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Instituto del Mar del Peru

In research, Instituto del Mar del Peru stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,083 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,396 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 49.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,835
of 28,054 · #26,802 all time
Rank in Peru
#83
of 100
Research works
896
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Instituto del Mar del Peru 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,083 of 12,888 5.4%101 #15892
Environmental ScienceField #3,396 of 3,551 6.0%64 #4268

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto del Mar del Peru 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 Instituto del Mar del Peru specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 49.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 21.4 works49×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 23.4 works20×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 29.3 works12×
← 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: 2.55× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.08× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.21× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.32× its world share, 64 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.63× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto del Mar del Peru?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Tam, Dimitri Gutiérrez and François Gerlotto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto del Mar del Peru.

  1. 1 Jorge Tam Peru · #283,013 worldwide 181 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Dimitri Gutiérrez Peru · #380,974 worldwide 157 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 François Gerlotto Peru · #435,555 worldwide 91 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Federico Velazco Peru · #575,869 worldwide 55 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Michelle Graco Peru · #685,667 worldwide 73 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Octavio Morón Antonio Peru · #1,127,152 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Javier Quiñónes Peru · #1,477,751 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ángel Perea de la Matta Peru · #1,596,336 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto del Mar del Peru

Which keywords describe research at Instituto del Mar del Peru?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Ecosystem Management, Trophic Cascades, Fish Population Dynamics, Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture 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 2022–2025 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 Change38▲ 9.2×31 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability16▲ 117×2 topics
  3. Ecosystem Management16▲ 172×2 topics
  4. Trophic Cascades15▲ 105×2 topics
  5. Aquaculture15▲ 37×4 topics
  6. Fish Population Dynamics15▲ 238×1 topic
  7. Marine Fisheries15▲ 238×1 topic
  8. Ocean Acidification13▲ 117×3 topics
  9. Benthic Communities13▲ 142×2 topics
  10. Marine Biodiversity13▲ 142×2 topics
  11. Climate Change Impacts11▲ 61×5 topics
  12. Sustainability11▲ 2.9×11 topics
  13. Conservation10▲ 15×8 topics
  14. Environmental Impact9▲ 3.5×9 topics
  15. Biogeography9▲ 22×4 topics
  16. Nutrition8▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Omega-3 Fatty Acids8▲ 70×2 topics
  18. Fatty Acids8▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Fish Feed8▲ 98×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem Services8▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Economic Impact8▲ 8.6×2 topics
  22. Innovation Ecosystems8▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Social Responsibility8▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Marine Environment7▲ 34×3 topics
  25. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Population Dynamics7▲ 19×6 topics
  27. Deep-Sea Ecology7▲ 154×1 topic
  28. Estuarine Quality7▲ 154×1 topic
  29. Small and Medium Enterprises7▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Food Security7▲ 8.2×3 topics
  31. Digital Marketing7▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Fisheries7▲ 113×2 topics
  33. Psychopharmacology Education7▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Social Sciences7▲ 31×3 topics
  35. Urban Development7▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Coastal Protection6▲ 66×2 topics
  37. Tourism6▲ 44×2 topics
  38. Communication6▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 26×6 topics
  40. Teoría Fundamentada6▲ 2438×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto del Mar del Peru publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Marine and fisheries res…15Marine and fisheries research: 15 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 8 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 7 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 7 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies in Latin America: 6 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…6Marine and coastal plant biology: 6 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine B…5Cephalopods and Marine Biology: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultur…5Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 5 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…4Marine animal studies overview: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAquatic ScienceOceanographyEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 15 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 8 works
  3. 3 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 7 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  5. 5 Geography and Environmental Studies in Latin America Geography, Planning and Development 6 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 6 works
  8. 8 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  9. 9 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 5 works
  10. 10 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 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 available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto del Mar del Peru's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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