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Australian National Insect Collection

In research, Australian National Insect Collection stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,265 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 72.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,944
of 28,054 · #29,716 all time
Rank in Australia
#366
of 391
Research works
328
▲ 90% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Australian National Insect Collection 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
Life SciencesDomain #7,265 of 7,800 20.9%65 #11807

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 72.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 29.7 works72×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 50.2 works12×
← 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: 12.05× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.91× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.85× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.38× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Australian National Insect Collection?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Taxonomy, Biological Control, DNA Barcoding, Biogeography and Evolution.

▲ 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. Invasive Species26▲ 71×18 topics
  2. Biodiversity25▲ 39×16 topics
  3. Phylogeny21▲ 156×13 topics
  4. Taxonomy19▲ 170×11 topics
  5. Biological Control19▲ 145×9 topics
  6. DNA Barcoding17▲ 117×7 topics
  7. Biogeography15▲ 66×14 topics
  8. Evolution15▲ 67×11 topics
  9. Climate Change14▲ 5.8×14 topics
  10. Molecular Phylogeny10▲ 75×9 topics
  11. Morphology10▲ 64×4 topics
  12. Conservation9▲ 25×13 topics
  13. Population Dynamics9▲ 39×10 topics
  14. Global Change9▲ 38×3 topics
  15. Host Specificity7▲ 73×4 topics
  16. Coleoptera7▲ 413×2 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 34×4 topics
  18. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles7▲ 185×1 topic
  19. Jasmonate Signaling7▲ 185×1 topic
  20. Cryptic Species6▲ 299×2 topics
  21. Lepidoptera6▲ 365×1 topic
  22. Molecular Phylogenetics6▲ 365×1 topic
  23. Speciation6▲ 176×2 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services6▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Plant-Animal Interactions6▲ 75×1 topic
  26. Pollinator Decline6▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Diversification5▲ 159×2 topics
  28. Neotropical Region5▲ 399×2 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Relationships5▲ 77×3 topics
  30. beetles5▲ 423×1 topic
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 16×8 topics
  32. Biological Invasions4▲ 50×3 topics
  33. Phylogenetics4▲ 99×2 topics
  34. Tropical Forests4▲ 122×2 topics
  35. Gall-Inducing Insects4▲ 532×1 topic
  36. Parasitoid Wasps4▲ 532×1 topic
  37. Conservation Biology4▲ 38×3 topics
  38. Species Delimitation3▲ 88×3 topics
  39. Genetic Diversity3▲ 8.5×7 topics
  40. Amber Fossils3▲ 403×1 topic

Which research topics does Australian National Insect Collection publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution.

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 7 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 6 fractional worksPlant and animal studies6Plant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and …5Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 5 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 4 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber: 3 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology an…3Forest Insect Ecology and Management: 3 fractional worksBiological Control of Invasive Species: 3 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 3 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 2 fractional works
Insect ScienceGeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 7 works
  2. 2 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 6 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  4. 4 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  5. 5 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  6. 6 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  7. 7 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 3 works
  9. 9 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 3 works
  10. 10 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.1%domestic only50.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian National Insect Collection's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 90% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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