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Australian Coal Research (Australia)

Research works
79
▲ 72% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Australian Coal Research (Australia)

Not ranked overall: Australian Coal Research (Australia) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Australian Coal Research (Australia) work in?

In all years, 73% of research at Australian Coal Research (Australia) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (14%), Chemistry (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 73.0% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 34.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 13.7% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 9.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 11.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFuel Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAustralian CoalResearch…79fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences10%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2734.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1113.7%
    3. Chemistry911.0%
    4. Environmental Science45.0%
    5. Materials Science22.6%
    6. Computer Science22.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering11.2%
    9. Energy11.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    1. Social Sciences44.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting22.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Psychology00.1%
    1. Medicine34.3%
    2. Health Professions22.5%
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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.76× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× 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, 18.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences18.76×4 works
  2. Energy2.23×0 works
  3. Social Sciences1.77×3 works
  4. Environmental Science1.76×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.63×0 works
  6. Engineering1.30×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.91×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.65×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×0 works
  10. Medicine0.26×1 works
  11. Psychology0.22×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Australian Coal Research (Australia)?

The most cited paper from Australian Coal Research (Australia) is "Aspects of the chemical structure of soil organic materials as revealed by solid-state13C NMR spectroscopy" (Jeff Baldock, JM Oades, A. G. Waters et al., 1992), with 664 citations. Next come "Estimation of coal measures rock strength using sonic and neutron logs" (209) and "Formation of Graphitizing Carbons from the Liquid Phase" (145).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Aspects of the chemical structure of soil organic materials as revealed by solid-state13C NMR spectroscopy Jeff Baldock, JM Oades, A. G. Waters et al. · Biogeochemistry Feb 1992 664
2 Estimation of coal measures rock strength using sonic and neutron logs Greg McNally · Geoexploration Nov 1987 209
3 Formation of Graphitizing Carbons from the Liquid Phase JD Brooks, Geoff H. Taylor · Nature May 1965 145
4 The constitution of radicicol R. N. Mirrington, Ernest Ritchie, Charles William Shoppee et al. · Tetrahedron Letters 1964 116
5 Infra-red study of structural changes during the pyrolysis of a phenol-formaldehyde resin K. Ouchi · Carbon May 1966 109
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Australian Coal Research (Australia)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geophysical Imaging, Full-Waveform Tomography, Seismic Waveform Inversion, Rock Mechanics, Pore Structure, Tomography, Renewable Fuels and Pyrolysis.

▲ 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. Machine Learning4▲ 2.4×7 topics
  2. Geophysical Imaging4▲ 64×2 topics
  3. Full-Waveform Tomography4▲ 92×1 topic
  4. Seismic Waveform Inversion4▲ 92×1 topic
  5. Rock Mechanics3▲ 39×3 topics
  6. Pore Structure3▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  8. Tomography3▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Renewable Fuels3▲ 43×2 topics
  10. Biomass3▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency3▲ 4.1×3 topics
  12. Gasification3▲ 59×2 topics
  13. Pyrolysis3▲ 55×2 topics
  14. Seismic Noise3▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Surface Wave3▲ 69×1 topic
  16. Bio-oil2▲ 88×1 topic
  17. Hydrothermal Carbonization2▲ 88×1 topic
  18. Dynamic Behavior2▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  20. CO2 Sequestration2▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Ground-Penetrating Radar2▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Sedimentology2▲ 52×1 topic
  23. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  24. Chiral Separation2▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Liquid Chromatography2▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Acoustic Emission2▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Coal Permeability2▲ 136×1 topic
  28. Coalbed Methane2▲ 136×1 topic
  29. Fracture2▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Mudstones2▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Natural Products2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Shale Gas2▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Continental Margin1▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Crustal Structure1▲ 26×2 topics
  35. GIS-based Modeling1▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Geological Mapping1▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Total Synthesis1▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Coal Seam1▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Comminution1▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Enthalpies1▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Australian Coal Research (Australia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Geological Modeling and Analysis, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis and Seismic Waves and Analysis.

  1. 1 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  3. 3 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  4. 4 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Political Science Research and Education Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 0 works
  8. 8 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 0 works
  10. 10 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 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 available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Australian Coal Research (Australia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 72% higher 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 Australian Coal Research (Australia) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000087% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Australian Coal Research (Australia)0.000080% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Australian Coal Research (Australia) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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