Marine and coastal ecosystems
Marine and coastal ecosystems is a research topic within Oceanography. Science Explorer counts 63k 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 focuses on the complex interactions between marine biogeochemistry, ecosystem dynamics, and environmental factors such as eutrophication, harmful algal blooms, and climate change. It explores the role of dissolved organic matter, nutrient limitation, and phytoplankton in the oceanic carbon cycle and highlights the impact of global warming on biological productivity and oxygen levels in the oceans.
- Dissolved Organic Matter
- Eutrophication
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Oceanic Carbon Cycle
- Phytoplankton
- Global Warming
- Nutrient Limitation
- Biological Productivity
- Oceanic Oxygen Levels
- Climate Change
- Research works
- 63k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 18k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 29.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Marine and coastal ecosystems research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.8k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.8k works
- 2 United States 1.4k works
- 3 France 401 works
- 4 Germany 341 works
- 5 India 318 works
- 6 Japan 306 works
- 7 United Kingdom 263 works
- 8 Russia 254 works
- 9 Canada 235 works
- 10 South Korea 225 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, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Marine and coastal ecosystems research, followed by Ocean University of China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 157 works
- 2 Ocean University of ChinaChina 120 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 83 works
- 4 Xiamen UniversityChina 78 works
- 5 Ministry of Natural ResourcesChina 75 works
- 6 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 64 works
- 7 Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyChina 62 works
- 8 Institute of OceanologyChina 57 works
- 9 Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)China 51 works
- 10 Nanjing Institute of Geography and LimnologyChina 45 works
Who are the leading researchers in Marine and coastal ecosystems?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Marine and coastal ecosystems include Quanan Zheng, Carlos M. Duarte and Philippe Ciais.
- 1 Quanan Zheng United States 4.5k citations
- 2 Carlos M. Duarte Saudi Arabia 4.1k citations
- 3 Philippe Ciais France 4k citations
- 4 Stephen R. Carpenter United States 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Marine and coastal ecosystems research done?
The largest centres of Marine and coastal ecosystems research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Nanjing (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Warnemünde, Cambridge and Panjim.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WarnemündeDE · 21.4 works218×
- CambridgeUS · 22.8 works169×
- PanjimIN · 30.5 works140×
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, Zhejiang Ocean University, Xiamen University and Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg 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 | Zhejiang Ocean UniversityChina | 59.5 | 20.5% | 19.6× | 28 | +414.8% |
| 2 | Xiamen UniversityChina | 58.3 | 29.3% | 12.4× | 78 | -16.7% |
| 3 | Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgGermany | 58.3 | 42.6% | 11.6× | 15 | +45.6% |
| 4 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 56.6 | 20.4% | 27.7× | 120 | -11.8% |
| 5 | University of South Florida St. PetersburgUnited States | 56.3 | 46.9% | 83.8× | 10 | +13.7% |
| 6 | Hohai UniversityChina | 55.4 | 28.3% | 8.4× | 40 | +89.8% |
| 7 | College of MarinUnited States | 55.0 | 32.2% | 73.9× | 17 | +27.7% |
| 8 | University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaUnited States | 54.9 | 40.1% | 10.6× | 18 | -22.8% |
| 9 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 53.5 | 33.4% | 6.9× | 27 | +121.7% |
| 10 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceUnited States | 52.8 | 30.6% | 181.9× | 23 | -3.7% |
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 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. 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.