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Yellowstone Ecological Research Center

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World rank, all time
#29,943
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,307
of 7,310
Research works
151
▲ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.2k
41.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Yellowstone Ecological Research Center

Which fields of science does Yellowstone Ecological Research Center work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Yellowstone Ecological Research Center is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (46%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (9%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 63.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 46.2% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 31.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKYellowstoneEcological…33fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1546.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences38.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy25.5%
    4. Computer Science11.7%
    5. Engineering00.7%
    6. Chemistry00.5%
    7. Energy00.3%
    1. Social Sciences38.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities14.3%
    3. Psychology13.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Veterinary13.1%
    2. Medicine12.7%
    3. Health Professions00.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.63× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.30× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.45× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 22.81× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 22.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary22.81×1 works
  2. Environmental Science9.30×15 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.63×3 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.45×2 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.48×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.38×2 works
  7. Psychology1.12×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.09×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.66×3 works
  10. Energy0.36×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.34×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.33×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.22×1 works
  15. Medicine0.14×1 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.08×0 works
  18. Engineering0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Yellowstone Ecological Research Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Matthew C. Metz, Robert L. Crabtree and JENNIFER W. SHELDON lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yellowstone Ecological Research Center.

  1. 1 Matthew C. Metz United States · #482,821 worldwide 1.3k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Robert L. Crabtree United States · #892,862 worldwide 3.4k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 JENNIFER W. SHELDON United States · #2,082,146 worldwide 316 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Milton P. Skinner United States · #2,440,957 worldwide 161 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Edmund J. Sawyer United States · #2,969,324 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Cheryl Jaworowski United States · #3,624,190 worldwide 556 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Yellowstone Ecological Research Center

What are the most cited papers from Yellowstone Ecological Research Center?

The most cited paper from Yellowstone Ecological Research Center is "Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores" (William J. Ripple, James A. Estes, Robert L. Beschta et al., 2014), with 3,722 citations. Next come "Entrepreneurial intentions: Applying the theory of planned behaviour" (1,885) and "WOLVES INFLUENCE ELK MOVEMENTS: BEHAVIOR SHAPES A TROPHIC CASCADE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK" (1,386).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores William J. Ripple, James A. Estes, Robert L. Beschta et al. · Science 9 Jan 2014 3,722
2 Entrepreneurial intentions: Applying the theory of planned behaviour Norris F. Krueger, Alan L. Carsrud · Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 1993 1,885
3 WOLVES INFLUENCE ELK MOVEMENTS: BEHAVIOR SHAPES A TROPHIC CASCADE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Daniel Fortin, Hawthorne L. Beyer, Mark S. Boyce et al. · Ecology May 2005 1,386
4 Trophic cascades among wolves, elk and aspen on Yellowstone National Park’s northern range William J. Ripple, Eric J. Larsen, Roy Renkin et al. · Biological Conservation Dec 2001 456
5 A comparison of error metrics and constraints for multiple endmember spectral mixture analysis and spectral angle mapper Philip E. Dennison, Kerry Q. Halligan, Dar A. Roberts · Remote Sensing of Environment 12 Oct 2004 391
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Which keywords describe research at Yellowstone Ecological Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Dynamics, Habitat Selection, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species and Conservation Biology.

▲ 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-now 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Population Dynamics7▲ 84×5 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 6.3×28 topics
  3. Habitat Selection6▲ 231×2 topics
  4. Animal Movement6▲ 324×1 topic
  5. Occupancy Rates6▲ 324×1 topic
  6. Biodiversity4▲ 15×10 topics
  7. Invasive Species3▲ 24×11 topics
  8. Conservation Biology3▲ 80×3 topics
  9. Conservation2▲ 13×8 topics
  10. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  11. Ecological Niche2▲ 85×1 topic
  12. Model Evaluation2▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 85×1 topic
  14. Habitat Connectivity1▲ 204×1 topic
  15. Island Ecosystems1▲ 110×1 topic
  16. Predator-Prey Interactions1▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Road Ecology1▲ 204×1 topic
  18. Rodent Eradication1▲ 177×1 topic
  19. Adaptive Evolution1▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Astrobiology1▲ 95×2 topics
  21. Evolution1▲ 12×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…6Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 6 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksWildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Natural History: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 1 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 1 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 0 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingAstronomy and AstrophysicsHistory and Philosophy of Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  3. 3 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 History of Science and Natural History History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  7. 7 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 1 works
  8. 8 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 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 available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Yellowstone Ecological Research Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000099% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Yellowstone Ecological Research Center0.00024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Yellowstone Ecological Research Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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