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Ocean Tracking Network

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Research works
26
▲ 120% vs 2018-21
Citations
578
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
63%
world 18%
Ocean Tracking Network

Not ranked overall: Ocean Tracking Network is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Ocean Tracking Network work in?

In all years, 84% of research at Ocean Tracking Network is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (70%), Engineering (7%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 84.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 70.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 24.7% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 23.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 17.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKOcean TrackingNetwork26fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences84%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1870.1%
    2. Engineering27.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences15.4%
    4. Computer Science01.1%
    5. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences26.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    1. Social Sciences12.1%
    2. Decision Sciences01.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.0%
    1. Medicine00.3%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 15.12× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsDecision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 15.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science15.12×10 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.95×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.43×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.16×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.62×0 works
  7. Mathematics0.55×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.30×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.21×0 works
  10. Engineering0.20×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.20×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ocean Tracking Network?

Ranked on the quality score, Jonathan D. Pye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ocean Tracking Network.

  1. 1 Jonathan D. Pye Canada · #1,405,740 worldwide 322 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Ocean Tracking Network

What are the most cited papers from Ocean Tracking Network?

The most cited paper from Ocean Tracking Network is "Aquatic animal telemetry: A panoramic window into the underwater world" (Nigel Edward Hussey, Steven Thomas Kessel, Kim Aarestrup et al., 2015), with 1,462 citations. Next come "State-space models for bio-loggers: A methodological road map" (253) and "Animal-Borne Telemetry: An Integral Component of the Ocean Observing Toolkit" (248).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Aquatic animal telemetry: A panoramic window into the underwater world Nigel Edward Hussey, Steven Thomas Kessel, Kim Aarestrup et al. · Science Open access 11 Jun 2015 1,462
2 State-space models for bio-loggers: A methodological road map Ian David Jonsen, Marinelle Basson, Sophie Bestley et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography Open access 18 Jul 2012 253
3 Animal-Borne Telemetry: An Integral Component of the Ocean Observing Toolkit Robert G. Harcourt et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science Open access 26 Jun 2019 248
4 Evolving and Sustaining Ocean Best Practices and Standards for the Next Decade Jay S. Pearlman et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science Open access 4 Jun 2019 169
5 One Hundred Pressing Questions on the Future of Global Fish Migration Science, Conservation, and Policy Robert J. Lennox et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Open access 19 Aug 2019 110
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ocean Tracking Network?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation, Trophic Cascades 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 all years 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change13▲ 19×19 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 265×2 topics
  3. Invasive Species6▲ 38×8 topics
  4. Population Dynamics5▲ 63×7 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 65×4 topics
  6. Conservation5▲ 39×6 topics
  7. Trophic Cascades5▲ 156×2 topics
  8. Conservation Challenges5▲ 256×1 topic
  9. Flow Regulation5▲ 256×1 topic
  10. Freshwater Biodiversity5▲ 211×2 topics
  11. Ecosystem Management4▲ 191×1 topic
  12. Marine Fisheries4▲ 275×1 topic
  13. Acoustic Communication2▲ 152×2 topics
  14. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 264×1 topic
  15. Marine Mammals2▲ 264×1 topic
  16. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 97×2 topics
  17. Biodiversity2▲ 9.8×10 topics
  18. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 116×2 topics
  19. Ecology2▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Phylogeny2▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Rays1▲ 241×1 topic
  22. Sharks1▲ 241×1 topic
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Biogeography1▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Aquaculture1▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity1▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Ocean Tracking Network publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine animal studies overview and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Fish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…2Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…1Marine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…1Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 0 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 0 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 0 fractional worksPhysiological and biochemical adaptations: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 0 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyAquatic Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  6. 6 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 0 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 0 works
  8. 8 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 0 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 available65.1%not open34.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.3%domestic only36.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ocean Tracking Network's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 120% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ocean Tracking Network as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000072% in 2024.

still counting0.000025%0.000050%0.000075%Ocean Tracking Network0.000072% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Ocean Tracking Network over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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