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NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

In research, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,293 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,802 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,642
of 28,054 · #18,401 all time
Rank in United States
#2,369
of 4,192
Research works
369
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
35.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 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 #2,293 of 6,208 33.6%241
Physical SciencesDomain #12,802 of 21,541 33.5%303

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 44.6 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: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.89× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 13.43× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Erin M. Oleson, Russell E. Brainard and Jon Brodziak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center.

  1. 1 Erin M. Oleson United States · #421,432 worldwide 157 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Russell E. Brainard United States · #528,694 worldwide 162 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Jon Brodziak United States · #627,192 worldwide 81 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Jason D. Baker United States · #812,008 worldwide 83 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Frank A. Parrish United States · #820,396 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Edward E. DeMartini United States · #1,388,934 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Fisheries Sustainability, Conservation, Trophic Cascades, Ocean Acidification, Acoustic Communication and Ecosystem Management.

▲ 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 Change35▲ 19×30 topics
  2. Population Dynamics14▲ 83×7 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability13▲ 227×2 topics
  4. Conservation13▲ 46×14 topics
  5. Trophic Cascades11▲ 168×2 topics
  6. Ocean Acidification10▲ 197×3 topics
  7. Acoustic Communication9▲ 278×2 topics
  8. Ecosystem Management9▲ 236×1 topic
  9. Marine Fisheries9▲ 340×1 topic
  10. Marine Ecosystems9▲ 256×2 topics
  11. Predator-Prey Interactions8▲ 145×2 topics
  12. Anthropogenic Noise8▲ 391×1 topic
  13. Marine Mammals8▲ 391×1 topic
  14. Bleaching7▲ 302×1 topic
  15. Coral Reefs7▲ 302×1 topic
  16. Invasive Species5▲ 19×9 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 34×4 topics
  18. Conservation Challenges4▲ 128×1 topic
  19. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 101×1 topic
  20. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.1×6 topics
  21. Aquaculture3▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services3▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Marine Environment3▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Food Security3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  25. Benthic Communities3▲ 72×2 topics
  26. Marine Biodiversity3▲ 72×2 topics
  27. Fisheries3▲ 103×2 topics
  28. Bivalve Molluscs3▲ 139×1 topic
  29. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 33×3 topics
  30. Oyster Reefs3▲ 139×1 topic
  31. Ecology2▲ 25×5 topics
  32. Phylogeny2▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Rays2▲ 180×1 topic
  35. Sharks2▲ 180×1 topic
  36. Coastal Protection2▲ 56×2 topics
  37. Genetic Structure2▲ 48×4 topics
  38. Kelp Forests2▲ 118×1 topic
  39. Seagrasses2▲ 118×1 topic
  40. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 28×4 topics

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

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

Marine and fisheries res…9Marine and fisheries research: 9 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 8 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 7 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…4Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…3Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 3 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…2Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 2 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 2 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationOceanography1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 8 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 7 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  5. 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  8. 8 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available53.4%not open46.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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