NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
In research, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,065 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,330 of 21,541 worldwide) and Ecology (#793 of 1,512 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #13,704 of 28,054 · #10,429 all time
- Rank in United States
- #1,911 of 4,192
- Research works
- 898 ▼ 13% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 37k 41.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 24.2% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 33% world 28%
What is NOAA Great Lakes Environmental 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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,065 of 6,208 | 34.1% | 536 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #6,330 of 21,541 | 30.0% | 828 | |
| EcologySubfield | #793 of 1,512 | 32.7% | 134 | |
| Earth and Planetary SciencesField | #1,540 of 2,661 | 22.0% | 223 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NOAA Great Lakes Environmental 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 16.6×
- Environmental Science 11.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.6×
- Mathematics 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.4×
- Psychology 0.2×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory?
Ranked on the composite score, John A. Robbins, Peter F. Landrum and Thomas F. Nalepa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
- 1 John A. Robbins United States · #19,417 worldwide 569 citations · 47 works
- 2 Peter F. Landrum United States · #66,563 worldwide 321 citations · 51 works
- 3 Thomas F. Nalepa United States · #80,256 worldwide 334 citations · 26 works
- 4 Henry A. Vanderploeg United States · #127,344 worldwide 275 citations · 36 works
- 5 Craig A. Stow United States · #156,867 worldwide 159 citations · 31 works
- 6 George Leshkevich United States · #186,261 worldwide 237 citations · 24 works
- 7 Gary L. Fahnenstiel United States · #219,866 worldwide 280 citations · 34 works
- 8 Gregory A. Lang United States · #295,342 worldwide 146 citations · 23 works
- 9 David J. Schwab United States · #316,277 worldwide 184 citations · 38 works
- 10 Steven A. Pothoven United States · #349,879 worldwide 220 citations · 30 works
Which keywords describe research at NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Eutrophication, Invasive Species, Harmful Algal Blooms, Water Quality, Remote Sensing, Global Warming and Ocean Circulation.
- Uncertainty Assessment
- Global Hydrology
- Marine Microbes
- Extreme Events
- Land Use Change
- Tidal Analysis
- Arctic
- Water Resources
- Aquatic Invasions
- Oceanic Carbon Cycle
- Biodiversity Loss
- Ecosystem Engineering
- Nutrient Control
- Freshwater Ecosystems
- Flow Regulation
- Freshwater Biodiversity
- Ocean Circulation
- Global Warming
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Eutrophication
- Climate Change
- Invasive Species
- Water Quality
- Remote Sensing
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Conservation Challenges
- Cyanobacteria
- Hydrological Modeling
- Conservation Genetics
- Sediment Transport
- Dissolved Organic Matter
- Data Assimilation
- Freshwater Mussels
- Climate Change Impact
- Oceanic Modeling
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Climate Modeling
- Hydrological Cycle
- Microbial Biogeography
- Model Evaluation
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
- Climate Change30▲ 18×31 topics
- Eutrophication10▲ 157×5 topics
- Invasive Species10▲ 36×5 topics
- Harmful Algal Blooms9▲ 181×3 topics
- Water Quality8▲ 34×10 topics
- Global Warming7▲ 29×7 topics
- Remote Sensing7▲ 9.5×11 topics
- Ocean Circulation7▲ 88×3 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 118×2 topics
- Freshwater Biodiversity6▲ 157×2 topics
- Conservation Challenges6▲ 187×1 topic
- Flow Regulation6▲ 187×1 topic
- Cyanobacteria5▲ 180×2 topics
- Freshwater Ecosystems5▲ 254×1 topic
- Hydrological Modeling5▲ 31×4 topics
- Nutrient Control5▲ 254×1 topic
- Conservation Genetics4▲ 170×2 topics
- Ecosystem Engineering4▲ 225×2 topics
- Sediment Transport4▲ 40×3 topics
- Biodiversity Loss4▲ 120×2 topics
- Dissolved Organic Matter4▲ 141×1 topic
- Oceanic Carbon Cycle4▲ 141×1 topic
- Data Assimilation4▲ 36×3 topics
- Aquatic Invasions4▲ 299×1 topic
- Freshwater Mussels4▲ 299×1 topic
- Water Resources3▲ 22×5 topics
- Climate Change Impact3▲ 22×2 topics
- Arctic3▲ 39×3 topics
- Oceanic Modeling3▲ 133×1 topic
- Tidal Analysis3▲ 133×1 topic
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 16×3 topics
- Land Use Change2▲ 13×3 topics
- Climate Modeling2▲ 51×1 topic
- Extreme Events2▲ 42×1 topic
- Hydrological Cycle2▲ 39×2 topics
- Marine Microbes2▲ 63×1 topic
- Microbial Biogeography2▲ 63×1 topic
- Global Hydrology2▲ 53×1 topic
- Model Evaluation2▲ 28×2 topics
- Uncertainty Assessment2▲ 53×1 topic
Which research topics does NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
- 2 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 5 works
- 3 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works
- 4 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 4 works
- 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 3 works
- 6 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 7 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
- 8 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
- 9 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
- 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.
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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