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Scottish Association For Marine Science

In research, Scottish Association For Marine Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,545 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 78.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,151
of 28,054 · #6,574 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#341
of 1,094
Research works
1.4k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
39.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Scottish Association For Marine Science 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 #6,545 of 12,888 28.8%87 #4492

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scottish Association For Marine Science 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 Scottish Association For Marine Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 78.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 22.9 works79×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 31.7 works20×
← 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: 1.54× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19.51× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.38× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 19.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Scottish Association For Marine Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael T. Burrows, J. H. S. Blaxter and Kenneth Black lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scottish Association For Marine Science.

  1. 1 Michael T. Burrows United Kingdom · #18,746 worldwide 1k citations · 42 works
  2. 2 J. H. S. Blaxter United Kingdom · #97,026 worldwide 282 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Kenneth Black United Kingdom · #137,931 worldwide 162 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Elvira S. Poloczanska United Kingdom · #144,289 worldwide 490 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 J. Murray Roberts United Kingdom · #156,626 worldwide 348 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 R. N. Gibson United Kingdom · #157,595 worldwide 264 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy United Kingdom · #182,657 worldwide 381 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Paul Tett United Kingdom · #234,464 worldwide 70 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 John Gage United Kingdom · #263,273 worldwide 141 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Finlo Cottier United Kingdom · #274,664 worldwide 115 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Scottish Association For Marine Science

Which keywords describe research at Scottish Association For Marine Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Ocean Acidification, Harmful Algal Blooms, Coastal Protection, Global Warming and Conservation.

▲ 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 Change36▲ 13×38 topics
  2. Benthic Communities10▲ 171×2 topics
  3. Marine Biodiversity10▲ 171×2 topics
  4. Environmental Impact9▲ 5.0×14 topics
  5. Ocean Acidification9▲ 115×3 topics
  6. Harmful Algal Blooms8▲ 107×3 topics
  7. Coastal Protection8▲ 126×2 topics
  8. Global Warming8▲ 19×7 topics
  9. Conservation8▲ 17×7 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services8▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Eutrophication7▲ 69×4 topics
  12. Acoustic Communication7▲ 134×2 topics
  13. Population Dynamics7▲ 27×6 topics
  14. Marine Environment7▲ 47×3 topics
  15. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 34×5 topics
  16. Aquaculture7▲ 25×6 topics
  17. Nutrient Limitation6▲ 60×2 topics
  18. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 52×2 topics
  19. Dissolved Organic Matter6▲ 149×1 topic
  20. Oceanic Carbon Cycle6▲ 149×1 topic
  21. Ecosystem Resilience6▲ 40×3 topics
  22. Ocean Circulation6▲ 44×3 topics
  23. Food Security6▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Remote Sensing6▲ 4.5×8 topics
  25. Biogeography6▲ 21×6 topics
  26. Anthropogenic Noise6▲ 182×1 topic
  27. Kelp Forests6▲ 185×1 topic
  28. Marine Mammals6▲ 182×1 topic
  29. Predator-Prey Interactions6▲ 67×2 topics
  30. Seagrasses6▲ 185×1 topic
  31. Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 54×2 topics
  32. Deep-Sea Ecology5▲ 157×1 topic
  33. Estuarine Quality5▲ 157×1 topic
  34. Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 149×1 topic
  35. Ecosystem-Based Management4▲ 133×1 topic
  36. Marine Spatial Planning4▲ 133×1 topic
  37. Oyster Reefs4▲ 149×1 topic
  38. Ecosystem Management4▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Marine Fisheries4▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Trophic Cascades4▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Scottish Association For Marine Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and coastal ecosystems, Marine and coastal plant biology, Marine animal studies overview and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Marine and coastal ecosy…6Marine and coastal ecosystems: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…6Marine and coastal plant biology: 6 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…6Marine animal studies overview: 6 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…5Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 5 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 4 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…4Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 3 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 3 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 3 fractional works
OceanographyEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 6 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 6 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 5 works
  5. 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  6. 6 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  8. 8 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 3 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 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 available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scottish Association For Marine Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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