Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Melbourne · Australia

Chisholm Institute

chisholm.edu.auROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#21,311
of 34,923
Rank in Australia
#332
of 476
Research works
247
▲ 794% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
8%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Chisholm Institute

Which fields of science does Chisholm Institute work in?

In all years, 39% of research at Chisholm Institute is in Life Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (26%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 96 fractional works · 39.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 64 fractional works · 25.9% of its workPlant Science: 39 fractional works · 15.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 6.2% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHorticulture: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 86 fractional works · 35.0% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKChisholmInstitute247fractional works, all years
Life Sciences39%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6425.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2911.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    5. Neuroscience10.2%
    1. Engineering2710.9%
    2. Environmental Science2610.6%
    3. Materials Science72.9%
    4. Chemistry72.9%
    5. Computer Science52.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.8%
    7. Mathematics31.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy31.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.7%
    10. Energy20.7%
    1. Social Sciences228.8%
    2. Psychology62.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting52.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Medicine166.4%
    2. Health Professions41.6%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 9.95× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 7.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.52× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.61× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 4.73× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering9.95×0 works
  2. Energy7.15×1 works
  3. Nursing4.73×0 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.61×1 works
  5. Environmental Science2.52×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.76×1 works
  7. Materials Science1.66×1 works
  8. Psychology1.52×1 works
  9. Social Sciences1.33×2 works
  10. Chemistry1.23×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.20×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.95×0 works
  13. Medicine0.85×2 works
  14. Engineering0.78×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.50×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Chisholm Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, T. K. Lim and BT Hart lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chisholm Institute.

  1. 1 T. K. Lim Australia · #1,922,696 worldwide 1.9k citations · 445 works
  2. 2 BT Hart Australia · #5,127,950 worldwide 486 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Chisholm Institute

What are the most cited papers from Chisholm Institute?

The most cited paper from Chisholm Institute is "The future of hydrogen: Challenges on production, storage and applications" (Mohammad Golam Rasul, M.A. Hazrat, M. A. Sattar et al., 2022), with 856 citations. Next come "A review of the salt sensitivity of the Australian freshwater biota" (498) and "The role or organic matter and ionic composition in determining the surface charge of suspended particles in natural waters" (138).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The future of hydrogen: Challenges on production, storage and applications Mohammad Golam Rasul, M.A. Hazrat, M. A. Sattar et al. · Energy Conversion and Management 20 Oct 2022 856
2 A review of the salt sensitivity of the Australian freshwater biota Barry T. Hart, Paul C. E. Bailey, Rick T. Edwards et al. · Hydrobiologia Mar 1991 498
3 The role or organic matter and ionic composition in determining the surface charge of suspended particles in natural waters Ronald G. Beckett, Ngoc P. Le · Colloids and Surfaces 1990 138
4 Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector: The Dance of the Chameleon Robert J. Sadler · Australian Journal of Public Administration Jun 2000 137
5 Effects of salinity on river, stream and wetland ecosystems in Victoria, Australia Barry T. Hart, Paul C. E. Bailey, Rick T. Edwards et al. · Water Research Sep 1990 136
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Chisholm Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Genetic Diversity, Anti-inflammatory, Genomics, Molecular Phylogeny, Biogeography, Medicinal Plants and QTL Mapping.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Antioxidant24▲ 15×14 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity16▲ 13×5 topics
  3. Anti-inflammatory13▲ 19×10 topics
  4. Genomics12▲ 14×6 topics
  5. Depression11▲ 6.0×8 topics
  6. Molecular Phylogeny11▲ 22×5 topics
  7. Biogeography11▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Medicinal Plants11▲ 12×8 topics
  9. QTL Mapping10▲ 36×4 topics
  10. Domestication10▲ 80×3 topics
  11. Marker Development9▲ 77×3 topics
  12. Biological Activities9▲ 19×4 topics
  13. Garcinia Mangostana9▲ 512×1 topic
  14. St John's Wort9▲ 512×1 topic
  15. Cucurbit Genetics9▲ 410×1 topic
  16. Phylogenetic Relationships9▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Flavonoids8▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Invasive Species8▲ 5.6×10 topics
  19. Drought Tolerance8▲ 23×6 topics
  20. Ethnopharmacology8▲ 52×4 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity8▲ 5.7×9 topics
  22. Phytochemistry7▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Taxonomy6▲ 18×5 topics
  24. Traditional Chinese Medicine6▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Health Benefits6▲ 8.7×6 topics
  26. Climate Resilience6▲ 55×2 topics
  27. Breeding6▲ 34×3 topics
  28. Iridoids6▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Phenylethanoids6▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Cytotoxicity6▲ 16×6 topics
  31. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 8.2×3 topics
  32. Phylogeny6▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Nutritional Quality5▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Pharmacology5▲ 6.4×7 topics
  35. Phylogenetics5▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Agroforestry4▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Angiosperm Phylogeny4▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Flowering Plants4▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Lupin Seeds4▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Secondary Metabolites4▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Chisholm Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education Systems and Policy, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Wound Healing and Treatments and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems.

Education Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 1 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatm…1Wound Healing and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …1Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 0 fractional worksHydrogen Storage and Materials: 0 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Asse…0Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 0 fractional worksNursing education and management: 0 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 0 fractional works
EducationBiomedical EngineeringRehabilitationEnergy Engineering and Power Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  2. 2 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 1 works
  4. 4 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Hydrogen Storage and Materials Materials Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  8. 8 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 0 works
  10. 10 Higher Education and Employability Education 0 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 available8.5%not open91.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Chisholm Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 794% higher 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 Chisholm Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000072% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Chisholm Institute0.000072% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Chisholm Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

Other research institutions in Melbourne

All research institutions in Melbourne

Share Chisholm Institute's ranking

Chisholm Institute on Science Explorer

A card with Chisholm Institute's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Chisholm Institute. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.