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National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory

In research, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,226 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,125
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,773
of 8,685
Research works
241
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
52.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory 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 #17,226 of 21,541 26.9%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory 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: 6.68× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 4.42× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.32× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, D. E. Stott, Dennis C. Flanagan and Mark R. Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 D. E. Stott United States · #226,641 worldwide 179 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Dennis C. Flanagan United States · #691,553 worldwide 214 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Mark R. Williams United States · #1,131,909 worldwide 86 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Chad J. Penn United States · #1,142,119 worldwide 100 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Chi‐hua Huang United States · #1,569,422 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Land Use Change, Water Quality, Eutrophication, Nutrient Cycling, Sediment Transport, Hyporheic Zone and Phosphorus Management.

▲ 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 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 Change8▲ 10×21 topics
  2. Land Use Change6▲ 76×4 topics
  3. Water Quality5▲ 45×5 topics
  4. Eutrophication4▲ 148×2 topics
  5. Nutrient Cycling4▲ 216×2 topics
  6. Sediment Transport4▲ 88×3 topics
  7. Hyporheic Zone4▲ 684×1 topic
  8. Phosphorus Management4▲ 684×1 topic
  9. Soil Degradation4▲ 238×2 topics
  10. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 50×4 topics
  11. Agricultural Sustainability3▲ 100×2 topics
  12. Sediment Transport Models3▲ 297×1 topic
  13. Soil Erosion3▲ 297×1 topic
  14. Water Resources3▲ 45×3 topics
  15. Global Hydrology3▲ 158×1 topic
  16. Model Evaluation3▲ 84×1 topic
  17. Phosphorus2▲ 99×3 topics
  18. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 42×3 topics
  19. Microbial Communities2▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 94×2 topics
  21. Biochar Application2▲ 62×1 topic
  22. Nitrogen Cycle2▲ 104×1 topic
  23. Sustainability2▲ 2.7×4 topics
  24. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Recovery1▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.9×10 topics
  27. Wastewater1▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Nitrate1▲ 64×2 topics

Which research topics does National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Soil and Water Nutrient …4Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 4 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 3 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…2Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksPhosphorus and nutrient …1Phosphorus and nutrient management: 1 fractional worksConstructed Wetlands for…1Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: 1 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 1 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 0 fractional works
Environmental ChemistrySoil ScienceWater Science and TechnologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 3 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  4. 4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  5. 5 Phosphorus and nutrient management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant 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 available24.4%not open75.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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