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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. 9.9% 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%
3.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+13%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
38% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Which countries lead Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.4k and 1.4k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 2.4k works
  2. 2 United States 1.4k works
  3. 3 India 506 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 446 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 322 works
  6. 6 Australia 318 works
  7. 7 France 245 works
  8. 8 Brazil 241 works
  9. 9 Germany 227 works
  10. 10 Canada 216 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: 37.7%United States: 22.5%India: 8.0%Indonesia: 7.1%6 others listed: 24.8%38%largest
China2,380 · 37.7%United States1,419 · 22.5%India506 · 8.0%Indonesia446 · 7.1%6 others listed1,570 · 24.8%

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

Which institutions lead Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Hohai University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 267 works
  2. 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 100 works
  3. 3 Hohai UniversityChina 69 works
  4. 4 East China Normal UniversityChina 66 works
  5. 5 United States Geological SurveyUnited States 63 works
  6. 6 Ocean University of ChinaChina 61 works
  7. 7 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina 60 works
  8. 8 Xiamen UniversityChina 57 works
  9. 9 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain 52 works
  10. 10 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 47 works

Who are the leading researchers in Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics include Jun Wang, Mark A. Bradford and Huanming Yang.

  1. 1 Jun Wang China 340k citations
  2. 2 Mark A. Bradford United States 268k citations
  3. 3 Huanming Yang China 246k citations
  4. 4 Philippe Ciais France 237k citations
  5. 5 David Tilman United States 209k citations
  6. 6 Guangming Zeng China 204k citations
  7. 7 F. Stuart Chapin United States 185k citations
  8. 8 J. Mueller France 178k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics?

The most cited paper in Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics is "The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services" (Edward B. Barbier, Sally D. Hacker, Chris J. Kennedy et al., 2010), with 5,687 citations. Next come "A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO 2" (3,612) and "Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics" (3,410).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services Edward B. Barbier, Sally D. Hacker, Chris J. Kennedy et al. · Ecological Monographs Open access 14 Oct 2010 5,687
2 A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO 2 Elizabeth Mcleod, Gail L. Chmura, Steven Bouillon et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Open access 20 Jan 2011 3,612
3 Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics Daniel C. Donato, J. Boone Kauffman, Daniel Murdiyarso et al. · Nature Geoscience Open access 3 Apr 2011 3,410
4 Status and distribution of mangrove forests of the world using earth observation satellite data Chandra P. Giri, Enock Odera Ochieng, Larry L. Tieszen et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography 17 Aug 2010 3,200
5 A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems Robert J. Orth, Tim J. B. Carruthers, William C. Dennison et al. · BioScience Open access 2006 3,119
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Where is Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics research done?

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

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 514 works
  2. 2 NanjingChina 198 works
  3. 3 ShanghaiChina 160 works
  4. 4 GuangzhouChina 146 works
  5. 5 QingdaoChina 140 works
  6. 6 WuhanChina 78 works
  7. 7 XiamenChina 77 works
  8. 8 ParisFrance 75 works
  9. 9 DelftNetherlands 67 works
  10. 10 HangzhouChina 66 works
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Where is the best place to study Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics?

Among universities, judged by research, East China Normal University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xiamen 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%mean 16.38%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →University of Chines…East China Normal Un…Xiamen UniversityHohai University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1East China Normal UniversityChina 63.314.7%17.6×66 +10.0%
2University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 60.518.2%3.7×46 +21.4%
3Xiamen UniversityChina 60.212.0%8.5×57 +56.2%
4Hohai UniversityChina 59.910.1%15.2×69 +26.3%
5King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia 59.435.2%4.2×9 -12.7%
6Ocean University of ChinaChina 59.210.1%15.7×61 +52.7%
7Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 57.014.0%9.2×26 +13.3%
8The University of QueenslandAustralia 54.123.0%3.1×23 -3.7%
9Utrecht UniversityNetherlands 53.314.3%8.0×44 -42.5%
10Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 51.312.2%6.7×35 -8.7%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, country by country

Is Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021, 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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.032% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics0.036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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