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San Francisco Estuary Institute

In research, San Francisco Estuary Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,108 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,796
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,524
of 8,685
Research works
175
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
46.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is San Francisco Estuary 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
Physical SciencesDomain #15,108 of 21,541 29.8%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where San Francisco Estuary 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: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.09× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.70× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 3.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Francisco Estuary Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, David B. Senn, Lester J . McKee and Rainer Hoenicke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Francisco Estuary Institute.

  1. 1 David B. Senn United States · #849,103 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Lester J . McKee United States · #1,127,526 worldwide 49 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Rainer Hoenicke United States · #1,197,572 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at San Francisco Estuary Institute

Which keywords describe research at San Francisco Estuary Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Bioaccumulation, Environmental Impact, Toxicity, Water Quality, Global Distribution, Health Effects and Environmental Exposure.

▲ 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 Change33▲ 7.0×37 topics
  2. Bioaccumulation25▲ 119×3 topics
  3. Environmental Impact19▲ 8.1×19 topics
  4. Toxicity17▲ 22×5 topics
  5. Water Quality14▲ 20×10 topics
  6. Global Distribution14▲ 109×3 topics
  7. Health Effects14▲ 13×10 topics
  8. Environmental Exposure13▲ 74×2 topics
  9. Remote Sensing12▲ 6.5×16 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services12▲ 20×8 topics
  11. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons12▲ 103×2 topics
  12. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor12▲ 144×1 topic
  13. Brominated Flame Retardants12▲ 144×1 topic
  14. Land Use Change10▲ 19×7 topics
  15. Sustainability10▲ 3.1×18 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress9▲ 2.8×10 topics
  17. Pollution9▲ 37×3 topics
  18. Emissions8▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Exposure8▲ 65×2 topics
  20. Toxicology8▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Environmental7▲ 74×1 topic
  22. Mercury7▲ 134×1 topic
  23. Pesticides7▲ 42×3 topics
  24. Metal Toxicity7▲ 50×2 topics
  25. Invasive Species7▲ 6.8×9 topics
  26. Biomarkers6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  27. Coastal Protection6▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Ecological Impact6▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Sea-Level Rise6▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Aquatic Organisms6▲ 81×1 topic
  31. Biodiversity6▲ 4.6×17 topics
  32. Environmental Risk Assessment6▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Sediment Transport6▲ 21×5 topics
  34. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Recycling6▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Waste Management6▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Marine Environment5▲ 31×3 topics
  38. Ecosystem Health5▲ 50×2 topics
  39. Global Carbon Budget5▲ 42×2 topics
  40. Eutrophication5▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does San Francisco Estuary Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…1Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…0Marine and coastal ecosystems: 0 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 0 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antib…0Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 0 fractional worksUrban Green Space and He…0Urban Green Space and Health: 0 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disi…0Water Treatment and Disinfection: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Chemistry …0Environmental Chemistry and Analysis: 0 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEcologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisOceanography2 others

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

  1. 1 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 0 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 0 works
  6. 6 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 0 works
  8. 8 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  9. 9 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  10. 10 Environmental Chemistry and Analysis 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Francisco Estuary Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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