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Agriculture Victoria

In research, Agriculture Victoria stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,642 of 6,403 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#948 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Genetics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Plant Science is 14.4× its share of world research).

agriculture.vic.gov.auROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#13,581
of 22,385 · #8,766 all time
Rank in Australia
#152
of 270
Research works
1.9k
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
56k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Agriculture Victoria

What is Agriculture Victoria known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,642 of 6,403 14.1%134 #2200
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #948 of 3,157 13.8%97 #907

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agriculture Victoria 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Agriculture Victoria work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Agriculture Victoria is in Life Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (52%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 5.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 149 fractional works · 71.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 108 fractional works · 51.8% of its workPlant Science: 52 fractional works · 25.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 18 fractional works · 8.7% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 17.9% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 14.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 7.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAgricultureVictoria208fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences72%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10851.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3717.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Neuroscience10.3%
    1. Environmental Science198.9%
    2. Engineering41.9%
    3. Chemistry31.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    5. Computer Science10.6%
    6. Materials Science10.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine167.6%
    2. Nursing31.5%
    3. Veterinary31.5%
    4. Health Professions10.6%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences31.5%
    2. Psychology20.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Agriculture Victoria specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 52.3 works14×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 22.1 works13×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 107.7 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 10.89× its world share, 108 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.36× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 3.10× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.87× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.89×108 works
  2. Veterinary10.87×3 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.36×37 works
  4. Nursing3.10×3 works
  5. Environmental Science1.80×19 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.35×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×2 works
  8. Chemistry0.86×3 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×2 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.43×0 works
  11. Medicine0.40×16 works
  12. Psychology0.28×2 works
  13. Health Professions0.21×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.20×1 works
  15. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.17×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.15×1 works
  18. Engineering0.12×4 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.12×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.12×3 works
  21. Energy0.09×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Agriculture Victoria?

Ranked on the quality score, Amanda Jane Chamberlain, Sunduimijid Bolormaa and Gabriel Keeble‐Gagnère lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agriculture Victoria.

  1. 1 Amanda Jane Chamberlain Australia · #84,800 worldwide 8k citations · 168 works
  2. 2 Sunduimijid Bolormaa Australia · #262,174 worldwide 3.9k citations · 113 works
  3. 3 Gabriel Keeble‐Gagnère Australia · #265,494 worldwide 8.2k citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Christy J. Vander Jagt Australia · #331,953 worldwide 1.7k citations · 59 works
  5. 5 J.L. Barnett Australia · #437,870 worldwide 7.6k citations · 132 works
  6. 6 Raj Pasam Australia · #568,490 worldwide 6.4k citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Brett Mason Australia · #574,853 worldwide 1.8k citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Garry J. O’Leary Australia · #595,147 worldwide 12k citations · 145 works
  9. 9 Irene van den Berg Australia · #684,193 worldwide 1.6k citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Coralie M. Reich Australia · #824,425 worldwide 2.1k citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Agriculture Victoria

What are the most cited papers from Agriculture Victoria?

The most cited paper from Agriculture Victoria is "Organic matter and water‐stable aggregates in soils" (Judith M. Tisdall, JM Oades, 1982), with 6,297 citations. Next come "Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores" (1,506) and "Genome-wide comparative diversity uncovers multiple targets of selection for improvement in hexaploid wheat landraces and cultivars" (1,071).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Organic matter and water‐stable aggregates in soils Judith M. Tisdall, JM Oades · Journal of Soil Science Jun 1982 6,297
2 Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores Bjarni Jóhann Vilhjálmsson et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access404 authors Oct 2015 1,506
3 Genome-wide comparative diversity uncovers multiple targets of selection for improvement in hexaploid wheat landraces and cultivars Colin R. Cavanagh et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 29 Apr 2013 1,071
4 Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding Sean Walkowiak et al. · Nature Open access 25 Nov 2020 1,056
5 A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height Loïc Yengo et al. · Nature Open access632 authors 12 Oct 2022 934
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Agriculture Victoria?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Marker-Assisted Selection, Climate Change, Plant Breeding, Population Genetics, Genome-Wide Association, Dairy Cattle and Animal Breeding.

▲ 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-now 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 Change23▲ 4.0×34 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity18▲ 20×13 topics
  3. Marker-Assisted Selection17▲ 104×3 topics
  4. Plant Breeding14▲ 75×3 topics
  5. Population Genetics14▲ 47×4 topics
  6. Genome-Wide Association12▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Dairy Cattle11▲ 99×2 topics
  8. Animal Breeding11▲ 122×1 topic
  9. Genomic Selection11▲ 122×1 topic
  10. Biological Control11▲ 34×9 topics
  11. Drought Tolerance10▲ 35×7 topics
  12. Invasive Species10▲ 11×15 topics
  13. QTL Mapping10▲ 41×6 topics
  14. Breeding9▲ 57×4 topics
  15. Genetics9▲ 6.1×10 topics
  16. Genetic Variation9▲ 19×6 topics
  17. Crop Improvement9▲ 84×2 topics
  18. Genetic Mapping8▲ 52×5 topics
  19. Quantitative Trait Loci8▲ 72×3 topics
  20. Animal Welfare8▲ 43×3 topics
  21. Microbial Community8▲ 43×4 topics
  22. Milk Composition8▲ 82×2 topics
  23. Genomics8▲ 12×10 topics
  24. Livestock Production7▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Methane Production7▲ 113×1 topic
  26. Ruminant Nutrition7▲ 113×1 topic
  27. Marker Development7▲ 70×3 topics
  28. Energy Balance7▲ 54×2 topics
  29. Heat Stress6▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Genome Sequencing6▲ 19×6 topics
  31. Nutritional Quality6▲ 42×3 topics
  32. Genome-wide Association Studies6▲ 101×1 topic
  33. Maize Domestication6▲ 101×1 topic
  34. Metabolic Adaptations6▲ 107×1 topic
  35. Physiological Responses6▲ 50×1 topic
  36. Genetic Improvement6▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Global Change5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  38. Reproductive Loss5▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Uterine Disease5▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Microbiota5▲ 11×6 topics

Which research topics does Agriculture Victoria publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock.

Genetic and phenotypic t…11Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 11 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 7 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…6Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 6 fractional worksEffects of Environmental…6Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 6 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 5 fractional worksGenetic and Environmental Crop Studies: 3 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breed…3Genetics and Plant Breeding: 3 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 3 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 3 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 3 fractional works
GeneticsAgronomy and Crop ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyPlant Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 11 works
  2. 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 7 works
  3. 3 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 6 works
  4. 4 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 6 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  6. 6 Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 3 works
  10. 10 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 3 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Agriculture Victoria's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Agriculture Victoria as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Agriculture Victoria0.00069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Agriculture Victoria over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Agriculture Victoria11.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.9% in 1994.

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