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Great Lakes Commission

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Research works
21
▲ 90% vs 2018-21
Citations
637
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Great Lakes Commission

Not ranked overall: Great Lakes Commission is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Great Lakes Commission work in?

In all years, 75% of research at Great Lakes Commission is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (65%), Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (4%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 75.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 65.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 20.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 12.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 11.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 20.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 19.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 7.1% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGreat LakesCommission21fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1465.3%
    2. Engineering14.3%
    3. Energy02.4%
    4. Computer Science01.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.6%
    1. Social Sciences419.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences02.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.3%
    1. Health Professions00.4%
    2. Medicine00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.96× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.61× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science10.61×1 works
  2. Health Professions1.99×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.96×0 works
  4. Social Sciences1.79×0 works
  5. Engineering0.47×0 works
  6. Medicine0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Great Lakes Commission?

Ranked on the quality score, Victoria Pebbles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Great Lakes Commission.

  1. 1 Victoria Pebbles United States · #2,259,420 worldwide 484 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Great Lakes Commission

What are the most cited papers from Great Lakes Commission?

The most cited paper from Great Lakes Commission is "Joint analysis of stressors and ecosystem services to enhance restoration effectiveness" (J. David Allan et al., 2012), with 381 citations. Next come "Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: Rapid degradation of the world’s large lakes" (290) and "Stocks and Flows of PBDEs in Products from Use to Waste in the U.S. and Canada from 1970 to 2020" (254).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Joint analysis of stressors and ecosystem services to enhance restoration effectiveness J. David Allan et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 17 Dec 2012 381
2 Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: Rapid degradation of the world’s large lakes Jean‐Philippe Jenny et al. · Journal of Great Lakes Research Open access 25 May 2020 290
3 Stocks and Flows of PBDEs in Products from Use to Waste in the U.S. and Canada from 1970 to 2020 Golnoush Abbasi, Andreas M. Buser, Anna Soehl et al. · Environmental Science & Technology 30 Dec 2014 254
4 Life Cycle Modeling of Concrete Bridge Design: Comparison of Engineered Cementitious Composite Link Slabs and Conventional Steel Expansion Joints Gregory A. Keoleian, Alissa M Kendall, Jonathan E. Dettling et al. · Journal of Infrastructure Systems 16 Feb 2005 234
5 Research Note A Typology of Collaborative Watershed Groups: Citizen-Based, Agency-Based, and Mixed Partnerships Elizabeth A. Moore, Tomas M. Koontz · Society & Natural Resources May 2003 231
All 51 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Great Lakes Commission?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Fisheries Sustainability, Freshwater Biodiversity, Conservation Challenges, Flow Regulation, Water Resources and 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 all years 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change7▲ 13×14 topics
  2. Invasive Species3▲ 28×2 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 119×2 topics
  4. Conservation Challenges3▲ 177×1 topic
  5. Flow Regulation3▲ 177×1 topic
  6. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 147×2 topics
  7. Water Resources3▲ 54×4 topics
  8. Sustainability2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  9. Ecosystem-Based Management2▲ 383×1 topic
  10. Marine Spatial Planning2▲ 383×1 topic
  11. Environmental Impact2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  12. Ecosystem Management2▲ 91×2 topics
  13. Water Quality2▲ 18×6 topics
  14. Citizen Science2▲ 76×2 topics
  15. Land Use Change1▲ 23×4 topics
  16. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Geospatial Crowdsourcing1▲ 232×1 topic
  18. Model Evaluation1▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Volunteered Geographic Information1▲ 232×1 topic
  20. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Renewable Energy1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  22. Sediment Transport1▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Global Hydrology1▲ 88×1 topic
  24. Public Policy1▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Uncertainty Assessment1▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Environmental Management1▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Water Framework Directive1▲ 1602×1 topic

Which research topics does Great Lakes Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Water Resources and Governance.

Fish Ecology and Managem…0Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksIdentification and Quant…0Identification and Quantification in Food: 0 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…0Species Distribution and Climate Change: 0 fractional worksWater Resources and Gove…0Water Resources and Governance: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental and Social Impact Assessments: 0 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice an…0Environmental Justice and Health Disparities: 0 fractional worksRisk Perception and Management: 0 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Management Solutions: 0 fractional worksWater resources manageme…0Water resources management and optimization: 0 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationMolecular BiologyEcological ModelingLaw5 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  2. 2 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 0 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 0 works
  4. 4 Water Resources and Governance Law 0 works
  5. 5 Environmental and Social Impact Assessments Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  6. 6 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  7. 7 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 0 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 available16.5%not open83.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Great Lakes Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 90% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Great Lakes Commission as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000078% in 2023.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Great Lakes Commission0.0000056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Great Lakes Commission over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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