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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%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Ft. Pierce?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstituteNonprofit 957 #16,618
2U.S. Horticultural Research LaboratoryResearch facility 935 #13,254
3Indian River State CollegeUniversity 604 #16,178
4Smithsonian Marine StationResearch facility 407 #22,298
5Ocean Research & Conservation AssociationInstitution 12 not ranked
6St. 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.

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute: 32.8%U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory: 32.0%Indian River State College: 20.7%Smithsonian Marine Station: 13.9%2 others listed: 0.5%33%largest
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute957 · 32.8%U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory935 · 32.0%Indian River State College604 · 20.7%Smithsonian Marine Station407 · 13.9%2 others listed15 · 0.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

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).

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 20.8 works20×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 80.3 works13×
  3. EcologySubfield · 29.5 works10×
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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.

▲ 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 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
  1. Climate Change62▲ 6.3×46 topics
  2. Biological Control19▲ 36×9 topics
  3. Invasive Species18▲ 12×16 topics
  4. Biodiversity16▲ 6.0×18 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis16▲ 15×12 topics
  6. Conservation16▲ 10.0×14 topics
  7. Ocean Acidification16▲ 59×3 topics
  8. Environmental Impact15▲ 2.5×21 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services14▲ 10×8 topics
  10. Aquaculture14▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Rootstock13▲ 69×2 topics
  12. Host Specificity13▲ 32×5 topics
  13. Marine Ecosystems12▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Genome Sequencing12▲ 22×7 topics
  15. Nutrient Uptake12▲ 48×3 topics
  16. Population Dynamics11▲ 12×11 topics
  17. Bleaching10▲ 83×1 topic
  18. Coral Reefs10▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Dormancy10▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Fruit Trees10▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Ecosystem Functioning9▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity9▲ 5.6×12 topics
  23. Endophytic Fungi9▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Benthic Communities8▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Coastal Protection8▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Pathogen Transmission8▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Biogeography8▲ 8.5×13 topics
  30. Huanglongbing8▲ 219×1 topic
  31. Phytoplasmas8▲ 219×1 topic
  32. Disease Resistance8▲ 42×3 topics
  33. Horticultural Crops8▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Harmful Algal Blooms7▲ 27×3 topics
  35. Plant Defense7▲ 38×2 topics
  36. DNA Barcoding7▲ 12×7 topics
  37. Fungal Pathogens7▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles7▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Jasmonate Signaling7▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Soil Fertility7▲ 8.3×5 topics

What research is done in Ft. Pierce?

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 10 works
  2. 2 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 10 works
  3. 3 Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens Plant Science 8 works
  4. 4 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 7 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 7 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  7. 7 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 5 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 5 works
  9. 9 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 5 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works

Research output over time

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