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Sea Education Association

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World rank, all time
#25,942
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,426
of 7,310
Research works
164
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
96.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Sea Education Association

Which fields of science does Sea Education Association work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Sea Education Association is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (28%), Social Sciences (10%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 53.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 28.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 9.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSea EducationAssociation38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences25%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1128.4%
    2. Computer Science49.9%
    3. Engineering36.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences25.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.8%
    6. Materials Science00.5%
    7. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences410.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities37.3%
    3. Psychology26.6%
    4. Decision Sciences00.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences38.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    1. Medicine37.0%
    2. Dentistry00.9%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
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: 1.88× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.59× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.71× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.52× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× 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, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science5.71×11 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.59×2 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.52×3 works
  4. Psychology2.16×2 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.88×3 works
  6. Dentistry1.81×0 works
  7. Computer Science1.27×4 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.87×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.81×4 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.79×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.53×0 works
  13. Engineering0.44×2 works
  14. Medicine0.37×3 works
  15. Chemistry0.19×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.15×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sea Education Association?

Ranked on the quality score, Kara Lavender Law, Amy N. S. Siuda and Jeffrey M. Schell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sea Education Association.

  1. 1 Kara Lavender Law United States · #79,283 worldwide 47k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Amy N. S. Siuda United States · #879,830 worldwide 797 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey M. Schell United States · #991,260 worldwide 580 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 R. Jude Wilber United States · #1,216,246 worldwide 589 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Jan Witting United States · #1,563,291 worldwide 943 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Ellen Prager United States · #3,266,000 worldwide 312 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Chuck Lea United States · #3,387,998 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Mary W. Farmer United States · #3,423,516 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Robert J. Andreach United States · #4,987,661 worldwide 28 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Barry F McArdle United States · #5,055,999 worldwide 58 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Sea Education Association

What are the most cited papers from Sea Education Association?

The most cited paper from Sea Education Association is "Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made" (Roland Geyer, Jenna Jambeck, Kara Lavender Law, 2017), with 18,485 citations. Next come "Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean" (13,155) and "Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris" (3,364).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made Roland Geyer, Jenna Jambeck, Kara Lavender Law · Science Advances Open access 7 Jul 2017 18,485
2 Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean Jenna Jambeck, Roland Geyer, Chris Wilcox et al. · Science 12 Feb 2015 13,155
3 Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris Erik Zettler, Tracy J. Mincer, Linda Amaral‐Zettler · Environmental Science & Technology 7 Jun 2013 3,364
4 Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution Stephanie B. Borrelle, Jeremy L. Ringma, Kara Lavender Law et al. · Science Open access 17 Sep 2020 3,202
5 A global inventory of small floating plastic debris Erik van Sebille, Chris Wilcox, Laurent Lebreton et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access Dec 2015 1,740
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sea Education Association?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Waste Management, Recycling, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Ocean Acidification, Health Consequences and Pollution.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 5.0×22 topics
  2. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  3. Waste Management3▲ 19×4 topics
  4. Recycling3▲ 20×3 topics
  5. Marine Environment2▲ 36×3 topics
  6. Education2▲ 2.9×4 topics
  7. Mental Health2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  8. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  9. Depression2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  10. Health Consequences2▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Ocean Acidification2▲ 53×3 topics
  12. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.7×3 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 10.0×4 topics
  14. Pollution1▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Sustainability1▲ 1.46×6 topics
  16. Biodiversity1▲ 4.5×7 topics
  17. Epidemiology1◆ 0.88×7 topics
  18. Microplastics1▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Student Perceptions1▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Terrestrial Ecosystems1▲ 36×1 topic
  21. Environmental Impacts1▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Communication1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  23. E-Waste1▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Energy Transition1▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Holocene1▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Metal Recovery1▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Agricultural Safety1▲ 255×1 topic
  28. Benthic Communities1▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Coastal Protection1▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Farm Injuries1▲ 255×1 topic
  31. Global Food Security1▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Globalization1▲ 1.34×3 topics
  33. Marine Biodiversity1▲ 43×2 topics
  34. Metaphors1▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Security1▲ 4.1×3 topics
  36. Teaching1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Warfare Ecology1▲ 186×1 topic

Which research topics does Sea Education Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Education Practices and Challenges and Agriculture and Farm Safety.

Microplastics and Plasti…1Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…1Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksEducation Practices and Challenges: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Farm Saf…1Agriculture and Farm Safety: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental and Biolog…1Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones: 1 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 1 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and …1Quantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional works
PollutionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringPhilosophyPlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  2. 2 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 1 works
  4. 4 Agriculture and Farm Safety Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  6. 6 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 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-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sea Education Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower 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 Sea Education Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Sea Education Association0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sea Education Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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