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NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center

In research, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,646 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,050 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 63.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,200
of 28,054 · #9,977 all time
Rank in United States
#1,233
of 4,192
Research works
976
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
45.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest 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 #1,646 of 3,551 29.9%88 #1109
Physical SciencesDomain #6,050 of 12,888 31.5%111 #7690

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 63.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 20.2 works64×
  2. EcologySubfield · 33.7 works32×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 27.5 works27×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 87.8 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: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.61× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 13.29× its world share, 88 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Randall R. Reeves, Jay Barlow and Thomas A. Jefferson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center.

  1. 1 Randall R. Reeves United States · #41,150 worldwide 478 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Jay Barlow United States · #105,982 worldwide 273 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Thomas A. Jefferson United States · #114,040 worldwide 300 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Barbara L. Taylor United States · #115,049 worldwide 390 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Robert L. Pitman United States · #138,260 worldwide 175 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Steven J. Bograd United States · #158,280 worldwide 350 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Elliott L. Hazen United States · #159,139 worldwide 402 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 David A. Demer United States · #222,449 worldwide 155 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Heidi Dewar United States · #302,522 worldwide 273 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Michael G. Jacox United States · #327,530 worldwide 139 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center

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

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

▲ 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 Change72▲ 20×37 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability30▲ 256×2 topics
  3. Population Dynamics28▲ 84×8 topics
  4. Conservation24▲ 42×9 topics
  5. Trophic Cascades19▲ 153×2 topics
  6. Ecosystem Management18▲ 227×1 topic
  7. Marine Fisheries18▲ 328×1 topic
  8. Acoustic Communication16▲ 239×2 topics
  9. Predator-Prey Interactions16▲ 147×3 topics
  10. Anthropogenic Noise15▲ 392×1 topic
  11. Marine Mammals15▲ 392×1 topic
  12. Habitat Fragmentation15▲ 50×4 topics
  13. Invasive Species15▲ 26×10 topics
  14. Freshwater Biodiversity12▲ 153×2 topics
  15. Conservation Challenges12▲ 193×1 topic
  16. Flow Regulation12▲ 193×1 topic
  17. Ocean Acidification9▲ 93×3 topics
  18. Marine Ecosystems8▲ 114×2 topics
  19. Ocean Circulation7▲ 40×3 topics
  20. Genetic Structure7▲ 69×3 topics
  21. Aquaculture6▲ 18×8 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity6▲ 9.5×3 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services5▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Food Security5▲ 7.0×5 topics
  25. Bleaching5▲ 114×1 topic
  26. Coral Reefs5▲ 114×1 topic
  27. Marine Environment5▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Biodiversity5▲ 4.7×14 topics
  29. Bivalve Molluscs5▲ 125×1 topic
  30. Oyster Reefs5▲ 125×1 topic
  31. Population Genetics5▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Fisheries4▲ 86×2 topics
  34. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Arctic4▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Adaptive Evolution4▲ 51×2 topics
  37. Benthic Communities4▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Decline4▲ 104×1 topic
  39. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 47×2 topics
  40. Sea Ice4▲ 104×1 topic

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

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

Marine and fisheries res…18Marine and fisheries research: 18 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…15Marine animal studies overview: 15 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 12 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 5 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 5 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 4 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 3 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 3 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 3 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationAtmospheric Science1 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 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 15 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 4 works
  7. 7 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  8. 8 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  10. 10 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 3 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 available51.1%not open48.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.4%domestic only70.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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