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Nonprofit · Kota Kinabalu · Malaysia

Marine Research Foundation

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Research works
22
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
991
45.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
65%
world 18%
Marine Research Foundation

Not ranked overall: Marine Research Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Marine Research Foundation work in?

In all years, 71% of research at Marine Research Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (60%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (6%), Health Professions (5%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 70.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 59.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 20.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 13.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMarine ResearchFoundation22fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences71%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1359.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences14.6%
    3. Engineering14.1%
    4. Computer Science01.4%
    5. Materials Science00.4%
    6. Energy00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences15.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    1. Social Sciences14.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities13.6%
    3. Decision Sciences01.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    5. Psychology00.2%
    1. Health Professions15.4%
    2. Medicine02.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science8.35×2 works
  2. Decision Sciences5.26×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.69×1 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.33×0 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.38×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.92×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.88×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.84×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.65×0 works
  11. Engineering0.24×0 works
  12. Medicine0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Marine Research Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Nicolas James Pilcher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marine Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Nicolas James Pilcher Malaysia · #1,736,829 worldwide 2.5k citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Marine Research Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Marine Research Foundation?

The most cited paper from Marine Research Foundation is "Chapel Hill bisphenol A expert panel consensus statement: Integration of mechanisms, effects in animals and potential to impact human health at current levels of exposure" (Frederick S. vom Saal et al., 2007), with 717 citations. Next come "Regional Management Units for Marine Turtles: A Novel Framework for Prioritizing Conservation and Research across Multiple Scales" (687) and "Global Conservation Priorities for Marine Turtles" (622).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chapel Hill bisphenol A expert panel consensus statement: Integration of mechanisms, effects in animals and potential to impact human health at current levels of exposure Frederick S. vom Saal et al. · Reproductive Toxicology Open access 31 Jul 2007 717
2 Regional Management Units for Marine Turtles: A Novel Framework for Prioritizing Conservation and Research across Multiple Scales Bryan P. Wallace et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 17 Dec 2010 687
3 Global Conservation Priorities for Marine Turtles Bryan P. Wallace et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 28 Sep 2011 622
4 An interview-based approach to assess marine mammal and sea turtle captures in artisanal fisheries Jeffrey E. Moore, Tara M. Cox, Rebecca L. Lewison et al. · Biological Conservation 2 Feb 2010 250
5 Blast Exposure Michael E. Hoffer, Carey D. Balaban, Kim R. Gottshall et al. · Otology & Neurotology 16 Jan 2010 144
All 73 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Marine Research Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Sea-Level Rise, Bycatch, Marine Turtles, Conservation Biology 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 all years 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change10▲ 17×17 topics
  2. Population Dynamics7▲ 101×6 topics
  3. Conservation5▲ 51×9 topics
  4. Bycatch4▲ 1463×1 topic
  5. Marine Turtles4▲ 1463×1 topic
  6. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 160×2 topics
  7. Conservation Biology2▲ 93×3 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 33×3 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 23×5 topics
  10. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 128×2 topics
  11. Amphibian Declines2▲ 261×1 topic
  12. Chytridiomycosis2▲ 261×1 topic
  13. Health Effects2▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Radionuclides2▲ 134×2 topics
  15. Environmental Impacts2▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Biodiversity1▲ 8.6×8 topics
  17. Habitat Selection1▲ 62×2 topics
  18. Invasive Species1▲ 9.3×8 topics
  19. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. Fukushima Daiichi1▲ 207×1 topic
  21. nuclear accident1▲ 207×1 topic

Which research topics does Marine Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine animal studies overview, Turtle Biology and Conservation, Digital Media and Visual Art and Cephalopods and Marine Biology.

Marine animal studies ov…0Marine animal studies overview: 0 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conse…0Turtle Biology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 0 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 0 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Bra…0Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 0 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 0 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 0 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…0Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 0 fractional worksMedia, Gender, and Advertising: 0 fractional worksHuman Motion and Animation: 0 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics5 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 0 works
  2. 2 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  3. 3 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 0 works
  4. 4 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  5. 5 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 0 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 0 works
  8. 8 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  9. 9 Media, Gender, and Advertising Gender Studies 0 works
  10. 10 Human Motion and Animation Control and Systems Engineering 0 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 available75.9%not open24.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.9%domestic only35.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Marine Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Marine Research Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000017% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Marine Research Foundation0.000020% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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