Marine Conservation Institute
In research, Marine Conservation Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,975 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,614 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 30.1× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #13,078 of 28,054 · #10,232 all time
- Rank in United States
- #1,807 of 4,192
- Research works
- 776 ▲ 3% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 29k 36.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 22.4% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 42% world 28%
What is Marine Conservation Institute known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,975 of 12,888 | 23.5% | 81 | #7948 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #2,614 of 3,551 | 23.3% | 61 | #1231 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Marine Conservation 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).
What does Marine Conservation Institute specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 30.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- EcologySubfield · 25.7 works30×
- Environmental ScienceField · 61.2 works11×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Environmental Science 11.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 7.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.2×
- Nursing 1.2×
- Veterinary 1.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Energy 0.4×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Health Professions 0.3×
- Psychology 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Medicine 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Marine Conservation Institute?
Ranked on the composite score, Lance Morgan, Elliott A. Norse and Peter J. Etnoyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marine Conservation Institute.
- 1 Lance Morgan United States · #385,252 worldwide 196 citations · 16 works
- 2 Elliott A. Norse United States · #625,910 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
- 3 Peter J. Etnoyer United States · #1,385,096 worldwide 62 citations · 20 works
- 4 James T. Ketchum United States · #1,553,617 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
Which keywords describe research at Marine Conservation Institute?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Marine Ecosystems, Ocean Acidification, Invasive Species and Acoustic Communication.
- Genetic Diversity
- Rays
- Migration
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Ecology
- Marine Biodiversity
- Marine Environment
- Aquaculture
- Sea-Level Rise
- Global Change
- Coral Reefs
- Marine Fisheries
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Anthropogenic Noise
- Predator-Prey Interactions
- Trophic Cascades
- Environmental Impact
- Ocean Acidification
- Biodiversity
- Conservation
- Climate Change
- Population Dynamics
- Marine Ecosystems
- Invasive Species
- Acoustic Communication
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Remote Sensing
- Marine Mammals
- Ecosystem Management
- Bleaching
- Ecosystem Services
- Biogeography
- Fisheries
- Coastal Protection
- Benthic Communities
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Climate Change Impacts
- Habitat Selection
- Phylogeny
- Sharks
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
- Climate Change38▲ 13×47 topics
- Conservation19▲ 40×14 topics
- Population Dynamics15▲ 54×7 topics
- Biodiversity11▲ 14×17 topics
- Marine Ecosystems8▲ 149×2 topics
- Ocean Acidification8▲ 104×3 topics
- Invasive Species8▲ 17×15 topics
- Environmental Impact8▲ 4.3×18 topics
- Acoustic Communication8▲ 143×2 topics
- Trophic Cascades7▲ 70×2 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 72×2 topics
- Predator-Prey Interactions7▲ 76×2 topics
- Remote Sensing7▲ 4.9×18 topics
- Anthropogenic Noise6▲ 205×1 topic
- Marine Mammals6▲ 205×1 topic
- Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 23×5 topics
- Ecosystem Management5▲ 81×1 topic
- Marine Fisheries5▲ 117×1 topic
- Bleaching5▲ 144×1 topic
- Coral Reefs5▲ 144×1 topic
- Ecosystem Services5▲ 12×7 topics
- Global Change5▲ 16×5 topics
- Biogeography4▲ 16×7 topics
- Sea-Level Rise4▲ 34×4 topics
- Fisheries4▲ 98×2 topics
- Aquaculture4▲ 14×6 topics
- Coastal Protection4▲ 60×2 topics
- Marine Environment4▲ 27×3 topics
- Benthic Communities4▲ 63×2 topics
- Marine Biodiversity4▲ 63×2 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 12×7 topics
- Ecology4▲ 24×4 topics
- Climate Change Impacts4▲ 30×5 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 24×5 topics
- Habitat Selection4▲ 43×2 topics
- Migration4▲ 9.5×2 topics
- Phylogeny4▲ 21×2 topics
- Rays3▲ 158×1 topic
- Sharks3▲ 158×1 topic
- Genetic Diversity3▲ 7.0×6 topics
Which research topics does Marine Conservation Institute publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Marine and fisheries research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 6 works
- 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
- 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 5 works
- 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
- 5 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
- 6 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
- 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
- 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
- 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
- 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Marine Conservation Institute's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017.
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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