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ACT Government

In research, ACT Government stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,343 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,195 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,043 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,330
of 28,054 · #4,835 all time
Rank in ??
#71
of 692
Research works
1.7k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
43.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is ACT Government known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,343 of 11,982 28.2%103 #4817
Social SciencesDomain #4,195 of 10,521 44.5%67 #4158
Physical SciencesDomain #6,043 of 12,888 35.0%95 #5023
MedicineField #5,521 of 10,443 25.0%74 #5459

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ACT Government sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#4,817 #3,343
  2. Social Sciences#4,158 #4,195
  3. Physical Sciences#5,023 #6,043
  4. Medicine#5,459 #5,521
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.36× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.93× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.14× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at ACT Government?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Habitat Fragmentation, Epidemiology, Conservation and Conservation Biology.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change36▲ 4.2×65 topics
  2. Epidemiology19▲ 1.50×93 topics
  3. Biodiversity15▲ 6.3×20 topics
  4. Invasive Species13▲ 9.5×15 topics
  5. Population Dynamics10▲ 13×13 topics
  6. Mental Health10▲ 2.1×28 topics
  7. Public Health9▲ 2.0×29 topics
  8. Sustainability9▲ 1.19×33 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Conservation8▲ 5.9×15 topics
  11. Conservation Biology7▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Global Change7▲ 8.4×5 topics
  13. Model Evaluation6▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Depression6▲ 2.1×15 topics
  15. Global Warming6▲ 4.5×10 topics
  16. Habitat Selection5▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Citizen Science5▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity5▲ 3.7×14 topics
  19. Resilience5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  20. Ecological Niche5▲ 28×1 topic
  21. Species Distribution Modeling5▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Ecosystem5▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Ethical Considerations5▲ 4.4×11 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services4▲ 3.7×8 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  26. Land Use Change4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  27. Trophic Cascades4▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Vulnerability4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 4.3×12 topics
  30. Biological Invasions4▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Global Health4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Community Ecology4▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Health Policy4▲ 7.6×2 topics
  34. Animal Movement4▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Occupancy Rates4▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Quality Improvement4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  37. Species Richness4▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Functional Diversity3▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Health Workforce3▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does ACT Government publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Species Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…3Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …3Global Health Workforce Issues: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksGenetic diversity and po…2Genetic diversity and population structure: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional works
Ecological ModelingEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationEmergency Medical Services4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available48.1%not open51.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ACT Government's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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