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Australian Government

In research, Australian Government stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,159 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,810
of 22,385 · #10,314 all time
Rank in Australia
#119
of 270
Research works
1.2k
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Australian Government

What is Australian Government known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,159 of 10,670 9.7%68 #8826

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Government 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Australian Government work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Australian Government is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Environmental Science (16%), Social Sciences (16%).

Physical Sciences: 76 fractional works · 36.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 34 fractional works · 16.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 29.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 16.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 51 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 17.6% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAustralianGovernment207fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3416.4%
    2. Engineering167.6%
    3. Computer Science94.4%
    4. Materials Science52.5%
    5. Energy42.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy21.0%
    8. Mathematics20.8%
    9. Chemistry10.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Social Sciences3416.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting104.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance94.3%
    4. Psychology42.2%
    5. Decision Sciences21.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    1. Medicine3717.6%
    2. Health Professions146.5%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences94.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
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: 0.88× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.31× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.48× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.02× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.31×34 works
  2. Health Professions2.48×14 works
  3. Energy2.13×4 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.02×9 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.59×3 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.46×10 works
  7. Social Sciences1.30×34 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.16×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.07×2 works
  10. Veterinary1.04×0 works
  11. Medicine0.92×37 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.88×9 works
  13. Materials Science0.73×5 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×2 works
  15. Mathematics0.72×2 works
  16. Psychology0.71×4 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×7 works
  19. Computer Science0.56×9 works
  20. Engineering0.51×16 works
  21. Nursing0.51×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.43×2 works
  23. Chemistry0.30×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.25×0 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.19×1 works
  26. Neuroscience0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Australian Government?

Ranked on the quality score, Sarah Kuzankah Ewuga, Chris L. Humphrey and Robert J. Wells lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Government.

  1. 1 Sarah Kuzankah Ewuga Australia · #413,518 worldwide 612 citations · 14 works
  2. 2 Chris L. Humphrey Australia · #1,105,026 worldwide 1.8k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Robert J. Wells Australia · #1,533,435 worldwide 7.3k citations · 204 works
  4. 4 Rose Wright Australia · #1,812,858 worldwide 196 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 John P. Ivey Australia · #2,829,176 worldwide 990 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Michael Schuele Australia · #2,885,025 worldwide 133 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Bob Searle Australia · #3,322,136 worldwide 238 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Patrick Laplagne Australia · #3,767,446 worldwide 223 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Paula Barnes Australia · #3,826,100 worldwide 202 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Gavan Dwyer Australia · #3,858,390 worldwide 209 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Government

What are the most cited papers from Australian Government?

The most cited paper from Australian Government is "Wireless sensor network localization techniques" (Guoqiang Mao, Barış Fi̇dan, Brian D. O. Anderson, 2007), with 1,880 citations. Next come "Theorising environmental justice: the expanding sphere of a discourse" (1,192) and "Cities are hotspots for threatened species" (787).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Wireless sensor network localization techniques Guoqiang Mao, Barış Fi̇dan, Brian D. O. Anderson · Computer Networks 8 Jan 2007 1,880
2 Theorising environmental justice: the expanding sphere of a discourse David Schlosberg · Environmental Politics Feb 2013 1,192
3 Cities are hotspots for threatened species Christopher David Ives, Pia E. Lentini, Caragh G. Threlfall et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography Open access 7 Dec 2015 787
4 Error and uncertainty in habitat models Simon C. Barry, Jane Elith · Journal of Applied Ecology Open access 13 Mar 2006 657
5 Ecosystem response to antibiotics entering the aquatic environment Simon D. Costanzo, John E Murby, John R. Bates · Marine Pollution Bulletin 15 Dec 2004 597
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Australian Government?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Water Resources and Vaccine.

▲ 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-now 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 Change18▲ 3.2×60 topics
  2. Epidemiology16▲ 1.99×55 topics
  3. Sustainability10▲ 1.93×27 topics
  4. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.2×24 topics
  5. Renewable Energy7▲ 2.4×16 topics
  6. Globalization7▲ 1.61×19 topics
  7. Public Health6▲ 2.1×25 topics
  8. Biodiversity6▲ 4.0×15 topics
  9. Pandemic5▲ 2.6×7 topics
  10. COVID-195▲ 1.99×14 topics
  11. Immune Response5▲ 3.9×12 topics
  12. Vaccine4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  13. Invasive Species4▲ 4.6×15 topics
  14. Pathogenesis4▲ 3.8×13 topics
  15. Resilience4▲ 3.9×10 topics
  16. SARS-CoV-24▲ 6.1×6 topics
  17. Water Resources4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  18. Model Evaluation3▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Population Dynamics3▲ 6.2×9 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  21. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 6.5×2 topics
  22. Viral Infections3▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Citizen Science3▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Land Use Change3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  25. Vaccine Development3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  26. Risk Perception3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  27. Public Opinion3▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Conservation Biology2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Renewable Resources2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  30. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  31. Electrolysis2▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Hydrogen2▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Influenza2▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Behavior Change2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  35. Global Health2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Clinical Characteristics2▲ 8.2×1 topic
  37. Collaborative Governance2▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Cytokine Storm2▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Patient Engagement2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  40. Trophic Cascades2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Australian Government publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis.

Hybrid Renewable Energy …2Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…2COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksInfectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOccupational and environmental lung diseases: 2 fractional worksCommonwealth, Australian…2Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional works
Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyInfectious DiseasesEcological ModelingEmergency Medical Services5 others

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

  1. 1 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  4. 4 Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 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 available59.2%not open40.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Australian Government's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% 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 Government as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00069% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Australian Government0.00065% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Australian Government over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Australian Government11.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 2009.

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