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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. EcologySubfield · 25.7 works30×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 61.2 works11×
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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: 1.99× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.08× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.35× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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. 1 Lance Morgan United States · #385,252 worldwide 196 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Elliott A. Norse United States · #625,910 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Peter J. Etnoyer United States · #1,385,096 worldwide 62 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 James T. Ketchum United States · #1,553,617 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Marine Conservation Institute

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.

▲ 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 Change38▲ 13×47 topics
  2. Conservation19▲ 40×14 topics
  3. Population Dynamics15▲ 54×7 topics
  4. Biodiversity11▲ 14×17 topics
  5. Marine Ecosystems8▲ 149×2 topics
  6. Ocean Acidification8▲ 104×3 topics
  7. Invasive Species8▲ 17×15 topics
  8. Environmental Impact8▲ 4.3×18 topics
  9. Acoustic Communication8▲ 143×2 topics
  10. Trophic Cascades7▲ 70×2 topics
  11. Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 72×2 topics
  12. Predator-Prey Interactions7▲ 76×2 topics
  13. Remote Sensing7▲ 4.9×18 topics
  14. Anthropogenic Noise6▲ 205×1 topic
  15. Marine Mammals6▲ 205×1 topic
  16. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 23×5 topics
  17. Ecosystem Management5▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Marine Fisheries5▲ 117×1 topic
  19. Bleaching5▲ 144×1 topic
  20. Coral Reefs5▲ 144×1 topic
  21. Ecosystem Services5▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Global Change5▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Biogeography4▲ 16×7 topics
  24. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 34×4 topics
  25. Fisheries4▲ 98×2 topics
  26. Aquaculture4▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Coastal Protection4▲ 60×2 topics
  28. Marine Environment4▲ 27×3 topics
  29. Benthic Communities4▲ 63×2 topics
  30. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 63×2 topics
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 12×7 topics
  32. Ecology4▲ 24×4 topics
  33. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 30×5 topics
  34. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 24×5 topics
  35. Habitat Selection4▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Migration4▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Phylogeny4▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Rays3▲ 158×1 topic
  39. Sharks3▲ 158×1 topic
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 5 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  6. 6 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

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.

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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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