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Environment Agency

In research, Environment Agency stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,610 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,548 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,107
of 28,054 · #7,636 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#410
of 1,094
Research works
1.6k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
32.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Environment Agency 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,610 of 3,551 17.6%73 #985
Physical SciencesDomain #9,548 of 12,888 16.4%107 #6783

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Environment Agency 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).

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: 1.39× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.63× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.78× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.06× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Environment Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, Geoff Phillips, Judy England and Michael J. Dunbar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Environment Agency.

  1. 1 Geoff Phillips United Kingdom · #516,581 worldwide 74 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Judy England United Kingdom · #705,197 worldwide 105 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Michael J. Dunbar United Kingdom · #929,584 worldwide 59 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Merylyn Hedger United Kingdom · #1,013,107 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Rosalind M. Wright United Kingdom · #1,056,458 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Miran Aprahamian United Kingdom · #1,479,648 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Environment Agency

Which keywords describe research at Environment Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Public Health, Epidemiology, Invasive Species, Health Effects, Hydrological Modeling, Sediment Transport and Fisheries Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change36▲ 6.4×54 topics
  2. Epidemiology19▲ 2.3×47 topics
  3. Public Health14▲ 4.5×27 topics
  4. Remote Sensing11▲ 4.4×13 topics
  5. Invasive Species10▲ 12×14 topics
  6. Health Effects10▲ 7.9×13 topics
  7. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.7×22 topics
  8. Hydrological Modeling9▲ 19×4 topics
  9. Sediment Transport9▲ 28×5 topics
  10. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 48×2 topics
  11. Biodiversity8▲ 5.3×18 topics
  12. Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 67×2 topics
  13. Pathogenesis7▲ 6.7×10 topics
  14. Risk Perception7▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Conservation Challenges7▲ 66×1 topic
  17. Flow Regulation7▲ 66×1 topic
  18. Land Use Change7▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Water Quality6▲ 7.5×9 topics
  20. Vaccine6▲ 7.3×10 topics
  21. Water Resources6▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Conservation5▲ 5.8×13 topics
  23. Immune Response5▲ 4.3×10 topics
  24. Model Evaluation5▲ 20×2 topics
  25. River Restoration5▲ 60×2 topics
  26. Flood Risk5▲ 31×2 topics
  27. SARS-CoV-25▲ 7.3×4 topics
  28. Satellite Imagery5▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Flood Inundation Modeling5▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Surface Water Mapping5▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 7.3×9 topics
  32. Infectious Diseases4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  33. Global Hydrology4▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Uncertainty Assessment4▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Global Warming4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  36. Geomorphological Effects4▲ 51×2 topics
  37. Environmental Exposure4▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Trophic Cascades3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Fluvial Processes3▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Riparian Vegetation3▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Environment Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes.

Fish Ecology and Managem…7Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 7 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 5 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …4Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 4 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…3Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 3 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 3 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antib…2Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 2 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeWater Science and TechnologyEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 4 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 3 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 2 works
  8. 8 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  9. 9 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Environment Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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