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Pacific Community

In research, Pacific Community stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,970 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science (Environmental Science is 8.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#18,633
of 34,923
Rank in New Caledonia
#2
of 4
Research works
297
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
9k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
61%
world 18%
Pacific Community

What is Pacific Community 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
Physical SciencesDomain #14,970 of 17,446 13.9%150

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pacific Community 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Pacific Community work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Pacific Community is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (40%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 51.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 39.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 16.1% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 13.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.1% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 24.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.0% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPacific Community51fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2039.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences59.1%
    3. Engineering11.7%
    4. Computer Science00.7%
    5. Mathematics00.5%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences714.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology47.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.7%
    1. Social Sciences47.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting23.4%
    3. Psychology11.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine35.5%
    2. Health Professions24.3%
    3. Nursing00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Pacific Community specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 20.5 works8.0×
← 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: 2.94× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.84× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.02× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science8.02×20 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.84×5 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.94×7 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.68×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.62×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.43×4 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.04×2 works
  8. Nursing1.03×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.58×4 works
  10. Psychology0.52×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.43×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.40×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×0 works
  14. Medicine0.29×3 works
  15. Engineering0.11×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pacific Community?

Ranked on the quality score, Johann D. Bell, Valérie Allain and John Hampton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pacific Community.

  1. 1 Johann D. Bell New Caledonia · #196,760 worldwide 12k citations · 139 works
  2. 2 Valérie Allain New Caledonia · #399,816 worldwide 3.9k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 John Hampton New Caledonia · #647,659 worldwide 5.8k citations · 119 works
  4. 4 Neville R. Smith New Caledonia · #1,030,736 worldwide 3.8k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Simon Nicol New Caledonia · #1,260,813 worldwide 4.9k citations · 178 works
  6. 6 Shelton J. Harley New Caledonia · #1,286,366 worldwide 3.9k citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Paula Vivili New Caledonia · #1,297,696 worldwide 790 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Graham M. Pilling New Caledonia · #1,392,456 worldwide 5.2k citations · 121 works
  9. 9 Laura Tremblay-Boyer New Caledonia · #1,619,331 worldwide 668 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 P. Dalzell New Caledonia · #1,631,401 worldwide 1.9k citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Pacific Community

What are the most cited papers from Pacific Community?

The most cited paper from Pacific Community is "Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015" (Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al., 2016), with 7,829 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (6,558) and "Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition" (2,031).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al. · The Lancet Open access654 authors Oct 2016 7,829
2 Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access679 authors 7 Jun 2015 6,558
3 Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access610 authors 28 Aug 2015 2,031
4 Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Nicholas J Kassebaum et al. · The Lancet Open access349 authors 2 May 2014 1,682
5 Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO 2 emissions scenarios Jean‐Pierre Gattuso et al. · Science 3 Jul 2015 1,467
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pacific Community?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Trophic Cascades, Ecosystem Management, Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture 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-now 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 Change14▲ 10×27 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 148×2 topics
  3. Environmental Impact6▲ 7.1×12 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 3.9×9 topics
  5. Ecosystem Management5▲ 150×1 topic
  6. Marine Fisheries5▲ 219×1 topic
  7. Trophic Cascades5▲ 98×2 topics
  8. Aquaculture4▲ 32×6 topics
  9. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 142×2 topics
  10. Marine Environment4▲ 54×3 topics
  11. Ocean Acidification4▲ 96×3 topics
  12. Food Security4▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services4▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Bivalve Molluscs3▲ 205×1 topic
  15. Conservation3▲ 14×8 topics
  16. Oyster Reefs3▲ 205×1 topic
  17. Bleaching3▲ 178×1 topic
  18. Coral Reefs3▲ 178×1 topic
  19. DNA Barcoding3▲ 31×4 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 18×6 topics
  21. Population Dynamics3▲ 20×6 topics
  22. Invasive Species3▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 23×4 topics
  24. Vulnerability2▲ 20×6 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity2▲ 9.8×8 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Host Specificity2▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Conservation Challenges2▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Endophytic Fungi2▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Resilience2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  33. Corporate Political Activity2▲ 98×1 topic
  34. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Mycorrhizal Fungi2▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Fungal Diversity2▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Governance2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Migration2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Plant Interactions2▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Islands1▲ 249×1 topic

Which research topics does Pacific Community publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Marine and fisheries res…5Marine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Pol…2Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 2 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksLeptospirosis research and findings: 1 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationCell Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  2. 2 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  7. 7 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 1 works
  9. 9 Leptospirosis research and findings Parasitology 1 works
  10. 10 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.6%domestic only39.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pacific Community's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Pacific Community as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Pacific Community0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Pacific Community over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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