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South Florida Water Management District

In research, South Florida Water Management District stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,080 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,113 of 21,541 worldwide) and Ecology (#1,105 of 1,512 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#17,406
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,774
of 8,685
Research works
885
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is South Florida Water Management District 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,080 of 6,208 18.4%543
Physical SciencesDomain #10,113 of 21,541 17.5%814
EcologySubfield #1,105 of 1,512 21.1%172
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,042 of 2,661 19.6%178

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Florida Water Management District 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).

What does South Florida Water Management District specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 31.5 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.23× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.64× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Florida Water Management District?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas D. Fontaine, Fred H. Sklar and Jayantha Obeysekera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Florida Water Management District.

  1. 1 Thomas D. Fontaine United States · #123,326 worldwide 226 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Fred H. Sklar United States · #235,854 worldwide 129 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Jayantha Obeysekera United States · #557,837 worldwide 185 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Yongshan Wan United States · #924,015 worldwide 96 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Chandra S. Pathak United States · #1,159,921 worldwide 51 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Susan Newman United States · #1,237,901 worldwide 67 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Juan A. González-Castro United States · #1,318,141 worldwide 44 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Matahel Ansar United States · #1,542,149 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Wossenu Abtew United States · #1,572,506 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at South Florida Water Management District

Which keywords describe research at South Florida Water Management District?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, Coastal Protection, Ecosystem Services, Global Carbon Budget, Sediment Transport, Carbon Sequestration and Mangrove Forests.

▲ 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 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 Change21▲ 14×31 topics
  2. Sea-Level Rise8▲ 132×3 topics
  3. Coastal Protection7▲ 206×2 topics
  4. Ecosystem Services7▲ 31×4 topics
  5. Global Carbon Budget6▲ 165×2 topics
  6. Sediment Transport6▲ 72×5 topics
  7. Carbon Sequestration6▲ 146×1 topic
  8. Mangrove Forests6▲ 303×1 topic
  9. Water Quality5▲ 24×8 topics
  10. Eutrophication5▲ 91×4 topics
  11. Remote Sensing5▲ 7.0×8 topics
  12. Invasive Species4▲ 19×9 topics
  13. Microbial Processes4▲ 139×2 topics
  14. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 61×2 topics
  15. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 86×3 topics
  16. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 26×4 topics
  17. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 41×4 topics
  18. Wastewater Treatment3▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Water Resources3▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Constructed Wetlands3▲ 241×1 topic
  21. Nutrient Removal3▲ 77×1 topic
  22. Land Use Change3▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Benthic Communities3▲ 80×2 topics
  24. Biodiversity3▲ 6.3×8 topics
  25. Hydraulic Engineering3▲ 323×1 topic
  26. Marine Biodiversity3▲ 80×2 topics
  27. Phosphorus3▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Scale Effects3▲ 342×1 topic
  29. Coastal Dynamics2▲ 160×1 topic
  30. Shoreline Change2▲ 160×1 topic
  31. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 20×4 topics
  32. Conservation2▲ 9.7×6 topics
  33. Leak Detection2▲ 163×1 topic
  34. Water Distribution Networks2▲ 163×1 topic
  35. Cyanobacteria2▲ 94×1 topic
  36. Nutrient Control2▲ 143×1 topic
  37. Global Warming2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  38. Hydrology2▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Model Evaluation2▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Ocean Acidification2▲ 50×3 topics

Which research topics does South Florida Water Management District publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, Hydraulic flow and structures and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Coastal wetland ecosyste…6Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 6 fractional worksConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: 3 fractional worksHydraulic flow and struc…3Hydraulic flow and structures: 3 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…2Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 2 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …2Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 2 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional works
EcologyIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringEarth-Surface Processes3 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  5. 5 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 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 available15.9%not open84.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Florida Water Management District's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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