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Ecolab (United States)

In research, Ecolab (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,122 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,027
of 28,054 · #18,028 all time
Rank in United States
#3,439
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Ecolab (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,122 of 10,521 13.4%90 #3829

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 40.9 works15×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 23.2 works11×
← 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: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.74× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14.56× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ecolab (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew Ross, Peter McGregor and Paul Draper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ecolab (United States).

  1. 1 Andrew Ross United States · #429,347 worldwide 90 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Peter McGregor United States · #479,086 worldwide 276 citations · 125 works
  3. 3 Paul Draper United States · #575,172 worldwide 47 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Jim Walker United States · #712,399 worldwide 16 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Stewart Dunlop United States · #824,361 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Jim Stevens United States · #835,438 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Brian Ashcroft United States · #949,499 worldwide 46 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Elizabeth Tait United States · #967,574 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Grant Allan United States · #1,016,667 worldwide 64 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Kristinn Hermannsson United States · #1,126,621 worldwide 28 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Ecolab (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Ecolab (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Financial Security, Globalization, Economic Growth, Economic Security, Environmental Management and Innovation.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development20▲ 9.5×19 topics
  2. Economic Development18▲ 17×14 topics
  3. Globalization18▲ 6.9×22 topics
  4. Financial Security17▲ 117×3 topics
  5. Economic Growth11▲ 10×17 topics
  6. Economic Security11▲ 40×7 topics
  7. Environmental Management10▲ 19×5 topics
  8. Renewable Energy10▲ 5.2×11 topics
  9. Innovation10▲ 7.0×14 topics
  10. Industrial Policy9▲ 62×2 topics
  11. Public Finance9▲ 142×2 topics
  12. Fiscal Risks8▲ 163×1 topic
  13. Smart Industry8▲ 163×1 topic
  14. Regional Development8▲ 16×6 topics
  15. Financial Stability8▲ 28×7 topics
  16. Sustainability7▲ 2.3×21 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency7▲ 5.4×4 topics
  18. Green Investments6▲ 84×1 topic
  19. Social Safety6▲ 84×1 topic
  20. Digital Transformation6▲ 8.7×7 topics
  21. Islam6▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Entrepreneurship6▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Culture5▲ 7.6×2 topics
  24. International Trade Law5▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Legal Regulation5▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Air Force5▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Literature5▲ 7.0×1 topic
  28. Modernization5▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Public Oversight5▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Social Influence5▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Transport Policy5▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Digital Economy5▲ 20×7 topics
  33. Fiscal Policy5▲ 17×6 topics
  34. Risk Management4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  35. Global Economy4▲ 22×4 topics
  36. Monetary Policy4▲ 12×7 topics
  37. Teaching Methods4▲ 20×5 topics
  38. Human Capital4▲ 17×4 topics
  39. COVID-19 Impact3▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Crisis Management3▲ 51×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Issues in Ukraine, Business and Economic Development, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Military Technology and Strategies.

Economic Issues in Ukraine: 8 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 6 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…5Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 5 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …5Military Technology and Strategies: 5 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 5 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 3 fractional worksLabor Market and Education3Labor Market and Education: 3 fractional worksEconomic and Business Development Strategies: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksBanking, Crisis Management, COVID-19 Impact: 2 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawTransportationAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 works
  2. 2 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 5 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 3 works
  7. 7 Labor Market and Education Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Banking, Crisis Management, COVID-19 Impact General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% lower 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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