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Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

In research, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,584 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,492 of 6,208 worldwide) and Oceanography (#160 of 658 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 22.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,747
of 28,054 · #7,240 all time
Rank in United States
#1,914
of 4,192
Research works
723
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
63.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Moss Landing Marine Laboratories 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,584 of 21,541 31.4%630
Environmental ScienceField #1,492 of 6,208 30.3%353
OceanographySubfield #160 of 658 33.0%159
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,027 of 2,661 33.0%234
EcologySubfield #876 of 1,512 27.5%131

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 22.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 21.4 works23×
← 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: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.53× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.85× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories?

Ranked on the composite score, John H. Martin, Kenneth H. Coale and Gregor M. Cailliet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.

  1. 1 John H. Martin United States · #6,400 worldwide 1.2k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Kenneth H. Coale United States · #131,478 worldwide 225 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Gregor M. Cailliet United States · #173,061 worldwide 229 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 James T. Harvey United States · #258,797 worldwide 154 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Dennis Clark United States · #430,492 worldwide 108 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 William W. Broenkow United States · #520,875 worldwide 80 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Mark Stephenson United States · #747,874 worldwide 80 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 H. Gary Greene United States · #749,075 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Michael S. Foster United States · #755,062 worldwide 119 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Jonathan B. Geller United States · #858,325 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Which keywords describe research at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Ocean Acidification, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Coastal Protection and Fisheries Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change24▲ 15×33 topics
  2. Conservation8▲ 30×8 topics
  3. Population Dynamics7▲ 44×8 topics
  4. Ocean Acidification6▲ 145×3 topics
  5. Benthic Communities6▲ 158×2 topics
  6. Marine Biodiversity6▲ 158×2 topics
  7. Coastal Protection5▲ 138×2 topics
  8. Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 97×2 topics
  9. Remote Sensing5▲ 6.8×9 topics
  10. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 65×2 topics
  11. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 46×3 topics
  12. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 125×2 topics
  13. Biogeography4▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services4▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 81×2 topics
  16. Trophic Cascades4▲ 69×2 topics
  17. Acoustic Communication4▲ 125×2 topics
  18. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 54×3 topics
  19. Anthropogenic Noise4▲ 211×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem Management4▲ 103×1 topic
  21. Marine Fisheries4▲ 149×1 topic
  22. Marine Mammals4▲ 211×1 topic
  23. Ocean Circulation4▲ 48×3 topics
  24. Kelp Forests3▲ 183×1 topic
  25. Seagrasses3▲ 183×1 topic
  26. Global Warming3▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Biodiversity3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  29. Fisheries3▲ 113×2 topics
  30. Harmful Algal Blooms3▲ 56×3 topics
  31. Aquaculture2▲ 16×4 topics
  32. Eutrophication2▲ 40×3 topics
  33. Deep-Sea Ecology2▲ 133×1 topic
  34. Estuarine Quality2▲ 133×1 topic
  35. Invasive Species2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  36. Ecology2▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Dissolved Organic Matter2▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Hydrology2▲ 29×3 topics
  39. Rays2▲ 188×1 topic
  40. Sharks2▲ 188×1 topic

Which research topics does Moss Landing Marine Laboratories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Marine animal studies overview, Marine and coastal plant biology and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Marine and fisheries res…4Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…4Marine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…3Marine and coastal plant biology: 3 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…2Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…2Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…2Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…2Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effe…2Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyOceanographyNature and Landscape Conservation

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 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 3 works
  4. 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  6. 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Moss Landing Marine Laboratories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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.