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Department of Mines and Petroleum

In research, Department of Mines and Petroleum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,287 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,285
of 28,054 · #14,217 all time
Rank in Australia
#187
of 391
Research works
404
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Department of Mines and Petroleum 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,287 of 12,888 21.3%62 #8226

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Mines and Petroleum 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: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 7.46× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.26× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.25× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 7.56× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.73× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.96× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Mines and Petroleum?

Ranked on the composite score, R. E. Read lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Mines and Petroleum.

  1. 1 R. E. Read Australia · #1,134,845 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Mines and Petroleum

Which keywords describe research at Department of Mines and Petroleum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Environmental Impact, Catalysis, CO2 Sequestration, Optimization, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials and Lithium-ion Batteries.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.9×15 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 1.83×10 topics
  3. Nanomaterials4▲ 5.7×12 topics
  4. Catalysis4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  5. Energy Storage3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  6. CO2 Sequestration3▲ 23×4 topics
  7. Optimization3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  8. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  9. Cathode Materials3▲ 10.0×3 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  11. Water Splitting3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  12. Catalysts3▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Plate Tectonics3▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Electrocatalysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Pore Structure2▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Rechargeable Batteries2▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Tectonics2▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Metal Recovery2▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  20. Sustainable Energy2▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Energy Conversion2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Hydrogen Evolution2▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Oxygen Reduction2▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Sustainable Technology2▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Circular Economy2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  28. Fracture Propagation2▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Rheological Properties2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Shale Gas Reservoirs2▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Thermodynamic Modeling2▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries2▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Battery Recycling2▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Gas Permeability2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Hydrogen Production2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  36. Hydrogen Storage2▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Hydrometallurgical Processes2▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Materials2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  39. Shale Gas2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Zinc Anode2▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of Mines and Petroleum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Advanced battery technologies research.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…2Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 2 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…2Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…2Advanced battery technologies research: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…2Extraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 1 fractional worksMining Techniques and Ec…1Mining Techniques and Economics: 1 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 1 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 1 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringGeophysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Mines and Petroleum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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