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Environmental Protection Agency

In research, Environmental Protection Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,187 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,685
of 28,054 · #10,604 all time
Rank in Ireland
#32
of 79
Research works
875
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Environmental Protection 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,187 of 12,888 19.5%63 #6765

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

What does Environmental Protection Agency specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 46.5 works9.8×
← 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: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.49× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.81× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Environmental Protection Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Mccarrison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Environmental Protection Agency.

  1. 1 R. Mccarrison Ireland · #399,792 worldwide 53 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Environmental Protection Agency

Which keywords describe research at Environmental Protection Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Health Effects, Water Quality, Toxicity, Particulate Matter, Global Distribution, Mortality and Environmental Exposure.

▲ 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 Change16▲ 6.2×45 topics
  2. Health Effects14▲ 24×18 topics
  3. Water Quality7▲ 19×10 topics
  4. Environmental Impact7▲ 4.2×24 topics
  5. Toxicity6▲ 15×9 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.8×10 topics
  7. Particulate Matter6▲ 40×2 topics
  8. Global Distribution6▲ 92×3 topics
  9. Mortality6▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Environmental Exposure5▲ 51×3 topics
  11. Public Health5▲ 3.5×18 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.1×4 topics
  13. Eutrophication4▲ 41×4 topics
  14. Global Warming4▲ 11×7 topics
  15. Air Pollution4▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Air Quality4▲ 23×4 topics
  17. Exposure Assessment4▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Fine Particulate Air Pollution4▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Bioaccumulation4▲ 43×3 topics
  21. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 10×8 topics
  22. Exposure Pathways4▲ 95×2 topics
  23. Invasive Species4▲ 8.9×13 topics
  24. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons3▲ 64×2 topics
  25. Wastewater Treatment3▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor3▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Atmospheric Aerosols3▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Black Carbon3▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Brominated Flame Retardants3▲ 87×1 topic
  30. Vulnerability3▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Environmental Contamination3▲ 81×2 topics
  32. Perfluoroalkyl Substances3▲ 155×1 topic
  33. Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds3▲ 155×1 topic
  34. Water Resources3▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Biomonitoring2▲ 33×4 topics
  36. Food Safety2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  37. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 43×2 topics
  38. IoT2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  39. Land Use Change2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 9.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Environmental Protection Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research.

Air Quality and Health I…4Air Quality and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…3Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…3Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 3 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl…3Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 3 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 2 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…2Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryEnvironmental Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  2. 2 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 3 works
  4. 4 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  9. 9 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.6%domestic only30.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Environmental Protection Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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