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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

In research, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,576 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#37,295
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,860
of 8,685
Research works
174
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
24.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Minnesota Pollution Control 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 #19,576 of 21,541 19.0%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Minnesota Pollution Control 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: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 4.77× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.99× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.27× 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, 15.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Minnesota Pollution Control Agency?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Water Quality, Climate Change, Health Effects, Environmental Impact, Bioaccumulation, Toxicity, Eutrophication 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 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 Change29▲ 6.2×35 topics
  2. Water Quality28▲ 38×10 topics
  3. Health Effects21▲ 20×12 topics
  4. Environmental Impact20▲ 8.7×19 topics
  5. Sustainability16▲ 5.0×16 topics
  6. Bioaccumulation15▲ 74×3 topics
  7. Toxicity15▲ 19×7 topics
  8. Eutrophication13▲ 52×4 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress11▲ 3.5×3 topics
  10. Global Distribution10▲ 76×2 topics
  11. Freshwater Biodiversity9▲ 63×2 topics
  12. Environmental Exposure9▲ 48×3 topics
  13. Particulate Matter9▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Renewable Energy8▲ 4.9×9 topics
  15. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons8▲ 70×2 topics
  16. Invasive Species8▲ 7.7×7 topics
  17. Groundwater8▲ 52×5 topics
  18. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor7▲ 92×1 topic
  19. Brominated Flame Retardants7▲ 92×1 topic
  20. Hyporheic Zone7▲ 130×1 topic
  21. Nutrient Cycling7▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Mortality7▲ 7.8×2 topics
  23. Pollution7▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Phosphorus6▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Harmful Algal Blooms6▲ 35×2 topics
  27. River Restoration6▲ 74×2 topics
  28. Wastewater Treatment6▲ 19×5 topics
  29. Air Pollution6▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Fine Particulate Air Pollution6▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Biomonitoring6▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Conservation Challenges6▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Flow Regulation6▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Heavy Metals6▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Sediment Transport6▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Environmental Justice5▲ 31×3 topics
  38. Cyanobacteria5▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Geographic Information Systems5▲ 44×2 topics
  40. Nutrient Control5▲ 83×1 topic

Which research topics does Minnesota Pollution Control Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl…1Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 1 fractional worksFreshwater macroinverteb…1Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 1 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and P…1Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…1Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksConstructed Wetlands for…1Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: 1 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Management Solutions: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 0 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryEcologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower 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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