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Akvaplan-niva

In research, Akvaplan-niva stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,541 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,746 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,601
of 34,923
Rank in Norway
#168
of 215
Research works
408
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
34.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
51%
world 18%
Akvaplan-niva

What is Akvaplan-niva known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Environmental ScienceField #1,541 of 5,407 13.0%170
Physical SciencesDomain #11,746 of 17,446 11.2%339

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Akvaplan-niva sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Akvaplan-niva work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Akvaplan-niva is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (51%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 54 fractional works · 81.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 34 fractional works · 50.9% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 14.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 10.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 23.8% of its workOceanography: 10 fractional works · 14.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 12.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAkvaplan-niva67fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3450.9%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1623.8%
    3. Engineering23.6%
    4. Materials Science11.1%
    5. Computer Science10.8%
    6. Chemistry00.4%
    7. Energy00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences45.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences23.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    1. Health Professions00.6%
    2. Veterinary00.3%
    3. Medicine00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15.18× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.24× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 15.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences15.18×16 works
  2. Environmental Science10.24×34 works
  3. Veterinary2.58×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.19×2 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.21×4 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×3 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.47×1 works
  8. Energy0.45×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.35×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.32×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.28×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.28×2 works
  13. Engineering0.24×2 works
  14. Health Professions0.22×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.11×0 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  18. Psychology0.03×0 works
  19. Medicine0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Akvaplan-niva?

Ranked on the quality score, Claudia Halsband, Eva Leu and Michael L. Carroll lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akvaplan-niva.

  1. 1 Claudia Halsband Norway · #237,469 worldwide 15k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Eva Leu Norway · #439,291 worldwide 4.2k citations · 115 works
  3. 3 Michael L. Carroll Norway · #546,534 worldwide 4.7k citations · 96 works
  4. 4 Magnus Aune Norway · #625,305 worldwide 671 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Paul E. Renaud Norway · #681,366 worldwide 7.4k citations · 238 works
  6. 6 JoLynn Carroll Norway · #1,033,477 worldwide 7.5k citations · 128 works
  7. 7 Anita Evenset Norway · #1,104,679 worldwide 2.4k citations · 87 works
  8. 8 Guttorm Christensen Norway · #1,573,058 worldwide 2.2k citations · 96 works
  9. 9 Sabine Cochrane Norway · #1,676,490 worldwide 1.5k citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Ane V. Nytrø Norway · #1,965,297 worldwide 673 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Akvaplan-niva

What are the most cited papers from Akvaplan-niva?

The most cited paper from Akvaplan-niva is "Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review" (Matthew Cole, Pennie Lindeque, Claudia Halsband et al., 2011), with 6,043 citations. Next come "Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton" (2,762) and "The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Feeding, Function and Fecundity in the Marine Copepod Calanus helgolandicus" (1,305).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review Matthew Cole, Pennie Lindeque, Claudia Halsband et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin Open access 17 Oct 2011 6,043
2 Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton Matthew Cole, Pennie Lindeque, Elaine S. Fileman et al. · Environmental Science & Technology 21 May 2013 2,762
3 The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Feeding, Function and Fecundity in the Marine Copepod Calanus helgolandicus Matthew Cole, Pennie Lindeque, Elaine S. Fileman et al. · Environmental Science & Technology Open access 6 Jan 2015 1,305
4 Isolation of microplastics in biota-rich seawater samples and marine organisms Matthew Cole, Hannah Webb, Pennie K. Lindeque et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 31 Mar 2014 1,080
5 A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes Stephen Nayfach et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access267 authors 9 Nov 2020 1,007
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Akvaplan-niva?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Bioaccumulation, Ocean Circulation, Fisheries Sustainability, Aquaculture and Conservation.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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 Change18▲ 10×27 topics
  2. Environmental Impact6▲ 5.5×11 topics
  3. Bioaccumulation5▲ 79×3 topics
  4. Marine Environment5▲ 49×3 topics
  5. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 75×2 topics
  6. Ocean Circulation4▲ 47×3 topics
  7. Remote Sensing4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  8. Aquaculture4▲ 24×4 topics
  9. Conservation4▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Invasive Species3▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Waste Management3▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Water Quality3▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Recycling3▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Arctic3▲ 41×4 topics
  15. Environmental Exposure3▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Holocene3▲ 40×3 topics
  17. Health Effects3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  18. Population Dynamics3▲ 17×6 topics
  19. Sea Level3▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Trophic Cascades3▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Ecosystem Management3▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Food Security3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  23. Marine Fisheries3▲ 104×1 topic
  24. Biodiversity3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  25. Ocean Acidification3▲ 54×3 topics
  26. Benthic Communities3▲ 63×2 topics
  27. Ecosystem Services3▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Global Distribution3▲ 58×3 topics
  29. Marine Biodiversity3▲ 63×2 topics
  30. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 24×6 topics
  31. Toxicity3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  32. Global Warming2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  33. Pollution2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Decline2▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Emissions2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 41×3 topics
  37. Sea Ice2▲ 126×1 topic
  38. Biogeography2▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Eutrophication2▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Mediterranean2▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Akvaplan-niva publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine and fisheries research, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Marine and fisheries res…3Marine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…2Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 2 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…2Marine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric SciencePollutionOceanography2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  3. 3 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 2 works
  6. 6 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.2%domestic only48.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Akvaplan-niva's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Akvaplan-niva as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Akvaplan-niva0.00027% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Akvaplan-niva over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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