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CDM Smith (United States)

In research, CDM Smith (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,726 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#4,896 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#25,326
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,421
of 8,685
Research works
348
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is CDM Smith (United States) 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 #14,726 of 21,541 9.9%287
Environmental ScienceField #4,896 of 6,208 12.5%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where CDM Smith (United States) 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 CDM Smith (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 22.6 works8.7×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.12× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.13× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.74× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× 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, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at CDM Smith (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Edward Burgess lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CDM Smith (United States).

  1. 1 Edward Burgess United States · #1,264,129 worldwide 20 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at CDM Smith (United States)

Which keywords describe research at CDM Smith (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Global Distribution, Health Effects, Wastewater Treatment, Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds, Climate Change, Toxicity and Environmental Exposure.

▲ 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. Global Distribution9▲ 275×2 topics
  2. Health Effects7▲ 23×8 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 4.4×16 topics
  4. Wastewater Treatment6▲ 49×5 topics
  5. Perfluoroalkyl Substances5▲ 587×1 topic
  6. Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds5▲ 587×1 topic
  7. Environmental Exposure4▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Toxicity4▲ 17×4 topics
  9. Brominated Flame Retardants4▲ 202×1 topic
  10. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons4▲ 138×1 topic
  11. Remote Sensing4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  12. Sustainability2▲ 1.95×5 topics
  13. Air Quality2▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Optimization2▲ 10×2 topics
  15. Leak Detection2▲ 169×1 topic
  16. Water Distribution Networks2▲ 169×1 topic
  17. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 73×1 topic
  19. Black Carbon2▲ 73×1 topic
  20. Pipeline2▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Liquefaction2▲ 42×2 topics
  22. Tunnel2▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Analysis2▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Seismic2▲ 53×1 topic
  26. Water Quality2▲ 8.2×8 topics
  27. Spatial Variability2▲ 49×2 topics
  28. Water Treatment2▲ 25×3 topics
  29. Global Warming2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  30. Probabilistic Methods1▲ 69×1 topic
  31. Risk Perception1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  32. Slope Stability Analysis1▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Construction1▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Flood Risk1▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Policy1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Sediment Transport1▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Surface Water Mapping1▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Climate Change Impact1▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Water Resources1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  40. Water1▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does CDM Smith (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Water Systems and Optimization and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl…5Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 5 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 4 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…1Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Water Management: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 1 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisCivil and Structural EngineeringAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  2. 2 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  3. 3 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 1 works
  9. 9 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  10. 10 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CDM Smith (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% lower than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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