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National Marine Mammal Foundation

In research, National Marine Mammal Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,540 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#19,617
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,248
of 8,685
Research works
199
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is National Marine Mammal Foundation 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 #18,540 of 21,541 15.1%130

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 21.3 works8.8×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.39× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.61× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.81× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 15.10× its world share, 1 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 15.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Marine Mammal Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Sam H. Ridgway, Dorian S. Houser and Jason Mulsow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Marine Mammal Foundation.

  1. 1 Sam H. Ridgway United States · #185,584 worldwide 183 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Dorian S. Houser United States · #584,085 worldwide 107 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Jason Mulsow United States · #1,321,984 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Marine Mammal Foundation

Which keywords describe research at National Marine Mammal Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Acoustic Communication, Climate Change, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Anthropogenic Noise, Marine Mammals, Acoustic Techniques and Seafloor Mapping.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Acoustic Communication22▲ 884×2 topics
  2. Climate Change21▲ 16×10 topics
  3. Conservation18▲ 86×5 topics
  4. Population Dynamics18▲ 146×4 topics
  5. Anthropogenic Noise17▲ 1193×1 topic
  6. Marine Mammals17▲ 1193×1 topic
  7. Machine Learning8▲ 5.1×2 topics
  8. Acoustic Techniques8▲ 502×1 topic
  9. Seafloor Mapping8▲ 502×1 topic
  10. Avian Vocal Communication5▲ 633×1 topic
  11. Birdsong5▲ 633×1 topic
  12. Health Effects3▲ 8.9×6 topics
  13. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  14. Public Health2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  15. Arctic2▲ 31×1 topic
  16. Sea Ice2▲ 134×1 topic
  17. Environmental Noise2▲ 72×1 topic
  18. Noise Pollution2▲ 72×1 topic
  19. Acoustic Communications1▲ 58×1 topic
  20. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks1▲ 58×1 topic
  21. Fisheries1▲ 57×2 topics
  22. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does National Marine Mammal Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Underwater Acoustics Research, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

Marine animal studies ov…17Marine animal studies overview: 17 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…8Underwater Acoustics Research: 8 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 5 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 2 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksPhysiological and biochemical adaptations: 1 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksMercury impact and mitigation studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyDevelopmental BiologyAtmospheric Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 17 works
  2. 2 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 8 works
  3. 3 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 5 works
  4. 4 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 2 works
  6. 6 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  8. 8 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Marine Mammal Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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