Question 1

What is Environmental Defense Fund known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Environmental Defense Fund stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,054 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Science (Global and Planetary Change is 29.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Environmental Defense Fund rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Environmental Defense Fund ranks #9,885 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,057 all time), and #1,349 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Environmental Defense Fund?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Mark Omara, Steven P. Hamburg and Ritesh Gautam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Environmental Defense Fund.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Environmental Defense Fund?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Environmental Defense Fund is "Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100" (Osvaldo E. Sala, F. Stuart Chapin, Iii. et al., 2000), with 9,345 citations. Next come "Quantifying Threats to Imperiled Species in the United States" (3,127) and "Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies" (3,068).

Question 5

Which research topics does Environmental Defense Fund publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Environmental Defense Fund?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Quality, Shale Gas, Emissions, Satellite Observations, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing and Atmospheric.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Environmental Defense Fund work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Environmental Defense Fund is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (48%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (9%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Environmental Defense Fund's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.