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SeaWorld Entertainment

In research, SeaWorld Entertainment stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,471 of 16,688 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#12,380 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,898 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

seaworldentertainment.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#16,038
of 22,385 · #11,389 all time
Rank in United States
#2,317
of 3,332
Research works
675
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
9k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
SeaWorld Entertainment

What is SeaWorld Entertainment 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,471 of 16,688 8.9%130
Physical SciencesDomain #12,380 of 17,446 4.9%274
Social SciencesDomain #11,898 of 14,833 8.1%156

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where SeaWorld Entertainment 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 SeaWorld Entertainment work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at SeaWorld Entertainment is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (19%), Social Sciences (12%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 43 fractional works · 43.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 19.2% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 8.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 7.5% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 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 workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 28.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 18.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSeaWorldEntertainment99fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences29%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1919.2%
    2. Computer Science77.5%
    3. Engineering77.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences54.7%
    5. Materials Science21.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.7%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1211.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities66.3%
    3. Psychology44.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting43.9%
    5. Decision Sciences11.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology77.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences66.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology32.9%
    4. Neuroscience11.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine65.7%
    2. Health Professions32.7%
    3. Veterinary11.3%
    4. Nursing00.5%
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: 1.36× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.86× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.87× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.58× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.17× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary9.58×1 works
  2. Environmental Science3.87×19 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.99×5 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.86×3 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.17×6 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.39×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.36×6 works
  8. Psychology1.35×4 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.34×7 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.20×4 works
  11. Health Professions1.03×3 works
  12. Computer Science0.97×7 works
  13. Nursing0.94×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.93×12 works
  15. Neuroscience0.84×1 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.78×2 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.55×2 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×0 works
  20. Engineering0.48×7 works
  21. Chemistry0.32×0 works
  22. Medicine0.30×6 works
  23. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  24. Energy0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SeaWorld Entertainment?

Ranked on the quality score, Judy St. Leger, Christopher Dold and Steve D. Osborn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SeaWorld Entertainment.

  1. 1 Judy St. Leger United States · #1,435,330 worldwide 4.6k citations · 155 works
  2. 2 Christopher Dold United States · #1,446,527 worldwide 1k citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Steve D. Osborn United States · #1,724,917 worldwide 341 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Jennifer P. Russell United States · #1,915,121 worldwide 871 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Gisele A. Montano United States · #1,997,406 worldwide 991 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Stacy DiRocco United States · #2,034,972 worldwide 884 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Etsuko Katsumata United States · #2,418,979 worldwide 1.6k citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Lydia A. Staggs United States · #2,498,212 worldwide 953 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Todd R. Robeck United States · #2,534,423 worldwide 3.7k citations · 150 works
  10. 10 Karen J. Steinman United States · #2,543,741 worldwide 1.6k citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at SeaWorld Entertainment

What are the most cited papers from SeaWorld Entertainment?

The most cited paper from SeaWorld Entertainment is "Specific inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 by PD 0332991 and associated antitumor activity in human tumor xenografts" (David W. Fry, Patricia J. Harvey, Paul R. Keller et al., 2004), with 1,263 citations. Next come "Corneal avascularity is due to soluble VEGF receptor-1" (689) and "Performance of ChatGPT on USMLE: Potential for AI-Assisted Medical Education Using Large Language Models" (618).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Specific inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 by PD 0332991 and associated antitumor activity in human tumor xenografts David W. Fry, Patricia J. Harvey, Paul R. Keller et al. · Molecular Cancer Therapeutics Nov 2004 1,263
2 Corneal avascularity is due to soluble VEGF receptor-1 Balamurali Krishna Ambati et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2006 689
3 Performance of ChatGPT on USMLE: Potential for AI-Assisted Medical Education Using Large Language Models Tiffany H. Kung, Morgan Cheatham, ChatGPT et al. · medRxiv PreprintOpen access 20 Dec 2022 618
4 First human-caused extinction of a cetacean species? Samuel T. Turvey, Robert L. Pitman, Barbara L. Taylor et al. · Biology Letters Open access 7 Aug 2007 535
5 Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues Ake Tzu-Hui Lu et al. · Nature Aging Open access188 authors 10 Aug 2023 414
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SeaWorld Entertainment?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Aquaculture, Acoustic Communication, Anthropogenic Noise, Marine Mammals and Fisheries Sustainability.

▲ 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▲ 5.3×18 topics
  2. Conservation9▲ 22×9 topics
  3. Population Dynamics8▲ 31×6 topics
  4. Aquaculture7▲ 29×7 topics
  5. Acoustic Communication7▲ 134×2 topics
  6. Anthropogenic Noise6▲ 198×1 topic
  7. Marine Mammals6▲ 198×1 topic
  8. Sustainability5▲ 2.2×9 topics
  9. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.2×10 topics
  10. Security4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  12. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 39×2 topics
  13. Internet of Things3▲ 3.3×3 topics
  14. Fish Feed2▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Nutrition2▲ 5.6×1 topic
  16. Omega-3 Fatty Acids2▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Ocean Acidification2▲ 32×3 topics
  18. Blockchain2▲ 9.4×1 topic
  19. Food Security2▲ 3.8×2 topics
  20. Gut Microbiota2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  21. Marine Environment2▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Smart Contracts2▲ 14×1 topic
  23. Trophic Cascades2▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Ecosystem Management2▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Marine Fisheries2▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Probiotics2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  27. Gonadal Development2▲ 61×2 topics
  28. Innate Immunity2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  29. Anesthesia2▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Bivalve Molluscs2▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Fish Immunology2▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Oogenesis2▲ 120×1 topic
  33. Oyster Reefs2▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Spermatogenesis2▲ 120×1 topic
  35. Stress Response2▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Coastal Protection2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Fisheries2▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Social Learning2▲ 53×2 topics

Which research topics does SeaWorld Entertainment publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine animal studies overview, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Marine and fisheries research.

Marine animal studies ov…6Marine animal studies overview: 6 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…2Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 2 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyAquatic ScienceInformation SystemsGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 2 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 2 works
  8. 8 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies 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 available31.5%not open68.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SeaWorld Entertainment's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is SeaWorld Entertainment as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%SeaWorld Entertainment0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of SeaWorld Entertainment over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025SeaWorld Entertainment8.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.0% in 2007.

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