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Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

In research, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,843 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,446 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 12.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#23,632
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,083
of 8,685
Research works
416
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
39.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 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 #2,843 of 6,208 28.6%282
Physical SciencesDomain #16,446 of 21,541 27.6%368

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 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 Southern California Coastal Water Research Project specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 34.8 works13×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.43× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.91× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen B. Weisberg, Nikolay P. Nezlin and Eric D. Stein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern California Coastal Water Research Project.

  1. 1 Stephen B. Weisberg United States · #343,288 worldwide 198 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Nikolay P. Nezlin United States · #522,823 worldwide 92 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Eric D. Stein United States · #724,615 worldwide 58 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Kenneth Schiff United States · #1,165,613 worldwide 59 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Keith A. Maruya United States · #1,228,374 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Willard Bascom United States · #1,318,304 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Martha Sutula United States · #1,459,128 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Susanna Theroux United States · #1,622,247 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Which keywords describe research at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Recycling, Waste Management, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Water Quality, Human Health and Microplastics.

▲ 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 Change10▲ 6.8×22 topics
  2. Recycling9▲ 42×3 topics
  3. Waste Management9▲ 39×3 topics
  4. Environmental Impact8▲ 8.3×11 topics
  5. Marine Environment6▲ 71×2 topics
  6. Water Quality5▲ 23×8 topics
  7. Human Health5▲ 53×2 topics
  8. Microplastics5▲ 86×1 topic
  9. Terrestrial Ecosystems5▲ 86×1 topic
  10. Environmental Impacts4▲ 29×2 topics
  11. E-Waste4▲ 76×1 topic
  12. Metal Recovery4▲ 34×1 topic
  13. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 84×3 topics
  14. Climate Change Impact3▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Eutrophication3▲ 54×3 topics
  16. Global Warming3▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Sediment Transport3▲ 30×3 topics
  18. Dissolved Organic Matter2▲ 111×1 topic
  19. Health Effects2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  20. Oceanic Carbon Cycle2▲ 111×1 topic
  21. Sustainable Drainage Systems2▲ 258×1 topic
  22. Urban Stormwater Management2▲ 258×1 topic
  23. Ecosystem Services2▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Benthic Communities2▲ 63×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 63×2 topics
  28. Environmental Exposure2▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Land Use Change2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Microbial Communities2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  31. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 51×2 topics
  32. Invasive Species2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  33. Microbial Ecology2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Water Resources2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Coastal Protection2▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Pathogen Transport2▲ 350×1 topic
  37. Waterborne Disease2▲ 350×1 topic
  38. Biogeography2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Model Evaluation1▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Southern California Coastal Water Research Project publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Urban Stormwater Management Solutions and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

Microplastics and Plasti…5Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 5 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 4 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Management Solutions: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksFecal contamination and water quality: 2 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…1Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 1 fractional works
PollutionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 5 works
  2. 2 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  5. 5 Fecal contamination and water quality Water Science and Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 1 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 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 available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern California Coastal Water Research Project's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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