Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
In research, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,956 of 6,208 worldwide), Ecology (#951 of 1,512 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,015 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 13.7× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #22,640 of 28,054 · #20,780 all time
- Rank in Australia
- #362 of 391
- Research works
- 465 ▲ 23% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 18k 39.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 22.1% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 41% world 28%
What is Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,956 of 6,208 | 33.0% | 330 | |
| EcologySubfield | #951 of 1,512 | 31.9% | 137 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #17,015 of 21,541 | 32.6% | 345 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research 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 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Environmental ScienceField · 45.3 works14×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 13.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Environmental Science 13.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.7×
- Veterinary 2.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.1×
- Psychology 0.9×
- Nursing 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.4×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Decision Sciences 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.0×
- Engineering 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research?
Ranked on the composite score, Clive Minton, John D. Koehn and Danny I. Rogers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research.
- 1 Clive Minton Australia · #574,960 worldwide 77 citations · 27 works
- 2 John D. Koehn Australia · #846,975 worldwide 46 citations · 21 works
- 3 Danny I. Rogers Australia · #885,864 worldwide 71 citations · 19 works
- 4 Peter Menkhorst Australia · #1,083,908 worldwide 70 citations · 22 works
- 5 Richard Loyn Australia · #1,271,706 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
- 6 F. I. Norman Australia · #1,495,382 worldwide 35 citations · 23 works
- 7 Christopher S. Jones Australia · #1,586,258 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
- 8 Steve J. Sinclair Australia · #1,619,986 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Fisheries Sustainability and Trophic Cascades.
- Land Use Change
- Environmental Impacts
- Fluvial Processes
- Conservation Genetics
- River Restoration
- Biogeography
- Ecosystem Services
- Sediment Transport
- Functional Diversity
- Biological Invasions
- Ecological Niche
- Global Change
- Animal Movement
- Flow Regulation
- Freshwater Biodiversity
- Ecosystem
- Trophic Cascades
- Population Dynamics
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Invasive Species
- Climate Change
- Biodiversity
- Conservation
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Habitat Selection
- Conservation Biology
- Conservation Challenges
- Model Evaluation
- Occupancy Rates
- Species Richness
- Species Distribution Modeling
- Community Ecology
- Genetic Diversity
- Biodiversity Loss
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Geomorphological Effects
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Ecosystem Engineering
- Riparian Vegetation
- Aquatic Invasions
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
- Climate Change26▲ 15×42 topics
- Invasive Species17▲ 59×13 topics
- Biodiversity14▲ 29×14 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation11▲ 77×4 topics
- Conservation11▲ 37×12 topics
- Population Dynamics10▲ 57×9 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 116×2 topics
- Trophic Cascades7▲ 104×2 topics
- Habitat Selection6▲ 132×2 topics
- Ecosystem6▲ 89×3 topics
- Conservation Biology6▲ 89×4 topics
- Freshwater Biodiversity6▲ 147×2 topics
- Conservation Challenges6▲ 178×1 topic
- Flow Regulation6▲ 178×1 topic
- Model Evaluation6▲ 66×2 topics
- Animal Movement5▲ 152×1 topic
- Occupancy Rates5▲ 152×1 topic
- Global Change5▲ 31×4 topics
- Species Richness4▲ 105×2 topics
- Ecological Niche4▲ 115×1 topic
- Species Distribution Modeling4▲ 115×1 topic
- Biological Invasions4▲ 72×2 topics
- Community Ecology4▲ 76×2 topics
- Functional Diversity4▲ 115×1 topic
- Genetic Diversity4▲ 12×7 topics
- Sediment Transport4▲ 34×3 topics
- Biodiversity Loss3▲ 93×3 topics
- Ecosystem Services3▲ 12×8 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 15×6 topics
- Biogeography3▲ 17×6 topics
- Geomorphological Effects3▲ 116×2 topics
- River Restoration3▲ 104×2 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 28×4 topics
- Conservation Genetics3▲ 105×2 topics
- Ecosystem Engineering3▲ 140×2 topics
- Fluvial Processes3▲ 138×1 topic
- Riparian Vegetation3▲ 138×1 topic
- Environmental Impacts2▲ 13×2 topics
- Aquatic Invasions2▲ 185×1 topic
- Land Use Change2▲ 11×4 topics
Which research topics does Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
- 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
- 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
- 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
- 5 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 3 works
- 6 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
- 7 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
- 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 9 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 1 works
- 10 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017.
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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