Aquatic life and conservation
Aquatic life and conservation is a research topic within Aquatic Science. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1951. 6.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the life history, ecology, conservation, and management of seahorses, including topics such as aquaculture, genome evolution, male pregnancy, habitat preferences, reproductive strategies, and the impact of trade on seahorse populations.
- Seahorses
- Syngnathidae
- Conservation
- Management
- Aquaculture
- Genome
- Male Pregnancy
- Habitat
- Reproduction
- Trade
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 1.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +117% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Aquatic life and conservation research?
By volume, Indonesia and China publish the most (5.4k and 374 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 5.4k works
- 2 China 374 works
- 3 India 176 works
- 4 United States 129 works
- 5 Malaysia 96 works
- 6 ?? 92 works
- 7 Brazil 81 works
- 8 Egypt 71 works
- 9 Iran 56 works
- 10 Philippines 45 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Aquatic life and conservation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, IPB University publishes the most Aquatic life and conservation research, followed by University of Mataram and Diponegoro University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 IPB UniversityIndonesia 215 works
- 2 University of MataramIndonesia 202 works
- 3 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 190 works
- 4 Riau UniversityIndonesia 156 works
- 5 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 147 works
- 6 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 142 works
- 7 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 117 works
- 8 Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes SemarangIndonesia 100 works
- 9 Mulawarman UniversityIndonesia 91 works
- 10 Jenderal Soedirman UniversityIndonesia 89 works
Who are the leading researchers in Aquatic life and conservation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Aquatic life and conservation include Patrick Sorgeloos, Einar Ringø and Kangsen Mai.
- 1 Patrick Sorgeloos Belgium 943 citations
- 2 Einar Ringø Norway 916 citations
- 3 Kangsen Mai China 874 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Aquatic life and conservation research done?
The largest centres of Aquatic life and conservation research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Semarang (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Bogor (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Langsa, Meulaboh and Pangkalpinang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 385 works
- 2 Semarang Indonesia 338 works
- 3 Surabaya Indonesia 278 works
- 4 Bogor Indonesia 262 works
- 5 Mataram Indonesia 236 works
- 6 Malang Indonesia 228 works
- 7 Makassar Indonesia 221 works
- 8 Bandung Indonesia 211 works
- 9 Pekanbaru Indonesia 179 works
- 10 Medan Indonesia 154 works
Where it is the local speciality
- LangsaID · 53.6 works70×
- MeulabohID · 50.3 works55×
- PangkalpinangID · 61.3 works53×
- ManokwariID · 24.0 works51×
- TarakanID · 26.7 works50×
- Tanjung PinangID · 37.8 works49×
- TernateID · 44.0 works40×
- MajeneID · 21.9 works34×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Aquatic life and conservation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Aquatic life and conservation?
Among universities, judged by research, IPB University, University of Mataram and Guangdong Ocean University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IPB UniversityIndonesia | 63.4 | 3.4% | 54.7× | 215 | +256.0% |
| 2 | University of MataramIndonesia | 60.7 | 1.2% | 35.7× | 202 | +786.2% |
| 3 | Guangdong Ocean UniversityChina | 60.6 | 42.5% | 13.9× | 15 | -35.8% |
| 4 | University of BrawijayaIndonesia | 59.8 | 2.3% | 23.3× | 142 | +209.6% |
| 5 | Zhejiang Ocean UniversityChina | 59.8 | 43.0% | 7.9× | 9 | +91.8% |
| 6 | Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia | 59.4 | 1.1% | 25.7× | 147 | +287.6% |
| 7 | Universiti Malaysia TerengganuMalaysia | 59.4 | 14.2% | 17.1× | 17 | +545.9% |
| 8 | Riau UniversityIndonesia | 58.7 | 0.3% | 41.6× | 156 | +405.5% |
| 9 | Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes SemarangIndonesia | 56.7 | 0.9% | 36.7× | 100 | +253.4% |
| 10 | Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia | 56.5 | 3.1% | 10.6× | 67 | +220.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Aquatic life and conservation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 117% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Aquatic life and conservation.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.