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Australian Institute of Marine Science

In research, Australian Institute of Marine Science stands highest in Environmental Science (#824 of 3,551 worldwide), Ecology (#162 of 578 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,346 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change — Oceanography is 48.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,779
of 28,054 · #3,366 all time
Rank in Australia
#126
of 391
Research works
2.2k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
156k
72.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Australian Institute of Marine Science known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Environmental ScienceField #824 of 3,551 37.5%133 #268
EcologySubfield #162 of 578 41.8%65 #60
Physical SciencesDomain #6,346 of 12,888 38.6%177 #3197

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Institute of Marine Science 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Environmental Science#268 #824
  2. Ecology#60 #162
  3. Physical Sciences#3,197 #6,346
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Australian Institute of Marine Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 48.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 28.1 works49×
  2. EcologySubfield · 65.2 works40×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 31.9 works20×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 132.7 works13×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 34.1 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.59× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 13.01× its world share, 133 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian Institute of Marine Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicole S. Webster, Janice Lough and Daniel M. Alongi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Institute of Marine Science.

  1. 1 Nicole S. Webster Australia · #45,239 worldwide 864 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Janice Lough Australia · #59,610 worldwide 531 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Daniel M. Alongi Australia · #65,606 worldwide 542 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Madeleine J. H. van Oppen Australia · #67,636 worldwide 523 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Mark G. Meekan Australia · #70,572 worldwide 643 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 David G. Bourne Australia · #97,752 worldwide 354 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Eric Wolanski Australia · #110,269 worldwide 642 citations · 93 works
  8. 8 David Barnes Australia · #169,202 worldwide 241 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Rebecca Fisher Australia · #198,364 worldwide 242 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Kathryn Burns Australia · #233,755 worldwide 93 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Institute of Marine Science

Which keywords describe research at Australian Institute of Marine Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Bleaching, Coral Reefs, Fisheries Sustainability, Trophic Cascades and Ecosystem Management.

▲ 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 Change95▲ 17×35 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification62▲ 418×3 topics
  3. Marine Ecosystems49▲ 453×2 topics
  4. Bleaching43▲ 630×1 topic
  5. Coral Reefs43▲ 630×1 topic
  6. Fisheries Sustainability28▲ 151×2 topics
  7. Trophic Cascades24▲ 123×2 topics
  8. Ecosystem Management23▲ 190×1 topic
  9. Marine Fisheries23▲ 274×1 topic
  10. Coastal Protection22▲ 170×2 topics
  11. Benthic Communities21▲ 176×2 topics
  12. Marine Biodiversity21▲ 176×2 topics
  13. Climate Change Impacts19▲ 77×4 topics
  14. Conservation18▲ 21×12 topics
  15. Ecosystem Resilience18▲ 60×4 topics
  16. Population Dynamics18▲ 34×6 topics
  17. Kelp Forests18▲ 302×1 topic
  18. Seagrasses18▲ 302×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impact14▲ 4.0×22 topics
  20. Marine Environment10▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Acoustic Communication9▲ 90×2 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services8▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Anthropogenic Noise8▲ 136×1 topic
  24. Marine Mammals8▲ 136×1 topic
  25. Fisheries8▲ 101×2 topics
  26. Invasive Species8▲ 8.7×11 topics
  27. Aquaculture7▲ 14×6 topics
  28. Biodiversity7▲ 4.3×14 topics
  29. Sea-Level Rise7▲ 29×5 topics
  30. Ecosystem-Based Management7▲ 101×1 topic
  31. Marine Spatial Planning7▲ 101×1 topic
  32. Ecology6▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Phylogeny6▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Migration6▲ 9.3×2 topics
  35. Rays6▲ 156×1 topic
  36. Recycling6▲ 8.1×3 topics
  37. Sharks6▲ 156×1 topic
  38. Waste Management6▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does Australian Institute of Marine Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine and coastal plant biology and Marine animal studies overview.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…43Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 43 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 23 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…18Marine and coastal plant biology: 18 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 8 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 7 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 4 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 4 fractional worksMarine Sponges and Natural Products: 4 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanographyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 43 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 23 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 18 works
  4. 4 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 8 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  6. 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  8. 8 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 4 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 4 works
  10. 10 Marine Sponges and Natural Products Biotechnology 4 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.3%domestic only70.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian Institute of Marine Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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