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Upstate Freshwater Institute

In research, Upstate Freshwater Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,119 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,319 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography and Water Science and Technology (Environmental Chemistry is 114.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#34,707
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,265
of 7,310
Research works
160
▼ 80% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Upstate Freshwater Institute

What is Upstate Freshwater Institute 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 #2,119 of 5,407 3.1%121
Physical SciencesDomain #14,319 of 17,446 2.8%152

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Upstate Freshwater Institute 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 Upstate Freshwater Institute work in?

In all years, 95% of research at Upstate Freshwater Institute is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (76%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (17%), Medicine (3%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 152 fractional works · 95.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 121 fractional works · 75.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 44 fractional works · 27.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 27 fractional works · 17.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 16.6% of its workOceanography: 21 fractional works · 13.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUpstateFreshwater…160fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences95%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences0%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science12175.9%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2716.6%
    3. Computer Science21.3%
    4. Engineering21.0%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Energy00.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine52.9%
    2. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    2. Social Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Upstate Freshwater Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Chemistry takes 114.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 43.7 works115×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 21.4 works38×
  3. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 27.2 works37×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 121.2 works17×
← 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.

Who are the top researchers at Upstate Freshwater Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, David M. O’Donnell, Mary Gail Perkins and Christopher M. Strait lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Upstate Freshwater Institute.

  1. 1 David M. O’Donnell United States · #2,151,095 worldwide 1.7k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Mary Gail Perkins United States · #3,284,828 worldwide 373 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Christopher M. Strait United States · #3,543,872 worldwide 379 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Susan M. O’Donnell United States · #3,959,735 worldwide 370 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Carol M. Brooks United States · #3,996,595 worldwide 676 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Susan M. Doerr United States · #4,394,524 worldwide 538 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Rakesh K. Gelda United States · #5,291,951 worldwide 1.2k citations · 79 works
  8. 8 MaryGail Perkins United States · #5,434,055 worldwide 651 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Emmet M. Owens United States · #5,608,267 worldwide 1.2k citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Anthony R. Prestigiacomo United States · #5,811,766 worldwide 454 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Upstate Freshwater Institute

What are the most cited papers from Upstate Freshwater Institute?

The most cited paper from Upstate Freshwater Institute is "Robust algorithm for estimating total suspended solids (TSS) in inland and nearshore coastal waters" (Sundarabalan V. Balasubramanian, Nima Pahlevan, Brandon Smith et al., 2020), with 260 citations. Next come "Ecosystem respiration: Drivers of daily variability and background respiration in lakes around the globe" (257) and "The Saccharomyces cerevisiae histone H2A variant Htz1 is acetylated by NuA4" (244).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Robust algorithm for estimating total suspended solids (TSS) in inland and nearshore coastal waters Sundarabalan V. Balasubramanian, Nima Pahlevan, Brandon Smith et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment Open access 27 May 2020 260
2 Ecosystem respiration: Drivers of daily variability and background respiration in lakes around the globe Christopher T. Solomon et al. · Limnology and Oceanography Open access May 2013 257
3 The Saccharomyces cerevisiae histone H2A variant Htz1 is acetylated by NuA4 Michael‐Christopher Keogh, Thomas A. Mennella, Chika Sawa et al. · Genes & Development Open access 15 Mar 2006 244
4 MERIS satellite chlorophyll mapping of oligotrophic and eutrophic waters in the Laurentian Great Lakes Herman J. Gons, Martin Auer, Steven W. Effler · Remote Sensing of Environment 14 Sep 2008 227
5 Landsat 8 remote sensing reflectance (Rrs) products: Evaluations, intercomparisons, and enhancements Nima Pahlevan, John R. Schott, Bryan A. Franz et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment Open access 10 Jan 2017 160
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Upstate Freshwater Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Eutrophication, Water Quality, Harmful Algal Blooms, Cyanobacteria, Nutrient Control, Invasive Species and Environmental Impact.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change75▲ 18×17 topics
  2. Eutrophication62▲ 266×5 topics
  3. Water Quality58▲ 87×11 topics
  4. Harmful Algal Blooms47▲ 281×2 topics
  5. Cyanobacteria29▲ 329×1 topic
  6. Nutrient Control29▲ 488×1 topic
  7. Invasive Species24▲ 26×3 topics
  8. Environmental Impact22▲ 10×6 topics
  9. Global Warming18▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Dissolved Organic Matter18▲ 201×1 topic
  11. Oceanic Carbon Cycle18▲ 201×1 topic
  12. Freshwater Biodiversity17▲ 126×2 topics
  13. Multivariate Statistical Techniques17▲ 293×1 topic
  14. Water Quality Index17▲ 293×1 topic
  15. Fisheries Sustainability16▲ 80×2 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation16▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Conservation Challenges16▲ 141×1 topic
  18. Flow Regulation16▲ 141×1 topic
  19. Hyporheic Zone14▲ 291×1 topic
  20. Nutrient Cycling14▲ 115×1 topic
  21. Environmental Impacts9▲ 26×4 topics
  22. Biodiversity Loss9▲ 84×2 topics
  23. Sediment Transport8▲ 31×4 topics
  24. Ecosystem Engineering8▲ 134×1 topic
  25. Freshwater Mussels8▲ 191×1 topic
  26. Water Resources8▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Land Use Change7▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Machine Learning7▲ 1.93×6 topics
  29. Monitoring6▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  31. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Global Hydrology5▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Model Evaluation5▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Groundwater5▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Groundwater Flow5▲ 83×1 topic
  36. Transport Modeling5▲ 83×1 topic
  37. Emissions4▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Bioaccumulation4▲ 19×3 topics
  39. UV-VIS Spectroscopy3▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Wastewater3▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Upstate Freshwater Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics and Water Quality Monitoring Technologies.

Microbial Community Ecol…0Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 0 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…0Marine and coastal ecosystems: 0 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and P…0Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 0 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyEnvironmental Chemistry

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

  1. 1 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 0 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 0 works
  3. 3 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  4. 4 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  5. 5 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Poxvirus research and outbreaks Virology 0 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.2%domestic only96.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Upstate Freshwater Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 80% 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 Upstate Freshwater Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000090% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Upstate Freshwater Institute0.0000019% in 202519801990200020102020

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