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National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA)

In research, National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA) stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,761 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,801 of 21,541 worldwide) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (#448 of 846 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#10,326
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,285
of 8,685
Research works
650
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
48.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA) 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 #1,761 of 6,208 29.9%296
Physical SciencesDomain #7,801 of 21,541 29.0%381
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #448 of 846 25.6%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA) 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 National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 31.3 works11×
← 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: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.93× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA)?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael L. Dourson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA).

  1. 1 Michael L. Dourson United States · #529,058 worldwide 67 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA)

Which keywords describe research at National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Climate Change, Environmental Exposure, Mortality, Global Distribution, Particulate Matter, Oxidative Stress and Public Health.

▲ 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. Health Effects12▲ 34×16 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 6.3×30 topics
  3. Environmental Exposure6▲ 106×3 topics
  4. Mortality5▲ 16×3 topics
  5. Global Distribution5▲ 142×2 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress5▲ 5.6×12 topics
  7. Public Health5▲ 5.8×11 topics
  8. Particulate Matter4▲ 52×2 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 6.9×10 topics
  10. Air Pollution4▲ 51×3 topics
  11. Fine Particulate Air Pollution4▲ 68×1 topic
  12. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 26×1 topic
  13. Toxicity4▲ 14×10 topics
  14. Wastewater Treatment3▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Global Warming3▲ 13×8 topics
  16. Exposure Pathways3▲ 126×2 topics
  17. Water Quality3▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Perfluoroalkyl Substances3▲ 272×1 topic
  19. Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds3▲ 272×1 topic
  20. Bioaccumulation3▲ 52×3 topics
  21. Brominated Flame Retardants2▲ 120×1 topic
  22. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons2▲ 82×1 topic
  23. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  24. Biomonitoring2▲ 52×4 topics
  25. Bisphenol A2▲ 114×1 topic
  26. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals2▲ 114×1 topic
  27. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Biomarkers2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  29. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Eutrophication2▲ 33×3 topics
  31. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  32. Vulnerability2▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Human Health2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Infectious Diseases2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Temperature2▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Water Treatment2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Epidemiological Evidence2▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Health2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. Heat Waves2▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Land Use Change2▲ 9.5×3 topics

Which research topics does National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Air Quality and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 3 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…2Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…2Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 2 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …1Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisEnvironmental ChemistryCancer ResearchWater Science and Technology1 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  2. 2 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  6. 6 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 1 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Center for Environmental Assessment (EPA)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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.

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