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Hunter Water

In research, Hunter Water stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,917 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,069 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,043 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,788
of 28,054 · #11,210 all time
Rank in Australia
#193
of 391
Research works
911
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Hunter Water 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,917 of 20,462 28.0%299
Social SciencesDomain #6,069 of 16,945 30.1%208
MedicineField #8,043 of 17,978 26.8%231
Environmental ScienceField #4,319 of 6,208 24.3%125
Life SciencesDomain #10,625 of 14,347 27.6%176
Physical SciencesDomain #16,406 of 21,541 24.6%227

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunter 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).

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: 2.25× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.72× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.02× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 5.38× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hunter Water?

Ranked on the composite score, Christopher J. Scarlett, Michael C. Bowyer and Quan V. Vuong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunter Water.

  1. 1 Christopher J. Scarlett Australia · #73,335 worldwide 316 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Michael C. Bowyer Australia · #145,772 worldwide 171 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Quan V. Vuong Australia · #367,948 worldwide 86 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Ben J. Dascombe Australia · #567,020 worldwide 64 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 William Ewart Gladstone Australia · #827,125 worldwide 116 citations · 656 works
  6. 6 Andrea Coda Australia · #853,567 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Mark Lucock Australia · #900,790 worldwide 45 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Salim Momtaz Australia · #943,338 worldwide 46 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Zoë Yates Australia · #1,147,957 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 M. J. Saynor Australia · #1,530,711 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Hunter Water

Which keywords describe research at Hunter Water?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Social Capital, Entrepreneurship, Urban Development, Epidemiology, Creative Economy, Cultural Policy and Economic Impact.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 3.6×30 topics
  2. Epidemiology12▲ 1.98×40 topics
  3. Social Capital7▲ 8.9×7 topics
  4. Entrepreneurship7▲ 12×5 topics
  5. Urban Development6▲ 11×2 topics
  6. Risk Factors6▲ 3.7×13 topics
  7. Economic Impact6▲ 6.9×3 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 6.1×13 topics
  9. Creative Economy6▲ 108×1 topic
  10. Cultural Policy6▲ 95×1 topic
  11. Prevention5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  12. Cancer Prevention5▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Antioxidants5▲ 7.0×5 topics
  14. Obesity4▲ 3.9×12 topics
  15. Ocean Acidification4▲ 40×3 topics
  16. Polyphenols4▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Conservation4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  19. Antioxidant4▲ 3.8×18 topics
  20. Consumer Perception4▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Resistance Training4▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Nutritional Significance4▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Phenolic Compounds4▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Population Dynamics4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  26. Health Benefits3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  27. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Bioavailability3▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Invasive Species3▲ 4.8×9 topics
  30. Injury Prevention3▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Performance Analysis3▲ 8.6×1 topic
  32. Training Load3▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Trophic Cascades3▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Bleaching3▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Coral Reefs3▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Modified Atmosphere Packaging3▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Muscle Injuries2▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Sports Injury2▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Ecosystem Management2▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Marine Fisheries2▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Hunter Water publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Sports Performance and Training, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Sports injuries and prevention.

Cultural Industries and …6Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 6 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional worksCreativity in Education …2Creativity in Education and Neuroscience: 2 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional works
Urban StudiesOrthopedics and Sports MedicineEcologyGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 6 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.6%domestic only75.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunter Water's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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