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Environmental Research Institute

In research, Environmental Research Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,923 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,567 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,352
of 28,054 · #15,792 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#519
of 1,094
Research works
582
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Environmental Research Institute 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,923 of 6,208 21.9%225
Physical SciencesDomain #10,567 of 21,541 21.2%379

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Environmental Research Institute 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 Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 37.4 works9.3×
← 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: 1.69× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.89× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.26× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Environmental Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Remote Sensing, Recycling, Waste Management, Water Quality, Microbial Communities and Habitat Selection.

▲ 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▲ 7.2×44 topics
  2. Environmental Impact8▲ 5.8×23 topics
  3. Remote Sensing5▲ 5.0×16 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 2.1×20 topics
  5. Recycling3▲ 11×4 topics
  6. Waste Management3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  7. Habitat Selection3▲ 45×2 topics
  8. Invasive Species3▲ 7.8×9 topics
  9. Land Use Change3▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Microbial Communities3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  11. Water Quality3▲ 8.3×7 topics
  12. Population Dynamics3▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.9×7 topics
  14. Pollution2▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Toxicity2▲ 7.2×12 topics
  16. Adsorption2▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Marine Environment2▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 7.4×8 topics
  20. Carbon Sequestration2▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Health Effects2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  23. Human Health2▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  25. Aquatic Environment2▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 11×7 topics
  27. Antibiotics2▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Microplastics2▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Resistance Genes2▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Terrestrial Ecosystems2▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Trophic Cascades2▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Coastal Protection2▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Eutrophication2▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Avian Ecology2▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Circular Economy2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  38. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Heavy Metals2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  40. Migration Patterns2▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does Environmental Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Avian ecology and behavior and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Microplastics and Plasti…2Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antib…2Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…2Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 1 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…1Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing and Land Use: 1 fractional works
PollutionEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 2 works
  3. 3 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and Land Use Atmospheric Science 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 available55.4%not open44.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.8%domestic only33.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Environmental Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.