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Coral Reef Alliance

In research, Coral Reef Alliance stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,927 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,700
of 28,054 · #21,223 all time
Rank in United States
#2,536
of 4,192
Research works
363
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Coral Reef Alliance 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 #15,927 of 21,541 21.5%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Coral Reef Alliance 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 Coral Reef Alliance specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 25.7 works5.9×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.29× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.89× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.92× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Coral Reef Alliance?

Ranked on the composite score, William F. Precht, Thomas J. Goreau and James Foster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Coral Reef Alliance.

  1. 1 William F. Precht United States · #331,019 worldwide 126 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Thomas J. Goreau United States · #625,018 worldwide 81 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 James Foster United States · #667,872 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 George Broadway United States · #1,252,751 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Coral Reef Alliance

Which keywords describe research at Coral Reef Alliance?

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, Coastal Protection, Benthic Communities and Marine Biodiversity.

▲ 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 Change20▲ 8.3×26 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification13▲ 207×3 topics
  3. Marine Ecosystems10▲ 204×2 topics
  4. Bleaching9▲ 306×1 topic
  5. Coral Reefs9▲ 306×1 topic
  6. Coastal Protection5▲ 96×2 topics
  7. Deep Learning5▲ 1.59×12 topics
  8. Benthic Communities4▲ 84×2 topics
  9. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 84×2 topics
  10. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Kelp Forests4▲ 152×1 topic
  12. Seagrasses4▲ 152×1 topic
  13. Ecosystem Management3▲ 57×2 topics
  14. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.0×10 topics
  15. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Fish Population Dynamics3▲ 80×1 topic
  17. Marine Fisheries3▲ 80×1 topic
  18. Trophic Cascades3▲ 35×2 topics
  19. History2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  20. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.2×4 topics
  22. Marine Environment2▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Religion2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  25. Invasive Species2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  26. Vulnerability2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  27. Carbon Sequestration2▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Mangrove Forests2▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Migration2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  30. Aquaculture1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  31. Bioaccumulation1▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Biogeography1▲ 6.0×5 topics
  33. Pollution1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  34. Fisheries1▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Metagenomics1▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Microplastics1▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Terrestrial Ecosystems1▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Bioprospecting1▲ 50×2 topics
  39. Marine Natural Products1▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Sponge-Associated Microorganisms1▲ 98×1 topic

Which research topics does Coral Reef Alliance publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and coastal plant biology, Marine and fisheries research and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…9Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 9 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…3Marine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksMarine Sponges and Natural Products: 1 fractional worksCommunity Development and Social Impact: 1 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 1 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangePollution5 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 9 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  6. 6 Marine Sponges and Natural Products Biotechnology 1 works
  7. 7 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.7%domestic only68.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Coral Reef Alliance's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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