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Dead Sea and Arava Science Center

In research, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,153 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,793
of 22,385 · #14,322 all time
Rank in Israel
#78
of 87
Research works
355
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.4k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Dead Sea and Arava Science Center

What is Dead Sea and Arava Science Center 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 #11,153 of 17,446 12.4%156

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dead Sea and Arava Science Center 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Dead Sea and Arava Science Center work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Dead Sea and Arava Science Center is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (20%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 44.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 26.3% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.3% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 28.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 20.0% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 12.3% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 10.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKDead Sea andArava Science…80fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2126.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences810.3%
    3. Engineering44.8%
    4. Materials Science21.9%
    5. Chemistry00.5%
    6. Energy00.5%
    7. Computer Science00.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1620.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.9%
    3. Neuroscience22.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    1. Social Sciences56.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities23.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.6%
    4. Psychology11.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine810.4%
    2. Health Professions11.2%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
    4. Nursing00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 4.21× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.59× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.29× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.59×8 works
  2. Environmental Science5.29×21 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.21×16 works
  4. Veterinary2.82×0 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.06×1 works
  6. Neuroscience1.29×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.21×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.06×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×4 works
  11. Nursing0.71×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.56×2 works
  13. Psychology0.55×1 works
  14. Medicine0.54×8 works
  15. Energy0.50×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.49×5 works
  17. Health Professions0.47×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.33×0 works
  19. Engineering0.32×4 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Dead Sea and Arava Science Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Ilan Stavi, Gidon Winters and Tareq Abu Hamed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dead Sea and Arava Science Center.

  1. 1 Ilan Stavi Israel · #448,951 worldwide 5.7k citations · 136 works
  2. 2 Gidon Winters Israel · #606,263 worldwide 3.1k citations · 117 works
  3. 3 Tareq Abu Hamed Israel · #1,097,765 worldwide 1.2k citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Ashraf Al‐Ashhab Israel · #1,435,523 worldwide 927 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Uzi Avner Israel · #1,521,344 worldwide 968 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Hung Manh Nguyen Israel · #1,680,208 worldwide 567 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Ofir Katz Israel · #1,713,204 worldwide 991 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Rivka Alexander‐Shani Israel · #1,835,370 worldwide 183 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Elli Groner Israel · #1,934,362 worldwide 1.1k citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Hanan Ginat Israel · #2,115,001 worldwide 1.1k citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Dead Sea and Arava Science Center

What are the most cited papers from Dead Sea and Arava Science Center?

The most cited paper from Dead Sea and Arava Science Center is "Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands" (Fernando T. Maestre et al., 2015), with 1,189 citations. Next come "Development of biocontrol products for postharvest diseases of fruit: The importance of elucidating the mechanisms of action of yeast antagonists" (727) and "Postharvest heat treatments" (580).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands Fernando T. Maestre et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 8 Dec 2015 1,189
2 Development of biocontrol products for postharvest diseases of fruit: The importance of elucidating the mechanisms of action of yeast antagonists D. Spadaro, Samir Droby · Trends in Food Science & Technology Open access 23 Nov 2015 727
3 Postharvest heat treatments Susan Lurie · Postharvest Biology and Technology Nov 1998 580
4 Transcript and metabolite profiling during cold acclimation of Arabidopsis reveals an intricate relationship of cold‐regulated gene expression with modifications in metabolite content Fatma Kaplan, Joachim Kopka, Dong Yul Sung et al. · The Plant Journal Open access 6 May 2007 557
5 Soil Salinity and Sodicity in Drylands: A Review of Causes, Effects, Monitoring, and Restoration Measures Ilan Stavi, Niels Thevs, Simone Priori · Frontiers in Environmental Science Open access 11 Aug 2021 512
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Dead Sea and Arava Science Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Conservation, Ecosystem Resilience, Ecosystem Functioning, 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-now 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 Change13▲ 5.9×52 topics
  2. Biodiversity5▲ 9.0×13 topics
  3. Sustainability4▲ 2.2×22 topics
  4. Conservation4▲ 10×13 topics
  5. Invasive Species4▲ 11×12 topics
  6. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 28×4 topics
  7. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 19×7 topics
  8. Remote Sensing3▲ 3.1×15 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.2×13 topics
  10. Benthic Communities3▲ 56×2 topics
  11. Marine Biodiversity3▲ 56×2 topics
  12. Global Change3▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 26×5 topics
  14. Ocean Acidification2▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Coastal Protection2▲ 40×2 topics
  16. Biological Invasions2▲ 28×3 topics
  17. Food Security2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  18. Land Use Change2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  19. Biogeography2▲ 8.7×7 topics
  20. Ecosystem2▲ 23×4 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  22. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Sediment Transport2▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Drought2▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Global Warming2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  26. India2▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Kelp Forests2▲ 71×1 topic
  28. Seagrasses2▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Community Ecology2▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Conservation Biology2▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Functional Diversity1▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Microbial Ecology1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  34. River Restoration1▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Species Richness1▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Economic Analysis1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Marine Microbes1▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Microbial Biogeography1▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 10.0×8 topics
  40. Paleoclimatology1▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Dead Sea and Arava Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine and coastal plant biology, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology and Soil erosion and sediment transport.

Marine and coastal plant…2Marine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 1 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…1Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 1 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 1 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 1 fractional works
OceanographyNature and Landscape ConservationEcologySoil Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  3. 3 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 1 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 1 works
  9. 9 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 1 works
  10. 10 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 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 available44.0%not open56.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Dead Sea and Arava Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Dead Sea and Arava Science Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Dead Sea and Arava Science Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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