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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

In research, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,256 of 3,551 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,767 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#889 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 61.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,502
of 28,054 · #4,213 all time
Rank in United States
#995
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
147k
61.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is University of Maryland Center for Environmental 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,256 of 3,551 23.5%136 #439
Physical SciencesDomain #4,767 of 12,888 22.9%235 #3040
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #889 of 1,209 23.4%74 #816

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Maryland Center for Environmental 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Environmental Science#439 #1,256
  2. Physical Sciences#3,040 #4,767
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#816 #889
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 61.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 52.1 works62×
  2. EcologySubfield · 51.6 works22×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 74.2 works16×
← 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: 1.58× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15.70× its world share, 74 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.11× its world share, 136 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 15.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert E. Ulanowicz, Patricia M. Glibert and Edward D. Houde lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

  1. 1 Robert E. Ulanowicz United States · #15,598 worldwide 671 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Patricia M. Glibert United States · #37,020 worldwide 816 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Edward D. Houde United States · #44,063 worldwide 460 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 David H. Secor United States · #54,350 worldwide 494 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 William C. Dennison United States · #73,226 worldwide 459 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Diane K. Stoecker United States · #84,110 worldwide 535 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Jacqueline M. Grebmeier United States · #93,774 worldwide 412 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Thomas Fisher United States · #96,499 worldwide 180 citations · 64 works
  9. 9 Lee W. Cooper United States · #98,676 worldwide 371 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 John L. Hoogland United States · #105,627 worldwide 513 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Which keywords describe research at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Eutrophication, Harmful Algal Blooms, Global Warming, Nutrient Limitation, Dissolved Organic Matter, Oceanic Carbon Cycle and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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 Change99▲ 12×65 topics
  2. Eutrophication31▲ 99×4 topics
  3. Harmful Algal Blooms30▲ 129×3 topics
  4. Global Warming29▲ 24×11 topics
  5. Nutrient Limitation25▲ 79×2 topics
  6. Dissolved Organic Matter23▲ 182×1 topic
  7. Oceanic Carbon Cycle23▲ 182×1 topic
  8. Ecosystem Services21▲ 18×6 topics
  9. Environmental Impact19▲ 3.7×27 topics
  10. Sustainability17▲ 2.3×21 topics
  11. Sea-Level Rise15▲ 44×5 topics
  12. Remote Sensing15▲ 4.0×20 topics
  13. Ocean Acidification15▲ 67×3 topics
  14. Biodiversity14▲ 6.4×22 topics
  15. Aquaculture14▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Fisheries Sustainability14▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Coastal Protection13▲ 70×2 topics
  18. Water Quality13▲ 11×11 topics
  19. Invasive Species13▲ 10×11 topics
  20. Microbial Ecology13▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Ecosystem Functioning13▲ 23×7 topics
  22. Global Change12▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Marine Microbes12▲ 69×1 topic
  24. Microbial Biogeography12▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Benthic Communities12▲ 69×2 topics
  26. Marine Biodiversity12▲ 69×2 topics
  27. Marine Environment12▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Food Security12▲ 6.9×8 topics
  29. Conservation10▲ 8.1×15 topics
  30. Ocean Circulation10▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Biogeography10▲ 13×8 topics
  32. Trophic Cascades10▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Global Carbon Budget10▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Carbon Sequestration10▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Mangrove Forests10▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Sediment Transport9▲ 19×5 topics
  37. Population Dynamics9▲ 12×8 topics
  38. Climate Change Impacts9▲ 25×4 topics
  39. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 13×5 topics
  40. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 9.7×5 topics

Which research topics does University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and coastal ecosystems, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Marine and coastal ecosy…23Marine and coastal ecosystems: 23 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 12 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 10 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 9 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effects and Responses: 8 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 8 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…8Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 8 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 4 fractional works
OceanographyEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation

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

  1. 1 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 23 works
  2. 2 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 12 works
  3. 3 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 10 works
  4. 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 9 works
  5. 5 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 8 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  7. 7 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  8. 8 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 6 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  10. 10 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 4 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 available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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