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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

In research, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,800 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,746
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,738
of 8,685
Research works
206
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 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
Physical SciencesDomain #14,800 of 21,541 17.3%160

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

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: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.59× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.72× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.96× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Illinois Environmental Protection Agency?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Water Quality, Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Health Effects, Invasive Species, Bioaccumulation, Sustainability and Toxicity.

▲ 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 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 Change26▲ 4.7×42 topics
  2. Water Quality24▲ 28×10 topics
  3. Environmental Impact23▲ 8.3×18 topics
  4. Health Effects19▲ 15×12 topics
  5. Invasive Species15▲ 13×9 topics
  6. Sustainability14▲ 3.7×14 topics
  7. Bioaccumulation12▲ 48×3 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress11▲ 2.8×8 topics
  9. Toxicity10▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Environmental Exposure9▲ 41×3 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Public Health9▲ 3.1×10 topics
  13. Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Eutrophication8▲ 27×4 topics
  15. Monitoring8▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Groundwater7▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Environmental Impacts7▲ 16×7 topics
  18. Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Global Distribution7▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons7▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Principal Component Analysis7▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Metal Toxicity6▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Chemical Analysis6▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Multivariate Statistical Techniques6▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Water Quality Index6▲ 85×1 topic
  26. Conservation Challenges6▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Flow Regulation6▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor6▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Brominated Flame Retardants6▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Conservation6▲ 6.3×7 topics
  31. Pesticides6▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Hydrogeology6▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Sediment Analysis6▲ 406×1 topic
  34. Environmental Monitoring6▲ 8.8×8 topics
  35. Particulate Matter6▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Biomonitoring5▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Environmental Risk Assessment5▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Aquatic Organisms5▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Ecological Impact5▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Environmental Noise5▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Illinois Environmental Protection Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Aquatic Invertebrate Eco…0Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 0 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…0Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…0COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and…0SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 0 fractional worksAeolian processes and effects: 0 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 0 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…0Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 0 fractional worksHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice and Health Disparities: 0 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationInfectious DiseasesModeling and Simulation5 others

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

  1. 1 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 0 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  3. 3 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 0 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 0 works
  6. 6 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  7. 7 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  10. 10 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Sociology and Political Science 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% higher 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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