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WorldFish

In research, WorldFish stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,173 of 6,208 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,913 of 16,945 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,023 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,083
of 28,054 · #11,850 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#61
of 137
Research works
570
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
34.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is WorldFish 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 #2,173 of 6,208 41.3%145
Social SciencesDomain #7,913 of 16,945 38.8%127
Life SciencesDomain #7,023 of 14,347 41.4%184
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,957 of 6,031 43.8%134
Physical SciencesDomain #14,183 of 21,541 35.9%195

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where WorldFish 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).

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: 4.54× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.57× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.03× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 11.03× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at WorldFish?

Ranked on the composite score, Blake D. Ratner, Michael J. Phillips and R. W. Ponzoni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is WorldFish.

  1. 1 Blake D. Ratner · #136,576 worldwide 225 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Michael J. Phillips · #188,361 worldwide 262 citations · 88 works
  3. 3 R. W. Ponzoni · #204,537 worldwide 189 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Stephen J. Hall · #213,417 worldwide 437 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Neil Andrew · #276,037 worldwide 209 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Mahfuzuddin Ahmed · #393,527 worldwide 101 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Cynthia McDougall · #398,531 worldwide 83 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 John Benzie · #523,217 worldwide 136 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Michael Akester · #757,664 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Chadag Vishnumurthy Mohan · #769,518 worldwide 74 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at WorldFish

Which keywords describe research at WorldFish?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Climate Change, Food Security, Environmental Impact, Nutrition, Sustainability, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Fatty Acids.

▲ 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. Aquaculture20▲ 54×8 topics
  2. Climate Change19▲ 5.2×34 topics
  3. Sustainability13▲ 3.9×29 topics
  4. Environmental Impact13▲ 5.4×21 topics
  5. Food Security12▲ 16×13 topics
  6. Nutrition10▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Omega-3 Fatty Acids9▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Fatty Acids9▲ 61×2 topics
  9. Fish Feed9▲ 120×1 topic
  10. Sustainable Feeds9▲ 120×1 topic
  11. Public Health8▲ 3.8×17 topics
  12. Biodiversity7▲ 6.8×8 topics
  13. Child Development7▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Maternal and Child Undernutrition6▲ 57×1 topic
  15. Water Sanitation Hygiene6▲ 57×1 topic
  16. Conservation6▲ 11×8 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations6▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services6▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 48×2 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity5▲ 8.8×9 topics
  21. Technology Adoption5▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Freshwater5▲ 75×2 topics
  23. Health Research5▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Biomedical Science5▲ 186×1 topic
  25. Drug Development5▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Agriculture5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Social Networks5▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  30. Marine Environment4▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Gut Microbiota4▲ 9.0×5 topics
  32. Biogeography4▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 108×1 topic
  34. Morphology4▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Oyster Reefs4▲ 108×1 topic
  36. Fish4▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Innate Immunity4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  38. Length-Weight Relationships4▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Ocean Acidification4▲ 40×3 topics
  40. Probiotics4▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does WorldFish publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Science, Research, and Medicine and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 9 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksScience, Research, and M…5Science, Research, and Medicine: 5 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…4Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…4Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksFisheries and Aquaculture Studies: 3 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 3 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceNutrition and DieteticsReproductive MedicineGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquatic Science 9 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water AccessNutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  3. 3 Science, Research, and MedicineReproductive Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesGlobal and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquatic Science 4 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology 4 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries researchGlobal and Planetary Change 4 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEcology 3 works
  9. 9 Fisheries and Aquaculture StudiesGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  10. 10 Space exploration and regulationAstronomy and Astrophysics 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.6%domestic only42.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has WorldFish's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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