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Institute of Oceanology

In research, Institute of Oceanology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,108 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#4,989 of 6,208 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,450 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 20.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,734
of 28,054 · #23,430 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#62
of 92
Research works
582
▼ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Institute of Oceanology 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 #13,108 of 21,541 10.4%462
Environmental ScienceField #4,989 of 6,208 10.5%154
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,450 of 2,661 12.1%211

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).

What does Institute of Oceanology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 20.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 21.8 works21×
← 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: 1.98× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20.54× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.79× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 20.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Oceanology?

Ranked on the composite score, 李鹏程, Snejana Moncheva and Lyubomir Dimitrov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Oceanology.

  1. 1 李鹏程 Bulgaria · #310,655 worldwide 1 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Snejana Moncheva Bulgaria · #851,525 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Lyubomir Dimitrov Bulgaria · #1,132,088 worldwide 31 citations · 15 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: Holocene, Climate Change, Mediterranean, Sea Level, Black Sea, paleoceanography, Environmental Impact and Biogeography.

▲ 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 Change11▲ 5.9×23 topics
  2. Holocene10▲ 125×3 topics
  3. Mediterranean9▲ 147×3 topics
  4. Sea Level9▲ 131×2 topics
  5. Black Sea8▲ 290×1 topic
  6. paleoceanography8▲ 384×1 topic
  7. Environmental Impact6▲ 4.9×13 topics
  8. Biogeography4▲ 25×7 topics
  9. Recycling4▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Waste Management4▲ 15×2 topics
  11. Marine Environment4▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Pollution4▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Microplastics3▲ 52×1 topic
  14. Plate Tectonics3▲ 33×3 topics
  15. Terrestrial Ecosystems3▲ 52×1 topic
  16. Biodiversity3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  17. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.9×5 topics
  18. Sediment Transport3▲ 25×3 topics
  19. DNA Barcoding3▲ 25×4 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Water Resources3▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Global Food Security2▲ 91×1 topic
  24. Warfare Ecology2▲ 276×1 topic
  25. Microbial Communities2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  26. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Conservation2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  28. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 42×3 topics
  29. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.1×8 topics
  30. Continental Margin2▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Crustal Structure2▲ 47×2 topics
  32. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Eutrophication2▲ 26×3 topics
  34. Freshwater2▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Tectonics2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Wave Modeling2▲ 52×2 topics
  37. Cenozoic Evolution2▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Geoarchaeology2▲ 70×2 topics
  39. Rifting2▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Thermodynamic Modeling2▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Oceanology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and environmental studies, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones and Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Marine and environmental…8Marine and environmental studies: 8 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…3Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental and Biolog…2Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 2 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional works
OceanographyPollutionManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeology4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 8 works
  2. 2 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 3 works
  3. 3 Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 2 works
  5. 5 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  6. 6 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.9%domestic only63.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Oceanology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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