×4 topics
  7. Conservation Biology8▲ 144×3 topics
  8. Habitat Selection8▲ 193×2 topics
  9. Ecosystem7▲ 122×2 topics
  10. Trophic Cascades5▲ 99×2 topics
  11. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 63×5 topics
  12. Animal Movement5▲ 167×1 topic
  13. Occupancy Rates5▲ 167×1 topic
  14. Global Change4▲ 32×3 topics
  15. Remote Sensing4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  16. Ecological Niche4▲ 132×1 topic
  17. Model Evaluation4▲ 62×2 topics
  18. Species Distribution Modeling4▲ 132×1 topic
  19. Soil Properties4▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Forest Fires4▲ 156×1 topic
  21. Sagebrush4▲ 462×1 topic
  22. Wildfire Activity4▲ 156×1 topic
  23. Wildlife Habitat4▲ 462×1 topic
  24. Species Richness4▲ 103×2 topics
  25. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 56×4 topics
  26. Biological Invasions3▲ 71×2 topics
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 21×6 topics
  28. Community Ecology3▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Functional Diversity3▲ 112×1 topic
  30. Amphibian Declines3▲ 247×1 topic
  31. Chytridiomycosis3▲ 247×1 topic
  32. Avian Ecology3▲ 258×1 topic
  33. Migration Patterns3▲ 214×1 topic
  34. Genetic Structure2▲ 65×3 topics
  35. Ecosystem Services2▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  37. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Bycatch2▲ 275×1 topic
  39. Coastal Protection2▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Marine Turtles2▲ 275×1 topic

Which research topics does Western Ecological Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…5Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…4Species Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…4Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 4 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems4Fire effects on ecosystems: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…3Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…3Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksTurfgrass Adaptation and Management: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation1 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  3. 3 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  6. 6 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Turfgrass Adaptation and Management Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 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 available49.2%not open50.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Ecological Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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