Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies
Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies is a research topic within General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Science Explorer counts 4.9k research works in it since 1950. 9.1% 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 sustainable agricultural development, resource management, and rural livelihoods. It includes discussions on water management, food security, fisheries, watershed management, smallholder farming, technology adoption, and environmental impact in the context of developing countries. The papers emphasize the challenges and opportunities for improving agricultural productivity, ensuring water sustainability, and enhancing the livelihoods of rural communities.
- Agriculture
- Water Management
- Resource Sustainability
- Food Security
- Rural Livelihoods
- Fisheries
- Watershed Management
- Smallholder Farming
- Technology Adoption
- Environmental Impact
- Research works
- 4.9k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 442 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +67% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies research?
By volume, Indonesia and India publish the most (477 and 464 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 477 works
- 2 India 464 works
- 3 Bangladesh 147 works
- 4 Philippines 59 works
- 5 Nigeria 57 works
- 6 United States 53 works
- 7 Malaysia 34 works
- 8 Egypt 28 works
- 9 Thailand 23 works
- 10 China 22 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 Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Central Institute of Fisheries Education publishes the most Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies research, followed by Bangladesh Agricultural University and Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Central Institute of Fisheries EducationIndia 20 works
- 2 Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityBangladesh 19 works
- 3 Central Marine Fisheries Research InstituteIndia 16 works
- 4 IPB UniversityIndonesia 15 works
- 5 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 15 works
- 6 Khulna UniversityBangladesh 14 works
- 7 Universitas Halu OleoIndonesia 12 works
- 8 Bangladesh Fisheries Research InstituteBangladesh 11 works
- 9 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 11 works
- 10 Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies include Daniel Pauly and Atul K. Jain.
- 1 Daniel Pauly Canada 2.2k citations
- 2 Atul K. Jain United States 730 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies research done?
The largest centres of Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies research in 2022–2025 are Dhaka (Bangladesh), Jakarta (Indonesia), Mymensingh (Bangladesh) and Makassar (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mymensingh and Ernakulam.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MymensinghBD · 29.7 works143×
- ErnakulamIN · 26.2 works42×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Sylhet Agricultural University and Central Institute of Fisheries Education 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 | Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityBangladesh | 83.2 | 10.4% | 127.4× | 19 | +221.0% |
| 2 | Sylhet Agricultural UniversityBangladesh | 80.3 | 19.1% | 193.6× | 9 | +494.1% |
| 3 | Central Institute of Fisheries EducationIndia | 60.7 | 3.9% | 449.6× | 20 | +103.6% |
| 4 | Khulna UniversityBangladesh | 55.7 | 8.1% | 105.8× | 14 | -2.1% |
| 5 | Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia | 51.2 | 3.3% | 11.7× | 15 | — |
| 6 | IPB UniversityIndonesia | 51.0 | 2.2% | 17.3× | 16 | +88.7% |
| 7 | Universitas Halu OleoIndonesia | 38.8 | 0.0% | 23.1× | 12 | — |
| 8 | Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia | 34.2 | 9.3% | 7.2× | 9 | +348.6% |
| 9 | Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia | 31.2 | 1.8% | 9.2× | 10 | — |
| 10 | Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia | 30.3 | 7.9% | 7.3× | 11 | — |
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 Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 67% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies.
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.