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University of South Florida St. Petersburg

In research, University of South Florida St. Petersburg stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,373 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,735 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,181 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Global and Planetary Change — Oceanography is 36.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,964
of 28,054 · #3,416 all time
Rank in United States
#806
of 4,192
Research works
3.4k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
125k
36.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is University of South Florida St. Petersburg 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,373 of 10,521 21.5%101 #2275
Physical SciencesDomain #4,735 of 12,888 26.0%145 #2792
Environmental ScienceField #2,181 of 3,551 24.3%70 #1034

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of South Florida St. Petersburg 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. Social Sciences#2,275 #3,373
  2. Physical Sciences#2,792 #4,735
  3. Environmental Science#1,034 #2,181
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 South Florida St. Petersburg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 36.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 30.6 works36×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 49.5 works11×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 20.7 works9.1×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.56× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.70× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of South Florida St. Petersburg?

Ranked on the composite score, Pamela Hallock, James C. Huhta and Robert H. Byrne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

  1. 1 Pamela Hallock United States · #16,721 worldwide 796 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 James C. Huhta United States · #48,815 worldwide 254 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Robert H. Byrne United States · #50,245 worldwide 723 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Boris Galperin United States · #80,327 worldwide 250 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Steven A. Murawski United States · #112,882 worldwide 272 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Kendall L. Carder United States · #114,385 worldwide 295 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 William M. Sackett United States · #118,161 worldwide 234 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Albert C. Hine United States · #120,777 worldwide 145 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Wensheng Yao United States · #157,366 worldwide 165 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Yonggang Liu United States · #160,982 worldwide 185 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Which keywords describe research at University of South Florida St. Petersburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Acidification, Harmful Algal Blooms, Eutrophication, Dissolved Organic Matter, Oceanic Carbon Cycle 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 2022–2025 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 Change56▲ 6.9×51 topics
  2. Global Warming16▲ 13×9 topics
  3. Sustainability15▲ 2.1×23 topics
  4. Ocean Acidification12▲ 55×3 topics
  5. Harmful Algal Blooms12▲ 51×3 topics
  6. Eutrophication11▲ 37×4 topics
  7. Globalization11▲ 1.91×28 topics
  8. Remote Sensing11▲ 3.0×22 topics
  9. Dissolved Organic Matter10▲ 84×1 topic
  10. Oceanic Carbon Cycle10▲ 84×1 topic
  11. Mental Health10▲ 2.3×20 topics
  12. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services8▲ 7.4×9 topics
  14. Benthic Communities8▲ 48×2 topics
  15. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 48×2 topics
  16. Ocean Circulation8▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Trophic Cascades7▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem Management7▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Marine Fisheries7▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Data Assimilation7▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Coastal Protection6▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation6▲ 6.6×6 topics
  23. Climate Change Impact6▲ 8.6×2 topics
  24. Oceanic Modeling6▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Tidal Analysis6▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Biogeography5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  29. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Population Dynamics5▲ 6.7×8 topics
  31. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  32. Bleaching5▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Coral Reefs5▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Marine Environment5▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Sea Level Rise5▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Holocene5▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Hydrothermal Vents4▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Sea Level4▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Phylogenetic Relationships4▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does University of South Florida St. Petersburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and coastal ecosystems, Marine and fisheries research, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Marine and coastal ecosy…10Marine and coastal ecosystems: 10 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 7 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…6Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 6 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…5Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 5 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…4Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 3 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 3 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 3 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyAtmospheric Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 10 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  3. 3 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 6 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  8. 8 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  10. 10 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 3 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 available34.8%not open65.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of South Florida St. Petersburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in St. Petersburg

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.