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Silent Spring Institute

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Research works
92
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
6k
64.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Silent Spring Institute

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

Which fields of science does Silent Spring Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Silent Spring Institute is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (53%), Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 59.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 53.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 39.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 16.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 15.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSilent SpringInstitute25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1353.5%
    2. Engineering12.6%
    3. Computer Science02.0%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Medicine415.0%
    2. Health Professions01.4%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Social Sciences312.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology28.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.71× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.75× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.97× 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, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science10.75×13 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.71×0 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.93×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.50×2 works
  5. Social Sciences0.97×3 works
  6. Medicine0.78×4 works
  7. Health Professions0.54×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.26×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.26×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.22×0 works
  14. Engineering0.17×1 works
  15. Nursing0.12×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Silent Spring Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Ruthann A. Rudel, Julia Green Brody and Laurel Anne Schaider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Silent Spring Institute.

  1. 1 Ruthann A. Rudel United States · #56,083 worldwide 13k citations · 172 works
  2. 2 Julia Green Brody United States · #109,421 worldwide 9k citations · 136 works
  3. 3 Laurel Anne Schaider United States · #117,703 worldwide 5.3k citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Robin E. Dodson United States · #376,149 worldwide 4.8k citations · 102 works
  5. 5 Christopher H. Swartz United States · #764,474 worldwide 3k citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Kathryn M. Rodgers United States · #864,431 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Laura J. Perovich United States · #1,002,399 worldwide 2.4k citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Janet M. Ackerman United States · #1,304,928 worldwide 1.6k citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Katherine E. Boronow United States · #1,375,224 worldwide 571 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Heather Buren United States · #1,474,622 worldwide 419 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Silent Spring Institute

What are the most cited papers from Silent Spring Institute?

The most cited paper from Silent Spring Institute is "Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in U.S. Drinking Water Linked to Industrial Sites, Military Fire Training Areas, and Wastewater Treatment Plants" (Xindi C. Hu, David Q. Andrews, Andrew B. Lindstrom et al., 2016), with 1,342 citations. Next come "Phthalates, Alkylphenols, Pesticides, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, and Other Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds in Indoor Air and Dust" (1,050) and "Fluorinated Compounds in U.S. Fast Food Packaging" (618).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in U.S. Drinking Water Linked to Industrial Sites, Military Fire Training Areas, and Wastewater Treatment Plants Xindi C. Hu, David Q. Andrews, Andrew B. Lindstrom et al. · Environmental Science & Technology Letters Open access 9 Aug 2016 1,342
2 Phthalates, Alkylphenols, Pesticides, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, and Other Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds in Indoor Air and Dust Ruthann A. Rudel, David Camann, John D. Spengler et al. · Environmental Science & Technology 13 Sep 2003 1,050
3 Fluorinated Compounds in U.S. Fast Food Packaging Laurel Anne Schaider, Simona Andreea Bălan, Arlene Blum et al. · Environmental Science & Technology Letters Open access Feb 2017 618
4 Food Packaging and Bisphenol A and Bis(2-Ethyhexyl) Phthalate Exposure: Findings from a Dietary Intervention Ruthann A. Rudel, Janet Gray, Connie L. Engel et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives Open access 29 Mar 2011 599
5 Endocrine disrupting chemicals in indoor and outdoor air Ruthann A. Rudel, Laura J. Perovich · Atmospheric Environment Open access 11 Oct 2008 544
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Silent Spring Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Environmental Exposure, Bisphenol A, Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, Global Distribution, Public Health, 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-now 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Health Effects8▲ 56×9 topics
  2. Environmental Exposure7▲ 275×3 topics
  3. Bisphenol A4▲ 428×1 topic
  4. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals4▲ 428×1 topic
  5. Global Distribution4▲ 218×2 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 9.8×6 topics
  7. Health Disparities3▲ 46×3 topics
  8. Community Engagement3▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Environmental Justice3▲ 77×1 topic
  10. Inequality3▲ 46×1 topic
  11. Toxicity2▲ 23×5 topics
  12. Epidemiology2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  13. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Biological Monitoring2▲ 333×2 topics
  15. Perfluoroalkyl Substances2▲ 423×1 topic
  16. Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds2▲ 423×1 topic
  17. Biomarkers2▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Exposome2▲ 206×1 topic
  19. Health2▲ 18×1 topic
  20. Mortality2▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Brominated Flame Retardants2▲ 182×1 topic
  22. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons2▲ 123×1 topic
  23. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.3×6 topics
  24. Risk Assessment1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  25. DNA Damage1▲ 63×3 topics
  26. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Ethical Considerations1▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.8×3 topics
  29. Biomedical Science1▲ 186×1 topic
  30. Biomonitoring1▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  32. Health Research1▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Silent Spring Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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…4Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 4 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 4 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Silent Spring Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Silent Spring Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000061% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Silent Spring Institute0.00014% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Silent Spring Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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