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Australian Synchrotron

In research, Australian Synchrotron stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,881 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,701 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,329
of 28,054 · #3,939 all time
Rank in Australia
#56
of 391
Research works
940
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
32.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Australian Synchrotron 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 #1,881 of 12,888 26.3%180 #2564
EngineeringField #1,701 of 6,636 34.0%65 #2741

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Synchrotron 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).

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: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 8.28× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.44× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.88× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.91× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.80× its world share, 46 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.98× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial 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: Chemical Engineering, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian Synchrotron?

Ranked on the composite score, David Paterson, Bernt Johannessen and Martin D. de Jonge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Synchrotron.

  1. 1 David Paterson · #186,958 worldwide 157 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Bernt Johannessen · #205,420 worldwide 319 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Martin D. de Jonge · #234,675 worldwide 117 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Mark J. Tobin · #287,766 worldwide 75 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Simon James · #300,719 worldwide 84 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 H. Mario Geysen · #313,183 worldwide 188 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Qinfen Gu · #329,696 worldwide 741 citations · 85 works
  8. 8 Daryl L. Howard · #432,464 worldwide 115 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Justin A. Kimpton · #436,879 worldwide 90 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Jason R. Price∥ · #570,619 worldwide 92 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Synchrotron

Which keywords describe research at Australian Synchrotron?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Lithium-ion Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries, Metal-Organic Frameworks and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Cathode Materials21▲ 23×3 topics
  2. Energy Storage17▲ 11×6 topics
  3. Nanomaterials16▲ 6.5×16 topics
  4. Catalysis15▲ 9.8×17 topics
  5. Lithium-ion Batteries14▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Rechargeable Batteries13▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Nanoparticles13▲ 4.6×29 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks10▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications10▲ 3.6×30 topics
  10. Water Splitting9▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Battery Materials9▲ 24×1 topic
  12. Nanostructured Anodes9▲ 24×1 topic
  13. Graphene9▲ 5.6×8 topics
  14. Electrocatalysis8▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Ionic Conductivity8▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Drug Delivery8▲ 6.2×13 topics
  17. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries8▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Solid-State Electrolytes8▲ 27×1 topic
  19. Catalysts7▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Nanocomposites7▲ 4.0×14 topics
  21. CO2 Reduction6▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Fuel Cells6▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Crystal Growth5▲ 8.4×11 topics
  24. CO2 Capture5▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Semiconductor5▲ 6.9×7 topics
  26. Tomography5▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Nanoscale Imaging5▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Superconductivity5▲ 13×8 topics
  29. Heterogeneous Catalysis5▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Adsorption5▲ 9.8×7 topics
  31. Energy Conversion5▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Hydrogen Production5▲ 7.8×3 topics
  33. Hydrogen Evolution4▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Oxygen Reduction4▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Ionic Liquids4▲ 6.9×8 topics
  36. Metal Recovery4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Visible Light4▲ 8.1×2 topics
  38. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries4▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Crystal Engineering4▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Zinc Anode4▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Australian Synchrotron publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Advanced battery technologies research.

Advancements in Battery …9Advancements in Battery Materials: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 8 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 4 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…3Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 3 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 3 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentRadiationMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced X-ray Imaging TechniquesRadiation 4 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.3%domestic only47.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian Synchrotron's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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