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BirdLife Australia

In research, BirdLife Australia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#21,026 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,317
of 28,054 · #32,821 all time
Rank in Australia
#377
of 391
Research works
306
▲ 168% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is BirdLife Australia 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
Physical SciencesDomain #21,026 of 21,541 12.9%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BirdLife Australia 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 BirdLife Australia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 32.7 works9.3×
← 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: 2.18× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.30× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BirdLife Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Jones and Andrew Ley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BirdLife Australia.

  1. 1 Thomas Jones Australia · #1,164,714 worldwide 35 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Andrew Ley Australia · #1,583,739 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at BirdLife Australia

Which keywords describe research at BirdLife Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Avian Ecology, Migration Patterns, Biodiversity and Conservation.

▲ 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 Change21▲ 11×35 topics
  2. Habitat Selection12▲ 233×2 topics
  3. Invasive Species8▲ 28×11 topics
  4. Population Dynamics8▲ 46×9 topics
  5. Avian Ecology8▲ 543×1 topic
  6. Migration Patterns8▲ 450×1 topic
  7. Biodiversity8▲ 14×10 topics
  8. Conservation7▲ 24×12 topics
  9. Conservation Biology6▲ 77×4 topics
  10. Sustainability5▲ 3.0×11 topics
  11. Trophic Cascades4▲ 64×2 topics
  12. Animal Movement4▲ 109×1 topic
  13. Occupancy Rates4▲ 109×1 topic
  14. Ethical Considerations3▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Ecosystem3▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 18×5 topics
  17. Ecological Niche3▲ 63×1 topic
  18. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 63×1 topic
  19. Species Richness3▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  22. Acoustic Communication2▲ 60×3 topics
  23. Biological Invasions2▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Resilience2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  25. Global Change2▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Island Ecosystems2▲ 76×2 topics
  27. Kidney Transplantation2▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Mast Seeding2▲ 119×1 topic
  29. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Rodent Eradication2▲ 119×1 topic
  31. Transplantation2▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Community Ecology2▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Functional Diversity2▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Adaptive Evolution1▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Avian Vocal Communication1▲ 119×1 topic
  37. Living Kidney Donors1▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Organ Donation1▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Sagebrush1▲ 133×1 topic
  40. Wildlife Habitat1▲ 133×1 topic

Which research topics does BirdLife Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

Avian ecology and behavior8Avian ecology and behavior: 8 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…3Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 1 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 1 fractional worksConservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education: 1 fractional worksEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 8 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  4. 4 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 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 available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BirdLife Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 168% higher 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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