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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

In research, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,607 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,703 of 6,208 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,151 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,715
of 28,054 · #8,687 all time
Rank in United States
#3,378
of 4,192
Research works
708
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
34.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 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 #6,607 of 21,541 23.7%322
Environmental ScienceField #2,703 of 6,208 21.9%240
Health SciencesDomain #10,151 of 20,462 24.2%178
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #478 of 846 21.8%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 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).

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: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.91× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.44× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.50× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.52× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry?

Ranked on the composite score, Nickolette Roney, Theodore Larson and John F Risher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

  1. 1 Nickolette Roney United States · #274,793 worldwide 38 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Theodore Larson United States · #279,748 worldwide 101 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 John F Risher United States · #339,831 worldwide 134 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Glenn E. Schweitzer United States · #452,343 worldwide 20 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Barry L. Johnson United States · #500,994 worldwide 84 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Moiz Mumtaz United States · #539,316 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Hana R. Pohl United States · #571,205 worldwide 56 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Sharon Wilbur United States · #653,685 worldwide 55 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Franco Scinicariello United States · #710,760 worldwide 46 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Henry Abadin United States · #805,347 worldwide 22 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Which keywords describe research at Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Genetics, Neurodegeneration, FUS/TLS, TDP-43, Public Health, Global Distribution and Community Engagement.

▲ 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. Health Effects9▲ 24×13 topics
  2. Genetics8▲ 19×2 topics
  3. FUS/TLS7▲ 535×1 topic
  4. Neurodegeneration7▲ 40×2 topics
  5. TDP-437▲ 535×1 topic
  6. Public Health6▲ 7.2×13 topics
  7. Environmental Impact5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  8. Global Distribution5▲ 117×2 topics
  9. Epidemiology5▲ 1.85×21 topics
  10. Sustainability4▲ 2.7×3 topics
  11. Community Engagement4▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  13. Environmental Justice4▲ 45×3 topics
  14. Health Disparities4▲ 23×3 topics
  15. Environmental Exposure4▲ 54×3 topics
  16. Inequality4▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Urban Development4▲ 15×1 topic
  18. Wastewater Treatment3▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Food Safety3▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Risk Assessment3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  21. Toxicity3▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Perfluoroalkyl Substances3▲ 264×1 topic
  23. Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds3▲ 264×1 topic
  24. Mortality3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  25. Biomonitoring3▲ 56×2 topics
  26. Medicinal Chemistry2▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Infectious Diseases2▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Recycling2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  29. Waste Management2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  30. Bioaccumulation2▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Risk Perception2▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Environmental Health2▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Air Pollution2▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Exposure2▲ 54×3 topics
  35. Human Health2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Particulate Matter2▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Brominated Flame Retardants2▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Lead Exposure2▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Metal Toxicity2▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons2▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Environmental Justice and Health Disparities, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Amyotrophic Lateral Scle…7Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice an…4Environmental Justice and Health Disparities: 4 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl…3Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 3 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity: 2 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 2 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 2 fractional worksRisk Perception and Management: 2 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 1 fractional works
NeurologySociology and Political ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis3 others

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

  1. 1 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 7 works
  2. 2 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  6. 6 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  8. 8 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 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 available33.9%not open66.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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