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NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center

In research, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,771 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,291 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Science — Ecology is 28.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,512
of 28,054 · #6,413 all time
Rank in United States
#1,568
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
51.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Environmental ScienceField #1,771 of 3,551 27.7%84 #723
Physical SciencesDomain #8,291 of 12,888 27.1%97 #7879

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center 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 NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 28.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 28.8 works28×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 26.2 works27×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 83.5 works13×
← 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: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.74× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.07× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 13.05× its world share, 84 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Robin S. Waples, Karl D. Shearer and Richard D. Brodeur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center.

  1. 1 Robin S. Waples United States · #35,272 worldwide 600 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Karl D. Shearer United States · #142,108 worldwide 477 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Richard D. Brodeur United States · #164,518 worldwide 424 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Brian R. Beckman United States · #193,694 worldwide 167 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Phillip S. Levin United States · #211,713 worldwide 250 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Daniel S. Holland United States · #248,633 worldwide 176 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Mark S. Myers United States · #289,060 worldwide 168 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Jason M. Cope United States · #379,242 worldwide 87 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Harold J. Barnett United States · #385,876 worldwide 125 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Penny Swanson United States · #448,306 worldwide 103 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Which keywords describe research at NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center?

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

▲ 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 Change56▲ 16×43 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability33▲ 287×2 topics
  3. Trophic Cascades19▲ 159×2 topics
  4. Invasive Species19▲ 35×11 topics
  5. Ecosystem Management18▲ 236×1 topic
  6. Marine Fisheries18▲ 341×1 topic
  7. Freshwater Biodiversity15▲ 193×2 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation15▲ 53×3 topics
  9. Conservation Challenges15▲ 241×1 topic
  10. Flow Regulation15▲ 241×1 topic
  11. Population Dynamics11▲ 35×7 topics
  12. Conservation11▲ 20×10 topics
  13. Aquaculture10▲ 29×6 topics
  14. Ocean Acidification8▲ 80×3 topics
  15. Sustainability7▲ 2.3×13 topics
  16. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.1×11 topics
  17. Biodiversity7▲ 6.9×15 topics
  18. Predator-Prey Interactions7▲ 66×3 topics
  19. Acoustic Communication7▲ 102×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services7▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Anthropogenic Noise6▲ 174×1 topic
  22. Marine Mammals6▲ 174×1 topic
  23. Food Security6▲ 8.6×5 topics
  24. Marine Environment6▲ 33×3 topics
  25. DNA Barcoding6▲ 28×3 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity6▲ 10×6 topics
  27. Bivalve Molluscs5▲ 149×1 topic
  28. Oyster Reefs5▲ 149×1 topic
  29. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 70×2 topics
  30. Conservation Genetics4▲ 89×2 topics
  31. Population Genetics4▲ 23×3 topics
  32. Bleaching4▲ 93×1 topic
  33. Coral Reefs4▲ 93×1 topic
  34. Stable Isotopes4▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Trophic Position4▲ 91×1 topic
  36. Environmental DNA3▲ 136×1 topic
  37. Metabarcoding3▲ 136×1 topic
  38. Global Change3▲ 9.6×5 topics
  39. Sediment Transport3▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Geomorphological Effects3▲ 64×2 topics

Which research topics does NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine animal studies overview and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Marine and fisheries res…18Marine and fisheries research: 18 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…15Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 15 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 6 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 5 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…4Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 3 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effects and Responses: 3 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 2 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyOceanography2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 18 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 15 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  5. 5 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 3 works
  9. 9 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 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 available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower 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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