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Vancouver Aquarium

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World rank, all time
#22,673
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#482
of 896
Research works
164
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
43.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

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: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.63× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.87× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.21× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 9.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Vancouver Aquarium?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Aquaculture, Fisheries Sustainability, Population Dynamics, Acoustic Communication, Invasive Species and Anthropogenic Noise.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change55▲ 13×23 topics
  2. Conservation26▲ 33×10 topics
  3. Aquaculture25▲ 59×7 topics
  4. Fisheries Sustainability22▲ 106×2 topics
  5. Population Dynamics21▲ 42×6 topics
  6. Acoustic Communication20▲ 204×3 topics
  7. Invasive Species17▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Anthropogenic Noise16▲ 295×1 topic
  9. Marine Mammals16▲ 295×1 topic
  10. Freshwater Biodiversity14▲ 103×2 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation14▲ 30×4 topics
  12. Conservation Challenges14▲ 122×1 topic
  13. Flow Regulation14▲ 122×1 topic
  14. Fatty Acids14▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Fish Feed14▲ 140×1 topic
  16. Nutrition14▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Trophic Cascades9▲ 47×2 topics
  18. Gonadal Development8▲ 114×2 topics
  19. Ecosystem Management8▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Marine Fisheries8▲ 88×1 topic
  21. Endocrine Disruption7▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Oogenesis7▲ 205×1 topic
  23. Spermatogenesis7▲ 205×1 topic
  24. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.0×11 topics
  25. Biodiversity6▲ 5.2×10 topics
  26. Gut Microbiota6▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Probiotics6▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Bioaccumulation6▲ 28×3 topics
  29. Biogeography5▲ 9.1×3 topics
  30. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  31. Innate Immunity4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  32. Physiological Adaptation4▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Fish Immunology4▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Stress Response4▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Acoustic Techniques4▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Eutrophication4▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Ocean Acidification4▲ 31×3 topics
  39. Seafloor Mapping4▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Marine Environment4▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does Vancouver Aquarium publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications, Microbial infections and disease research and Physiological and biochemical adaptations.

Marine animal studies ov…2Marine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications: 0 fractional worksMicrobial infections and disease research: 0 fractional worksPhysiological and biochemical adaptations: 0 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Rese…0Veterinary Oncology Research: 0 fractional worksReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species: 0 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 0 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 0 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 0 fractional works
EcologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMicrobiologyPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 0 works
  4. 4 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 0 works
  5. 5 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  8. 8 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  10. 10 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 0 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 available22.2%not open77.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vancouver Aquarium's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% lower 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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