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Natural Resources Defense Council

In research, Natural Resources Defense Council stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,172 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,307 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,765
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,906
of 8,685
Research works
388
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Natural Resources Defense Council 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 #14,172 of 21,541 20.5%175
Social SciencesDomain #12,307 of 16,945 28.3%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Natural Resources Defense Council 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: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.01× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.50× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Natural Resources Defense Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert S. Norris, William M. Arkin and Ross Sandler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural Resources Defense Council.

  1. 1 Robert S. Norris United States · #71,159 worldwide 80 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 William M. Arkin United States · #360,014 worldwide 20 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Ross Sandler United States · #940,832 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Natural Resources Defense Council

Which keywords describe research at Natural Resources Defense Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Mortality, Vulnerability, Human Health and Heat Waves.

▲ 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 30 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change9▲ 12×21 topics
  2. Global Warming5▲ 46×3 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 11×10 topics
  4. Infectious Diseases3▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Mortality3▲ 19×2 topics
  6. Vulnerability3▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Human Health3▲ 66×2 topics
  8. Heat Waves3▲ 159×1 topic
  9. Temperature3▲ 90×1 topic
  10. Environmental Impact2▲ 5.0×12 topics
  11. Health Effects2▲ 12×7 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 15×6 topics
  13. Energy Transition2▲ 38×3 topics
  14. Environmental Attitudes2▲ 73×2 topics
  15. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Public Perception2▲ 41×5 topics
  17. Sustainability2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  18. Environmental Exposure1▲ 47×3 topics
  19. Risk Perception1▲ 19×2 topics
  20. International Law1▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Media Coverage1▲ 165×1 topic
  22. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.2×7 topics
  23. Science Communication1▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Economic Impacts1▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Energy Efficiency1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  26. Environmental Policy1▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Global Distribution1▲ 65×2 topics
  28. Policy Instruments1▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Access and Benefit Sharing1▲ 267×1 topic
  30. Marine Genetic Resources1▲ 267×1 topic

Which research topics does Natural Resources Defense Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change and Health Impacts, Climate Change Communication and Perception, Climate Change Policy and Economics and International Maritime Law Issues.

Climate Change and Healt…3Climate Change and Health Impacts: 3 fractional worksClimate Change Communica…1Climate Change Communication and Perception: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…1Climate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 1 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 1 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl…1Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 0 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 0 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 0 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  2. 2 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  6. 6 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  10. 10 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available25.1%not open74.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Natural Resources Defense Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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