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Mote Marine Laboratory

In research, Mote Marine Laboratory stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,861 of 6,208 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,037 of 14,347 worldwide) and Ecology (#866 of 1,512 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 9.9× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#15,985
of 28,054 · #11,484 all time
Rank in United States
#2,258
of 4,192
Research works
719
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
38.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Mote Marine Laboratory 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 #1,861 of 6,208 30.8%352
Life SciencesDomain #5,037 of 14,347 26.7%155
EcologySubfield #866 of 1,512 29.5%132
Physical SciencesDomain #13,249 of 21,541 29.4%484

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 41.1 works9.9×
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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: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.25× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.93× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mote Marine Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert E. Hueter, Richard H. Pierce and Russell H. Samson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mote Marine Laboratory.

  1. 1 Robert E. Hueter United States · #201,982 worldwide 126 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Richard H. Pierce United States · #263,865 worldwide 102 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Russell H. Samson United States · #581,425 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Barbara Kirkpatrick United States · #606,000 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Mote Marine Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Mote Marine Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Ocean Acidification, Population Dynamics, Marine Ecosystems, Acoustic Communication, Bleaching and Coral Reefs.

▲ 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 Change29▲ 13×16 topics
  2. Conservation13▲ 35×8 topics
  3. Ocean Acidification12▲ 197×3 topics
  4. Population Dynamics11▲ 54×7 topics
  5. Marine Ecosystems10▲ 237×2 topics
  6. Acoustic Communication9▲ 206×2 topics
  7. Bleaching7▲ 259×1 topic
  8. Coral Reefs7▲ 259×1 topic
  9. Predator-Prey Interactions7▲ 102×2 topics
  10. Anthropogenic Noise7▲ 275×1 topic
  11. Harmful Algal Blooms7▲ 103×3 topics
  12. Marine Mammals7▲ 275×1 topic
  13. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 85×2 topics
  14. Benthic Communities6▲ 122×2 topics
  15. Marine Biodiversity6▲ 122×2 topics
  16. Aquaculture6▲ 25×7 topics
  17. Coastal Protection5▲ 96×2 topics
  18. Fisheries4▲ 135×2 topics
  19. Eutrophication4▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Trophic Cascades4▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Ecosystem Management4▲ 83×1 topic
  22. Marine Fisheries4▲ 119×1 topic
  23. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Kelp Forests4▲ 155×1 topic
  26. Seagrasses4▲ 155×1 topic
  27. Biogeography3▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Ecology3▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Phylogeny3▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Rays3▲ 200×1 topic
  31. Sharks3▲ 200×1 topic
  32. Invasive Species3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  33. Dissolved Organic Matter3▲ 89×1 topic
  34. Oceanic Carbon Cycle3▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Ecosystem Services3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  37. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Phylogenetic Relationships2▲ 42×2 topics
  39. Dinoflagellates2▲ 463×1 topic
  40. Marine Toxins2▲ 463×1 topic

Which research topics does Mote Marine Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine animal studies overview, Marine and fisheries research and Marine and coastal plant biology.

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 7 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 7 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  5. 5 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 3 works
  7. 7 Marine Toxins and Detection Methods Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  10. 10 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mote Marine Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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.

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