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Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

In research, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,970 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,943 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,809
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,103
of 7,310
Research works
174
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.5k
54.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

What is Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 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 #2,970 of 5,407 15.4%122
Physical SciencesDomain #15,943 of 17,446 15.0%136

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (73%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 79.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 73.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 35.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 19.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 10.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInter-AmericanTropical Tuna…24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences79%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1773.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.2%
    3. Computer Science01.4%
    4. Mathematics01.3%
    5. Engineering00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences28.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.6%
    2. Social Sciences01.0%
    3. Decision Sciences00.5%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    1. Medicine00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 14.75× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 14.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science14.75×18 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.05×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.83×2 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.70×1 works
  5. Mathematics1.09×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.69×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.58×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.18×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.08×0 works
  11. Psychology0.04×0 works
  12. Engineering0.02×0 works
  13. Medicine0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission?

Ranked on the quality score, Martin A. Hall, Kurt M. Schaefer and Jon López lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.

  1. 1 Martin A. Hall United States · #263,447 worldwide 3.6k citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Kurt M. Schaefer United States · #991,337 worldwide 4.4k citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Jon López United States · #1,201,437 worldwide 1.2k citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Mark N. Maunder United States · #1,319,393 worldwide 11k citations · 196 works
  5. 5 Daniel W. Fuller United States · #1,469,526 worldwide 2.4k citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Carolina V. Minte‐Vera United States · #1,742,868 worldwide 2.9k citations · 76 works
  7. 7 Cleridy E. Lennert‐Cody United States · #1,866,200 worldwide 1.7k citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Richard B. Deriso United States · #2,226,862 worldwide 4.1k citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Milner B. Schaefer United States · #2,258,735 worldwide 3.5k citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Alexandre Aires‐da‐Silva United States · #2,438,269 worldwide 1.2k citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

What are the most cited papers from Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission?

The most cited paper from Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission is "AD Model Builder: using automatic differentiation for statistical inference of highly parameterized complex nonlinear models" (David A. Fournier, Hans Julius Skaug, Johnoel Ancheta et al., 2011), with 1,766 citations. Next come "Some aspects of the dynamics of populations important to the management of the commercial marine fisheries" (1,404) and "Standardizing catch and effort data: a review of recent approaches" (1,331).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 AD Model Builder: using automatic differentiation for statistical inference of highly parameterized complex nonlinear models David A. Fournier, Hans Julius Skaug, Johnoel Ancheta et al. · Optimization methods & software Open access 3 Oct 2011 1,766
2 Some aspects of the dynamics of populations important to the management of the commercial marine fisheries Milner B. Schaefer · Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 1991 1,404
3 Standardizing catch and effort data: a review of recent approaches Mark N. Maunder, André E. Punt · Fisheries Research Dec 2004 1,331
4 Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean Barbara A. Block et al. · Nature 21 Jun 2011 1,313
5 Environmental context explains Lévy and Brownian movement patterns of marine predators Nicolas E. Humphries, Nuno C. Queiroz, Jennifer R. M. Dyer et al. · Nature Jun 2010 964
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Trophic Cascades, Ecosystem Management, Marine Fisheries, Invasive Species, Conservation Challenges and Freshwater Biodiversity.

▲ 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-now 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change12▲ 19×10 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 448×2 topics
  3. Ecosystem Management6▲ 424×1 topic
  4. Marine Fisheries6▲ 617×1 topic
  5. Trophic Cascades6▲ 275×2 topics
  6. Invasive Species3▲ 34×5 topics
  7. Conservation Challenges3▲ 297×1 topic
  8. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 222×1 topic
  9. Aquaculture3▲ 51×4 topics
  10. Conservation3▲ 30×6 topics
  11. Environmental Impact3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  12. Marine Environment3▲ 75×3 topics
  13. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 176×2 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services2▲ 24×1 topic
  15. Oyster Reefs2▲ 311×1 topic
  16. Sustainability2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  17. Population Dynamics2▲ 34×5 topics
  18. Ocean Acidification2▲ 86×3 topics
  19. Bleaching1▲ 163×1 topic
  20. Coral Reefs1▲ 163×1 topic
  21. Fisheries1▲ 111×2 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity1▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Biodiversity1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  25. Phylogeny1▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Rays1▲ 196×1 topic
  27. Sharks1▲ 196×1 topic
  28. Fish1▲ 113×1 topic
  29. Length-Weight Relationships1▲ 113×1 topic

Which research topics does Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Marine and fisheries res…6Marine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…1Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 0 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyAquatic Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  3. 3 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 1 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 1 works
  8. 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission0.000094% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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