Ichthyology and Marine Biology
Ichthyology and Marine Biology is a research topic within Nature and Landscape Conservation. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 23.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Sharks
- Rays
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Fisheries
- Phylogeny
- Habitat Use
- Migration
- Population Dynamics
- Marine Ecosystems
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ichthyology and Marine Biology research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (740 and 370 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 740 works
- 2 Brazil 370 works
- 3 China 249 works
- 4 Australia 249 works
- 5 United Kingdom 199 works
- 6 India 164 works
- 7 Russia 158 works
- 8 Japan 151 works
- 9 France 137 works
- 10 Germany 133 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.
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Which institutions lead Ichthyology and Marine Biology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Ibagué publishes the most Ichthyology and Marine Biology research, followed by National Taiwan Ocean University and Natural History Museum.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 84 works
- 2 National Taiwan Ocean UniversityTaiwan 32 works
- 3 Natural History MuseumUnited Kingdom 31 works
- 4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 28 works
- 5 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 27 works
- 6 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 25 works
- 7 James Cook UniversityAustralia 25 works
- 8 National Museum of Natural HistoryUnited States 23 works
- 9 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 22 works
- 10 Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartGermany 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ichthyology and Marine Biology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ichthyology and Marine Biology include Lawrence M. Page, S. Tanaka and Daniel Pauly.
- 1 Lawrence M. Page United States 3.7k citations
- 2 S. Tanaka Japan 2.6k citations
- 3 Daniel Pauly Canada 2.2k citations
- 4 K.R. Clarke United Kingdom 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ichthyology and Marine Biology research done?
The largest centres of Ichthyology and Marine Biology research in 2022–2025 are Ibagué (Colombia), Moscow (Russia), Beijing (China) and São Paulo (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ibagué, Keelung and Townsville.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Ibagué Colombia 85 works
- 2 Moscow Russia 79 works
- 3 Beijing China 72 works
- 4 São Paulo Brazil 72 works
- 5 Paris France 60 works
- 6 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 56 works
- 7 Washington D.C. United States 55 works
- 8 London United Kingdom 54 works
- 9 Buenos Aires Argentina 48 works
- 10 Sydney Australia 42 works
Where it is the local speciality
- IbaguéCO · 84.5 works177×
- KeelungTW · 33.8 works91×
- TownsvilleAU · 37.5 works49×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ichthyology and Marine Biology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ichthyology and Marine Biology?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Flinders University and James Cook 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.
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 | Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil | 58.8 | 71.5% | 7.5× | 12 | — |
| 2 | Flinders UniversityAustralia | 57.4 | 33.0% | 11.8× | 10 | +160.1% |
| 3 | James Cook UniversityAustralia | 54.5 | 31.1% | 46.4× | 25 | -5.7% |
| 4 | Universidad de IbaguéColombia | 51.0 | 0.0% | 239.8× | 84 | — |
| 5 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 49.2 | 23.9% | 8.8× | 27 | +40.8% |
| 6 | Kagoshima UniversityJapan | 47.8 | 1.4% | 38.0× | 16 | +234.7% |
| 7 | Universiti Malaysia TerengganuMalaysia | 47.3 | 6.1% | 14.7× | 8 | +486.6% |
| 8 | Universidad Nacional de La PlataArgentina | 46.9 | 40.0% | 10.2× | 8 | -2.8% |
| 9 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 45.9 | 21.8% | 7.1× | 8 | +177.6% |
| 10 | Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico | 43.7 | 11.3% | 11.0× | 16 | +54.5% |
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 Ichthyology and Marine Biology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Ichthyology and Marine Biology.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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