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Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research

In research, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,433 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#6,024 of 6,208 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#14,240 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,344
of 28,054 · #38,362 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#171
of 191
Research works
342
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research 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 #20,433 of 21,541 4.6%185
Environmental ScienceField #6,024 of 6,208 4.3%134
Life SciencesDomain #14,240 of 14,347 3.0%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research 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).

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: 5.10× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.94× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.57× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.23× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.29× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Genetic Diversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Biodiversity, Biogeography, Water Quality and Fish.

▲ 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 Change11▲ 5.3×25 topics
  2. Environmental Impact10▲ 7.8×14 topics
  3. Genetic Diversity10▲ 27×4 topics
  4. Conservation9▲ 26×7 topics
  5. Biodiversity9▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Biogeography8▲ 40×2 topics
  7. Water Quality8▲ 25×5 topics
  8. Fish8▲ 255×1 topic
  9. Length-Weight Relationships8▲ 255×1 topic
  10. Aquaculture7▲ 32×7 topics
  11. Bioaccumulation5▲ 75×3 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  13. Nutrition5▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Pollution5▲ 31×2 topics
  15. Eutrophication5▲ 56×4 topics
  16. Toxicity4▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Fisheries Management4▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Food Security4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  19. Metal Toxicity4▲ 88×2 topics
  20. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  21. Fatty Acids4▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Fish Feed4▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Principal Component Analysis4▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Lake Tanganyika4▲ 505×1 topic
  25. Lake Victoria4▲ 505×1 topic
  26. Waste Management4▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Biomarkers3▲ 6.2×2 topics
  28. Ecological Impact3▲ 87×2 topics
  29. Recycling3▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Aquatic Organisms3▲ 152×1 topic
  31. Environmental Risk Assessment3▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Multivariate Statistical Techniques3▲ 94×1 topic
  33. Water Quality Index3▲ 94×1 topic
  34. Agriculture3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  35. Contamination3▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Hyperspectral Imaging3▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Heavy Metals3▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Marine Environment3▲ 23×3 topics
  39. Soil3▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Technology Adoption2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology.

Fish Biology and Ecology…8Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 8 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 4 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and B…4Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology…3Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 3 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 3 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 3 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…2Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksNatural Resources and Economic Development: 2 fractional worksFisheries and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceEcologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisWater Science and Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 8 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 4 works
  3. 3 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 3 works
  6. 6 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 3 works
  7. 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  8. 8 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  9. 9 Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 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 available66.5%not open33.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher 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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