Department of Water
In research, Department of Water stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,803 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#4,461 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.3× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #24,883 of 28,054 · #23,059 all time
- Rank in Australia
- #381 of 391
- Research works
- 463 ▲ 17% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 8.4k 18.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.9% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 35% world 28%
What is Department of Water known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #14,803 of 21,541 | 13.0% | 349 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #4,461 of 6,208 | 13.2% | 192 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Water 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 Water specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Environmental ScienceField · 31.3 works8.3×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Environmental Science 8.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 4.9×
- Energy 3.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.9×
- Chemical Engineering 1.3×
- Engineering 1.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.9×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
- Nursing 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.5×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Psychology 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Department of Water?
Ranked on the composite score, Ralph L. Evans, Albert Tuinhof and Thomas A. Butts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Water.
- 1 Ralph L. Evans Australia · #878,840 worldwide 41 citations · 30 works
- 2 Albert Tuinhof Australia · #1,054,750 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
- 3 Thomas A. Butts Australia · #1,067,842 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
- 4 David Logan Australia · #1,596,857 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Department of Water?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Resources, Hydrological Modeling, Remote Sensing, Land Use Change, Environmental Impact, Sediment Transport and Water Quality.
- Wavelet Analysis
- Rainfall-Runoff Modeling
- Global Carbon Budget
- Water
- Multivariate Statistical Techniques
- Resource Management
- Forecasting
- Urbanization
- Precipitation
- Ecosystem Services
- Heavy Metals
- Eutrophication
- Global Warming
- Model Evaluation
- Risk Perception
- Water Quality
- Land Use Change
- Sustainability
- Environmental Impact
- Water Resources
- Climate Change
- Remote Sensing
- Hydrological Modeling
- Machine Learning
- Sediment Transport
- Renewable Energy
- Global Hydrology
- Invasive Species
- Support Vector Machines
- Flood Risk
- Surface Water Mapping
- Groundwater
- Toxicity
- Wastewater Treatment
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Hydrology
- Policy
- Water Quality Index
- Isotopes
- Stable
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
- Climate Change17▲ 8.3×40 topics
- Water Resources6▲ 31×6 topics
- Remote Sensing6▲ 6.0×15 topics
- Environmental Impact6▲ 4.2×21 topics
- Hydrological Modeling5▲ 29×3 topics
- Sustainability5▲ 2.8×14 topics
- Machine Learning4▲ 1.80×13 topics
- Land Use Change4▲ 19×3 topics
- Sediment Transport4▲ 30×4 topics
- Water Quality4▲ 12×9 topics
- Renewable Energy3▲ 2.9×14 topics
- Risk Perception3▲ 15×4 topics
- Global Hydrology3▲ 57×1 topic
- Model Evaluation3▲ 30×1 topic
- Invasive Species3▲ 8.3×11 topics
- Global Warming2▲ 7.6×8 topics
- Support Vector Machines2▲ 9.5×3 topics
- Eutrophication2▲ 27×4 topics
- Flood Risk2▲ 33×1 topic
- Heavy Metals2▲ 11×6 topics
- Surface Water Mapping2▲ 35×1 topic
- Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.3×6 topics
- Groundwater2▲ 31×4 topics
- Precipitation2▲ 51×2 topics
- Toxicity2▲ 5.5×9 topics
- Urbanization2▲ 5.6×3 topics
- Wastewater Treatment2▲ 9.9×6 topics
- Forecasting2▲ 11×3 topics
- Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 27×3 topics
- Resource Management2▲ 12×2 topics
- Hydrology2▲ 16×3 topics
- Multivariate Statistical Techniques2▲ 46×1 topic
- Policy2▲ 9.2×2 topics
- Water2▲ 35×2 topics
- Water Quality Index2▲ 46×1 topic
- Global Carbon Budget1▲ 26×2 topics
- Isotopes1▲ 61×1 topic
- Rainfall-Runoff Modeling1▲ 60×1 topic
- Stable1▲ 71×1 topic
- Wavelet Analysis1▲ 33×1 topic
Which research topics does Department of Water publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
- 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 3 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 2 works
- 4 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
- 5 Hydrological Forecasting Using AI Environmental Engineering 1 works
- 6 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
- 7 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 1 works
- 8 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
- 9 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 1 works
- 10 Water resources management and optimization Ocean 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Department of Water's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Perth
- The University of Western Australia
- Curtin University
- Murdoch University
- Edith Cowan University
- Royal Perth Hospital
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
- Government of Western Australia
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.