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Dauphin Island Sea Lab

In research, Dauphin Island Sea Lab stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,813 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 28.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,132
of 28,054 · #14,866 all time
Rank in United States
#3,457
of 4,192
Research works
537
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
39.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Dauphin Island Sea Lab 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 #11,813 of 12,888 9.5%72 #10330

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dauphin Island Sea Lab 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 Dauphin Island Sea Lab specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 28.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 20.1 works28×
← 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: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.77× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.78× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dauphin Island Sea Lab?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenneth L. Heck, Just Cebrián and William M. Graham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dauphin Island Sea Lab.

  1. 1 Kenneth L. Heck United States · #81,582 worldwide 515 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Just Cebrián United States · #184,025 worldwide 348 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 William M. Graham United States · #225,849 worldwide 201 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Thomas S. Hopkins United States · #302,525 worldwide 120 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Ruth H. Carmichael United States · #445,479 worldwide 67 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 William W. Schroeder United States · #496,798 worldwide 114 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Robert Dickey United States · #821,434 worldwide 75 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Jessica Jones United States · #883,956 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Which keywords describe research at Dauphin Island Sea Lab?

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

▲ 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 Change31▲ 13×32 topics
  2. Marine Ecosystems14▲ 299×2 topics
  3. Ocean Acidification14▲ 206×3 topics
  4. Conservation12▲ 30×9 topics
  5. Population Dynamics10▲ 41×5 topics
  6. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 110×2 topics
  7. Bleaching9▲ 289×1 topic
  8. Coral Reefs9▲ 289×1 topic
  9. Benthic Communities7▲ 140×2 topics
  10. Marine Biodiversity7▲ 140×2 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services7▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Fisheries7▲ 192×2 topics
  13. Coastal Protection6▲ 111×2 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades6▲ 74×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem Management6▲ 116×1 topic
  16. Marine Fisheries6▲ 167×1 topic
  17. Phylogeny6▲ 42×3 topics
  18. Ecology6▲ 41×3 topics
  19. Aquaculture6▲ 24×5 topics
  20. Rays6▲ 316×1 topic
  21. Sharks6▲ 316×1 topic
  22. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 52×3 topics
  23. Biogeography5▲ 23×8 topics
  24. Biodiversity4▲ 6.3×10 topics
  25. Invasive Species4▲ 11×8 topics
  26. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Food Security4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  28. Marine Environment4▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 31×4 topics
  30. Acoustic Communication4▲ 85×2 topics
  31. Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 150×1 topic
  32. Kelp Forests4▲ 152×1 topic
  33. Oyster Reefs4▲ 150×1 topic
  34. Seagrasses4▲ 152×1 topic
  35. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 37×3 topics
  36. Global Warming4▲ 9.8×6 topics
  37. Anthropogenic Noise4▲ 132×1 topic
  38. Deep-Sea Ecology4▲ 129×1 topic
  39. Estuarine Quality4▲ 129×1 topic
  40. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 50×3 topics

Which research topics does Dauphin Island Sea Lab publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Ichthyology and Marine Biology and Marine and coastal plant biology.

Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 9 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…6Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…4Marine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…4Marine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationOceanography

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 fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  3. 3 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  5. 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  6. 6 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  7. 7 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  9. 9 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 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 available48.6%not open51.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dauphin Island Sea Lab's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.