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Mecklenburg County Government

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Research works
76
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
954
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Mecklenburg County Government

Not ranked overall: Mecklenburg County Government is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Mecklenburg County Government work in?

In all years, 46% of research at Mecklenburg County Government is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Health Professions (20%), Social Sciences (16%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 35 fractional works · 45.7% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 21.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 20.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 13.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 32.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 15.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMecklenburgCounty Government76fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences33%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1621.5%
    2. Health Professions1520.0%
    3. Dentistry22.3%
    4. Nursing11.2%
    5. Veterinary10.7%
    1. Social Sciences1316.5%
    2. Psychology56.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities22.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.9%
    6. Decision Sciences11.5%
    1. Environmental Science67.7%
    2. Computer Science23.2%
    3. Engineering23.2%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    6. Energy00.2%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology11.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 14.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.01× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 14.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry14.27×1 works
  2. Health Professions7.01×2 works
  3. Veterinary6.37×0 works
  4. Environmental Science2.27×1 works
  5. Psychology2.08×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.73×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.62×0 works
  8. Nursing1.41×0 works
  9. Medicine1.29×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.86×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×0 works
  13. Engineering0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Mecklenburg County Government?

The most cited paper from Mecklenburg County Government is "Pollutant Removal and Peak Flow Mitigation by a Bioretention Cell in Urban Charlotte, N.C." (William F. Hunt, Jonathan T. Smith, S. J. Jadlocki et al., 2008), with 417 citations. Next come "The Effects of Seasonal Variability and Weather on Microbial Fecal Pollution and Enteric Pathogens in a Subtropical Estuary" (276) and "Evaluation of PM2.5 measured in an urban setting using a low-cost optical particle counter and a Federal Equivalent Method Beta Attenuation Monitor" (205).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pollutant Removal and Peak Flow Mitigation by a Bioretention Cell in Urban Charlotte, N.C. William F. Hunt, Jonathan T. Smith, S. J. Jadlocki et al. · Journal of Environmental Engineering 16 Apr 2008 417
2 The Effects of Seasonal Variability and Weather on Microbial Fecal Pollution and Enteric Pathogens in a Subtropical Estuary Erin K. Lipp, Raymond Kurz, Robert N. Vincent et al. · Estuaries Apr 2001 276
3 Evaluation of PM2.5 measured in an urban setting using a low-cost optical particle counter and a Federal Equivalent Method Beta Attenuation Monitor Brian I. Magi, Calvin Cupini, Jeff Francis et al. · Aerosol Science and Technology Open access 20 May 2019 205
4 Respiratory effects of spinal immobilization in children Robert W. Schafermeyer, Beth M. Ribbeck, John T. Gaskins et al. · Annals of Emergency Medicine Sep 1991 105
5 Microlissencephaly: A Heterogeneous Malformation of Cortical Development Anthony James Barkovich, Donna Marie Ferriero, Robert M. Barr et al. · Neuropediatrics Jun 1998 97
All 67 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mecklenburg County Government?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Public Health, Health Promotion, Epidemiology, Quality Improvement, Health Equity, Social Justice and Depression.

▲ 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. Public Health7▲ 6.7×14 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 2.2×25 topics
  3. Primary Care7▲ 21×7 topics
  4. Health Promotion5▲ 25×5 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 4.5×12 topics
  6. Depression4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  7. Health Equity4▲ 25×2 topics
  8. Quality Improvement4▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Social Justice3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  10. Chronic Disease3▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Health Care Utilization3▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Health Education3▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Community Health3▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Population Health3▲ 113×2 topics
  16. Community Engagement2▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Ethics2▲ 7.1×1 topic
  18. Global Burden2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  19. Policy2▲ 19×1 topic
  20. Risk Factors2▲ 3.0×11 topics
  21. Health Care Spending2▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Insurance Markets2▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Diabetes2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  24. Glycemic Control2▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Prevalence2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  26. Social Determinants2▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Health Disparities2▲ 13×6 topics
  29. Mental Disorders2▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Prevention2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  31. Self-Management2▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Health Outcomes2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  33. Risk Management2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  34. Cancer Risk2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  35. Patient Activation2▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Psychosocial Support2▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Continuity of Care2▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Health Services2▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Stigma2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. User Engagement2▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does Mecklenburg County Government publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Public Health Policies and Education, Health disparities and outcomes, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Dental Health and Care Utilization.

Public Health Policies a…0Public Health Policies and Education: 0 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…0Health disparities and outcomes: 0 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 0 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 0 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identi…0Racial and Ethnic Identity Research: 0 fractional worksLegal case studies and regulations: 0 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 0 fractional worksCommunity Health and Dev…0Community Health and Development: 0 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 0 fractional worksLegal Cases and Commentary: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsHealthPeriodonticsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 0 works
  2. 2 Health disparities and outcomes Health 0 works
  3. 3 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 0 works
  4. 4 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 0 works
  5. 5 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Legal case studies and regulations Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  8. 8 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Legal Cases and Commentary Reproductive Medicine 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 available29.4%not open70.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mecklenburg County Government's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower 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 Mecklenburg County Government as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000049% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Mecklenburg County Government0.000024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mecklenburg County Government over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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