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Marine Scotland

In research, Marine Scotland stands highest in Environmental Science (#774 of 6,208 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,784 of 14,347 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,931 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 10.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#5,565
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#347
of 2,253
Research works
2.8k
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
115k
40.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Marine Scotland 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 #774 of 6,208 28.2%1,406
Life SciencesDomain #2,784 of 14,347 21.0%781
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,931 of 7,814 20.8%235
Physical SciencesDomain #6,593 of 21,541 28.0%1,911
Aquatic ScienceSubfield #76 of 239 28.4%202
EcologySubfield #498 of 1,512 25.5%392
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #418 of 1,262 28.2%421
Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield #206 of 553 28.5%307
OceanographySubfield #265 of 658 27.9%254
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,562 of 6,031 24.9%350

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 26.0 works11×
← 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: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.15× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.35× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.37× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.53× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Marine Scotland?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Barnes, P. G. Moore and A.E. Ellis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marine Scotland.

  1. 1 H. Barnes United Kingdom · #70,093 worldwide 248 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 P. G. Moore United Kingdom · #110,502 worldwide 373 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 A.E. Ellis United Kingdom · #144,210 worldwide 191 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 J. E. Thorpe United Kingdom · #226,725 worldwide 155 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Z. Kabata United Kingdom · #246,624 worldwide 160 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Michael J. Breen United Kingdom · #248,693 worldwide 91 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Gordon W. Smith United Kingdom · #257,825 worldwide 102 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 J. M. Shewan United Kingdom · #266,550 worldwide 80 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 J. D. Armstrong United Kingdom · #269,528 worldwide 165 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 J. A. Morrison United Kingdom · #273,884 worldwide 182 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Marine Scotland

Which keywords describe research at Marine Scotland?

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

▲ 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 Change17▲ 13×19 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 190×2 topics
  3. Invasive Species7▲ 34×6 topics
  4. Population Dynamics5▲ 42×5 topics
  5. Trophic Cascades5▲ 100×2 topics
  6. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 58×4 topics
  7. Biodiversity4▲ 12×7 topics
  8. Conservation4▲ 20×6 topics
  9. Ecosystem Management4▲ 147×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning4▲ 2.6×5 topics
  11. Marine Fisheries4▲ 212×1 topic
  12. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 140×2 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Conservation Challenges4▲ 171×1 topic
  15. Flow Regulation4▲ 171×1 topic
  16. Global Change3▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  18. Acoustic Communication3▲ 119×2 topics
  19. Marine Sediments3▲ 95×2 topics
  20. Acoustic Techniques3▲ 172×1 topic
  21. Seafloor Mapping3▲ 172×1 topic
  22. Aquaculture3▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Ocean Acidification2▲ 69×3 topics
  24. Aquatic Environment2▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Community Ecology2▲ 57×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem2▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 163×1 topic
  28. Host-Parasite Interactions2▲ 161×1 topic
  29. Marine Mammals2▲ 163×1 topic
  30. Parasites2▲ 161×1 topic
  31. Marine Environment2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 76×2 topics
  33. Genetic Structure2▲ 52×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Services2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  35. Phylogeny2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Benthic Communities2▲ 54×2 topics
  37. Bivalve Molluscs2▲ 110×1 topic
  38. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  39. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 54×2 topics
  40. Oyster Reefs2▲ 110×1 topic

Which research topics does Marine Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Underwater Acoustics Research and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions.

Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 3 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…2Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 1 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 1 fractional worksMyxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationOceanographyEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  3. 3 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 3 works
  4. 4 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 1 works
  9. 9 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species Cancer Research 1 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Marine Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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