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Center for Coastal Studies

In research, Center for Coastal Studies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,844 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,133
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,777
of 8,685
Research works
227
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Center for Coastal Studies 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 #13,844 of 21,541 18.5%183

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Coastal Studies 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: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.90× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.84× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Coastal Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Per J. Palsbøll, Jooke Robbins and Richard Sears lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Coastal Studies.

  1. 1 Per J. Palsbøll United States · #424,950 worldwide 176 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Jooke Robbins United States · #853,751 worldwide 55 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Richard Sears United States · #1,344,665 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Martine Bérubé United States · #1,345,179 worldwide 53 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Coastal Studies

Which keywords describe research at Center for Coastal Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Acoustic Communication, Predator-Prey Interactions, Remote Sensing, 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 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▲ 12×29 topics
  2. Population Dynamics5▲ 41×7 topics
  3. Conservation5▲ 22×7 topics
  4. Acoustic Communication4▲ 168×2 topics
  5. Remote Sensing4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  6. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 102×2 topics
  7. Anthropogenic Noise4▲ 268×1 topic
  8. Marine Mammals4▲ 268×1 topic
  9. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 59×4 topics
  10. Sediment Transport3▲ 35×4 topics
  11. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 43×3 topics
  12. Vulnerability2▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Trophic Cascades2▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Coastal Protection2▲ 62×2 topics
  16. Marine Sediments2▲ 64×2 topics
  17. Ocean Acidification2▲ 50×3 topics
  18. Ecosystem Management2▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Marine Fisheries2▲ 83×1 topic
  21. Risk Perception2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Acoustic Techniques2▲ 98×1 topic
  23. Seafloor Mapping2▲ 98×1 topic
  24. Wave Modeling2▲ 64×2 topics
  25. Flood Risk1▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Global Warming1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  27. Surface Water Mapping1▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Coastal Dynamics1▲ 95×1 topic
  29. Ecosystem Services1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  30. Migration1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  31. Ocean Circulation1▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Recycling1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  33. Shoreline Change1▲ 95×1 topic
  34. Waste Management1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Water Quality1▲ 6.7×7 topics
  36. Benthic Communities1▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Marine Biodiversity1▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Tectonics1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Center for Coastal Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Marine and fisheries research, Underwater Acoustics Research and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Marine animal studies ov…4Marine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAeolian processes and effects: 1 fractional worksGeological formations an…1Geological formations and processes: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…1Marine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptati…1Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and …1Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanographyEarth-Surface Processes1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 2 works
  4. 4 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  6. 6 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  7. 7 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  9. 9 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Coastal Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% 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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