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Marine Research Centre

In research, Marine Research Centre stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,052 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,289 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science (Environmental Science is 7.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,569
of 22,385 · #17,799 all time
Rank in Maldives
#3
of 3
Research works
419
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.7k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
65%
world 18%
Marine Research Centre

What is Marine Research Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Environmental ScienceField #3,052 of 5,407 7.1%175
Physical SciencesDomain #11,289 of 17,446 7.7%301

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Marine Research Centre 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Marine Research Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Marine Research Centre is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (38%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 69 fractional works · 64.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 38.2% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 16.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 10.9% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 8.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 23.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMarine ResearchCentre106fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science4038.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1210.9%
    3. Engineering98.1%
    4. Materials Science33.0%
    5. Computer Science22.2%
    6. Energy11.0%
    7. Chemistry11.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1312.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology98.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences43.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    3. Psychology10.9%
    4. Decision Sciences00.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Medicine44.2%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Marine Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 40.4 works7.7×
← 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: 2.69× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.21× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.94× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.70× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science7.70×40 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.94×12 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.69×14 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.21×2 works
  5. Veterinary2.00×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.54×9 works
  7. Energy1.09×1 works
  8. Materials Science0.86×3 works
  9. Chemistry0.63×1 works
  10. Engineering0.54×9 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.42×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.38×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.29×2 works
  16. Psychology0.29×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.29×4 works
  18. Medicine0.22×4 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.09×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Marine Research Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Khadeeja Ali, Rachel Shucksmith and M. Shiham Adam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marine Research Centre.

  1. 1 Khadeeja Ali Maldives · #1,310,150 worldwide 685 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Rachel Shucksmith Maldives · #1,701,137 worldwide 565 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 M. Shiham Adam Maldives · #2,410,893 worldwide 786 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 L. Arantzamendi Maldives · #2,698,066 worldwide 798 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Beth Mouat Maldives · #2,891,548 worldwide 161 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Beth Leslie Maldives · #3,680,763 worldwide 175 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Ahmed Riyaz Jauharee Maldives · #4,083,748 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 C. H. Kirchner Maldives · #4,520,455 worldwide 471 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Inga Dehnert Maldives · #4,972,201 worldwide 175 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Ian Napier Maldives · #5,066,294 worldwide 108 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Marine Research Centre

What are the most cited papers from Marine Research Centre?

The most cited paper from Marine Research Centre is "Sampling, isolating and identifying microplastics ingested by fish and invertebrates" (Amy Lusher, Natalie Ann Cooper Welden, Paula Sobral et al., 2016), with 1,016 citations. Next come "Molecular genetic analyses of species boundaries in the sea" (483) and "Grab vs. neuston tow net: a microplastic sampling performance comparison and possible advances in the field" (352).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sampling, isolating and identifying microplastics ingested by fish and invertebrates Amy Lusher, Natalie Ann Cooper Welden, Paula Sobral et al. · Analytical Methods Open access 24 Oct 2016 1,016
2 Molecular genetic analyses of species boundaries in the sea Nancy Knowlton · Hydrobiologia Feb 2000 483
3 Grab vs. neuston tow net: a microplastic sampling performance comparison and possible advances in the field Abigail Barrows, Courtney A. Neumann, Michelle L. Berger et al. · Analytical Methods 4 Oct 2016 352
4 Long-term and trans-life-cycle effects of exposure to ocean acidification in the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Sam Dupont, Narimane Dorey, Meike Stumpp et al. · Marine Biology Open access 26 Mar 2012 349
5 Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks M. Aaron MacNeil et al. · Nature Open access123 authors 22 Jul 2020 325
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Marine Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Bleaching, Coral Reefs and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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-now 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 Change24▲ 8.4×37 topics
  2. Conservation11▲ 24×12 topics
  3. Ocean Acidification10▲ 128×3 topics
  4. Marine Ecosystems10▲ 163×2 topics
  5. Biodiversity8▲ 10×15 topics
  6. Bleaching7▲ 205×1 topic
  7. Coral Reefs7▲ 205×1 topic
  8. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.8×20 topics
  9. Population Dynamics7▲ 25×7 topics
  10. Aquaculture6▲ 22×6 topics
  11. Invasive Species5▲ 11×13 topics
  12. Biogeography5▲ 16×9 topics
  13. DNA Barcoding5▲ 26×7 topics
  14. Benthic Communities4▲ 66×2 topics
  15. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 66×2 topics
  16. Fisheries4▲ 84×2 topics
  17. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Freshwater4▲ 73×2 topics
  19. Coastal Protection4▲ 49×2 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity3▲ 7.5×8 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 10×8 topics
  22. Marine Environment3▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Ecosystem Management3▲ 50×2 topics
  25. Trophic Cascades3▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 17×9 topics
  27. Fish Population Dynamics3▲ 68×1 topic
  28. Marine Fisheries3▲ 68×1 topic
  29. Phylogeny3▲ 16×6 topics
  30. Acoustic Communication3▲ 51×2 topics
  31. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Marine Natural Products3▲ 59×2 topics
  34. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Marine Mammals3▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Ecology3▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Kelp Forests2▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Morphology2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Seagrasses2▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Marine Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine animal studies overview and Marine and coastal plant biology.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…7Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 7 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…2Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional worksIdentification and Quant…2Identification and Quantification in Food: 2 fractional worksMarine Sponges and Natur…2Marine Sponges and Natural Products: 2 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…2Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 2 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanographyAquatic Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 7 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  5. 5 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  6. 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 2 works
  8. 8 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Marine Sponges and Natural Products Biotechnology 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 available51.1%not open48.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.3%domestic only34.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Marine Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Marine Research Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Marine Research Centre0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Marine Research Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Marine Research Centre12.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.7% in 2025.

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