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ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology

In research, ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,425 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,916
of 28,054 · #19,717 all time
Rank in Australia
#148
of 391
Research works
232
▲ 664% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,425 of 7,800 27.4%69 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology 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).

What does ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 35.9 works8.4×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 50.8 works6.8×
← 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: 1.95× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.77× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.89× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.04× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genomics, Metabolic Engineering, Antibiotic Resistance, Synthetic Biology, Signal Transduction, Aging, Biomarkers and Single-Cell Analysis.

▲ 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. Genomics6▲ 15×6 topics
  2. Metabolic Engineering6▲ 46×4 topics
  3. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Synthetic Biology6▲ 69×2 topics
  5. Biomarkers5▲ 4.8×6 topics
  6. Aging4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  7. Signal Transduction4▲ 21×4 topics
  8. Single-Cell Analysis4▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Constraint-Based Models3▲ 59×1 topic
  10. Evolution3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  11. Genome-Scale Models3▲ 59×1 topic
  12. Membrane Proteins3▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  15. Ecology3▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Microbial Communities3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  17. Cognitive Decline3▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Cognitive Training3▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Glycosylation3▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Cell Culture3▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Dementia3▲ 22×1 topic
  22. Mild Cognitive Impairment3▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Neuroimaging3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  24. Genome Engineering3▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Microbiome3▲ 15×3 topics
  26. RNA-Guided3▲ 31×1 topic
  27. ESKAPE Pathogens3▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria3▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Gene Regulation3▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Lignocellulosic Biomass2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Gene Regulatory Networks2▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Genome Analysis2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Iron Metabolism2▲ 56×2 topics
  34. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Microbial Ecology2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  36. RNA Regulation2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Stochastic Gene Expression2▲ 90×1 topic
  38. Bacterial Physiology2▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Cellular Homeostasis2▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Genetic Code2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria.

Microbial Metabolic Engi…3Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 3 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…3Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 3 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 3 fractional worksGene Regulatory Network Analysis: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and B…2Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPsychiatry and Mental healthMolecular MedicineEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Gene Regulatory Network Analysis Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 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 available75.5%not open24.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 664% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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