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Akvaplan-niva

In research, Akvaplan-niva stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,890 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,376 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,311
of 42,892
Rank in Norway
#103
of 232
Research works
408
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
34.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,890 of 21,541 27.5%339
Environmental ScienceField #3,376 of 6,208 34.1%170

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.79× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.44× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× 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, 14.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Akvaplan-niva?

Ranked on the composite score, JoLynn Carroll, Atle Foss and Øystein Varpe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akvaplan-niva.

  1. 1 JoLynn Carroll Norway · #181,253 worldwide 387 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Atle Foss Norway · #342,049 worldwide 172 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Øystein Varpe Norway · #438,274 worldwide 168 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Paul E. Renaud Norway · #468,437 worldwide 152 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Michael L. Carroll Norway · #623,511 worldwide 113 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Guttorm Christensen Norway · #1,080,098 worldwide 50 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Salve Dahle Norway · #1,291,938 worldwide 57 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Akvaplan-niva

Which keywords describe research at Akvaplan-niva?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Fisheries Sustainability, Marine Environment, Bioaccumulation, Conservation, Aquaculture and Ocean Circulation.

▲ 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 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 Change16▲ 10×26 topics
  2. Environmental Impact5▲ 5.3×10 topics
  3. Remote Sensing4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  4. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 75×2 topics
  5. Marine Environment4▲ 46×3 topics
  6. Bioaccumulation4▲ 71×3 topics
  7. Aquaculture4▲ 23×4 topics
  8. Conservation4▲ 14×7 topics
  9. Ocean Circulation3▲ 45×3 topics
  10. Waste Management3▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Holocene3▲ 45×3 topics
  12. Recycling3▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Sea Level3▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Water Quality3▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Arctic3▲ 42×4 topics
  16. Invasive Species3▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Population Dynamics3▲ 18×6 topics
  18. Health Effects3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  19. Environmental Exposure2▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Trophic Cascades2▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Ecosystem Management2▲ 71×1 topic
  22. Marine Fisheries2▲ 103×1 topic
  23. Emissions2▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Food Security2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  25. Global Distribution2▲ 61×3 topics
  26. Mediterranean2▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Ocean Acidification2▲ 54×3 topics
  28. Pollution2▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Sedimentation2▲ 68×2 topics
  30. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 24×5 topics
  31. Toxicity2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  32. Black Sea2▲ 90×1 topic
  33. Decline2▲ 130×1 topic
  34. Sea Ice2▲ 130×1 topic
  35. paleoceanography2▲ 119×1 topic
  36. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  37. Microbial Communities2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  38. Benthic Communities2▲ 55×2 topics
  39. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does Akvaplan-niva publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Marine and environmental studies, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Marine and fisheries res…2Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksMarine and environmental…2Marine and environmental studies: 2 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…2Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 2 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeOceanographyAtmospheric SciencePollution4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  2. 2 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 2 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  4. 4 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  5. 5 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Akvaplan-niva's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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