Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species is a research topic within Physiology. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 22.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the reproductive physiology and endocrine disruption in fish, covering topics such as spermatogenesis, oogenesis, gonadotropins, estrogen receptors, environmental regulation of reproduction, eel migration, vitellogenin as a biomarker, and cryopreservation of gametes. It explores the impacts of environmental contaminants and hormonal manipulations on fish reproduction and gamete quality.
- Spermatogenesis
- Oogenesis
- Endocrine Disruption
- Gonadotropins
- Estrogen Receptors
- Environmental Regulation
- Gonadal Development
- Eel Migration
- Vitellogenin
- Cryopreservation
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (629 and 259 works in 2022–2025).
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 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences publishes the most Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species research, followed by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Shanghai Ocean University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Fishery SciencesChina 47 works
- 2 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 29 works
- 3 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 28 works
- 4 Ocean University of ChinaChina 27 works
- 5 Guangdong Ocean UniversityChina 25 works
- 6 Japan Fisheries Research and Education AgencyJapan 17 works
- 7 Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyChina 16 works
- 8 Hunan Normal UniversityChina 14 works
- 9 University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceCzechia 14 works
- 10 Southwest UniversityChina 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species include Jean Rivier.
- 1 Jean Rivier United States 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species research done?
The largest centres of Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Guangzhou (China) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zhanjiang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ZhanjiangCN · 26.0 works28×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species?
Among universities, judged by research, Shanghai Ocean University, Nanjing Agricultural University and Guangdong Ocean 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 | Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina | 65.0 | 30.2% | 47.0× | 28 | -4.7% |
| 2 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 63.3 | 32.9% | 10.8× | 11 | +54.2% |
| 3 | Guangdong Ocean UniversityChina | 61.7 | 27.5% | 59.8× | 25 | +12.2% |
| 4 | Southwest UniversityChina | 60.1 | 29.7% | 9.4× | 13 | +57.2% |
| 5 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 59.7 | 32.6% | 14.2× | 12 | +5.7% |
| 6 | University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceCzechia | 58.4 | 16.4% | 89.1× | 14 | +73.0% |
| 7 | Ningbo UniversityChina | 55.4 | 33.3% | 8.9× | 12 | +3.4% |
| 8 | Central Institute of Fisheries EducationIndia | 54.2 | 21.0% | 148.6× | 11 | +92.1% |
| 9 | Hunan Normal UniversityChina | 52.9 | 25.6% | 22.3× | 14 | +6.5% |
| 10 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 51.9 | 17.7% | 20.6× | 27 | -16.1% |
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 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species.
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.