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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

In research, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,274 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,204 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 14.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,398
of 28,054 · #12,390 all time
Rank in Australia
#189
of 391
Research works
691
▲ 263% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,274 of 3,409 31.8%85 #741
Life SciencesDomain #5,204 of 7,800 29.5%104 #5126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 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 Primary Industries and Regional Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 14.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 39.8 works14×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 84.7 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: 11.01× its world share, 85 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.85× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.76× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.35× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development?

Ranked on the composite score, J. H. Cunnington and CR Stockdale lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

  1. 1 J. H. Cunnington Australia · #602,511 worldwide 79 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 CR Stockdale Australia · #1,225,189 worldwide 43 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Which keywords describe research at Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Biological Control, Conservation, Genetic Diversity and Trophic Cascades.

▲ 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 Change30▲ 7.0×45 topics
  2. Invasive Species13▲ 19×18 topics
  3. Biodiversity9▲ 7.6×20 topics
  4. Population Dynamics9▲ 22×9 topics
  5. Biological Control9▲ 37×9 topics
  6. Conservation8▲ 11×13 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity7▲ 9.9×14 topics
  8. Trophic Cascades7▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Genome Sequencing6▲ 24×7 topics
  11. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 12×9 topics
  12. Aquaculture5▲ 13×8 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services5▲ 8.7×7 topics
  14. Genetics5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  15. Soil Fertility5▲ 14×6 topics
  16. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 16×6 topics
  17. Food Security5▲ 5.6×10 topics
  18. QTL Mapping5▲ 26×6 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 9.5×8 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Nitrogen Fixation5▲ 42×2 topics
  22. Global Change5▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Phylogeny4▲ 18×10 topics
  24. Breeding4▲ 36×4 topics
  25. Gut Microbiota4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  26. Ecosystem Management4▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Marine Fisheries4▲ 64×1 topic
  28. DNA Barcoding4▲ 16×8 topics
  29. Soil Carbon Sequestration4▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Genetic Improvement4▲ 26×4 topics
  31. Biogeography4▲ 8.8×11 topics
  32. Plant Immunity4▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Drought Tolerance4▲ 16×8 topics
  34. Genomics4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  35. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Microbiota4▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Ocean Acidification4▲ 30×3 topics
  38. Yield Potential4▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Disease Resistance3▲ 41×3 topics
  40. Symbiosis3▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Plant Virus Research Studies.

Marine and fisheries res…4Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…3Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 2 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 2 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…2Insect and Pesticide Research: 2 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeSoil ScienceInsect SciencePlant Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 3 works
  3. 3 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 works
  4. 4 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  8. 8 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 2 works
  9. 9 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  10. 10 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 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 available48.4%not open51.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 263% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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