Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
Marine and Coastal Ecosystems is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1956. 3.6% 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 the human impact on marine ecology and fisheries, including studies on water quality, biodiversity, heavy metal contamination, sustainable livelihoods of fishing communities, climate change adaptation, and the economic development of coastal regions. The papers also explore the dynamics of marine ecosystems and the management of fisheries resources.
- Marine Ecology
- Fisheries Management
- Environmental Impact
- Water Quality
- Biodiversity
- Heavy Metals
- Sustainable Livelihoods
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Community Dynamics
- Economic Development
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1956
- In the world top 10%
- 607 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 3.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +168% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Marine and Coastal Ecosystems research?
By volume, Indonesia and ?? publish the most (6.3k and 84 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 6.3k works
- 2 ?? 84 works
- 3 Malaysia 76 works
- 4 United States 67 works
- 5 India 50 works
- 6 Philippines 37 works
- 7 China 30 works
- 8 Canada 23 works
- 9 Japan 22 works
- 10 United Kingdom 21 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 Marine and Coastal Ecosystems research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Diponegoro University publishes the most Marine and Coastal Ecosystems research, followed by IPB University and University of Mataram.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 266 works
- 2 IPB UniversityIndonesia 218 works
- 3 University of MataramIndonesia 202 works
- 4 University of PattimuraIndonesia 170 works
- 5 Riau UniversityIndonesia 170 works
- 6 Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia 143 works
- 7 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 130 works
- 8 Tanjungpura UniversityIndonesia 118 works
- 9 Sam Ratulangi UniversityIndonesia 118 works
- 10 Universitas Halu OleoIndonesia 114 works
Where is Marine and Coastal Ecosystems research done?
The largest centres of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Semarang (Indonesia), Makassar (Indonesia) and Surabaya (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tanjung Pinang, Manokwari and Pangkalpinang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 540 works
- 2 Semarang Indonesia 428 works
- 3 Makassar Indonesia 351 works
- 4 Surabaya Indonesia 316 works
- 5 Bogor Indonesia 302 works
- 6 Bandung Indonesia 250 works
- 7 Mataram Indonesia 228 works
- 8 Pekanbaru Indonesia 190 works
- 9 Malang Indonesia 189 works
- 10 Medan Indonesia 188 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Tanjung PinangID · 102.3 works140×
- ManokwariID · 37.2 works84×
- PangkalpinangID · 74.8 works68×
- Ambon CityID · 184.2 works64×
- MeulabohID · 53.2 works61×
- TernateID · 63.6 works61×
- TarakanID · 29.7 works59×
- KendariID · 127.5 works44×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Marine and Coastal Ecosystems than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Marine and Coastal Ecosystems?
Among universities, judged by research, IPB University, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology and Hasanuddin 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 | IPB UniversityIndonesia | 70.1 | 3.5% | 58.7× | 218 | +335.3% |
| 2 | Sepuluh Nopember Institute of TechnologyIndonesia | 69.7 | 6.8% | 13.3× | 37 | +431.6% |
| 3 | Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia | 65.3 | 2.8% | 32.8× | 143 | +427.7% |
| 4 | University of MataramIndonesia | 63.6 | 1.7% | 37.8× | 202 | +929.5% |
| 5 | University of BrawijayaIndonesia | 61.9 | 2.1% | 19.4× | 112 | +494.4% |
| 6 | Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia | 61.7 | 3.5% | 12.8× | 55 | +694.7% |
| 7 | Universitas Maritim Raja Ali HajiIndonesia | 61.4 | 2.2% | 139.9× | 102 | +3050.4% |
| 8 | Cenderawasih UniversityIndonesia | 61.4 | 4.5% | 38.0× | 33 | +565.0% |
| 9 | Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia | 60.8 | 1.4% | 23.9× | 130 | +440.8% |
| 10 | University of PattimuraIndonesia | 60.7 | 1.0% | 68.3× | 170 | +403.1% |
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 Marine and Coastal Ecosystems research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 168% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Marine and Coastal Ecosystems.
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.