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Government of Western Australia

In research, Government of Western Australia stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#667 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,555 of 14,347 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,186 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,815
of 28,054 · #8,650 all time
Rank in Australia
#294
of 391
Research works
1.7k
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Government of Western Australia 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #667 of 6,031 25.4%651
Life SciencesDomain #3,555 of 14,347 22.8%872
Environmental ScienceField #2,186 of 6,208 23.4%410
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,509 of 2,837 25.3%242
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,167 of 7,814 15.8%159
EcologySubfield #1,016 of 1,512 25.7%130
Physical SciencesDomain #14,781 of 21,541 22.1%553
Health SciencesDomain #15,203 of 20,462 14.9%192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of Western Australia 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 Government of Western Australia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 26.4 works6.2×
← 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: 2.72× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.23× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.86× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.11× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Government of Western Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew A. Burbidge, D Tennant and Nick Caputi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government of Western Australia.

  1. 1 Andrew A. Burbidge Australia · #133,787 worldwide 238 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 D Tennant Australia · #137,483 worldwide 493 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Nick Caputi Australia · #216,386 worldwide 165 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 M. R. Gardiner Australia · #526,243 worldwide 42 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Stuart Halse Australia · #564,336 worldwide 95 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 J. G. Allen Australia · #604,368 worldwide 32 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 F C Wilkinson Australia · #631,123 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Brett W. Molony Australia · #733,583 worldwide 73 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Stephen J. Newman Australia · #783,845 worldwide 135 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 David V. Fairclough Australia · #787,088 worldwide 69 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Government of Western Australia

Which keywords describe research at Government of Western Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Trophic Cascades, Ecosystem Management, Marine Fisheries, Conservation, Invasive Species and Marine Ecosystems.

▲ 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 Change22▲ 9.6×40 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 122×2 topics
  3. Trophic Cascades6▲ 76×2 topics
  4. Ecosystem Management6▲ 110×1 topic
  5. Marine Fisheries6▲ 158×1 topic
  6. Conservation5▲ 14×9 topics
  7. Invasive Species5▲ 14×11 topics
  8. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 111×2 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 2.5×7 topics
  10. Migration4▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 24×5 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Conservation Challenges4▲ 91×1 topic
  14. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Ocean Acidification4▲ 59×3 topics
  16. Population Dynamics4▲ 17×8 topics
  17. Inequality4▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Biodiversity3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  19. Bleaching3▲ 105×1 topic
  20. Coral Reefs3▲ 105×1 topic
  21. Monetary Policy3▲ 14×4 topics
  22. DNA Barcoding3▲ 20×5 topics
  23. Microbial Communities3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  24. Aquaculture2▲ 11×6 topics
  25. Nutrient Limitation2▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Biogeography2▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Fisheries2▲ 72×2 topics
  29. Freshwater2▲ 57×2 topics
  30. Biochar Application2▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Nitrogen Cycle2▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Ecology2▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Financial Crisis2▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Genetic Diversity2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  35. Phylogeny2▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Vulnerability2▲ 11×6 topics
  37. Marine Environment2▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  39. Rays2▲ 121×1 topic
  40. Sharks2▲ 121×1 topic

Which research topics does Government of Western Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Marine and fisheries res…6Marine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…2Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksElite Sociology and Global Capitalism: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEcologySoil Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  5. 5 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  7. 7 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of Western Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% lower 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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