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Bedford Institute of Oceanography

In research, Bedford Institute of Oceanography stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,807 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 73.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,055
of 28,054 · #3,760 all time
Rank in Canada
#169
of 403
Research works
2.4k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
46.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Bedford Institute of Oceanography 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,807 of 12,888 21.1%107 #2450

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bedford Institute of Oceanography 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).

What does Bedford Institute of Oceanography specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 73.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 24.6 works74×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 45.7 works24×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24.48× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.08× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 24.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bedford Institute of Oceanography?

Ranked on the composite score, Trevor Platt, K. H. Mann and Steven E. Campana lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bedford Institute of Oceanography.

  1. 1 Trevor Platt Canada · #11,700 worldwide 891 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 K. H. Mann Canada · #58,343 worldwide 345 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Steven E. Campana Canada · #70,929 worldwide 436 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Stuart D. Smith Canada · #96,559 worldwide 415 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 J. N. Smith Canada · #111,137 worldwide 275 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 David N. Nettleship Canada · #153,958 worldwide 140 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 R.F. Addison Canada · #223,621 worldwide 137 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 William K. W. Li Canada · #232,269 worldwide 354 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 J. R. Lazier Canada · #248,180 worldwide 161 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Igor Yashayaev Canada · #262,767 worldwide 180 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Bedford Institute of Oceanography

Which keywords describe research at Bedford Institute of Oceanography?

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

▲ 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 Change47▲ 15×36 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability14▲ 130×2 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation13▲ 85×3 topics
  4. Remote Sensing10▲ 7.0×9 topics
  5. Ocean Acidification10▲ 112×3 topics
  6. Trophic Cascades9▲ 84×2 topics
  7. Ecosystem Management9▲ 130×1 topic
  8. Marine Fisheries9▲ 187×1 topic
  9. Benthic Communities8▲ 119×2 topics
  10. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 119×2 topics
  11. Global Warming8▲ 16×4 topics
  12. Arctic8▲ 58×4 topics
  13. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.6×9 topics
  14. Data Assimilation6▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Population Dynamics6▲ 21×7 topics
  16. Conservation6▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Invasive Species6▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Oceanic Modeling6▲ 147×1 topic
  19. Tidal Analysis6▲ 147×1 topic
  20. Coastal Protection6▲ 74×2 topics
  21. Decline6▲ 177×1 topic
  22. Marine Ecosystems6▲ 88×2 topics
  23. Sea Ice6▲ 177×1 topic
  24. Ecosystem Services5▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Acoustic Communication5▲ 87×2 topics
  26. Aquaculture5▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 34×3 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Biogeography5▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 21×5 topics
  31. Freshwater Biodiversity5▲ 65×2 topics
  32. Marine Environment5▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Conservation Challenges5▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Flow Regulation5▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Holocene5▲ 33×3 topics
  36. Microbial Communities4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  37. Bleaching4▲ 112×1 topic
  38. Coral Reefs4▲ 112×1 topic
  39. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Eutrophication4▲ 35×3 topics

Which research topics does Bedford Institute of Oceanography publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Marine and fisheries res…9Marine and fisheries research: 9 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…6Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 6 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…4Marine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…4Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeOceanographyAtmospheric ScienceNature and Landscape Conservation1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  2. 2 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 6 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 6 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  5. 5 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  7. 7 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.4%domestic only73.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bedford Institute of Oceanography's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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