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California Environmental Protection Agency

In research, California Environmental Protection Agency stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,462 of 6,208 worldwide), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (#236 of 846 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,876 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 10.3× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#20,658
of 28,054 · #13,121 all time
Rank in United States
#3,044
of 4,192
Research works
573
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
46.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is California Environmental Protection Agency 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 #1,462 of 6,208 32.4%283
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #236 of 846 36.5%158
Physical SciencesDomain #8,876 of 21,541 30.0%357

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California Environmental Protection Agency 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 California Environmental Protection Agency specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 31.3 works10×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.74× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.35× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at California Environmental Protection Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, Bart Ostro, June-Soo Park and Brian Malig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California Environmental Protection Agency.

  1. 1 Bart Ostro United States · #67,550 worldwide 679 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 June-Soo Park United States · #502,139 worldwide 100 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Brian Malig United States · #679,957 worldwide 73 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Robert A. Leidy United States · #683,735 worldwide 95 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Rupa Basu United States · #884,656 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Miaomiao Wang United States · #1,115,808 worldwide 68 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at California Environmental Protection Agency

Which keywords describe research at California Environmental Protection Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Environmental Exposure, Mortality, Particulate Matter, Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Disorders, Risk Assessment and Toxicity.

▲ 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 Effects14▲ 39×12 topics
  2. Environmental Exposure7▲ 113×3 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress6▲ 6.5×4 topics
  4. Mortality6▲ 18×2 topics
  5. Particulate Matter6▲ 65×2 topics
  6. Metabolic Disorders6▲ 80×2 topics
  7. Risk Assessment6▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Toxicity5▲ 21×7 topics
  9. Environmental Impact5▲ 5.0×12 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  11. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 31×2 topics
  12. Air Pollution4▲ 57×1 topic
  13. Fine Particulate Air Pollution4▲ 77×1 topic
  14. Pesticides4▲ 100×3 topics
  15. Climate Change4▲ 2.5×18 topics
  16. Public Health4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  17. Global Distribution4▲ 100×2 topics
  18. Bioaccumulation4▲ 68×3 topics
  19. Bisphenol A4▲ 173×1 topic
  20. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals4▲ 173×1 topic
  21. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Biomonitoring3▲ 62×2 topics
  23. Human Health3▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor3▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Brominated Flame Retardants3▲ 118×1 topic
  26. Chronic Diseases3▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Neurotoxicity3▲ 35×4 topics
  28. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons3▲ 82×2 topics
  29. Neurological Disorders2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  30. Food Safety2▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Exposure2▲ 73×3 topics
  32. Pollution2▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Chemical Warfare Agents2▲ 173×1 topic
  34. Organophosphates2▲ 173×1 topic
  35. Metal Toxicity2▲ 57×2 topics
  36. Neuroprotection2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  37. Vulnerability2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Water Quality2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  39. Heat Waves2▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Temperature2▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does California Environmental Protection Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity.

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  2. 2 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  3. 3 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  4. 4 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  6. 6 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 2 works
  8. 8 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has California Environmental Protection Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher 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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