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Cephalopods and Marine Biology

Cephalopods and Marine Biology is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 21.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to cephalopods, including their biology, behavior, neurobiology, camouflage, reproductive strategies, fisheries, environmental effects, molecular phylogeny, learning and memory mechanisms, trophic ecology, and ethical considerations in research. The papers provide insights into the evolution, physiology, and ecological roles of cephalopods in marine environments.

  • Cephalopods
  • Camouflage
  • Neurobiology
  • Reproductive Strategies
  • Fisheries
  • Environmental Effects
  • Molecular Phylogeny
  • Learning and Memory Mechanisms
  • Trophic Ecology
  • Ethical Considerations
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
21.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+7%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Cephalopods and Marine Biology research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (463 and 238 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 463 works
  2. 2 China 238 works
  3. 3 Japan 127 works
  4. 4 Mexico 121 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 109 works
  6. 6 Spain 98 works
  7. 7 Germany 88 works
  8. 8 France 87 works
  9. 9 Italy 85 works
  10. 10 Australia 83 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.

United States: 30.9%China: 15.8%Japan: 8.5%Mexico: 8.1%6 others listed: 36.7%31%largest
United States463 · 30.9%China238 · 15.8%Japan127 · 8.5%Mexico121 · 8.1%6 others listed551 · 36.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Cephalopods and Marine Biology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Ibagué publishes the most Cephalopods and Marine Biology research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Shanghai Ocean University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 44 works
  2. 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 24 works
  3. 3 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 22 works
  4. 4 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 17 works
  5. 5 Stazione Zoologica Anton DohrnItaly 15 works
  6. 6 Museums VictoriaAustralia 15 works
  7. 7 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 13 works
  8. 8 Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea 13 works
  9. 9 Ocean University of ChinaChina 12 works
  10. 10 Natural History MuseumUnited Kingdom 12 works

Where is Cephalopods and Marine Biology research done?

The largest centres of Cephalopods and Marine Biology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Mexico City (Mexico), Ibagué (Colombia) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ibagué.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 51 works
  2. 2 Mexico City Mexico 48 works
  3. 3 Ibagué Colombia 44 works
  4. 4 Paris France 35 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 34 works
  6. 6 Shanghai China 30 works
  7. 7 Tokyo Japan 29 works
  8. 8 London United Kingdom 27 works
  9. 9 Madrid Spain 25 works
  10. 10 Qingdao China 24 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. IbaguéCO · 44.0 works158×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cephalopods and Marine Biology than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Cephalopods and Marine Biology?

Among universities, judged by research, Shanghai Ocean University, Ocean University of China and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 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.

0%20%40%mean 12.05%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Shanghai Ocean University: 22, 28.6%Ocean University of China: 12, 28.4%Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 24, 14.4%Universidad de Ibagué: 44, 0.0%Instituto Politécnico Nacional: 11, 11.3%Ningbo University: 9, 29.4%University of Cape Town: 10, 2.3%Stellenbosch University: 8, 6.1%Sunchon National University: 13, 0.0%Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos: 9, 0.0%Shanghai Ocean Unive…Ocean University of …Universidad Nacional…Universidad de Ibagué
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 63.228.6%40.5×22 -42.7%
2 Ocean University of ChinaChina 56.728.4%10.3×12 -39.2%
3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 55.914.4%10.5×24 -0.6%
4 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 51.00.0%213.4×44 —
5 Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico 44.711.3%12.7×11 +17.1%
6 Ningbo UniversityChina 42.929.4%7.2×9 -48.4%
7 University of Cape TownSouth Africa 40.72.3%12.5×10 +37.5%
8 Stellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa 38.46.1%9.2×8 —
9 Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea 38.00.0%63.5×13 —
10 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosMexico 35.20.0%46.7×9 —

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 Cephalopods and Marine Biology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cephalopods and Marine Biology.

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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.