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Australian National Herbarium

In research, Australian National Herbarium stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,082 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#11,766 of 14,347 worldwide) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (#848 of 1,008 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 11.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,877
of 28,054 · #27,396 all time
Rank in Australia
#364
of 391
Research works
569
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Australian National Herbarium known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,082 of 6,031 11.1%342
Life SciencesDomain #11,766 of 14,347 10.6%440
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #848 of 1,008 12.7%167
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,644 of 2,837 9.1%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian National Herbarium 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 Australian National Herbarium specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 39.0 works11×
← 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: 11.25× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.94× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian National Herbarium?

Ranked on the composite score, J. H. Ross, Robert Wayne Davis and Paul Wilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian National Herbarium.

  1. 1 J. H. Ross Australia · #579,518 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Robert Wayne Davis Australia · #1,265,874 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Paul Wilson Australia · #1,283,625 worldwide 22 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 P. Short Australia · #1,347,626 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Australian National Herbarium

Which keywords describe research at Australian National Herbarium?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Phylogeny, Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Invasive Species, Molecular Phylogeny, Phylogenetics and Medicinal Plants.

▲ 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. Biogeography25▲ 132×13 topics
  2. Phylogeny12▲ 105×8 topics
  3. Biodiversity10▲ 18×13 topics
  4. Taxonomy10▲ 101×7 topics
  5. Invasive Species9▲ 30×12 topics
  6. Climate Change9▲ 4.7×22 topics
  7. Molecular Phylogeny8▲ 72×7 topics
  8. Diversification8▲ 266×2 topics
  9. Medicinal Plants8▲ 26×7 topics
  10. Phylogenetics8▲ 232×2 topics
  11. Angiosperm Phylogeny7▲ 394×1 topic
  12. Flowering Plants7▲ 394×1 topic
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 33×12 topics
  14. Antioxidant7▲ 14×10 topics
  15. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 44×5 topics
  16. Conservation6▲ 20×10 topics
  17. molecular systematics6▲ 328×2 topics
  18. Gesneriaceae5▲ 437×1 topic
  19. Global Change5▲ 28×4 topics
  20. phylogenetic reconstruction5▲ 437×1 topic
  21. Cyperus4▲ 496×1 topic
  22. essential oil4▲ 496×1 topic
  23. Mosses4▲ 225×2 topics
  24. Herbal Medicine4▲ 19×4 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services3▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Plant-Animal Interactions3▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Pollinator Decline3▲ 50×1 topic
  28. Polyploidy3▲ 91×3 topics
  29. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  30. Ecosystem3▲ 34×3 topics
  31. Host Specificity2▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Evolution2▲ 13×7 topics
  33. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 11×8 topics
  34. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Fungi2▲ 149×2 topics
  36. Secondary Metabolites2▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Symbiosis2▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Biomonitoring2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Endophytic Fungi2▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Genomic Characterization2▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Australian National Herbarium publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies and Plant and animal studies.

Plant Diversity and Evol…7Plant Diversity and Evolution: 7 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 5 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology2Lichen and fungal ecology: 2 fractional worksFlowering Plant Growth and Cultivation: 2 fractional worksBryophyte Studies and Records: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMolecular BiologyPlant ScienceCell Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  2. 2 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  10. 10 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 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 available66.2%not open33.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian National Herbarium's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower 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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