Question 1

What are the most cited papers from The Mediterranean Science Commission?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from The Mediterranean Science Commission is "Consequences of climate-driven biodiversity changes for ecosystem functioning of North European rocky shores" (SJ Hawkins, HE Sugden, Nova Mieszkowska et al., 2009), with 274 citations. Next come "Tracking Signals of Change in Mediterranean Fish Diversity Based on Local Ecological Knowledge" (205) and "A global map of coastal recreation values: Results from a spatially explicit meta-analysis" (197).

Question 2

Which research topics does The Mediterranean Science Commission publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Business and Economic Development.

Question 3

Which fields of science does The Mediterranean Science Commission work in?

Accepted Answer

In all years, 60% of research at The Mediterranean Science Commission is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (44%), Social Sciences (11%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 4

Is The Mediterranean Science Commission's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% lower than in 2018-2021.