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Watershed

In research, Watershed stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,904 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,987
of 28,054 · #18,852 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#473
of 1,094
Research works
800
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.8k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Watershed known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,904 of 12,888 15.6%79 #13324

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Watershed 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).

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: 3.13× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.26× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.48× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.90× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Watershed?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Land Use Change, Remote Sensing, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Biodiversity Conservation, Hydrological Modeling and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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 Change34▲ 9.6×57 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 3.7×25 topics
  3. Land Use Change10▲ 26×8 topics
  4. Remote Sensing10▲ 6.1×22 topics
  5. Environmental Impact9▲ 4.1×31 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 13×8 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services6▲ 12×11 topics
  8. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Invasive Species6▲ 10×13 topics
  10. Water Resources6▲ 18×6 topics
  11. Sediment Transport6▲ 26×5 topics
  12. Biodiversity5▲ 5.5×15 topics
  13. Global Warming5▲ 9.9×9 topics
  14. Urbanization4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  15. Food Security4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  16. Water Quality4▲ 8.1×11 topics
  17. Model Evaluation4▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Global Hydrology3▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 9.4×6 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Health Effects3▲ 4.2×12 topics
  22. Uncertainty Assessment3▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Conservation3▲ 5.7×11 topics
  24. Global Carbon Budget3▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Methane Oxidation3▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Hydraulic Conductivity3▲ 54×2 topics
  27. Adaptation3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  28. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Social-Ecological Systems3▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Drought3▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Environmental Policy3▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Municipal Solid Waste3▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Climate Change Impact3▲ 8.7×7 topics
  35. Eutrophication2▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Geosynthetic Clay Liners2▲ 159×1 topic
  37. Global Impact2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Landfill Gas2▲ 159×1 topic
  39. Conservation Challenges2▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 9.8×6 topics

Which research topics does Watershed publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Landfill Environmental Impact Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Hydrology and Watershed …3Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 3 fractional worksLandfill Environmental I…2Landfill Environmental Impact Studies: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…2Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 2 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…2Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…2Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksFluorine in Organic Chem…2Fluorine in Organic Chemistry: 2 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…1Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  2. 2 Landfill Environmental Impact Studies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 2 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Fluorine in Organic Chemistry Pharmaceutical Science 2 works
  10. 10 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 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 available42.3%not open57.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.5%domestic only33.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Watershed's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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