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Research in Lowestoft

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Lowestoft, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.5k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
26.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Lowestoft?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceResearch facility 2,079 #7,883
2Lowestoft HospitalHospital / health system 420 #22,827 all time

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.

What is Lowestoft strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lowestoft is most concentrated in Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology (33.2× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 20.2 works33×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 32.9 works20×
  3. EcologySubfield · 32.8 works19×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 117.9 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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Which keywords describe research in Lowestoft?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Trophic Cascades, Ecosystem Management, Marine Fisheries and Invasive Species.

▲ 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▲ 11×40 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability29▲ 149×2 topics
  3. Environmental Impact28▲ 7.7×21 topics
  4. Marine Environment20▲ 66×3 topics
  5. Trophic Cascades19▲ 95×2 topics
  6. Ecosystem Management19▲ 146×1 topic
  7. Marine Fisheries19▲ 211×1 topic
  8. Invasive Species18▲ 19×12 topics
  9. Recycling16▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Waste Management16▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Aquaculture16▲ 28×5 topics
  12. Sustainability14▲ 2.8×14 topics
  13. Ocean Acidification13▲ 81×3 topics
  14. Biodiversity13▲ 7.8×12 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services12▲ 14×6 topics
  16. Conservation11▲ 12×9 topics
  17. Marine Ecosystems10▲ 92×2 topics
  18. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Freshwater Biodiversity10▲ 76×2 topics
  20. Conservation Challenges10▲ 96×1 topic
  21. Flow Regulation10▲ 96×1 topic
  22. Pollution10▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Food Security10▲ 8.0×6 topics
  24. Human Health9▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Microplastics9▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Terrestrial Ecosystems9▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Bivalve Molluscs9▲ 146×1 topic
  28. Ecosystem Functioning9▲ 22×5 topics
  29. Harmful Algal Blooms9▲ 55×3 topics
  30. Oyster Reefs9▲ 146×1 topic
  31. Benthic Communities9▲ 70×2 topics
  32. Marine Biodiversity9▲ 70×2 topics
  33. Biogeography9▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Bleaching8▲ 118×1 topic
  35. Coral Reefs8▲ 118×1 topic
  36. DNA Barcoding8▲ 24×5 topics
  37. Population Dynamics8▲ 15×7 topics
  38. Environmental Impacts8▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Eutrophication6▲ 29×4 topics
  40. Phylogenetic Relationships6▲ 40×2 topics

What research is done in Lowestoft?

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 19 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  3. 3 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 9 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  5. 5 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 8 works
  6. 6 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 6 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 5 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 5 works

Research output over time

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