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Southern Nevada Water Authority

In research, Southern Nevada Water Authority stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,261 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,276 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#20,079
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,343
of 8,685
Research works
194
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
70.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Southern Nevada Water Authority 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 #2,261 of 6,208 32.4%128
Physical SciencesDomain #12,276 of 21,541 30.0%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern Nevada Water Authority 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 Nevada Water Authority specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 21.1 works11×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.30× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 3.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.14× 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, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern Nevada Water Authority?

Ranked on the composite score, Shane A. Snyder, Brett J. Vanderford and Eric Dickenson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern Nevada Water Authority.

  1. 1 Shane A. Snyder United States · #39,836 worldwide 638 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Brett J. Vanderford United States · #370,716 worldwide 129 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Eric Dickenson United States · #1,023,537 worldwide 62 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Southern Nevada Water Authority

Which keywords describe research at Southern Nevada Water Authority?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Water Treatment, Climate Change, Microbial Ecology, Disinfection By-Products, Drinking Water, Water Quality and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Health Effects5▲ 24×5 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 5.2×11 topics
  3. Water Treatment5▲ 110×3 topics
  4. Microbial Ecology4▲ 63×2 topics
  5. Disinfection By-Products4▲ 467×1 topic
  6. Drinking Water4▲ 290×1 topic
  7. Water Quality3▲ 22×6 topics
  8. COVID-193▲ 6.2×5 topics
  9. SARS-CoV-23▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Sustainability3▲ 3.1×6 topics
  11. Biosensors3▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Water Resources3▲ 28×4 topics
  13. Diagnostics2▲ 71×1 topic
  14. Pathogen Transport2▲ 681×1 topic
  15. Waterborne Disease2▲ 681×1 topic
  16. wastewater surveillance2▲ 192×1 topic
  17. Pathogenesis2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  18. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 18×5 topics
  19. Eutrophication2▲ 40×3 topics
  20. Global Distribution2▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Infection2▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Vaccine2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  23. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Sediment Transport1▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.0×5 topics
  27. Global Hydrology1▲ 51×1 topic
  28. Harmful Algal Blooms1▲ 45×3 topics
  29. Model Evaluation1▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Wastewater Reuse1▲ 165×1 topic
  31. Water Scarcity1▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Groundwater Flow1▲ 126×1 topic
  33. Pandemic1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  34. Transport Modeling1▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Reservoir Operation1▲ 85×1 topic
  36. Toxicity1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  37. Water Demand1▲ 85×1 topic
  38. Biodiversity1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  39. Microbial Communities1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  40. Monitoring1▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does Southern Nevada Water Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water Treatment and Disinfection, Fecal contamination and water quality, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse.

Water Treatment and Disi…4Water Treatment and Disinfection: 4 fractional worksFecal contamination and water quality: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 2 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Reuse: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksGroundwater flow and con…1Groundwater flow and contamination studies: 1 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 1 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring and Analysis: 1 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisWater Science and TechnologyInfectious DiseasesIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  2. 2 Fecal contamination and water quality Water Science and Technology 2 works
  3. 3 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 2 works
  4. 4 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern Nevada Water Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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