Research in Oban
Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Oban, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Scottish Association For Marine Science.
- Research institutions
- 2 1 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 1.5k ▼ 12% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 29.5% 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 Oban?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Association For Marine ScienceResearch facility | 1,449 | #9,151 | |
| 2 | GlycoMar (United Kingdom)Company | 6 | 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.
What is Oban strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Oban is most concentrated in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences (78.5× the world share in Oceanography).
- OceanographySubfield · 22.9 works79×
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 31.7 works19×
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 Oban?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Ocean Acidification, Harmful Algal Blooms, Coastal Protection, Global Warming and Conservation.
- Trophic Cascades
- Ecosystem Management
- Marine Spatial Planning
- Bivalve Molluscs
- Deep-Sea Ecology
- Seagrasses
- Marine Mammals
- Anthropogenic Noise
- Remote Sensing
- Ocean Circulation
- Oceanic Carbon Cycle
- Climate Change Impacts
- Aquaculture
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Acoustic Communication
- Ecosystem Services
- Global Warming
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Environmental Impact
- Benthic Communities
- Climate Change
- Marine Biodiversity
- Ocean Acidification
- Coastal Protection
- Conservation
- Eutrophication
- Population Dynamics
- Marine Environment
- Nutrient Limitation
- Dissolved Organic Matter
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Food Security
- Biogeography
- Kelp Forests
- Predator-Prey Interactions
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Estuarine Quality
- Ecosystem-Based Management
- Oyster Reefs
- Marine Fisheries
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 Change36▲ 13×38 topics
- Benthic Communities10▲ 170×2 topics
- Marine Biodiversity10▲ 170×2 topics
- Environmental Impact9▲ 5.0×14 topics
- Ocean Acidification9▲ 114×3 topics
- Harmful Algal Blooms8▲ 106×3 topics
- Coastal Protection8▲ 126×2 topics
- Global Warming8▲ 19×7 topics
- Conservation8▲ 17×7 topics
- Ecosystem Services8▲ 19×3 topics
- Eutrophication7▲ 68×4 topics
- Acoustic Communication7▲ 133×2 topics
- Population Dynamics7▲ 26×6 topics
- Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 35×5 topics
- Marine Environment7▲ 47×3 topics
- Aquaculture7▲ 25×6 topics
- Nutrient Limitation6▲ 60×2 topics
- Climate Change Impacts6▲ 52×2 topics
- Dissolved Organic Matter6▲ 148×1 topic
- Oceanic Carbon Cycle6▲ 148×1 topic
- Ecosystem Resilience6▲ 40×3 topics
- Ocean Circulation6▲ 44×3 topics
- Food Security6▲ 10×4 topics
- Remote Sensing6▲ 4.5×8 topics
- Biogeography6▲ 21×6 topics
- Anthropogenic Noise6▲ 181×1 topic
- Kelp Forests6▲ 184×1 topic
- Marine Mammals6▲ 181×1 topic
- Predator-Prey Interactions6▲ 66×2 topics
- Seagrasses6▲ 184×1 topic
- Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 54×2 topics
- Deep-Sea Ecology5▲ 156×1 topic
- Estuarine Quality5▲ 156×1 topic
- Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 148×1 topic
- Ecosystem-Based Management4▲ 132×1 topic
- Marine Spatial Planning4▲ 132×1 topic
- Oyster Reefs4▲ 148×1 topic
- Ecosystem Management4▲ 65×1 topic
- Marine Fisheries4▲ 93×1 topic
- Trophic Cascades4▲ 41×2 topics
What research is done in Oban?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 6 works
- 2 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 6 works
- 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 6 works
- 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 5 works
- 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
- 6 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
- 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
- 8 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 3 works
- 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 3 works
- 10 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 3 works
Research output over time
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