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Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry

Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry is a research topic within Ocean Engineering. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 26.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the development, impact, and regulation of antifouling coatings for marine applications. It covers topics such as biofouling, organotin compounds, fouling-release mechanisms, environmental impact, use of biocides, polymer-based coatings, larval settlement, and the exploration of ecofriendly solutions.

  • Antifouling Coatings
  • Biofouling
  • Marine Environment
  • Organotin Compounds
  • Fouling-Release
  • Environmental Impact
  • Biocides
  • Polymer-based Coatings
  • Larval Settlement
  • Ecofriendly Solutions
Research works
21k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
26.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+21%
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Which countries lead Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (888 and 277 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 888 works
  2. 2 United States 277 works
  3. 3 Italy 166 works
  4. 4 India 141 works
  5. 5 France 128 works
  6. 6 Japan 122 works
  7. 7 Spain 106 works
  8. 8 South Korea 101 works
  9. 9 Brazil 97 works
  10. 10 Germany 91 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: 42.0%United States: 13.1%Italy: 7.8%India: 6.6%6 others listed: 30.5%42%largest
China888 · 42.0%United States277 · 13.1%Italy166 · 7.8%India141 · 6.6%6 others listed644 · 30.5%

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

Which institutions lead Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Ocean University of China publishes the most Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Ocean University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ocean University of ChinaChina 35 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 31 works
  3. 3 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 26 works
  4. 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 17 works
  5. 5 Dalian Maritime UniversityChina 15 works
  6. 6 Universidade do PortoPortugal 15 works
  7. 7 Hainan UniversityChina 14 works
  8. 8 Shandong UniversityChina 14 works
  9. 9 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 14 works
  10. 10 Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyChina 13 works

Who are the leading researchers in Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry include Kevin D. Hyde, Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg and Philippe Dúbois.

  1. 1 Kevin D. Hyde Thailand 4.8k citations
  2. 2 Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg Australia 2.9k citations
  3. 3 Philippe Dúbois Belgium 2k citations

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

Where is Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry research done?

The largest centres of Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Shanghai (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Qingdao.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 133 works
  2. 2 Qingdao China 87 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 60 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 51 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 38 works
  6. 6 Paris France 34 works
  7. 7 Tokyo Japan 33 works
  8. 8 Dalian China 32 works
  9. 9 Moscow Russia 31 works
  10. 10 Wuhan China 30 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. QingdaoCN · 87.2 works8.4×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry?

Among universities, judged by research, Hainan University, Ocean University of China and University of Messina 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%25%50%75%mean 22.82%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Hainan University: 14, 26.7%Ocean University of China: 35, 18.1%University of Messina: 11, 15.9%Universidade do Porto: 15, 22.4%South China University of Technology: 10, 66.5%Shanghai Ocean University: 26, 8.9%Technical University of Denmark: 12, 9.7%University of Aveiro: 12, 11.0%Harbin Engineering University: 10, 34.5%Dalian Maritime University: 15, 14.5%Hainan UniversityUniversidade do PortoOcean University of …University of Messina
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Hainan UniversityChina 60.226.7%10.7×14 +206.0%
2 Ocean University of ChinaChina 54.818.1%22.7×35 -28.0%
3 University of MessinaItaly 53.115.9%14.6×11 +222.3%
4 Universidade do PortoPortugal 50.222.4%8.5×15 +57.0%
5 South China University of TechnologyChina 48.766.5%3.0×10 +105.7%
6 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 47.78.9%36.9×26 -1.4%
7 Technical University of DenmarkDenmark 46.89.7%7.7×12 +155.0%
8 University of AveiroPortugal 44.811.0%12.3×12 +34.6%
9 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 40.434.5%6.5×10 +62.2%
10 Dalian Maritime UniversityChina 38.714.5%13.3×15 -60.1%

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 Biology and Environmental Chemistry research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry.

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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.

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.