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Center for Urban Waters

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Research works
40
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
44.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Center for Urban Waters

Not ranked overall: Center for Urban Waters is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Center for Urban Waters work in?

In all years, 70% of research at Center for Urban Waters is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (56%), Social Sciences (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (5%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 69.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 56.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 11.1% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCenter for UrbanWaters40fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2356.2%
    2. Engineering24.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences24.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy01.2%
    5. Chemistry01.2%
    6. Materials Science01.0%
    7. Energy00.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    9. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Social Sciences511.8%
    2. Psychology01.2%
    3. Decision Sciences01.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Medicine24.0%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
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: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 4.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.42× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science14.42×8 works
  2. Chemical Engineering4.69×0 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.67×0 works
  4. Energy2.14×0 works
  5. Chemistry1.42×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.49×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.43×0 works
  11. Engineering0.32×1 works
  12. Psychology0.13×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.11×0 works
  14. Medicine0.07×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Center for Urban Waters?

Ranked on the quality score, Zhenyu Tian, Katherine T. Peter and C. Andrew James lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Urban Waters.

  1. 1 Zhenyu Tian United States · #143,010 worldwide 5.5k citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Katherine T. Peter United States · #145,697 worldwide 3.8k citations · 37 works
  3. 3 C. Andrew James United States · #1,346,877 worldwide 2k citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Urban Waters

What are the most cited papers from Center for Urban Waters?

The most cited paper from Center for Urban Waters is "A ubiquitous tire rubber–derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon" (Zhenyu Tian et al., 2020), with 1,592 citations. Next come "6PPD-Quinone: Revised Toxicity Assessment and Quantification with a Commercial Standard" (383) and "Inter‐regional comparison of land‐use effects on stream metabolism" (358).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A ubiquitous tire rubber–derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon Zhenyu Tian et al. · Science 3 Dec 2020 1,592
2 6PPD-Quinone: Revised Toxicity Assessment and Quantification with a Commercial Standard Zhenyu Tian, Melissa Gonzalez, Craig A. Rideout et al. · Environmental Science & Technology Letters 11 Jan 2022 383
3 Inter‐regional comparison of land‐use effects on stream metabolism Melody J. Bernot et al. · Freshwater Biology 21 Apr 2010 358
4 Multi-species occurrence models to evaluate the effects of conservation and management actions Elise F. Zipkin, Jeffrey Andrew Royle, Deanna K. Dawson et al. · Biological Conservation 17 Dec 2009 319
5 Fungal biodiversity: what do we know? What can we predict? Gregory M. Mueller, John Paul Schmit · Biodiversity and Conservation 2007 271
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Center for Urban Waters?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Water Quality, Bioaccumulation, Toxicity, Environmental Exposure, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Global Distribution.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact6▲ 11×12 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 5.2×24 topics
  3. Water Quality4▲ 25×7 topics
  4. Bioaccumulation3▲ 70×3 topics
  5. Toxicity3▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Environmental Exposure3▲ 66×3 topics
  7. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons3▲ 96×2 topics
  8. Global Distribution2▲ 82×2 topics
  9. Microbial Communities2▲ 17×3 topics
  10. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor2▲ 115×1 topic
  11. Brominated Flame Retardants2▲ 115×1 topic
  12. Climate Change Impact2▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Ecotoxicity2▲ 99×2 topics
  14. Antibiotics2▲ 55×1 topic
  15. Invasive Species2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  16. Pesticides2▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Resistance Genes2▲ 112×1 topic
  18. Sustainable Drainage Systems2▲ 265×1 topic
  19. Urban Stormwater Management2▲ 265×1 topic
  20. Biomarkers2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  21. Health Effects2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  22. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  23. Pollution1▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Sustainability1▲ 1.93×8 topics
  25. Land Use Change1▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Aquaculture1▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Environmental Risk Assessment1▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Groundwater1▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.59×2 topics
  30. Sediment Transport1▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Aquatic Organisms1▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Conservation1▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Globalization1▲ 1.49×5 topics
  34. Marine Environment1▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Metal Toxicity1▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Habitat Connectivity1▲ 219×1 topic
  37. Population Dynamics1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  38. Road Ecology1▲ 219×1 topic

Which research topics does Center for Urban Waters publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology and Urban Stormwater Management Solutions.

Wastewater Treatment and…1Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: 1 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…1Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology…1Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 1 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Managem…1Urban Stormwater Management Solutions: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring…0Water Quality Monitoring Technologies: 0 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 0 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 0 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 0 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEnvironmental EngineeringPollution3 others

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

  1. 1 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  3. 3 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  4. 4 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Center for Urban Waters's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Center for Urban Waters as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000019% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Center for Urban Waters0.000057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Center for Urban Waters over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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