Research trend rank among all institutions in North America, by papers, per year

Each point is this institution's position that year among all institutions in North America, by papers, with credit split across co-authoring institutions. #1 is at the top. Hover a point for the figures. The hollow point is the year in progress.

Where it works most top research communities, by papers

• Heavy Metal Contamination, Exposure, and Human Health Risk Assessment #5 of 4,074 all institutions in North America · 373 papers
• Arsenic and Heavy Metal Contamination in Water and Soil #7 of 2,889 all institutions in North America · 166 papers
• PFAS, Flame Retardants and Emerging Organic Pollutants in Water and Air #2 of 2,050 all institutions in North America · 154 papers
• Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment #4 of 2,078 all institutions in North America · 149 papers
• Soil Biogeochemistry, Nutrient Cycling, and Water Treatment #55 of 3,552 all institutions in North America · 132 papers

Check communities to show the trend above for them only. Positions are by fractional papers across all years. A community page ranks its institutions by citation-weighted credit, so its order can differ.

Covers the materials and chemistry research Elements Live tracks, not everything Environmental Protection Agency publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.