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Columbia Environmental Research Center

In research, Columbia Environmental Research Center stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,688 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,815 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 14.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#28,226
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#515
of 1,041
Research works
194
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
34.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Columbia Environmental Research Center 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 #3,688 of 6,208 28.9%146
Physical SciencesDomain #18,815 of 21,541 28.7%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Columbia Environmental Research Center 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 Columbia Environmental Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 26.5 works14×
← 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: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.42× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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.

Which keywords describe research at Columbia Environmental Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Freshwater Biodiversity, Fisheries Sustainability, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation Challenges, Flow Regulation and Bioaccumulation.

▲ 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. Climate Change10▲ 9.9×20 topics
  2. Invasive Species7▲ 47×9 topics
  3. Freshwater Biodiversity6▲ 247×2 topics
  4. Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 165×2 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 64×3 topics
  6. Conservation Challenges5▲ 277×1 topic
  7. Flow Regulation5▲ 277×1 topic
  8. Bioaccumulation4▲ 115×3 topics
  9. Environmental Impact3▲ 5.0×14 topics
  10. Water Quality3▲ 22×6 topics
  11. Biodiversity3▲ 10×10 topics
  12. Conservation Genetics3▲ 190×2 topics
  13. Global Distribution3▲ 109×3 topics
  14. Aquaculture2▲ 25×4 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  16. Pesticides2▲ 96×3 topics
  17. Ecological Impact2▲ 131×2 topics
  18. Conservation2▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Biomarkers2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  20. Health Effects2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  21. Sediment Transport2▲ 36×3 topics
  22. Aquatic Organisms2▲ 200×1 topic
  23. Environmental Risk Assessment2▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Toxicity2▲ 12×5 topics
  25. DNA Barcoding2▲ 31×3 topics
  26. River Restoration2▲ 120×2 topics
  27. Environmental Impacts2▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Engineering2▲ 151×1 topic
  29. Environmental Exposure2▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Freshwater Mussels2▲ 223×1 topic
  31. Aquatic Environment1▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Biogeography1▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Freshwater1▲ 76×2 topics
  34. Microbial Communities1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  35. Brominated Flame Retardants1▲ 90×1 topic
  36. Eutrophication1▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Genetic Diversity1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  38. Pharmaceuticals1▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons1▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Columbia Environmental Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact.

Fish Ecology and Managem…5Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology…2Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 2 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…2Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 1 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 1 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 1 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEcologyPollution2 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  2. 2 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 1 works
  10. 10 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Columbia Environmental Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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