American Environmental and Regional History
American Environmental and Regional History is a research topic within Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 12.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers the environmental history of the United States, including topics such as the environmental movement, conservation efforts, renewable energy challenges, industrial agriculture, wilderness preservation, chemical pollution, national parks, sustainability initiatives, historical perspectives on environmental issues, and public policy related to environmental management.
- Environmental Movement
- Conservation
- Renewable Energy
- Industrial Agriculture
- Wilderness Preservation
- Chemical Pollution
- National Parks
- Sustainability
- Historical Perspectives
- Public Policy
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead American Environmental and Regional History research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.1k and 130 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 United Kingdom 130 works
- 3 Canada 86 works
- 4 Australia 49 works
- 5 France 42 works
- 6 Germany 34 works
- 7 China 26 works
- 8 Italy 24 works
- 9 India 19 works
- 10 Russia 18 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead American Environmental and Regional History research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Film Independent publishes the most American Environmental and Regional History research, followed by University of Chicago and University of California, Berkeley.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Film IndependentUnited States 15 works
- 2 University of ChicagoUnited States 14 works
- 3 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 13 works
- 4 University of FloridaUnited States 11 works
- 5 Michigan State UniversityUnited States 11 works
- 6 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 11 works
- 7 University of MichiganUnited States 10 works
- 8 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 8 works
- 9 SUNY FredoniaUnited States 8 works
- 10 Boise State UniversityUnited States 7 works
Who are the leading researchers in American Environmental and Regional History?
The most-cited researchers publishing on American Environmental and Regional History include J. Nielsen and William M. Gardner.
- 1 J. Nielsen Switzerland 8.2k citations
- 2 William M. Gardner United States 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is American Environmental and Regional History research done?
The largest centres of American Environmental and Regional History research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Washington D.C. (United States), London (United Kingdom) and Chicago (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 40 works
- 2 Washington D.C. United States 38 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 26 works
- 4 Chicago United States 25 works
- 5 Los Angeles United States 24 works
- 6 Toronto Canada 16 works
- 7 Paris France 15 works
- 8 Berkeley United States 14 works
- 9 Gainesville United States 13 works
- 10 Cambridge United Kingdom 12 works
Where is the best place to study American Environmental and Regional History?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley and University of Cambridge score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of ChicagoUnited States | 59.2 | 10.7% | 10.7× | 14 | -0.7% |
| 2 | University of California, BerkeleyUnited States | 57.0 | 8.8% | 9.8× | 14 | +18.1% |
| 3 | University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom | 50.4 | 12.7% | 6.0× | 10 | +180.6% |
| 4 | University of MichiganUnited States | 33.3 | 22.7% | 4.4× | 10 | -52.2% |
| 5 | Michigan State UniversityUnited States | 28.7 | 3.2% | 9.0× | 10 | -47.3% |
| 6 | University of FloridaUnited States | 20.9 | 3.0% | 6.6× | 11 | -25.6% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is American Environmental and Regional History research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2010.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.