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Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 36k research works in it since 1950. 29.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the importance of mangrove ecosystems in providing coastal protection, carbon sequestration, and various ecosystem services. It discusses the impact of sea-level rise, climate change, and human activities on mangrove forests, as well as the potential for wetland restoration. The research emphasizes the role of mangroves, tidal wetlands, and salt marshes in mitigating global carbon emissions and enhancing resilience to environmental changes.

  • Mangrove Forests
  • Coastal Protection
  • Carbon Sequestration
  • Sea-Level Rise
  • Ecosystem Services
  • Wetland Restoration
  • Climate Change
  • Tidal Wetlands
  • Salt Marshes
  • Global Carbon Budget
Research works
36k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
10k
per year above
Top-10% rate
29.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+40%
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Which countries lead Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2k works
  2. 2 United States 1.2k works
  3. 3 India 385 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 329 works
  5. 5 Australia 271 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 253 works
  7. 7 Brazil 197 works
  8. 8 France 191 works
  9. 9 Canada 180 works
  10. 10 Germany 179 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.

China: 38.2%United States: 22.9%India: 7.6%Indonesia: 6.5%6 others listed: 24.9%38%largest
China1,950 · 38.2%United States1,166 · 22.9%India385 · 7.6%Indonesia329 · 6.5%6 others listed1,271 · 24.9%

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

Which institutions lead Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics research, followed by East China Normal University and Ocean University of China.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 87 works
  2. 2 East China Normal University China 57 works
  3. 3 Ocean University of China China 51 works
  4. 4 Hohai University China 46 works
  5. 5 Xiamen University China 45 works
  6. 6 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 41 works
  7. 7 Ministry of Natural Resources China 37 works
  8. 8 United States Geological Survey United States 37 works
  9. 9 Louisiana State University United States 33 works
  10. 10 Beijing Normal University China 30 works

Who are the leading researchers in Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics include Josep Peñuelas, Carlos M. Duarte and Robert Costanza.

  1. 1 Josep Peñuelas 4.1k citations
  2. 2 Carlos M. Duarte 4.1k citations
  3. 3 Robert Costanza 3.2k citations
  4. 4 Hai Cheng 2.9k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics research done?

The largest centres of Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Guangzhou (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 438 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 163 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 135 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 124 works
  5. 5 Qingdao China 117 works
  6. 6 Wuhan China 64 works
  7. 7 Xiamen China 64 works
  8. 8 Paris France 59 works
  9. 9 Kolkata India 54 works
  10. 10 Delft Netherlands 54 works
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Where is the best place to study Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics?

Among universities, judged by research, Southern Cross University, East China Normal University and Northeast Normal 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 37.15%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Southern Cross University: 9, 49.8%East China Normal University: 57, 38.2%Northeast Normal University: 19, 30.6%Zhejiang Ocean University: 19, 28.9%Ocean University of China: 51, 30.7%Wageningen University & Research: 22, 43.4%Xiamen University: 45, 36.8%James Cook University: 10, 42.0%Tulane University: 11, 45.2%Hohai University: 46, 25.9%Southern Cross Unive…East China Normal Un…Northeast Normal Uni…Zhejiang Ocean Unive…
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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
1Southern Cross University Australia 70.249.8%20.0×9 +158.5%
2East China Normal University China 66.738.2%16.5×57 -11.0%
3Northeast Normal University China 65.030.6%12.5×19 +219.3%
4Zhejiang Ocean University China 64.028.9%16.4×19 +253.5%
5Ocean University of China China 63.130.7%14.2×51 +32.0%
6Wageningen University & Research Netherlands 62.943.4%8.3×22 +11.8%
7Xiamen University China 61.336.8%8.6×45 +13.1%
8James Cook University Australia 61.142.0%10.7×10 +55.2%
9Tulane University United States 60.145.2%6.2×11 +261.5%
10Hohai University China 58.525.9%11.7×46 +15.1%

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 wetland ecosystem dynamics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

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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.

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.