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Institution · Townsville · Australia

AIMS@JCU

aims.jcu.edu.auROR OpenAlex
Research works
89
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.1k
46.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
AIMS@JCU

Not ranked overall: AIMS@JCU is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does AIMS@JCU work in?

In all years, 82% of research at AIMS@JCU is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (58%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 73 fractional works · 81.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 51 fractional works · 57.8% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 31.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 11.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 17.7% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 15.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 16.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAIMS@JCU89fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science5157.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1617.7%
    3. Engineering44.4%
    4. Energy00.5%
    5. Materials Science00.5%
    6. Chemistry00.4%
    7. Computer Science00.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology88.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology44.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences44.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences00.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine10.6%
    2. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.75× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.98× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science12.98×12 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences9.75×3 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.60×0 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.08×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.61×0 works
  7. Materials Science0.34×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×0 works
  9. Energy0.21×0 works
  10. Nursing0.21×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.20×0 works
  12. Engineering0.19×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.15×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.07×0 works
  16. Medicine0.04×0 works

What are the most cited papers from AIMS@JCU?

The most cited paper from AIMS@JCU is "Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: A review and meta-analysis of current data" (Michaela E. Miller, Mark Hamann, Frederieke J. Kroon, 2020), with 642 citations. Next come "Coral thermal tolerance shaped by local adaptation of photosymbionts" (500) and "Shifting paradigms in restoration of the world's coral reefs" (474).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: A review and meta-analysis of current data Michaela E. Miller, Mark Hamann, Frederieke J. Kroon · PLoS ONE ReviewOpen access 16 Oct 2020 642
2 Coral thermal tolerance shaped by local adaptation of photosymbionts Emily J. Howells, Victor H. Beltran, N. W. Larsen et al. · Nature Climate Change 16 Dec 2011 500
3 Shifting paradigms in restoration of the world's coral reefs Madeleine J. H. van Oppen et al. · Global Change Biology Open access Mar 2017 474
4 Species–specific interactions between algal endosymbionts and coral hosts define their bleaching response to heat and light stress David Abrego, Karin E. Ulstrup, Bette L. Willis et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 24 Jun 2008 368
5 DMSP biosynthesis by an animal and its role in coral thermal stress response Jean‐Baptiste Raina, Dianne M. Tapiolas, Sylvain Forêt et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2013 325
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AIMS@JCU?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Bleaching, Coral Reefs, Fisheries Sustainability, Trophic Cascades and Ecosystem Management.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change37▲ 16×26 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification25▲ 336×3 topics
  3. Marine Ecosystems20▲ 411×2 topics
  4. Bleaching18▲ 594×1 topic
  5. Coral Reefs18▲ 594×1 topic
  6. Fisheries Sustainability10▲ 87×2 topics
  7. Trophic Cascades8▲ 79×2 topics
  8. Ecosystem Management8▲ 106×1 topic
  9. Marine Fisheries8▲ 153×1 topic
  10. Benthic Communities8▲ 99×2 topics
  11. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Coastal Protection8▲ 123×2 topics
  13. Conservation7▲ 17×8 topics
  14. Aquaculture7▲ 31×5 topics
  15. Environmental Impact7▲ 5.6×12 topics
  16. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Population Dynamics6▲ 22×8 topics
  18. Kelp Forests6▲ 178×1 topic
  19. Seagrasses6▲ 178×1 topic
  20. Marine Environment6▲ 64×3 topics
  21. Metagenomics5▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Marine Natural Products5▲ 99×2 topics
  23. Bioprospecting5▲ 162×2 topics
  24. Pharmacology5▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Microbial Symbionts5▲ 239×1 topic
  26. Sponge-Associated Microorganisms5▲ 239×1 topic
  27. Invasive Species4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  28. Biodiversity4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  29. Recycling4▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Waste Management4▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 9.6×2 topics
  32. Gut Microbiota3▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Fish Immunology3▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Probiotics3▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Ecology3▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Ecosystem Services3▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Fisheries3▲ 75×2 topics
  38. Migration3▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Rays3▲ 138×1 topic
  40. Sharks3▲ 138×1 topic

Which research topics does AIMS@JCU publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine and coastal plant biology and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…4Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…1Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksMarine Sponges and Natural Products: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 0 fractional worksMarine Biology and Environmental Chemistry: 0 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 0 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanographyPollution6 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  4. 4 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  5. 5 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 Marine Sponges and Natural Products Biotechnology 1 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  9. 9 Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry Ocean Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 0 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 available57.5%not open42.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.3%domestic only67.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AIMS@JCU's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 AIMS@JCU as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000068% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%AIMS@JCU0.000073% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of AIMS@JCU over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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