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Australian Wine Research Institute

In research, Australian Wine Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,537 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,459 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 18.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,236
of 28,054 · #5,691 all time
Rank in Australia
#225
of 391
Research works
1.3k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
50.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Australian Wine Research Institute 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,537 of 3,409 28.9%64 #922
Life SciencesDomain #6,459 of 7,800 28.6%78 #4205

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Australian Wine Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 18.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 37.1 works19×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 63.6 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: 11.92× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.25× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.76× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 3.95× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× 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.

Who are the top researchers at Australian Wine Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick J. Williams, Paul A. Henschke and I. Leigh Francis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Wine Research Institute.

  1. 1 Patrick J. Williams Australia · #82,595 worldwide 387 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Paul A. Henschke Australia · #136,879 worldwide 325 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 I. Leigh Francis Australia · #280,713 worldwide 193 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Mark A. Sefton Australia · #314,558 worldwide 139 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Eveline Bartowsky Australia · #455,673 worldwide 239 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Markus Herderich Australia · #544,298 worldwide 124 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Simon A. Schmidt Australia · #570,261 worldwide 164 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Paul A. Smith Australia · #606,566 worldwide 76 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Dimitra L. Capone Australia · #639,879 worldwide 78 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Elizabeth J. Waters Australia · #988,935 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Wine Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Australian Wine Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Polyphenols, Climate Change, Fermentation, Genetics, Aroma Compounds, 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 2022–2025 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. Climate Change19▲ 6.3×21 topics
  2. Polyphenols19▲ 94×3 topics
  3. Fermentation16▲ 102×4 topics
  4. Aroma Compounds15▲ 152×3 topics
  5. Genetics15▲ 20×4 topics
  6. Biogenic Amines15▲ 310×2 topics
  7. Microbial Modulation15▲ 432×1 topic
  8. Wine Yeasts15▲ 432×1 topic
  9. Transcriptome Analysis14▲ 198×2 topics
  10. Anthocyanins14▲ 178×2 topics
  11. Grapevine13▲ 299×1 topic
  12. Wine Quality13▲ 340×1 topic
  13. Antioxidants7▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.5×11 topics
  15. Sustainability6▲ 2.0×14 topics
  16. Cancer Prevention5▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Bioavailability5▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Gene Expression5▲ 6.9×8 topics
  19. Phenolic Compounds5▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Metabolism4▲ 7.8×9 topics
  21. Flavonoids4▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Nutritional Significance4▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Dietary Supplements4▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Free Radicals4▲ 33×1 topic
  25. QTL Mapping3▲ 24×4 topics
  26. Consumer Perception3▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Crop Improvement3▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Genetic Regulation3▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Genome Sequencing3▲ 15×5 topics
  31. Phosphorus2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Plant Development2▲ 37×3 topics
  33. Wine Choice2▲ 148×1 topic
  34. Wine Tourism2▲ 148×1 topic
  35. Biological Control2▲ 14×5 topics
  36. Signal Transduction2▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Breeding2▲ 26×3 topics
  38. Nitrogen2▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Nutrient Cycling2▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Root Architecture2▲ 65×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Wine Industry and Tourism.

Fermentation and Sensory…15Fermentation and Sensory Analysis: 15 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…14Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 14 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 4 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism: 3 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 2 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 2 fractional worksSensory Analysis and Statistical Methods: 2 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 2 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 2 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbicide Applications: 1 fractional works
Food SciencePlant ScienceBiochemistryTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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

  1. 1 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 15 works
  2. 2 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 14 works
  3. 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 3 works
  5. 5 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods Food Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 1 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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