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Australian Wine Research Institute

In research, Australian Wine Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,987 of 6,403 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,322 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Plant Science is 19.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,872
of 22,385 · #5,155 all time
Rank in Australia
#165
of 270
Research works
1.3k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
65k
50.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Australian Wine Research Institute

What is Australian Wine Research Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,987 of 6,403 11.2%78 #1575
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,322 of 3,157 11.0%64 #504

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Wine Research Institute 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 Wine Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Australian Wine Research Institute is in Life Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (57%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 4.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 93 fractional works · 70.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 75 fractional works · 56.8% of its workPlant Science: 44 fractional works · 33.7% of its workFood Science: 20 fractional works · 15.1% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 18.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAustralian WineResearch…132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences71%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences3%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7556.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1712.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Environmental Science107.8%
    2. Engineering64.9%
    3. Chemistry31.9%
    4. Materials Science21.7%
    5. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    6. Energy00.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    9. Computer Science00.1%
    1. Medicine86.2%
    2. Nursing31.9%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting32.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    3. Psychology00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Australian Wine Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 19.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 44.4 works19×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 74.7 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: 11.95× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.42× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.53× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 3.89× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.95×75 works
  2. Nursing3.89×2 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.53×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.42×17 works
  5. Environmental Science1.58×10 works
  6. Chemistry1.24×3 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×3 works
  8. Neuroscience0.52×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.50×2 works
  10. Veterinary0.47×0 works
  11. Energy0.37×0 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×0 works
  13. Engineering0.33×6 works
  14. Medicine0.32×8 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  20. Psychology0.03×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Australian Wine Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul A. Henschke, Elizabeth J. Waters and Anthony R. Borneman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Wine Research Institute.

  1. 1 Paul A. Henschke Australia · #233,306 worldwide 9.9k citations · 106 works
  2. 2 Elizabeth J. Waters Australia · #265,255 worldwide 6.8k citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Anthony R. Borneman Australia · #278,417 worldwide 5.9k citations · 110 works
  4. 4 Kevin H. Pardon Australia · #286,183 worldwide 2.4k citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Cristián Varela Australia · #287,985 worldwide 6.5k citations · 117 works
  6. 6 Bevan Wilson Australia · #319,571 worldwide 2.4k citations · 27 works
  7. 7 I. Leigh Francis Australia · #353,626 worldwide 9.4k citations · 151 works
  8. 8 Eveline J. Bartowsky Australia · #372,337 worldwide 5.9k citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Alan P. Pollnitz Australia · #389,285 worldwide 2.8k citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Jan Hendrik Swiegers Australia · #419,967 worldwide 4.3k citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Wine Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Australian Wine Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Australian Wine Research Institute is "Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high‐density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array" (Shichen Wang et al., 2014), with 1,924 citations. Next come "Breeding for micronutrients in staple food crops from a human nutrition perspective" (1,534) and "Purge Haplotigs: allelic contig reassignment for third-gen diploid genome assemblies" (1,322).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high‐density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array Shichen Wang et al. · Plant Biotechnology Journal Open access 20 Mar 2014 1,924
2 Breeding for micronutrients in staple food crops from a human nutrition perspective Ross M. Welch, Robin D. Graham · Journal of Experimental Botany Open access 22 Jan 2004 1,534
3 Purge Haplotigs: allelic contig reassignment for third-gen diploid genome assemblies Michael J. Roach, Simon A. Schmidt, Anthony R. Borneman · BMC Bioinformatics Open access 29 Nov 2018 1,322
4 The retention of organic matter in soils JM Oades · Biogeochemistry Feb 1988 1,203
5 Yeast and bacterial modulation of wine aroma and flavour Jan Hendrik Swiegers, Eveline J. Bartowsky, Paul A. Henschke et al. · Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research Open access Jul 2005 1,203
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Australian Wine Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Polyphenols, Climate Change, Aroma Compounds, Fermentation, Genetics, Biogenic Amines, Microbial Modulation and Wine Yeasts.

▲ 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 Change22▲ 6.1×21 topics
  2. Polyphenols21▲ 89×5 topics
  3. Aroma Compounds18▲ 151×3 topics
  4. Fermentation18▲ 98×4 topics
  5. Genetics17▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Biogenic Amines17▲ 292×2 topics
  7. Microbial Modulation17▲ 411×1 topic
  8. Wine Yeasts17▲ 411×1 topic
  9. Anthocyanins16▲ 170×2 topics
  10. Transcriptome Analysis16▲ 196×2 topics
  11. Grapevine15▲ 296×1 topic
  12. Wine Quality15▲ 343×1 topic
  13. Oxidative Stress8▲ 3.6×14 topics
  14. Antioxidants8▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Gene Expression8▲ 9.1×11 topics
  16. Sustainability6▲ 1.88×16 topics
  17. Metabolism6▲ 8.3×10 topics
  18. Cancer Prevention5▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Phenolic Compounds5▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Bioavailability5▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Flavonoids5▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Genetic Regulation5▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Nutritional Significance4▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Transcription Factors4▲ 22×4 topics
  25. Dietary Supplements4▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Free Radicals4▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Plant Development4▲ 44×3 topics
  29. QTL Mapping4▲ 24×4 topics
  30. Phosphorus4▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Signal Transduction4▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Consumer Perception3▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Crop Improvement3▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Nitrogen3▲ 76×1 topic
  35. Root Architecture3▲ 76×1 topic
  36. Genome Sequencing3▲ 14×5 topics
  37. Wine Choice3▲ 144×1 topic
  38. Wine Tourism3▲ 144×1 topic
  39. Epigenetic Regulation3▲ 10.0×2 topics
  40. Nutrient Cycling3▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Australian Wine Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.

Fermentation and Sensory…17Fermentation and Sensory Analysis: 17 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…15Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 15 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 4 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 3 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism: 3 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 3 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 2 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksSensory Analysis and Statistical Methods: 2 fractional works
Food SciencePlant ScienceBiochemistryTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management1 others

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

  1. 1 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 17 works
  2. 2 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 15 works
  3. 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 3 works
  6. 6 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  10. 10 Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods Food 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Australian Wine Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Wine Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00047% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Australian Wine Research Institute0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Australian Wine Research Institute 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 counting20%40%Australian Wine Research Institute15.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 36.4% in 2009.

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