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Stroud Water Research Center

In research, Stroud Water Research Center stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,776 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,445 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science (Environmental Science is 15.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#30,601
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,459
of 7,310
Research works
230
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
52.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Stroud Water Research Center

What is Stroud Water Research Center 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 #1,776 of 5,407 19.6%154
Physical SciencesDomain #12,445 of 17,446 18.7%199

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stroud Water Research Center 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Stroud Water Research Center work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Stroud Water Research Center is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (77%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 85.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 76.5% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 28.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 13.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 11.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 9.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKStroud WaterResearch Center29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences1%

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 10 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2276.5%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences28.1%
    3. Energy00.8%
    4. Engineering00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences310.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.1%
    1. Medicine00.6%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    2. Decision Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Stroud Water Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 15.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 22.0 works15×
← 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: 2.19× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 5.19× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 15.40× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 15.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science15.40×22 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.19×2 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.19×3 works
  4. Energy0.88×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.30×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.17×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  9. Engineering0.03×0 works
  10. Medicine0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Stroud Water Research Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Louis A. Kaplan, Robin L. Vannote and J. Denis Newbold lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stroud Water Research Center.

  1. 1 Louis A. Kaplan United States · #138,066 worldwide 14k citations · 193 works
  2. 2 Robin L. Vannote United States · #352,394 worldwide 14k citations · 44 works
  3. 3 J. Denis Newbold United States · #424,075 worldwide 10k citations · 115 works
  4. 4 Thomas L. Bott United States · #424,683 worldwide 5.9k citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Raven L. Bier United States · #513,591 worldwide 1.8k citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Bernard W. Sweeney United States · #804,300 worldwide 5.9k citations · 100 works
  7. 7 Jinjun Kan United States · #1,137,372 worldwide 3.6k citations · 147 works
  8. 8 Laurel J. Standley United States · #1,143,199 worldwide 2.9k citations · 38 works
  9. 9 A. K. Aufdenkampe United States · #1,159,618 worldwide 8.4k citations · 161 works
  10. 10 David B. Arscott United States · #1,199,556 worldwide 3.7k citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Stroud Water Research Center

What are the most cited papers from Stroud Water Research Center?

The most cited paper from Stroud Water Research Center is "The boundless carbon cycle" (Tom J. Battin, Sebastiaan Luyssaert, Louis A. Kaplan et al., 2009), with 1,739 citations. Next come "Biophysical controls on organic carbon fluxes in fluvial networks" (1,438) and "Riverine coupling of biogeochemical cycles between land, oceans, and atmosphere" (1,287).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The boundless carbon cycle Tom J. Battin, Sebastiaan Luyssaert, Louis A. Kaplan et al. · Nature Geoscience Sep 2009 1,739
2 Biophysical controls on organic carbon fluxes in fluvial networks Tom J. Battin, Louis A. Kaplan, Stuart G. Findlay et al. · Nature Geoscience 20 Jan 2008 1,438
3 Riverine coupling of biogeochemical cycles between land, oceans, and atmosphere A. K. Aufdenkampe, Emilio Mayorga, Peter A. Raymond et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Feb 2011 1,287
4 Scaling the gas transfer velocity and hydraulic geometry in streams and small rivers Peter A. Raymond, Christopher J. Zappa, David Butman et al. · Limnology & Oceanography Fluids & Environments Open access Apr 2012 754
5 Contributions of microbial biofilms to ecosystem processes in stream mesocosms Tom J. Battin, Louis A. Kaplan, J. Denis Newbold et al. · Nature Nov 2003 714
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Stroud Water Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Freshwater Biodiversity, River Restoration, Ecosystem Functioning, Sediment Transport, Invasive Species, Land Use Change and Water Quality.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change8▲ 10×14 topics
  2. Freshwater Biodiversity6▲ 314×2 topics
  3. River Restoration4▲ 341×2 topics
  4. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 68×5 topics
  5. Sediment Transport4▲ 86×3 topics
  6. Invasive Species4▲ 32×3 topics
  7. Land Use Change4▲ 41×3 topics
  8. Water Quality4▲ 30×7 topics
  9. Eutrophication3▲ 106×3 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 53×2 topics
  11. Conservation Challenges3▲ 231×1 topic
  12. Flow Regulation3▲ 231×1 topic
  13. Nutrient Cycling3▲ 127×2 topics
  14. Hyporheic Zone2▲ 403×1 topic
  15. Land Use2▲ 155×1 topic
  16. Phosphorus Management2▲ 403×1 topic
  17. Stream Ecosystems2▲ 558×1 topic
  18. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Water Resources2▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 104×2 topics
  21. Microbial Ecology2▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Model Evaluation2▲ 55×2 topics
  23. Global Hydrology2▲ 99×1 topic
  24. Uncertainty Assessment2▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Fluvial Processes2▲ 222×1 topic
  26. Riparian Vegetation2▲ 222×1 topic
  27. Marine Microbes2▲ 104×1 topic
  28. Microbial Biogeography2▲ 104×1 topic
  29. Agricultural Sustainability1▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Soil Erosion1▲ 135×1 topic
  31. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  33. Health Effects1▲ 6.0×5 topics
  34. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Dead Wood1▲ 201×1 topic
  36. Environmental Impacts1▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Forest Management1▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Stroud Water Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies.

Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 2 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …2Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …2Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksSoil erosion and sedimen…1Soil erosion and sediment transport: 1 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEnvironmental ChemistryWater Science and Technology2 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  2. 2 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 1 works
  8. 8 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 1 works
  9. 9 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Stroud Water Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% 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 Stroud Water Research Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000085% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Stroud Water Research Center0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Stroud Water Research Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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