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Bayworld Centre for Research and Education

In research, Bayworld Centre for Research and Education stands highest in Environmental Science (#5,039 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,470 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,199
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#117
of 154
Research works
335
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Bayworld Centre for Research and Education 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 #5,039 of 6,208 14.5%152
Physical SciencesDomain #20,470 of 21,541 14.8%205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bayworld Centre for Research and Education 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: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.86× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.60× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.86× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.73× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bayworld Centre for Research and Education?

Ranked on the composite score, William R. Branch and M. J. Smale lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bayworld Centre for Research and Education.

  1. 1 William R. Branch South Africa · #110,913 worldwide 318 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 M. J. Smale South Africa · #369,973 worldwide 150 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Bayworld Centre for Research and Education

Which keywords describe research at Bayworld Centre for Research and Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Acoustic Communication, Conservation Biology, Biodiversity, Anthropogenic Noise and Marine Mammals.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change9▲ 15×19 topics
  2. Population Dynamics4▲ 78×5 topics
  3. Conservation3▲ 32×7 topics
  4. Acoustic Communication2▲ 210×2 topics
  5. Conservation Biology2▲ 102×2 topics
  6. Biodiversity2▲ 12×10 topics
  7. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 292×1 topic
  8. Marine Mammals2▲ 292×1 topic
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 27×6 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Trophic Cascades2▲ 73×2 topics
  12. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 127×2 topics
  13. Ocean Circulation2▲ 50×3 topics
  14. Amphibian Declines1▲ 263×1 topic
  15. Chytridiomycosis1▲ 263×1 topic
  16. Biogeography1▲ 20×6 topics
  17. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Economic Growth1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  19. Ecosystem Management1▲ 76×1 topic
  20. International Environmental Law1▲ 529×1 topic
  21. Marine Fisheries1▲ 109×1 topic
  22. Mathematical Literacy1▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Nuclear Power1▲ 188×1 topic
  24. Problem-Solving1▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Bayworld Centre for Research and Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Marine and fisheries research.

Marine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksInternational Environmental Law and Policies: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…1Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 1 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcological ModelingApplied Mathematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 1 works
  6. 6 International Environmental Law and Policies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bayworld Centre for Research and Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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