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Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

In research, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,547 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 18.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,091
of 28,054 · #5,407 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#577
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
55.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 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 #9,547 of 12,888 38.3%60 #4569

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 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 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 18.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 22.9 works18×
← 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: 1.64× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.95× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.01× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.94× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 18.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom?

Ranked on the composite score, Colin Brownlee, A. J. Southward and Dan A. Smale lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.

  1. 1 Colin Brownlee United Kingdom · #75,374 worldwide 398 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 A. J. Southward United Kingdom · #120,184 worldwide 188 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Dan A. Smale United Kingdom · #148,255 worldwide 290 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 M. Whitfield United Kingdom · #155,735 worldwide 138 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 David Sims United Kingdom · #205,322 worldwide 355 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 R.D. Pingree United Kingdom · #210,457 worldwide 225 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 E. J. Denton United Kingdom · #275,446 worldwide 194 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 P. R. Dando United Kingdom · #366,154 worldwide 127 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Q. Bone United Kingdom · #385,436 worldwide 117 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Nova Mieszkowska United Kingdom · #434,110 worldwide 194 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Which keywords describe research at Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Ocean Acidification, Coastal Protection, Ecosystem Resilience, Ecosystem Functioning and Climate Change Impacts.

▲ 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 Change22▲ 9.9×27 topics
  2. Benthic Communities14▲ 287×2 topics
  3. Marine Biodiversity14▲ 287×2 topics
  4. Ocean Acidification11▲ 194×3 topics
  5. Coastal Protection10▲ 192×2 topics
  6. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 65×3 topics
  7. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 50×2 topics
  8. Climate Change Impacts8▲ 79×2 topics
  9. Kelp Forests7▲ 322×1 topic
  10. Seagrasses7▲ 322×1 topic
  11. Biogeography7▲ 34×5 topics
  12. Deep-Sea Ecology6▲ 254×1 topic
  13. Estuarine Quality6▲ 254×1 topic
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 24×9 topics
  15. Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 74×2 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services5▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Harmful Algal Blooms5▲ 76×3 topics
  18. Global Warming4▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Trophic Cascades4▲ 53×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem Management4▲ 84×1 topic
  21. Eutrophication4▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 95×2 topics
  23. Marine Fisheries4▲ 121×1 topic
  24. Population Dynamics4▲ 20×6 topics
  25. Conservation4▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Invasive Species4▲ 11×9 topics
  27. Biodiversity4▲ 6.2×13 topics
  28. Dissolved Organic Matter4▲ 108×1 topic
  29. Oceanic Carbon Cycle4▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Marine Microbes4▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Microbial Biogeography4▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Marine Environment3▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Eukaryotic Microbes3▲ 255×1 topic
  34. Microbial Diversity3▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Aquaculture3▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Bleaching3▲ 96×1 topic
  37. Coral Reefs3▲ 96×1 topic
  38. Ecology2▲ 20×4 topics
  39. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 27×3 topics

Which research topics does Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and coastal plant biology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and fisheries research and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

Marine and coastal plant biology: 7 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…4Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…4Marine and coastal ecosystems: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 4 fractional worksProtist diversity and phylogeny: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…3Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 7 works
  2. 2 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 6 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works
  5. 5 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Protist diversity and phylogeny Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  10. 10 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 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 available34.7%not open65.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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