Research in Ft. Pierce
Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Ft. Pierce, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, Indian River State College and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
- Research institutions
- 6 4 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 2.9k ▲ 27% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 19.4% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Ft. Pierce?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstituteNonprofit | 957 | #16,618 | |
| 2 | U.S. Horticultural Research LaboratoryResearch facility | 935 | #13,254 | |
| 3 | Indian River State CollegeUniversity | 604 | #16,178 | |
| 4 | Smithsonian Marine StationResearch facility | 407 | #22,298 | |
| 5 | Ocean Research & Conservation AssociationInstitution | 12 | not ranked | |
| 6 | St. Lucie County Regional History CenterArchive | 3 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
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What is Ft. Pierce strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Ft. Pierce is most concentrated in Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology (20.4× the world share in Insect Science).
- Insect ScienceSubfield · 20.8 works20×
- Plant ScienceSubfield · 80.3 works13×
- EcologySubfield · 29.5 works10×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Ft. Pierce?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biological Control, Invasive Species, Phylogenetic Analysis, Conservation, Ocean Acidification, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
- Soil Fertility
- Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles
- DNA Barcoding
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Disease Resistance
- Huanglongbing
- Pathogen Transmission
- Marine Biodiversity
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Genetic Diversity
- Fruit Trees
- Coral Reefs
- Population Dynamics
- Genome Sequencing
- Host Specificity
- Aquaculture
- Environmental Impact
- Conservation
- Biodiversity
- Biological Control
- Climate Change
- Invasive Species
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Ocean Acidification
- Ecosystem Services
- Rootstock
- Marine Ecosystems
- Nutrient Uptake
- Bleaching
- Dormancy
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Endophytic Fungi
- Benthic Communities
- Coastal Protection
- Biogeography
- Phytoplasmas
- Horticultural Crops
- Plant Defense
- Fungal Pathogens
- Jasmonate Signaling
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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
- Climate Change62▲ 6.3×46 topics
- Biological Control19▲ 36×9 topics
- Invasive Species18▲ 12×16 topics
- Biodiversity16▲ 6.0×18 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis16▲ 15×12 topics
- Conservation16▲ 10.0×14 topics
- Ocean Acidification16▲ 59×3 topics
- Environmental Impact15▲ 2.5×21 topics
- Ecosystem Services14▲ 10×8 topics
- Aquaculture14▲ 15×6 topics
- Rootstock13▲ 69×2 topics
- Host Specificity13▲ 32×5 topics
- Marine Ecosystems12▲ 65×2 topics
- Genome Sequencing12▲ 22×7 topics
- Nutrient Uptake12▲ 48×3 topics
- Population Dynamics11▲ 12×11 topics
- Bleaching10▲ 83×1 topic
- Coral Reefs10▲ 83×1 topic
- Dormancy10▲ 72×1 topic
- Fruit Trees10▲ 72×1 topic
- Ecosystem Functioning9▲ 13×5 topics
- Genetic Diversity9▲ 5.6×12 topics
- Endophytic Fungi9▲ 26×2 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 27×2 topics
- Benthic Communities8▲ 40×2 topics
- Marine Biodiversity8▲ 40×2 topics
- Coastal Protection8▲ 36×2 topics
- Pathogen Transmission8▲ 34×2 topics
- Biogeography8▲ 8.5×13 topics
- Huanglongbing8▲ 219×1 topic
- Phytoplasmas8▲ 219×1 topic
- Disease Resistance8▲ 42×3 topics
- Horticultural Crops8▲ 28×3 topics
- Harmful Algal Blooms7▲ 27×3 topics
- Plant Defense7▲ 38×2 topics
- DNA Barcoding7▲ 12×7 topics
- Fungal Pathogens7▲ 14×3 topics
- Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles7▲ 46×1 topic
- Jasmonate Signaling7▲ 46×1 topic
- Soil Fertility7▲ 8.3×5 topics
What research is done in Ft. Pierce?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 10 works
- 2 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 10 works
- 3 Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens Plant Science 8 works
- 4 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 7 works
- 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 7 works
- 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
- 7 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 5 works
- 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 5 works
- 9 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 5 works
- 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works
Research output over time
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