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Walk Free Foundation

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Research works
24
▲ 174% vs 2018-21
Citations
517
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
85%
world 40%
International
52%
world 18%
Walk Free Foundation

Not ranked overall: Walk Free Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Walk Free Foundation work in?

In all years, 56% of research at Walk Free Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (45%), Medicine (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 55.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 45.0% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 17.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 17.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWalk FreeFoundation24fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences16%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1145.0%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences27.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy01.3%
    4. Engineering00.8%
    5. Computer Science00.7%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology29.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences15.0%
    3. Neuroscience12.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    1. Social Sciences28.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting14.6%
    3. Psychology01.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    1. Medicine310.4%
    2. Health Professions00.7%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.97× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.04× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science10.04×9 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.97×2 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.26×2 works
  4. Neuroscience1.83×0 works
  5. Veterinary1.68×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.39×1 works
  7. Psychology0.84×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.78×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×0 works
  11. Medicine0.38×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.23×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.20×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.12×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  18. Engineering0.04×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Walk Free Foundation?

The most cited paper from Walk Free Foundation is "A growing plastic smog, now estimated to be over 170 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world’s oceans—Urgent solutions required" (Marcus Eriksen, Win Cowger, Lisa M. Erdle et al., 2023), with 429 citations. Next come "Modern slavery and the race to fish" (183) and "Reviews and syntheses: Physical and biogeochemical processes associated with upwelling in the Indian Ocean" (158).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A growing plastic smog, now estimated to be over 170 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world’s oceans—Urgent solutions required Marcus Eriksen, Win Cowger, Lisa M. Erdle et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 8 Mar 2023 429
2 Modern slavery and the race to fish David M. Tickler, Jessica Jane Meeuwig, Katharine Bryant et al. · Nature Communications Open access Nov 2018 183
3 Reviews and syntheses: Physical and biogeochemical processes associated with upwelling in the Indian Ocean Puthenveettil Narayana Menon Vinayachandran, Yukio Masumoto, Michael J. Roberts et al. · Biogeosciences Open access 23 Nov 2021 158
4 Assessing the Efficacy of Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry for Nanoplastic and Microplastic Analysis in Human Blood Cassandra Rauert, Nathan P. Charlton, Angus Bagley et al. · Environmental Science & Technology Open access 24 Jan 2025 153
5 Eliminating Plastic Pollution: How a Voluntary Contribution From Industry Will Drive the Circular Plastics Economy Andrew Forrest, Luca Giacovazzi, Sarah A. Dunlop et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science Open access 25 Sep 2019 132
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Walk Free Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Recycling, Waste Management, Bleaching, Coral Reefs 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 8.0×14 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification4▲ 178×3 topics
  3. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 204×2 topics
  4. Recycling3▲ 43×3 topics
  5. Waste Management3▲ 42×3 topics
  6. Bleaching2▲ 278×1 topic
  7. Coral Reefs2▲ 278×1 topic
  8. Environmental Impact2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  9. Epidemiology2▲ 1.86×10 topics
  10. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 51×2 topics
  11. Marine Environment2▲ 62×2 topics
  12. Pollution2▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Sustainability2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  14. Ecosystem Management1▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Human Health1▲ 72×2 topics
  16. Marine Fisheries1▲ 102×1 topic
  17. Microplastics1▲ 132×1 topic
  18. Terrestrial Ecosystems1▲ 132×1 topic
  19. Benthic Communities1▲ 65×2 topics
  20. Marine Biodiversity1▲ 65×2 topics
  21. Coastal Protection1▲ 72×2 topics
  22. Conservation1▲ 10×7 topics
  23. Health Consequences1▲ 26×2 topics
  24. DNA Barcoding1▲ 28×2 topics
  25. E-Waste1▲ 89×1 topic
  26. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Environmental Impacts1▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Population Dynamics1▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Public Health1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  30. Analytics1▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Big Data1▲ 7.6×1 topic
  32. Kelp Forests1▲ 118×1 topic
  33. Seagrasses1▲ 118×1 topic

Which research topics does Walk Free Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution and Marine and coastal plant biology.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…2Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…1Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 1 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 0 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 0 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangePollutionOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  5. 5 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 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 available85.0%not open15.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.9%domestic only48.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Walk Free Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 174% higher than in 2018-2021.

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