Coastal and Marine Management
Coastal and Marine Management is a research topic within Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 23.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the importance of marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management in achieving sustainable use of marine resources. It addresses topics such as integrated coastal management, ocean governance, the blue economy, cumulative impacts, stakeholder engagement, and the assessment of ecosystem health. The cluster emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to managing marine environments while considering the socioeconomic aspects and aligning with sustainable development goals.
- Marine Spatial Planning
- Ecosystem-Based Management
- Integrated Coastal Management
- Ocean Governance
- Blue Economy
- Cumulative Impacts
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Coastal Zone Management
- Ecosystem Health
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +42% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Coastal and Marine Management research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (909 and 779 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 909 works
- 2 United States 779 works
- 3 Brazil 488 works
- 4 Indonesia 408 works
- 5 United Kingdom 344 works
- 6 France 261 works
- 7 India 258 works
- 8 Australia 253 works
- 9 Italy 191 works
- 10 Spain 186 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 Coastal and Marine Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ocean University of China publishes the most Coastal and Marine Management research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ocean University of ChinaChina 75 works
- 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 23 works
- 3 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 23 works
- 4 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina 23 works
- 5 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 22 works
- 6 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 21 works
- 7 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 20 works
- 8 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 20 works
- 9 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 20 works
- 10 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Coastal and Marine Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Coastal and Marine Management include Carlos M. Duarte, W. Neil Adger and Robert Costanza.
- 1 Carlos M. Duarte Saudi Arabia 4.1k citations
- 2 W. Neil Adger United Kingdom 3.7k citations
- 3 Robert Costanza Australia 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Coastal and Marine Management research done?
The largest centres of Coastal and Marine Management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Paris (France) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Malmo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MalmoSE · 20.5 works31×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Coastal and Marine Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Coastal and Marine Management?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Portsmouth, Ocean University of China and University of Tasmania 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 | University of PortsmouthUnited Kingdom | 72.2 | 54.9% | 14.2× | 14 | +107.0% |
| 2 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 67.2 | 40.4% | 22.7× | 75 | -63.9% |
| 3 | University of TasmaniaAustralia | 65.7 | 40.1% | 9.9× | 14 | +140.8% |
| 4 | UiT The Arctic University of NorwayNorway | 65.3 | 41.4% | 17.7× | 18 | +51.6% |
| 5 | Universidad de CádizSpain | 65.3 | 31.0% | 15.0× | 17 | +243.1% |
| 6 | University of Cape CoastGhana | 61.2 | 36.2% | 13.2× | 12 | +133.5% |
| 7 | Universiti Malaysia TerengganuMalaysia | 60.1 | 20.1% | 14.6× | 14 | +255.1% |
| 8 | World Maritime UniversitySweden | 59.9 | 19.7% | 203.1× | 18 | +191.4% |
| 9 | University of WollongongAustralia | 56.1 | 33.5% | 9.2× | 16 | +20.4% |
| 10 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 56.1 | 56.2% | 5.7× | 14 | +5.3% |
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 Coastal and Marine Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Coastal and Marine Management.
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.