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Marine Biological Laboratory

In research, Marine Biological Laboratory stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,088 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,999 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,952
of 28,054 · #1,223 all time
Rank in United States
#804
of 4,192
Research works
4.7k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
266k
56.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Marine Biological Laboratory 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,088 of 7,800 30.0%78 #568
Physical SciencesDomain #6,999 of 12,888 24.3%67 #1730

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 22.0 works17×
← 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: 2.33× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.30× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.61× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.41× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.88× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.25× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× 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, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Marine Biological Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Jerry M. Melillo, G. H. A. Clowes and Albert Szent‐Györgyi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marine Biological Laboratory.

  1. 1 Jerry M. Melillo United States · #14,014 worldwide 909 citations · 85 works
  2. 2 G. H. A. Clowes United States · #23,836 worldwide 377 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Albert Szent‐Györgyi United States · #32,208 worldwide 343 citations · 78 works
  4. 4 Gaius R. Shaver United States · #45,798 worldwide 722 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 John E. Hobbie United States · #48,820 worldwide 450 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 David W. Kicklighter United States · #52,885 worldwide 469 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 A. Murat Eren United States · #55,615 worldwide 348 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Roger T. Hanlon United States · #60,829 worldwide 404 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Bruce J. Peterson United States · #69,902 worldwide 526 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Brian Fry United States · #80,571 worldwide 496 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Marine Biological Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Marine Biological Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Phylogenetic Analysis, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Molecular Phylogeny, Ecosystem Functioning, Microbial Ecology and Coastal Protection.

▲ 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▲ 5.0×43 topics
  2. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 17×10 topics
  3. Benthic Communities8▲ 80×2 topics
  4. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 80×2 topics
  5. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 28×7 topics
  6. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 22×6 topics
  7. Biodiversity6▲ 5.2×14 topics
  8. Coastal Protection6▲ 62×2 topics
  9. Microbial Ecology6▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Biogeography6▲ 15×12 topics
  11. Bacterial Diversity6▲ 32×2 topics
  12. Invasive Species6▲ 8.7×11 topics
  13. Ocean Acidification6▲ 48×3 topics
  14. Gene Expression6▲ 5.6×14 topics
  15. Marine Microbes5▲ 55×1 topic
  16. Microbial Biogeography5▲ 55×1 topic
  17. Fisheries5▲ 82×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Microbial Communities5▲ 7.3×8 topics
  20. Neurobiology5▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Stem Cells5▲ 11×8 topics
  22. Conservation4▲ 6.3×10 topics
  23. Ethical Considerations4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  24. Reproductive Strategies4▲ 72×2 topics
  25. Ecology4▲ 17×6 topics
  26. RNA-Seq4▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Deep-Sea Ecology4▲ 82×1 topic
  28. Estuarine Quality4▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Hydrothermal Vents4▲ 66×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  31. genome annotation4▲ 38×1 topic
  32. sequence alignment4▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Camouflage4▲ 207×1 topic
  34. Cephalopods4▲ 207×1 topic
  35. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Environmental Effects4▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Eutrophication4▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Evolution4▲ 9.1×8 topics
  39. Global Change4▲ 8.5×6 topics
  40. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Marine Biological Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies and Cephalopods and Marine Biology.

Microbial Community Ecol…5Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 5 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…4Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…4Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 4 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine B…4Cephalopods and Marine Biology: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksProtist diversity and phylogeny: 3 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…3Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 3 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…3CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 3 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing2RNA Research and Splicing: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…2Marine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyMolecular BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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

  1. 1 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 5 works
  2. 2 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  3. 3 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  6. 6 Protist diversity and phylogeny Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Marine Biological Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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