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Silent Spring Institute

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Research works
92
▲ 112% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
64.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Silent Spring Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.96× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Silent Spring Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Ruthann A. Rudel, Julia Green Brody and Robin E. Dodson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Silent Spring Institute.

  1. 1 Ruthann A. Rudel United States · #66,424 worldwide 296 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Julia Green Brody United States · #126,036 worldwide 245 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Robin E. Dodson United States · #210,279 worldwide 174 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Silent Spring Institute

Which keywords describe research at Silent Spring Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Environmental Exposure, Public Health, Bisphenol A, Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, Global Distribution, Health Disparities and Community Engagement.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Health Effects8▲ 57×9 topics
  2. Environmental Exposure7▲ 289×3 topics
  3. Bisphenol A3▲ 441×1 topic
  4. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals3▲ 441×1 topic
  5. Public Health3▲ 11×5 topics
  6. Global Distribution3▲ 238×2 topics
  7. Health Disparities3▲ 51×3 topics
  8. Community Engagement3▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Environmental Justice3▲ 88×1 topic
  10. Inequality3▲ 52×1 topic
  11. Toxicity2▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Epidemiology2▲ 2.3×5 topics
  13. Biological Monitoring2▲ 383×2 topics
  14. Perfluoroalkyl Substances2▲ 482×1 topic
  15. Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds2▲ 482×1 topic
  16. Biomarkers2▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Exposome2▲ 234×1 topic
  18. Health2▲ 19×1 topic
  19. Mortality2▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Brominated Flame Retardants2▲ 189×1 topic
  21. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons2▲ 129×1 topic
  22. Risk Assessment1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  23. DNA Damage1▲ 66×2 topics
  24. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  25. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations1▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Biomedical Science1▲ 238×1 topic
  28. Health Research1▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Silent Spring Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Environmental Justice and Health Disparities, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging.

Effects and risks of end…3Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice and Health Disparities: 3 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 2 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 2 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional worksScience, Research, and M…1Science, Research, and Medicine: 1 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksFluoride Effects and Removal: 0 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSociology and Political ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryReproductive Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  2. 2 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  6. 6 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 1 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Fluoride Effects and Removal Water Science and Technology 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 available64.8%not open35.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Silent Spring Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 112% higher 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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