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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

In research, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,951 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,992
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,834
of 8,685
Research works
194
▼ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 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 #18,951 of 21,541 9.5%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 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: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.63× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.24× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.98× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Water Quality, Health Effects, Environmental Impacts, Water Resources, Finite Element Analysis and Groundwater.

▲ 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 Change22▲ 4.4×38 topics
  2. Environmental Impact16▲ 6.1×20 topics
  3. Water Quality11▲ 13×10 topics
  4. Epidemiology11▲ 1.39×15 topics
  5. Sustainability8▲ 2.4×13 topics
  6. Health Effects8▲ 6.7×10 topics
  7. Public Health7▲ 2.8×10 topics
  8. Environmental Impacts7▲ 16×5 topics
  9. Water Resources6▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Invasive Species6▲ 5.4×9 topics
  11. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Renewable Energy6▲ 2.8×7 topics
  13. Groundwater5▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Radionuclides5▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Monitoring5▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Land Use Change5▲ 8.2×2 topics
  17. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.2×4 topics
  18. Waste Management5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  19. Hydrogeology4▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Sediment Transport4▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Nuclear Fuel4▲ 76×1 topic
  22. Radiation Protection4▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Genetic Diversity4▲ 4.3×4 topics
  24. Toxicity4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  25. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 10×2 topics
  26. China4▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Sediment Analysis4▲ 254×1 topic
  28. Surface Water4▲ 254×1 topic
  29. Sustainability Assessment4▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Model Evaluation4▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Recycling4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Ionizing Radiation3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Environmental Sustainability3▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Eutrophication3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Fiber Reinforcement3▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Geosynthetics3▲ 41×2 topics
  38. Municipal Solid Waste3▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Soil Contamination3▲ 44×3 topics
  40. Soil Reinforcement3▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Viral Infections and Vectors, Vector-borne infectious diseases, Radioactivity and Radon Measurements and American Environmental and Regional History.

Viral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksVector-borne infectious diseases: 1 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …0Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 0 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…0American Environmental and Regional History: 0 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…0Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 0 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 0 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 0 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesParasitologyRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law6 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  2. 2 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 1 works
  3. 3 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  4. 4 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  6. 6 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 0 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.