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Island Institute

In research, Island Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,043 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#7,394 of 17,978 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,759 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,393
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,940
of 8,685
Research works
513
▼ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
42.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Island Institute 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,043 of 20,462 27.8%187
MedicineField #7,394 of 17,978 28.9%165
Physical SciencesDomain #18,759 of 21,541 6.8%135

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

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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.14× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.78× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Island Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Neville Marks and Josh Juneau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Island Institute.

  1. 1 Neville Marks United States · #221,253 worldwide 121 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Josh Juneau United States · #1,379,560 worldwide 2 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Island Institute

Which keywords describe research at Island Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vulnerability, Maternal Mortality, Resilience, Bioremediation, Conservation, Climate Change Adaptation, Microbial Diversity and Climate Change.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 2.2×13 topics
  2. Vulnerability3▲ 26×4 topics
  3. Maternal Mortality2▲ 24×5 topics
  4. Resilience2▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Bioremediation2▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Conservation2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  7. Epidemiology2◆ 0.97×10 topics
  8. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Microbial Diversity2▲ 58×2 topics
  10. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  11. Social Capital1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  12. Biodeterioration1▲ 105×1 topic
  13. Catalysis1▲ 4.4×1 topic
  14. Community1▲ 26×1 topic
  15. Disaster1▲ 60×1 topic
  16. Gender Differences1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  17. Geomycology1▲ 105×1 topic
  18. Medical Education1▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Oxidation1▲ 18×1 topic
  20. Quality of Life1▲ 1.99×7 topics
  21. Microbial Ecology1▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Neuroscience1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  23. Globalization1▲ 1.22×2 topics
  24. Bioleaching1▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Decellularization1▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Metal Recovery1▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Microbial Communities1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  29. Nuclear Graphite1▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Oxidation Behavior1▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Psychological Interventions1▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Island Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Disaster Management and Resilience, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Building materials and conservation and Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies.

Disaster Management and …1Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…1Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 1 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 1 fractional worksTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 1 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksReproductive Health and …1Reproductive Health and Contraception: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMaterials ChemistryEarth-Surface ProcessesSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  4. 4 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 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 available20.4%not open79.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Island Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.