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Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

In research, Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,892 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 89.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,836
of 28,054 · #11,649 all time
Rank in Poland
#130
of 318
Research works
900
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk 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 #6,892 of 12,888 13.1%121 #7054

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk 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 Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 89.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 35.5 works89×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 56.2 works25×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25.29× its world share, 56 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.90× its world share, 56 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 25.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan Marcin Węsławski, Jacek Piskozub and Monika Kędra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk.

  1. 1 Jan Marcin Węsławski Poland · #153,224 worldwide 262 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Jacek Piskozub Poland · #1,073,386 worldwide 50 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Monika Kędra Poland · #1,105,104 worldwide 71 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Janusz Pempkowiak Poland · #1,304,290 worldwide 47 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Lidia Dzierzbicka-Głowacka Poland · #1,329,083 worldwide 16 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Tymon Zieliński Poland · #1,396,099 worldwide 23 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Z. Klusek Poland · #1,487,252 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Karol Kuliński Poland · #1,516,636 worldwide 45 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Beata Szymczycha Poland · #1,561,479 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Which keywords describe research at Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Ocean Circulation, Ecosystem Functioning, Biogeography, Global Warming and Eutrophication.

▲ 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 Change41▲ 11×35 topics
  2. Benthic Communities15▲ 177×2 topics
  3. Marine Biodiversity15▲ 177×2 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation14▲ 75×3 topics
  5. Ecosystem Functioning12▲ 44×3 topics
  6. Biogeography12▲ 31×4 topics
  7. Remote Sensing12▲ 6.6×13 topics
  8. Global Warming11▲ 19×7 topics
  9. Eutrophication11▲ 75×4 topics
  10. Arctic10▲ 65×4 topics
  11. Hydrothermal Vents10▲ 192×2 topics
  12. Deep-Sea Ecology10▲ 239×1 topic
  13. Estuarine Quality10▲ 239×1 topic
  14. Harmful Algal Blooms10▲ 88×2 topics
  15. Environmental Impact9▲ 3.8×15 topics
  16. Dissolved Organic Matter9▲ 153×1 topic
  17. Oceanic Carbon Cycle9▲ 153×1 topic
  18. Ocean Acidification8▲ 81×3 topics
  19. Microbial Communities7▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Water Quality7▲ 12×8 topics
  21. Decline7▲ 179×1 topic
  22. Sea Ice7▲ 179×1 topic
  23. Data Assimilation6▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Health Effects6▲ 6.9×13 topics
  25. Holocene6▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Oceanic Modeling6▲ 123×1 topic
  27. Sea Level6▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Tidal Analysis6▲ 123×1 topic
  29. Coastal Protection6▲ 62×2 topics
  30. Anaerobic5▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Methane Oxidation5▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Bioaccumulation5▲ 40×3 topics
  33. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Emissions5▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Kelp Forests4▲ 111×1 topic
  37. Seagrasses4▲ 111×1 topic
  38. Stable Isotopes4▲ 104×1 topic
  39. Trophic Position4▲ 104×1 topic
  40. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 10 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 9 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…7Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 7 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…6Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 6 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 5 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…4Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 3 fractional works
OceanographyAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 10 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 9 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 7 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 6 works
  5. 5 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  7. 7 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  9. 9 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 3 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 available51.4%not open48.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.7%domestic only68.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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