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Sydney Institute of Marine Science

In research, Sydney Institute of Marine Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,804 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 10.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#11,955
of 28,054 · #14,480 all time
Rank in Australia
#198
of 391
Research works
471
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
45.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Sydney Institute of 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 #7,804 of 12,888 31.4%68 #10643

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sydney Institute of 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 Sydney Institute of Marine Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 44.8 works10×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 1.57× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.87× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.09× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sydney Institute of Marine Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Victor M. Peddemors lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sydney Institute of Marine Science.

  1. 1 Victor M. Peddemors Australia · #567,063 worldwide 93 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Sydney Institute of Marine Science

Which keywords describe research at Sydney Institute of Marine Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Conservation, Trophic Cascades, Ecosystem Management and Marine Fisheries.

▲ 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 Change34▲ 14×37 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability13▲ 168×2 topics
  3. Ocean Acidification13▲ 195×3 topics
  4. Conservation10▲ 25×7 topics
  5. Marine Ecosystems10▲ 208×2 topics
  6. Trophic Cascades10▲ 113×2 topics
  7. Ecosystem Management9▲ 168×1 topic
  8. Marine Fisheries9▲ 242×1 topic
  9. Benthic Communities8▲ 150×2 topics
  10. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 150×2 topics
  11. Population Dynamics7▲ 32×5 topics
  12. Bleaching7▲ 230×1 topic
  13. Coral Reefs7▲ 230×1 topic
  14. Invasive Species6▲ 17×8 topics
  15. Coastal Protection6▲ 112×2 topics
  16. Biodiversity6▲ 9.1×14 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services6▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Biogeography5▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 41×5 topics
  20. Aquaculture5▲ 22×5 topics
  21. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 26×3 topics
  23. Kelp Forests5▲ 188×1 topic
  24. Seagrasses5▲ 188×1 topic
  25. Conservation Challenges4▲ 104×1 topic
  26. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Marine Environment4▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Food Security4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  30. Ecology3▲ 25×5 topics
  31. Bivalve Molluscs3▲ 132×1 topic
  32. Fisheries3▲ 96×2 topics
  33. Freshwater3▲ 75×2 topics
  34. Migration3▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Oyster Reefs3▲ 132×1 topic
  36. Phylogenetic Relationships3▲ 50×2 topics
  37. Deep-Sea Ecology3▲ 115×1 topic
  38. Estuarine Quality3▲ 115×1 topic
  39. Ocean Circulation3▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Phylogeny3▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Sydney Institute of Marine Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and coastal plant biology and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  2. 2 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 7 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 5 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  5. 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 3 works
  7. 7 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  8. 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  10. 10 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.1%domestic only68.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sydney Institute of Marine Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher 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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