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Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory

In research, Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,524 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,053 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,441
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,424
of 8,685
Research works
329
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
34.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory 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 #3,524 of 6,208 24.2%165
Physical SciencesDomain #13,053 of 21,541 23.9%210

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory 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: 10.69× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.95× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, W. G. Knisel, Richard Lowrance and David D. Bosch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 W. G. Knisel United States · #83,123 worldwide 566 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Richard Lowrance United States · #90,273 worldwide 312 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 David D. Bosch United States · #189,290 worldwide 615 citations · 82 works
  4. 4 R. K. Hubbard United States · #955,343 worldwide 122 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Timothy C. Strickland United States · #998,151 worldwide 93 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Thomas L. Potter United States · #1,181,594 worldwide 68 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Willard M. Snyder United States · #1,562,898 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biological Control, Invasive Species, Soil Carbon Sequestration, Sustainable Agriculture, Phylogeny, Genetic Improvement and Nutrient Limitation.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 9.2×21 topics
  2. Biological Control4▲ 109×6 topics
  3. Invasive Species3▲ 28×7 topics
  4. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 128×2 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 29×4 topics
  6. Phylogeny2▲ 58×3 topics
  7. Sustainability2▲ 3.2×7 topics
  8. Genetic Improvement2▲ 79×2 topics
  9. Nutrient Limitation2▲ 66×2 topics
  10. Water Quality2▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles2▲ 156×1 topic
  12. Integrated Pest Management2▲ 327×2 topics
  13. Jasmonate Signaling2▲ 156×1 topic
  14. Microbial Communities2▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Eutrophication1▲ 52×3 topics
  16. Nitrogen Fixation1▲ 79×2 topics
  17. Biochar Application1▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.1×8 topics
  20. Halyomorpha halys1▲ 780×1 topic
  21. Nitrogen Cycle1▲ 82×1 topic
  22. Stink Bug1▲ 780×1 topic
  23. Bioenergy Crops1▲ 359×1 topic
  24. Population Dynamics1▲ 19×5 topics
  25. Switchgrass1▲ 359×1 topic
  26. Phosphorus1▲ 51×3 topics
  27. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.6×7 topics
  28. Rhizosphere Interactions1▲ 50×2 topics
  29. Biodiversity1▲ 5.3×5 topics

Which research topics does Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Hemiptera Insect Studies, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Bioenergy crop production and management.

Insect-Plant Interaction…2Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksHemiptera Insect Studies1Hemiptera Insect Studies: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…1Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksBioenergy crop productio…1Bioenergy crop production and management: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional worksResearch on scale insects: 1 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …1Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 1 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 1 fractional worksPhosphorus and nutrient …1Phosphorus and nutrient management: 1 fractional works
Insect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSoil ScienceAgronomy and Crop Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  2. 2 Hemiptera Insect Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  3. 3 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  4. 4 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  5. 5 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  6. 6 Research on scale insects Insect Science 1 works
  7. 7 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  9. 9 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Phosphorus and nutrient management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher 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.

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