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Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

In research, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,943 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,235 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,586 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,618
of 28,054 · #14,444 all time
Rank in United States
#2,367
of 4,192
Research works
957
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
32.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,943 of 6,208 22.5%299
Physical SciencesDomain #11,235 of 21,541 20.8%695
Life SciencesDomain #7,586 of 14,347 17.9%204
OceanographySubfield #431 of 658 22.7%174
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,464 of 2,661 21.7%222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute 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: 1.76× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.93× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.95× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.43× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.45× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Sarath P. Gunasekera, Craig M. Young and Gregory D. Bossart lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.

  1. 1 Sarath P. Gunasekera United States · #122,813 worldwide 181 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Craig M. Young United States · #163,761 worldwide 337 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Gregory D. Bossart United States · #293,823 worldwide 133 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Oliver J. McConnell United States · #311,390 worldwide 129 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Michael Twardowski United States · #390,514 worldwide 144 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Brian E. Lapointe United States · #408,180 worldwide 146 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Shirley A. Pomponi United States · #410,695 worldwide 145 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Amy E. Wright United States · #450,733 worldwide 75 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 James M. Sullivan United States · #496,561 worldwide 102 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Sylvia Kim United States · #626,756 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Which keywords describe research at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Ocean Acidification, Fisheries Sustainability, Harmful Algal Blooms, Conservation, Eutrophication and Marine Ecosystems.

▲ 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 Change23▲ 11×27 topics
  2. Aquaculture9▲ 42×5 topics
  3. Ocean Acidification6▲ 115×3 topics
  4. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 88×2 topics
  5. Harmful Algal Blooms6▲ 96×3 topics
  6. Conservation5▲ 16×9 topics
  7. Eutrophication5▲ 65×3 topics
  8. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 115×2 topics
  9. Benthic Communities5▲ 102×2 topics
  10. Coastal Protection5▲ 94×2 topics
  11. Marine Biodiversity5▲ 102×2 topics
  12. Population Dynamics5▲ 23×8 topics
  13. Invasive Species4▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades4▲ 56×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem Management4▲ 87×1 topic
  16. Global Warming4▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Marine Fisheries4▲ 125×1 topic
  18. Dissolved Organic Matter4▲ 120×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  20. Oceanic Carbon Cycle4▲ 120×1 topic
  21. Ecosystem Services4▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Bleaching4▲ 138×1 topic
  23. Coral Reefs4▲ 138×1 topic
  24. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 36×3 topics
  25. Biodiversity3▲ 5.5×9 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Marine Environment3▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Biogeography3▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Kelp Forests3▲ 126×1 topic
  33. Seagrasses3▲ 126×1 topic
  34. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  35. Water Quality3▲ 8.8×7 topics
  36. Gut Microbiota3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Fish Feed2▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Nutrition2▲ 7.0×1 topic
  40. Acoustic Communication2▲ 61×2 topics

Which research topics does Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute publish most on?

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

Marine and fisheries res…4Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…4Marine and coastal ecosystems: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…4Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…3Marine and coastal plant biology: 3 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 2 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…2Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeOceanographyEcologyAquatic Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 3 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 2 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 2 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  8. 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Marine Biology and Ecology Research 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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