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Institute of Oceanology

In research, Institute of Oceanology stands highest in Oceanography (#9 of 156 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,055 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#211 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Aquatic Science — Oceanography is 58.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,616
of 28,054 · #2,872 all time
Rank in China
#462
of 3,058
Research works
6.4k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
153k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Institute of Oceanology 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
OceanographySubfield #9 of 156 21.7%246 #144
Physical SciencesDomain #1,055 of 12,888 22.8%1,143 #2351
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #211 of 1,209 22.6%466 #680
Environmental ScienceField #710 of 3,551 21.9%383 #1143
Life SciencesDomain #1,973 of 7,800 23.2%293 #2389
Materials ScienceField #647 of 2,468 25.2%100 #1630
EngineeringField #2,827 of 6,636 25.2%119 #3584
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,603 of 3,579 21.4%157 #2687
EcologySubfield #297 of 578 21.0%120 #689
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #173 of 301 23.1%83 #554

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Oceanology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Oceanography#144 #9
  2. Physical Sciences#2,351 #1,055
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#680 #211
  4. Environmental Science#1,143 #710
  5. Life Sciences#2,389 #1,973
  6. Materials Science#1,630 #647
  7. Engineering#3,584 #2,827
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,687 #1,603
  9. Ecology#689 #297
  10. Atmospheric Science#554 #173
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institute of Oceanology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 58.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 246.3 works59×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 466.1 works20×
  3. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 52.1 works19×
  4. GeologySubfield · 29.9 works15×
  5. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 44.3 works14×
  6. GeophysicsSubfield · 66.1 works13×
  7. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 83.2 works13×
← 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: 1.24× its world share, 88 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 157 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.57× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19.86× its world share, 466 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.04× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 119 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.15× its world share, 383 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.91× its world share, 100 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 19.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Oceanology?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiaoxia Sun, Dun Zhang and Yiquan Qi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Oceanology.

  1. 1 Xiaoxia Sun China · #153,401 worldwide 186 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Dun Zhang China · #233,049 worldwide 569 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Yiquan Qi China · #233,422 worldwide 171 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Dongdong Dong China · #256,450 worldwide 225 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Ning Wu China · #260,311 worldwide 134 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Yan Du China · #330,420 worldwide 111 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Pin Yan China · #405,889 worldwide 64 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Hailing Liu China · #413,437 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Pengcheng Li China · #424,136 worldwide 151 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Shiming Wan China · #437,471 worldwide 234 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Oceanology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Oceanology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming, Aquaculture, Data Assimilation, Climate Change Impact, Oceanic Modeling and Tidal Analysis.

▲ 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 Change268▲ 6.7×63 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation126▲ 65×3 topics
  3. Global Warming124▲ 20×9 topics
  4. Aquaculture92▲ 24×7 topics
  5. Data Assimilation85▲ 36×4 topics
  6. Environmental Impact81▲ 3.2×41 topics
  7. Climate Change Impact73▲ 22×2 topics
  8. Oceanic Modeling72▲ 148×1 topic
  9. Tidal Analysis72▲ 148×1 topic
  10. Harmful Algal Blooms69▲ 61×3 topics
  11. Ocean Acidification66▲ 60×3 topics
  12. Plate Tectonics62▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Eutrophication62▲ 40×4 topics
  14. Benthic Communities60▲ 69×2 topics
  15. Marine Biodiversity60▲ 69×2 topics
  16. Marine Environment58▲ 27×3 topics
  17. Nutrient Limitation57▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Dissolved Organic Matter56▲ 91×1 topic
  19. Oceanic Carbon Cycle56▲ 91×1 topic
  20. Tropical Cyclones54▲ 66×2 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services44▲ 7.7×7 topics
  22. Microbial Ecology44▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Microbial Communities41▲ 6.4×10 topics
  24. Hydrological Cycle41▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Greenhouse Gas Emissions41▲ 10×7 topics
  26. Biogeography40▲ 10×12 topics
  27. Extreme Events40▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Climate Modeling40▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Precipitation Extremes40▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Ecosystem Functioning40▲ 14×6 topics
  31. Coastal Protection39▲ 41×2 topics
  32. Bacterial Diversity37▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Marine Microbes37▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Microbial Biogeography37▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Phylogenetic Analysis36▲ 7.8×12 topics
  36. Wave Modeling34▲ 45×2 topics
  37. Climate Change Impacts34▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Tectonics34▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Phylogenetic Relationships34▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Sea Level Rise34▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Oceanology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Climate variability and models and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 72 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 56 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 40 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 37 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 32 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 31 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote S…28Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 28 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 28 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 27 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…27Marine and fisheries research: 27 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyEnvironmental Chemistry

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 72 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 56 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 40 works
  4. 4 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 37 works
  5. 5 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 32 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 31 works
  7. 7 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 28 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 28 works
  9. 9 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 27 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 27 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Oceanology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher 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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