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National Water Research Institute

In research, National Water Research Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,498 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,977 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,608
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,408
of 8,685
Research works
515
▼ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
34.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is National Water Research Institute 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 #2,498 of 6,208 26.1%304
Physical SciencesDomain #8,977 of 21,541 24.5%462

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Water Research Institute 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: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.40× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.99× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Water Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Y. Lam Lau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Water Research Institute.

  1. 1 Y. Lam Lau United States · #818,322 worldwide 101 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at National Water Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at National Water Research Institute?

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

▲ 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 Change113▲ 8.2×44 topics
  2. Water Quality95▲ 44×12 topics
  3. Eutrophication49▲ 65×5 topics
  4. Environmental Impact46▲ 6.8×23 topics
  5. Toxicity41▲ 18×11 topics
  6. Bioaccumulation40▲ 64×3 topics
  7. Invasive Species35▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Remote Sensing33▲ 5.8×18 topics
  9. Harmful Algal Blooms30▲ 56×3 topics
  10. Sediment Transport26▲ 30×6 topics
  11. Environmental Impacts24▲ 21×6 topics
  12. Freshwater Biodiversity24▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Pesticides23▲ 45×3 topics
  14. Phosphorus22▲ 45×3 topics
  15. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons21▲ 62×2 topics
  16. Cyanobacteria20▲ 72×2 topics
  17. Freshwater Ecosystems20▲ 107×1 topic
  18. Nutrient Control20▲ 107×1 topic
  19. Biomarkers20▲ 6.2×2 topics
  20. Environmental Exposure20▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Fisheries Sustainability20▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Principal Component Analysis19▲ 26×3 topics
  23. Metal Toxicity19▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Aquatic Organisms19▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Ecological Impact19▲ 50×1 topic
  26. Environmental Risk Assessment19▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Global Distribution18▲ 49×2 topics
  28. Conservation Challenges18▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Flow Regulation18▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor18▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Brominated Flame Retardants18▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Pollution18▲ 25×4 topics
  33. Monitoring18▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Remediation18▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Climate Change Impact17▲ 18×5 topics
  36. Land Use Change17▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Multivariate Statistical Techniques17▲ 91×1 topic
  38. Water Quality Index17▲ 91×1 topic
  39. Groundwater17▲ 38×4 topics
  40. Hyporheic Zone16▲ 104×1 topic

Which research topics does National Water Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows, Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Particle Dynamics in Flu…0Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows: 0 fractional worksCyclone Separators and F…0Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics: 0 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…0Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 0 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…0Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 0 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 0 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 0 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bio…0Metal Extraction and Bioleaching: 0 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 0 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 0 fractional worksArsenic contamination an…0Arsenic contamination and mitigation: 0 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringComputational MechanicsAtmospheric ScienceOceanography4 others

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

  1. 1 Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows Ocean Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics Computational Mechanics 0 works
  3. 3 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 0 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 0 works
  5. 5 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 0 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Arsenic contamination and mitigation Environmental Chemistry 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 available13.9%not open86.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.1%domestic only52.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Water Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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