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Argentine Antarctic Institute

In research, Argentine Antarctic Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,130 of 5,407 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,457 of 2,224 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,054 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,787
of 22,385 · #14,613 all time
Rank in Argentina
#123
of 136
Research works
737
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Argentine Antarctic Institute

What is Argentine Antarctic Institute 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 #3,130 of 5,407 3.9%204
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,457 of 2,224 5.7%158
Physical SciencesDomain #13,054 of 17,446 5.0%457

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Argentine Antarctic Institute 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 Argentine Antarctic Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Argentine Antarctic Institute is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (26%), Medicine (22%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 51 fractional works · 53.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 25.7% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 16.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 13.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 24.2% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 10.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKArgentineAntarctic…95fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences54%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences12%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2425.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1313.8%
    3. Mathematics66.8%
    4. Engineering22.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy21.9%
    6. Computer Science21.8%
    7. Materials Science10.6%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine2121.8%
    2. Health Professions10.9%
    3. Veterinary10.7%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    5. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Social Sciences66.8%
    2. Psychology22.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities22.0%
    4. Decision Sciences10.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences54.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
    4. Neuroscience11.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.82× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.17× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.80× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.81× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences8.82×13 works
  2. Mathematics5.80×6 works
  3. Environmental Science5.17×24 works
  4. Veterinary4.81×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.28×1 works
  6. Medicine1.14×21 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.02×5 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.87×2 works
  9. Nursing0.87×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.85×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.78×0 works
  12. Psychology0.75×2 works
  13. Neuroscience0.73×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.69×2 works
  15. Social Sciences0.53×6 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×3 works
  17. Health Professions0.34×1 works
  18. Energy0.24×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.23×2 works
  20. Materials Science0.18×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×0 works
  22. Engineering0.16×2 works
  23. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Argentine Antarctic Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Pedro Skvarca, Sebastián Marinsek and Irene Ruth Schloss lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Argentine Antarctic Institute.

  1. 1 Pedro Skvarca Argentina · #446,654 worldwide 6.9k citations · 147 works
  2. 2 Sebastián Marinsek Argentina · #770,878 worldwide 771 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Irene Ruth Schloss Argentina · #788,795 worldwide 5.1k citations · 257 works
  4. 4 Alberto J. Aristarain Argentina · #1,331,859 worldwide 1.8k citations · 32 works
  5. 5 María Liliana Quartino Argentina · #1,590,887 worldwide 2k citations · 103 works
  6. 6 Jorge A. Strelin Argentina · #1,746,120 worldwide 1.5k citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Sergio Emmanuel Luna Santillana Argentina · #1,933,103 worldwide 4.2k citations · 141 works
  8. 8 Hernán De Angelis Argentina · #2,290,430 worldwide 1.8k citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Dolores Deregibus Argentina · #2,352,622 worldwide 750 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Emilce Rombolá Argentina · #2,714,983 worldwide 697 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Argentine Antarctic Institute

What are the most cited papers from Argentine Antarctic Institute?

The most cited paper from Argentine Antarctic Institute is "A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity" (Luke Thompson et al., 2017), with 2,968 citations. Next come "A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes" (1,007) and "Glacier acceleration and thinning after ice shelf collapse in the Larsen B embayment, Antarctica" (1,007).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity Luke Thompson et al. · Nature Open access303 authors 30 Oct 2017 2,968
2 A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes Stephen Nayfach et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access267 authors 9 Nov 2020 1,007
3 Glacier acceleration and thinning after ice shelf collapse in the Larsen B embayment, Antarctica T. A. Scambos, J. A. Bohlander, Christopher A. Shuman et al. · Geophysical Research Letters Open access Sep 2004 1,007
4 High-resolution palaeoclimatology of the last millennium: a review of current status and future prospects Philip Douglas Jones et al. · The Holocene Open access 2009 703
5 A Review of Antarctic Surface Snow Isotopic Composition: Observations, Atmospheric Circulation, and Isotopic Modeling* Valérie Masson‐Delmotte et al. · Journal of Climate Open access Jul 2008 494
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Argentine Antarctic Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biogeography, Biodiversity, Ecology, Permafrost, Conservation, Antarctic and Microorganisms.

▲ 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 Change20▲ 7.8×37 topics
  2. Biogeography7▲ 28×9 topics
  3. Biodiversity7▲ 9.3×14 topics
  4. Ecology5▲ 30×4 topics
  5. Permafrost5▲ 108×2 topics
  6. Conservation4▲ 10×11 topics
  7. Antarctic4▲ 413×1 topic
  8. Microorganisms4▲ 322×1 topic
  9. Population Dynamics4▲ 16×7 topics
  10. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Echocardiography3▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Acoustic Communication3▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Invasive Species3▲ 6.6×11 topics
  14. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 98×1 topic
  15. Marine Mammals3▲ 98×1 topic
  16. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 17×6 topics
  17. Benthic Communities2▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 43×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Habitat Selection2▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Avian Ecology2▲ 107×1 topic
  23. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 19×5 topics
  24. Migration Patterns2▲ 90×1 topic
  25. Trophic Cascades2▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Glacial Cycles2▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Holocene2▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Monsoon Dynamics2▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Paleoclimatology2▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 6.2×9 topics
  31. Sea Level2▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Ecosystem Management2▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Marine Fisheries2▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Global Change2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  35. Marine Microbes2▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Microbial Biogeography2▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Ocean Acidification2▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Holomorphic Functions2▲ 63×2 topics
  39. Stable Isotopes2▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Trophic Position2▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does Argentine Antarctic Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Polar Research and Ecology, Marine animal studies overview, Avian ecology and behavior and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Polar Research and Ecology: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…2Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 2 fractional worksHolomorphic and Operator Theory: 1 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 1 fractional worksUltrasound in Clinical Applications: 1 fractional works
EcologyAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeApplied Mathematics2 others

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

  1. 1 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Holomorphic and Operator Theory Applied Mathematics 1 works
  9. 9 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Argentine Antarctic Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher 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 Argentine Antarctic Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Argentine Antarctic Institute0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Argentine Antarctic Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Argentine Antarctic Institute4.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.6% in 2022.

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