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Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

In research, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,796 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,502 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,361
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,407
of 8,685
Research works
258
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
67.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium 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 #11,796 of 21,541 34.3%232
Environmental ScienceField #3,502 of 6,208 32.7%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium 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: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.06× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.53× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium?

Ranked on the composite score, Nancy N. Rabalais, Quay Dortch and Paul W. Sammarco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.

  1. 1 Nancy N. Rabalais United States · #97,339 worldwide 603 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Quay Dortch United States · #213,448 worldwide 180 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Paul W. Sammarco United States · #259,897 worldwide 234 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 M. Dagg United States · #301,801 worldwide 215 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Brian J. Roberts United States · #1,338,129 worldwide 48 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

Which keywords describe research at Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Coastal Protection, Sea-Level Rise, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Ocean Acidification and Carbon Sequestration.

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

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change11▲ 15×25 topics
  2. Ecosystem Services4▲ 45×4 topics
  3. Coastal Protection4▲ 236×2 topics
  4. Benthic Communities3▲ 200×2 topics
  5. Marine Biodiversity3▲ 200×2 topics
  6. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 103×4 topics
  7. Ocean Acidification3▲ 135×3 topics
  8. Carbon Sequestration2▲ 130×1 topic
  9. Mangrove Forests2▲ 270×1 topic
  10. Biogeography2▲ 28×4 topics
  11. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 64×2 topics
  12. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 48×3 topics
  13. Biodiversity2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  14. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 35×3 topics
  15. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 75×2 topics
  16. Water Quality2▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Deep-Sea Ecology2▲ 205×1 topic
  18. Estuarine Quality2▲ 205×1 topic
  19. Sustainability2▲ 2.5×3 topics
  20. Trophic Cascades2▲ 66×2 topics
  21. Invasive Species2▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Ecosystem Management1▲ 91×1 topic
  23. Kelp Forests1▲ 194×1 topic
  24. Marine Fisheries1▲ 131×1 topic
  25. Remote Sensing1▲ 4.3×5 topics
  26. Seagrasses1▲ 194×1 topic
  27. Global Warming1▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Machine Learning1▲ 1.51×2 topics
  29. Monitoring1▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Wastewater1▲ 61×1 topic
  31. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.8×2 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Aquaculture1▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Eutrophication1▲ 42×3 topics
  35. Global Change1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and fisheries research and Marine and coastal plant biology.

Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…1Marine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…1Marine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring and Analysis: 1 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…1Marine and coastal ecosystems: 1 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies1Plant and animal studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 2 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  5. 5 Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 1 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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.

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.