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Ocean Institute

In research, Ocean Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,669 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,534
of 28,054 · #8,880 all time
Rank in United States
#1,883
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Ocean Institute 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,669 of 12,888 21.8%80 #7844

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ocean Institute 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 Ocean Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 23.2 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: 1.17× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.61× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.19× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ocean Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Clyde S. Tamaru, Cheng‐Sheng Lee and Elisabeth Mann Borgese lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ocean Institute.

  1. 1 Clyde S. Tamaru United States · #449,398 worldwide 84 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Cheng‐Sheng Lee United States · #701,640 worldwide 68 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Elisabeth Mann Borgese United States · #733,839 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Ocean Institute

Which keywords describe research at Ocean Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Sea-Level Rise, Wave Modeling, Tropical Cyclones, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming and Marine Ecosystems.

▲ 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 Change24▲ 7.6×41 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification6▲ 67×3 topics
  3. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.5×18 topics
  4. Sea-Level Rise5▲ 35×4 topics
  5. Wave Modeling5▲ 78×2 topics
  6. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  7. Tropical Cyclones4▲ 70×2 topics
  8. Global Warming4▲ 8.7×6 topics
  9. Ocean Circulation4▲ 27×3 topics
  10. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 67×2 topics
  11. Data Assimilation4▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Conservation4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  14. Population Dynamics4▲ 12×7 topics
  15. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Bleaching3▲ 88×1 topic
  17. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Coral Reefs3▲ 88×1 topic
  19. Coastal Protection3▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Sediment Transport3▲ 17×5 topics
  21. Trophic Cascades3▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Food Security3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  23. Ecosystem Management3▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Marine Fisheries3▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Oceanic Modeling3▲ 74×1 topic
  26. Tidal Analysis3▲ 74×1 topic
  27. Rogue Waves3▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  29. Invasive Species3▲ 5.1×10 topics
  30. Ocean Waves3▲ 100×1 topic
  31. Wind Stress3▲ 100×1 topic
  32. Aquaculture2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  33. Land Use Change2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  34. Marine Environment2▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Sea Level Rise2▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Sustainable Development Goals2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem-Based Management2▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Marine Spatial Planning2▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Acoustic Communication2▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Ocean Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…3Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…3Marine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…3Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 3 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote S…3Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 3 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…2Marine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 2 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 2 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…2Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanographyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  3. 3 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 3 works
  4. 4 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 3 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  7. 7 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.2%domestic only67.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ocean Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower 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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