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Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

In research, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,746 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,517 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Environmental Science — Ecology is 34.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,668
of 28,054 · #35,803 all time
Rank in Australia
#339
of 391
Research works
249
▲ 2918% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,746 of 3,551 21.3%61 #4474
Physical SciencesDomain #11,517 of 12,888 21.6%67 #20328

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 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 Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 34.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 30.8 works35×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 60.6 works11×
← 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: 4.64× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.69× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.76× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter R. Mawson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

  1. 1 Peter R. Mawson Australia · #1,406,141 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Which keywords describe research at Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions?

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

▲ 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 Change35▲ 11×34 topics
  2. Population Dynamics25▲ 86×8 topics
  3. Biodiversity23▲ 27×18 topics
  4. Invasive Species23▲ 47×16 topics
  5. Conservation20▲ 40×15 topics
  6. Habitat Selection12▲ 143×2 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 46×4 topics
  8. Ecosystem11▲ 91×3 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades10▲ 96×2 topics
  10. Global Change10▲ 32×6 topics
  11. Genetic Structure9▲ 116×4 topics
  12. Animal Movement9▲ 153×1 topic
  13. Conservation Biology9▲ 79×4 topics
  14. Occupancy Rates9▲ 153×1 topic
  15. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 22×9 topics
  16. Biogeography7▲ 24×12 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity7▲ 14×7 topics
  18. Species Richness7▲ 91×2 topics
  19. Adaptive Evolution6▲ 99×2 topics
  20. Species Delimitation6▲ 125×2 topics
  21. Community Ecology6▲ 62×2 topics
  22. Population Genetics6▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Biological Invasions6▲ 59×3 topics
  24. Functional Diversity6▲ 89×1 topic
  25. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 31×8 topics
  26. Resilience5▲ 9.7×3 topics
  27. Bayesian Inference5▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Microsatellite Analysis5▲ 158×1 topic
  29. Model Evaluation5▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Phylogeny5▲ 31×8 topics
  31. Predator-Prey Interactions5▲ 58×2 topics
  32. Sagebrush5▲ 297×1 topic
  33. Wildlife Habitat5▲ 297×1 topic
  34. Ecological Niche5▲ 75×1 topic
  35. Species Distribution Modeling5▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 30×5 topics
  37. Ecosystem Services4▲ 10×6 topics
  38. DNA Barcoding4▲ 21×6 topics
  39. Taxonomy4▲ 27×7 topics
  40. Agricultural Intensification3▲ 89×2 topics

Which research topics does Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Genetic diversity and population structure and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…9Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 9 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 6 fractional worksGenetic diversity and po…5Genetic diversity and population structure: 5 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…5Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behav…3Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationGeneticsEcological Modeling2 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 9 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  3. 3 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 5 works
  4. 4 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  7. 7 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 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 available66.9%not open33.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.0%domestic only65.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2918% 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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