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Florida Aquarium

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World rank, all time
#34,318
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,206
of 7,310
Research works
124
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Florida Aquarium

Which fields of science does Florida Aquarium work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Florida Aquarium is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (56%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 71.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 55.5% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 19.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 19.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.8% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 23.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKFlorida Aquarium31fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences71%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences2%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1755.5%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences310.8%
    3. Engineering14.1%
    4. Computer Science01.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences414.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.9%
    4. Neuroscience01.1%
    1. Medicine12.0%
    2. Dentistry01.1%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology11.8%
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: 2.99× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.89× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.17× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science11.17×17 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.89×3 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.99×4 works
  4. Dentistry2.19×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.91×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×2 works
  7. Veterinary0.87×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.64×0 works
  9. Psychology0.60×1 works
  10. Nursing0.54×0 works
  11. Engineering0.27×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.14×0 works
  13. Medicine0.11×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Florida Aquarium?

Ranked on the quality score, Rafael de la Parra, Keri L. O’Neil and Bruce Carlson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Florida Aquarium.

  1. 1 Rafael de la Parra United States · #830,060 worldwide 669 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Keri L. O’Neil United States · #1,722,522 worldwide 385 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Bruce Carlson United States · #2,715,650 worldwide 199 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Ilze K. Berzins United States · #2,808,359 worldwide 831 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Paul A. Anderson United States · #2,901,611 worldwide 866 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Florida Aquarium

What are the most cited papers from Florida Aquarium?

The most cited paper from Florida Aquarium is "Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays" (Nathan Pacoureau, Cassandra L. Rigby, Peter M. Kyne et al., 2021), with 824 citations. Next come "Marine Mammals as Sentinel Species for Oceans and Human Health" (731) and "Hydrodynamic Performance of Aquatic Flapping: Efficiency of Underwater Flight in the Manta" (212).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays Nathan Pacoureau, Cassandra L. Rigby, Peter M. Kyne et al. · Nature 27 Jan 2021 824
2 Marine Mammals as Sentinel Species for Oceans and Human Health Gregory D. Bossart · Veterinary Pathology 15 Dec 2010 731
3 Hydrodynamic Performance of Aquatic Flapping: Efficiency of Underwater Flight in the Manta Frank E. Fish, Christian Schreiber, Keith W. Moored et al. · Aerospace Open access 11 Jul 2016 212
4 Feeding anatomy, filter-feeding rate, and diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus during surface ram filter feeding off the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Philip Jay Motta, Michael Maslanka, Robert E. Hueter et al. · Zoology Aug 2010 211
5 Rapid Climate-Driven Circulation Changes Threaten Conservation of Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Nicholas R. Record, Jeffrey A. Runge, Daniel E. Pendleton et al. · Oceanography Open access 3 May 2019 169
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Florida Aquarium?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Marine Ecosystems, Fisheries, Fisheries Sustainability, Ecology and Ocean Acidification.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change10▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Conservation8▲ 58×8 topics
  3. Population Dynamics7▲ 83×6 topics
  4. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 269×2 topics
  5. Fisheries4▲ 269×2 topics
  6. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 136×2 topics
  7. Ecology4▲ 65×3 topics
  8. Ocean Acidification4▲ 147×3 topics
  9. Phylogeny3▲ 64×3 topics
  10. Acoustic Communication3▲ 193×2 topics
  11. Rays3▲ 425×1 topic
  12. Sharks3▲ 425×1 topic
  13. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 325×1 topic
  14. Invasive Species3▲ 22×5 topics
  15. Marine Mammals3▲ 325×1 topic
  16. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 37×4 topics
  17. Aquaculture2▲ 30×5 topics
  18. Biodiversity2▲ 10×11 topics
  19. Conservation Challenges2▲ 156×1 topic
  20. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 117×1 topic
  21. Bleaching2▲ 162×1 topic
  22. Coastal Protection2▲ 80×2 topics
  23. Coral Reefs2▲ 162×1 topic
  24. Benthic Communities2▲ 85×2 topics
  25. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 85×2 topics
  26. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Kelp Forests2▲ 153×1 topic
  28. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 30×6 topics
  29. Seagrasses2▲ 153×1 topic
  30. Trophic Cascades2▲ 51×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Management1▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Marine Fisheries1▲ 113×1 topic
  33. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  34. Marine Environment1▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 13×6 topics
  36. Biogeography1▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Reproductive Strategies1▲ 89×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem Services1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  39. Ethical Considerations1▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Florida Aquarium publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Marine animal studies overview, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…1Marine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyOceanographyGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 1 works
  9. 9 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available55.3%not open44.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.7%domestic only67.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Florida Aquarium's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% 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 Florida Aquarium as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Florida Aquarium0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Florida Aquarium over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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