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Australian Antarctic Division

In research, Australian Antarctic Division stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,085 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#316 of 1,209 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,047 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Ecology — Oceanography is 58.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,584
of 28,054 · #3,919 all time
Rank in Australia
#62
of 391
Research works
1.8k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
34.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Australian Antarctic Division 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,085 of 12,888 26.4%170 #2578
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #316 of 1,209 30.4%79 #481
Environmental ScienceField #2,047 of 3,551 24.0%82 #1121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Antarctic Division 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. Physical Sciences#2,578 #2,085
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#481 #316
  3. Environmental Science#1,121 #2,047
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.

What does Australian Antarctic Division specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 58.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 32.7 works59×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 41.3 works47×
  3. EcologySubfield · 39.9 works26×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 79.4 works26×
  5. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 23.7 works16×
← 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: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25.61× its world share, 79 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.35× its world share, 82 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 25.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian Antarctic Division?

Ranked on the composite score, Harry R. Burton, Andrew Constable and Simon Jarman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Antarctic Division.

  1. 1 Harry R. Burton Australia · #83,895 worldwide 259 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Andrew Constable Australia · #319,937 worldwide 159 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Simon Jarman Australia · #320,183 worldwide 166 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 W. F. Budd Australia · #341,179 worldwide 142 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Benjamin K. Galton‐Fenzi Australia · #386,518 worldwide 138 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Nicholas J. Gales Australia · #409,470 worldwide 126 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Stephen Nicol Australia · #442,331 worldwide 214 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 G. W. Johnstone Australia · #443,784 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Bruce E. Deagle Australia · #495,133 worldwide 139 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 T. D. van Ommen Australia · #525,697 worldwide 146 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Antarctic Division

Which keywords describe research at Australian Antarctic Division?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming, Biogeography, Arctic, Hydrology and Sea Level Rise.

▲ 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 Change94▲ 18×49 topics
  2. Remote Sensing28▲ 11×13 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation25▲ 99×3 topics
  4. Global Warming16▲ 19×10 topics
  5. Biogeography15▲ 30×4 topics
  6. Arctic15▲ 68×4 topics
  7. Hydrology15▲ 60×3 topics
  8. Sea Level Rise15▲ 58×3 topics
  9. Conservation14▲ 16×10 topics
  10. Biodiversity13▲ 9.1×16 topics
  11. Population Dynamics13▲ 26×7 topics
  12. Glacier12▲ 146×1 topic
  13. Water Availability12▲ 146×1 topic
  14. Decline11▲ 215×1 topic
  15. Permafrost11▲ 131×2 topics
  16. Sea Ice11▲ 215×1 topic
  17. Ecology11▲ 36×4 topics
  18. Acoustic Communication10▲ 99×2 topics
  19. Ocean Acidification10▲ 68×3 topics
  20. Predator-Prey Interactions9▲ 58×2 topics
  21. Data Assimilation9▲ 29×3 topics
  22. Holocene9▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Sea Level9▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Anthropogenic Noise9▲ 155×1 topic
  25. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Marine Mammals9▲ 155×1 topic
  27. Antarctic9▲ 494×1 topic
  28. Harmful Algal Blooms9▲ 58×3 topics
  29. Microorganisms9▲ 366×1 topic
  30. Paleoclimatology9▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Benthic Communities9▲ 74×2 topics
  32. Glacial Cycles9▲ 66×1 topic
  33. Marine Biodiversity9▲ 74×2 topics
  34. Monsoon Dynamics9▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Eutrophication8▲ 41×3 topics
  36. Dissolved Organic Matter8▲ 99×1 topic
  37. Hydrological Cycle8▲ 43×2 topics
  38. Oceanic Carbon Cycle8▲ 99×1 topic
  39. Oceanic Modeling8▲ 120×1 topic
  40. Tidal Analysis8▲ 120×1 topic

Which research topics does Australian Antarctic Division publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Marine animal studies overview and Polar Research and Ecology.

Cryospheric studies and …12Cryospheric studies and observations: 12 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…11Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 11 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 9 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology: 9 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…9Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 9 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 8 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 8 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…7Marine and fisheries research: 7 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 6 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 6 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceEcologyOceanographyGlobal and Planetary Change

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

  1. 1 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 12 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 11 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 9 works
  4. 4 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 9 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 9 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 8 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 8 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  9. 9 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  10. 10 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 6 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 available50.5%not open49.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.4%domestic only66.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian Antarctic Division's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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