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Virginia Sea Grant

In research, Virginia Sea Grant stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,739 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,570 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,708
of 28,054 · #15,453 all time
Rank in United States
#2,720
of 4,192
Research works
483
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
37.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Virginia Sea Grant known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Environmental ScienceField #2,739 of 6,208 23.1%205
Physical SciencesDomain #12,570 of 21,541 24.7%332

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Sea Grant 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 Virginia Sea Grant specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 28.0 works8.1×
← 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: 4.27× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.75× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.14× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Sea Grant?

Ranked on the composite score, Maynard M. Nichols, Michael H. Schwarz and Jay D. Andrews lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Sea Grant.

  1. 1 Maynard M. Nichols United States · #310,001 worldwide 137 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Michael H. Schwarz United States · #423,996 worldwide 120 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Jay D. Andrews United States · #1,070,586 worldwide 37 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Sea Grant

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Sea Grant?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Ecosystem Services, Fisheries Sustainability, Sea-Level Rise, Invasive Species, Coastal Protection and 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 Change19▲ 10×34 topics
  2. Aquaculture7▲ 38×5 topics
  3. Ecosystem Services6▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 3.5×14 topics
  5. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Environmental Impact5▲ 4.5×10 topics
  7. Sea-Level Rise5▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Coastal Protection4▲ 96×2 topics
  9. Invasive Species4▲ 14×11 topics
  10. Global Warming4▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Trophic Cascades4▲ 58×2 topics
  12. Ecosystem Management4▲ 87×1 topic
  13. Marine Fisheries4▲ 125×1 topic
  14. Marine Environment4▲ 36×3 topics
  15. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  16. Biodiversity3▲ 6.4×10 topics
  17. Conservation3▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Global Carbon Budget3▲ 66×2 topics
  19. Carbon Sequestration3▲ 64×1 topic
  20. Food Security3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  21. Mangrove Forests3▲ 133×1 topic
  22. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 33×3 topics
  23. Omega-3 Fatty Acids3▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Fish Feed3▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Nutrition3▲ 8.4×1 topic
  26. Sediment Transport3▲ 23×4 topics
  27. Bivalve Molluscs2▲ 129×1 topic
  28. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 47×3 topics
  29. Oyster Reefs2▲ 129×1 topic
  30. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Eutrophication2▲ 32×3 topics
  32. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 56×2 topics
  33. Conservation Challenges2▲ 64×1 topic
  34. DNA Barcoding2▲ 18×6 topics
  35. Flow Regulation2▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Ocean Acidification2▲ 41×3 topics
  37. Benthic Communities2▲ 50×2 topics
  38. Dissolved Organic Matter2▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 50×2 topics
  40. Oceanic Carbon Cycle2▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Virginia Sea Grant publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 3 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…3Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 3 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…2Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…2Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyAquatic ScienceNature and Landscape Conservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 3 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  8. 8 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Sea Grant's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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.