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Department of the Environment

In research, Department of the Environment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,300 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,235
of 28,054 · #15,759 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#779
of 1,094
Research works
324
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Department of the Environment 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 #10,300 of 21,541 20.4%199

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of the Environment 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 Department of the Environment specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 27.3 works7.9×
← 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: 2.03× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.88× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Department of the Environment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, Remote Sensing, Water Quality and Health Effects.

▲ 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▲ 5.5×46 topics
  2. Sustainability7▲ 4.2×25 topics
  3. Environmental Impact5▲ 4.0×22 topics
  4. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.3×15 topics
  5. Biodiversity3▲ 6.2×15 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services3▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Water Quality3▲ 9.5×10 topics
  8. Health Effects3▲ 6.1×10 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  10. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Recycling2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  12. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Toxicity2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  14. Waste Management2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  15. Heavy Metals2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  16. Invasive Species2▲ 5.4×14 topics
  17. Land Use Change2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  18. Public Perception2▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Biochar2▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Pollution2▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Water Resources2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  22. Conservation1▲ 4.7×10 topics
  23. Ecosystem-Based Management1▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Eutrophication1▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Marine Spatial Planning1▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Model Evaluation1▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Particulate Matter1▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 8.6×6 topics
  29. Adsorption1▲ 8.6×5 topics
  30. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Population Dynamics1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Water Scarcity1▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Decentralized Treatment1▲ 86×1 topic
  34. Wastewater Reuse1▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Chemical Composition1▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Coastal Protection1▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Conservation Biology1▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Global Carbon Budget1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Marine Environment1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Sediment Transport1▲ 9.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Department of the Environment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coastal and Marine Management, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Coastal and Marine Manag…1Coastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and…1Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 1 fractional worksArchitecture and Cultural Influences: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and B…1Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEcological ModelingEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  2. 2 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 1 works
  6. 6 Architecture and Cultural Influences Archeology 1 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  10. 10 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.3%domestic only40.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of the Environment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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