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Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

In research, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,427 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#5,342 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,479
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,890
of 8,685
Research works
228
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
25.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 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 #15,427 of 21,541 16.6%177
Environmental ScienceField #5,342 of 6,208 16.6%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 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: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.28× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.11× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Oregon Department of Environmental Quality?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Quality, Eutrophication, Environmental Impact, Sediment Transport, Harmful Algal Blooms, Health Effects and Model Evaluation.

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

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 9.4×14 topics
  2. Water Quality3▲ 30×5 topics
  3. Environmental Impact2▲ 5.9×13 topics
  4. Eutrophication2▲ 92×3 topics
  5. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 110×3 topics
  6. Sediment Transport2▲ 54×2 topics
  7. Health Effects2▲ 13×10 topics
  8. Model Evaluation2▲ 59×2 topics
  9. Land Use Change2▲ 24×3 topics
  10. Water Resources2▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Global Hydrology1▲ 91×1 topic
  12. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 26×1 topic
  13. Particulate Matter1▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Freshwater Biodiversity1▲ 92×2 topics
  15. Invasive Species1▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Groundwater1▲ 60×3 topics
  17. Phosphorus1▲ 55×2 topics
  18. River Restoration1▲ 119×2 topics
  19. Cyanobacteria1▲ 104×1 topic
  20. Nutrient Control1▲ 157×1 topic
  21. Toxicity1▲ 11×7 topics

Which research topics does Oregon Department of Environmental Quality publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Water Quality and Resources Studies and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Hydrology and Watershed …1Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and P…1Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 1 fractional worksWater Quality and Resour…1Water Quality and Resources Studies: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…1Air Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…1Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 1 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …1Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems1Fire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…0Marine and coastal ecosystems: 0 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyEnvironmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisNature and Landscape Conservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Water Quality and Resources Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 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 available29.4%not open70.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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