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Institute of Marine Research

In research, Institute of Marine Research stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,007 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,866 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#20,760
of 42,892
Rank in Portugal
#106
of 234
Research works
416
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
35.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Institute of Marine Research 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 #3,007 of 6,208 32.1%209
Physical SciencesDomain #14,866 of 21,541 32.1%310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Marine Research 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 Institute of Marine Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 23.8 works9.1×
← 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: 2.10× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.02× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.10× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Marine Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Irene Martins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Marine Research.

  1. 1 Irene Martins Portugal · #676,262 worldwide 76 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Marine Research

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Marine Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Fisheries Sustainability, Population Dynamics, Trophic Cascades, Ecosystem Management, Marine Fisheries and Invasive Species.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 11×34 topics
  2. Conservation6▲ 27×6 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 131×2 topics
  4. Population Dynamics5▲ 40×6 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.5×17 topics
  6. Ecosystem Management4▲ 121×1 topic
  7. Marine Fisheries4▲ 174×1 topic
  8. Trophic Cascades4▲ 76×2 topics
  9. Aquaculture4▲ 25×5 topics
  10. Invasive Species4▲ 16×7 topics
  11. Acoustic Communication3▲ 125×2 topics
  12. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 211×1 topic
  13. Marine Mammals3▲ 211×1 topic
  14. Fisheries3▲ 135×2 topics
  15. Sustainability3▲ 2.2×15 topics
  16. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 84×2 topics
  17. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 97×2 topics
  18. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Conservation Challenges2▲ 94×1 topic
  20. Flow Regulation2▲ 94×1 topic
  21. Marine Environment2▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Ocean Acidification2▲ 63×3 topics
  23. Biodiversity2▲ 5.9×8 topics
  24. Benthic Communities2▲ 68×2 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services2▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 68×2 topics
  27. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 25×5 topics
  28. Biogeography2▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Phylogeny2▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Ecology2▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Migration2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  33. Rays2▲ 161×1 topic
  34. Sharks2▲ 161×1 topic
  35. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 24×4 topics
  36. Coastal Protection1▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Waste Management1▲ 6.4×7 topics
  38. Water Quality1▲ 6.5×5 topics
  39. Morphology1▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Neurobiology1▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Marine Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Marine animal studies overview, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Marine and fisheries res…4Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 1 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 1 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2 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 animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  8. 8 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 1 works
  9. 9 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 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 available51.2%not open48.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.1%domestic only50.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Marine Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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