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Government institution · Townsville · Australia

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

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World rank, all time
#33,344
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#577
of 656
Research works
123
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
78.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
46.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 14.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.40× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Bleaching, Coral Reefs, Fisheries Sustainability, Trophic Cascades and Ecosystem Management.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change60▲ 18×29 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification33▲ 328×3 topics
  3. Marine Ecosystems30▲ 429×2 topics
  4. Bleaching28▲ 667×1 topic
  5. Coral Reefs28▲ 667×1 topic
  6. Fisheries Sustainability18▲ 118×2 topics
  7. Trophic Cascades17▲ 120×2 topics
  8. Ecosystem Management17▲ 167×1 topic
  9. Marine Fisheries17▲ 241×1 topic
  10. Environmental Impact12▲ 7.3×12 topics
  11. Conservation10▲ 16×6 topics
  12. Population Dynamics10▲ 25×7 topics
  13. Benthic Communities7▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Marine Biodiversity7▲ 68×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem-Based Management7▲ 212×1 topic
  16. Marine Spatial Planning7▲ 212×1 topic
  17. Sustainability6▲ 2.9×13 topics
  18. Coastal Protection6▲ 73×2 topics
  19. Marine Environment6▲ 49×3 topics
  20. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 33×3 topics
  21. Anthropogenic Noise5▲ 130×1 topic
  22. Marine Mammals5▲ 130×1 topic
  23. Kelp Forests5▲ 115×1 topic
  24. Seagrasses5▲ 115×1 topic
  25. Invasive Species4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  26. Biodiversity4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  27. Aquaculture4▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Ecosystem Services4▲ 9.4×5 topics
  29. Bioaccumulation4▲ 26×3 topics
  30. International Law4▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Biogeography3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  33. Food Security3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  34. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  35. Bioprospecting3▲ 69×2 topics
  36. Pollution3▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Bivalve Molluscs3▲ 65×1 topic
  38. Oyster Reefs3▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 21×4 topics
  40. Access and Benefit Sharing3▲ 175×1 topic

Which research topics does Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and coastal plant biology, Marine and fisheries research and Marine animal studies overview.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…1Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 0 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 0 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 0 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 0 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 0 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 0 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 0 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeArcheology2 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 0 works
  5. 5 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 0 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 0 works
  8. 8 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 0 works
  9. 9 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 0 works
  10. 10 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 0 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower 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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