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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

In research, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,337 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,175 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 33.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,345
of 28,054 · #18,882 all time
Rank in United States
#2,656
of 4,192
Research works
894
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 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 #2,337 of 3,551 22.5%65 #1641
Physical SciencesDomain #10,175 of 12,888 22.2%73 #12477

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 33.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 25.3 works34×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 64.8 works14×
← 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: 2.46× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.29× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 13.62× its world share, 65 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 13.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, John Lyons, Roger T. Bannerman and Greg G. Sass lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

  1. 1 John Lyons United States · #10,976 worldwide 328 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Roger T. Bannerman United States · #443,577 worldwide 176 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Greg G. Sass United States · #813,959 worldwide 66 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Michael W. Meyer United States · #816,939 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Richard P. Thiel United States · #1,366,994 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 D. P. Krabbenhoft United States · #1,389,681 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Which keywords describe research at Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources?

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 Change41▲ 16×39 topics
  2. Invasive Species25▲ 60×14 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability19▲ 220×2 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation16▲ 73×4 topics
  5. Freshwater Biodiversity14▲ 245×2 topics
  6. Conservation Challenges13▲ 285×1 topic
  7. Flow Regulation13▲ 285×1 topic
  8. Biodiversity12▲ 17×14 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades12▲ 138×2 topics
  10. Habitat Selection10▲ 133×2 topics
  11. Population Dynamics10▲ 39×8 topics
  12. Conservation9▲ 22×12 topics
  13. Animal Movement7▲ 132×1 topic
  14. Occupancy Rates7▲ 132×1 topic
  15. Ecosystem Management6▲ 101×1 topic
  16. Marine Fisheries6▲ 145×1 topic
  17. Ecosystem Engineering5▲ 205×2 topics
  18. Water Quality5▲ 12×9 topics
  19. Conservation Genetics4▲ 124×2 topics
  20. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 89×3 topics
  21. Conservation Biology4▲ 42×4 topics
  22. Eutrophication4▲ 42×4 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  24. Environmental Impacts4▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 13×7 topics
  26. Model Evaluation4▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Aquatic Invasions4▲ 203×1 topic
  28. Freshwater Mussels4▲ 203×1 topic
  29. Species Richness3▲ 56×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem3▲ 31×3 topics
  31. Harmful Algal Blooms3▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Geomorphological Effects3▲ 84×2 topics
  33. Ecological Niche3▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Model Selection3▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Avian Ecology3▲ 135×1 topic
  37. Migration Patterns3▲ 112×1 topic
  38. Biogeography3▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Biological Invasions3▲ 31×3 topics
  40. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 19×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Marine and fisheries research and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior.

Fish Ecology and Managem…13Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 13 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…7Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 7 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…6Marine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…4Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…3Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior3Avian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 2 fractional worksEcology and biodiversity studies: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcological Modeling2 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 13 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 7 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 4 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  6. 6 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Ecology and biodiversity studies Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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