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American Water Works Association

In research, American Water Works Association stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,967 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,063
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,363
of 8,685
Research works
301
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is American Water Works Association 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 #18,967 of 21,541 9.9%214

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Water Works Association 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: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.68× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.21× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.03× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.17× 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, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Water Works Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark W. LeChevallier and Adam T. Carpenter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Water Works Association.

  1. 1 Mark W. LeChevallier United States · #74,040 worldwide 225 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Adam T. Carpenter United States · #1,460,418 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at American Water Works Association

Which keywords describe research at American Water Works Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Climate Change, Sustainability, Water Treatment, Drinking Water, Microbial Ecology, Carcinogenicity and Genotoxicity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change35▲ 4.3×34 topics
  2. Sustainability29▲ 5.5×20 topics
  3. Health Effects27▲ 15×11 topics
  4. Water Treatment24▲ 65×5 topics
  5. Drinking Water22▲ 204×2 topics
  6. Microbial Ecology21▲ 43×2 topics
  7. Carcinogenicity20▲ 67×2 topics
  8. Genotoxicity20▲ 138×2 topics
  9. Chlorination20▲ 309×1 topic
  10. Disinfection By-Products20▲ 309×1 topic
  11. Optimization19▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Epidemiology18▲ 1.51×18 topics
  13. Sustainability Assessment18▲ 56×4 topics
  14. Leak Detection17▲ 223×1 topic
  15. Water Distribution Networks17▲ 223×1 topic
  16. Environmental Impact17▲ 4.2×21 topics
  17. Water Quality16▲ 12×12 topics
  18. Renewable Energy14▲ 4.8×17 topics
  19. Life Cycle Assessment14▲ 26×6 topics
  20. Public Health13▲ 3.1×11 topics
  21. Public Perception13▲ 44×3 topics
  22. Water Scarcity12▲ 70×3 topics
  23. Decentralized Treatment12▲ 231×1 topic
  24. Wastewater Reuse12▲ 231×1 topic
  25. Water Resources11▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Water10▲ 76×2 topics
  27. Policy9▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Zoonotic Transmission9▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Wastewater Treatment9▲ 15×9 topics
  30. Energy9▲ 135×1 topic
  31. Nexus9▲ 135×1 topic
  32. Cryptosporidium9▲ 104×1 topic
  33. Giardia9▲ 104×1 topic
  34. System Dynamics6▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Urbanization6▲ 7.1×2 topics
  36. Pathogen Transport6▲ 224×1 topic
  37. Reservoir Operation6▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Water Demand6▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Waterborne Disease6▲ 224×1 topic
  40. Climate Change Impact6▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does American Water Works Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water Systems and Optimization, Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies and Environmental Science and Water Management.

Water Systems and Optimi…2Water Systems and Optimization: 2 fractional worksHealthcare and Environmental Waste Management: 1 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Water Management: 1 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 0 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …0Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 0 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 0 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disinfection: 0 fractional worksDiverse Perspectives in Modern Studies: 0 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthWater Science and TechnologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 0 works
  7. 7 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  8. 8 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  9. 9 Diverse Perspectives in Modern Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 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 available21.5%not open78.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Water Works Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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