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Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

In research, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning stands highest in Environmental Science (#4,197 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,993 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,686
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#419
of 656
Research works
270
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
24.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning 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
Environmental ScienceField #4,197 of 6,208 24.7%122
Physical SciencesDomain #14,993 of 21,541 24.6%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning 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).

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: 1.99× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.64× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.57× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning?

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

▲ 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 Change16▲ 12×51 topics
  2. Remote Sensing5▲ 7.8×16 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 12×10 topics
  4. Invasive Species4▲ 21×9 topics
  5. Population Dynamics3▲ 25×6 topics
  6. Conservation3▲ 14×8 topics
  7. Global Warming3▲ 13×7 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 24×4 topics
  9. Conservation Biology2▲ 43×3 topics
  10. Model Evaluation2▲ 34×2 topics
  11. Sediment Transport2▲ 26×4 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services2▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Health Effects2▲ 6.5×11 topics
  15. Ocean Circulation2▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Ecosystem2▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Land Use Change2▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Trophic Cascades2▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Animal Movement2▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Habitat Selection2▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Occupancy Rates2▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 51×2 topics
  24. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Soil Properties2▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Ecological Niche2▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Biogeography1▲ 11×8 topics
  31. Boundary Layer1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Climate Modeling1▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Conservation Challenges1▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Data Assimilation1▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Extreme Events1▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Flow Regulation1▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Forest Fires1▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Global Change1▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Precipitation Extremes1▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Wildfire Activity1▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Climate variability and models and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and …1Climate variability and models: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems1Fire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 1 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…1Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 1 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.3%domestic only60.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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