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Marine Institute

In research, Marine Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,127 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,165
of 28,054 · #16,826 all time
Rank in Ireland
#35
of 79
Research works
561
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Marine 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 #10,127 of 12,888 19.9%80 #12524

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 53.1 works9.7×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.71× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.52× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.71× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Marine Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Elvira de Eyto, David G. Reid and Edward Fahy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marine Institute.

  1. 1 Elvira de Eyto Ireland · #89,428 worldwide 390 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 David G. Reid Ireland · #260,389 worldwide 351 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Edward Fahy Ireland · #471,201 worldwide 102 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Adam Leadbetter Ireland · #480,293 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Glenn Nolan Ireland · #610,795 worldwide 77 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Colm Lordan Ireland · #929,364 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 P. Connolly Ireland · #1,112,993 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Evin McGovern Ireland · #1,359,524 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Maurice Clarke Ireland · #1,532,181 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Jennifer Doyle Ireland · #1,609,951 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Marine Institute

Which keywords describe research at Marine Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Trophic Cascades, Ecosystem Management, Marine Fisheries, Invasive Species, Aquaculture and Habitat Fragmentation.

▲ 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 Change33▲ 11×33 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability17▲ 173×2 topics
  3. Trophic Cascades10▲ 100×2 topics
  4. Ecosystem Management10▲ 151×1 topic
  5. Marine Fisheries10▲ 218×1 topic
  6. Invasive Species9▲ 19×9 topics
  7. Environmental Impact9▲ 4.6×19 topics
  8. Aquaculture8▲ 27×5 topics
  9. Freshwater Biodiversity7▲ 106×2 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Conservation Challenges7▲ 134×1 topic
  12. Flow Regulation7▲ 134×1 topic
  13. Conservation6▲ 14×8 topics
  14. Sustainability6▲ 2.3×16 topics
  15. Marine Environment6▲ 37×3 topics
  16. Population Dynamics6▲ 21×6 topics
  17. Biodiversity5▲ 5.7×11 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services4▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 75×2 topics
  20. Food Security4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  21. Ocean Acidification4▲ 50×3 topics
  22. Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 126×1 topic
  23. Oyster Reefs4▲ 126×1 topic
  24. Global Warming4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  25. Acoustic Communication4▲ 62×2 topics
  26. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 41×3 topics
  27. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Bleaching3▲ 79×1 topic
  30. Coral Reefs3▲ 79×1 topic
  31. Ecology3▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Marine Mammals3▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Eutrophication3▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Fisheries3▲ 61×2 topics
  35. Ocean Circulation3▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Benthic Communities2▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Biogeography2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Holocene2▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Marine Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Marine and fisheries res…10Marine and fisheries research: 10 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 7 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 2 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyOceanography2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  3. 3 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 2 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  9. 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Marine Biology and Ecology Research 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 available57.2%not open42.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.0%domestic only46.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Marine Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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.