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Hydro Tasmania

In research, Hydro Tasmania stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,770 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,520 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,752
of 34,923
Rank in Australia
#412
of 476
Research works
326
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.78×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Hydro Tasmania

What is Hydro Tasmania 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,770 of 17,446 7.2%287
EngineeringField #7,520 of 9,532 8.5%155

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hydro Tasmania 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Hydro Tasmania work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Hydro Tasmania is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Environmental Science (29%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 75.0% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 29.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 28.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKHydro Tasmania25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering729.3%
    2. Environmental Science728.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences27.6%
    4. Energy15.5%
    5. Computer Science02.0%
    6. Materials Science01.3%
    7. Mathematics00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences28.5%
    2. Neuroscience01.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.6%
    1. Medicine27.8%
    2. Health Professions01.4%
    1. Social Sciences12.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities01.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.84× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.01× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.95× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.76× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy6.01×1 works
  2. Environmental Science5.76×7 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.84×2 works
  4. Engineering1.95×7 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.78×2 works
  6. Neuroscience0.82×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.55×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.53×0 works
  9. Medicine0.41×2 works
  10. Materials Science0.38×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.38×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.28×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.26×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.19×1 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.11×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hydro Tasmania?

Ranked on the quality score, Василь Іванович Тищенко, M. Piekutowski and SJ Paterson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hydro Tasmania.

  1. 1 Василь Іванович Тищенко Australia · #2,716,671 worldwide 0 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 M. Piekutowski Australia · #2,947,368 worldwide 650 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 SJ Paterson Australia · #4,395,018 worldwide 101 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Hikozô Endô Australia · #4,593,178 worldwide 24 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Fiona Ling Australia · #4,865,666 worldwide 202 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Hydro Tasmania

What are the most cited papers from Hydro Tasmania?

The most cited paper from Hydro Tasmania is "Analysis of factors implicated in the recent decline of Australia's mammal fauna" (N.L. McKenzie, A. A. Burbidge, Alexander Baynes et al., 2006), with 314 citations. Next come "A new comprehensive genetic algorithm method for optimal overcurrent relays coordination" (284) and "Regional Regression Models of Annual Streamflow for the United States" (239).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Analysis of factors implicated in the recent decline of Australia's mammal fauna N.L. McKenzie, A. A. Burbidge, Alexander Baynes et al. · Journal of Biogeography 6 Dec 2006 314
2 A new comprehensive genetic algorithm method for optimal overcurrent relays coordination Farzad Razavi, Hossein Askarian Abyaneh, M. Al-Dabbagh et al. · Electric Power Systems Research 30 Jun 2007 284
3 Regional Regression Models of Annual Streamflow for the United States Richard M. Vogel, Ian Wilson, Chris Daly · Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering May 1999 239
4 Advances in the Application and Utility of Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Predictions CHRISTOPHER J. BRANFORD WHITE et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Open access 22 Nov 2021 190
5 Climate change and its implications for Australia's freshwater fish John R. Morrongiello, S.J. Beatty, James Clement Bennett et al. · Marine and Freshwater Research Open access 2011 188
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hydro Tasmania?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Resources, Hydrological Modeling, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Sediment Transport, Remote Sensing and Land Use Change.

▲ 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-now 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 9.2×25 topics
  2. Sustainability3▲ 4.4×14 topics
  3. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 38×4 topics
  4. Renewable Energy2▲ 6.4×11 topics
  5. Water Resources2▲ 38×3 topics
  6. Remote Sensing2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  7. Sediment Transport2▲ 46×3 topics
  8. Land Use Change2▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  10. Global Hydrology2▲ 90×1 topic
  11. Model Evaluation2▲ 48×1 topic
  12. Global Warming1▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Machine Learning1▲ 1.67×4 topics
  14. Reactive Transport1▲ 75×2 topics
  15. Support Vector Machines1▲ 14×2 topics
  16. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Epidemiology1◆ 1.01×5 topics

Which research topics does Hydro Tasmania publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, Extraction and Separation Processes and Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications.

Hydrology and Watershed …2Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 1 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…1Extraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional worksGeothermal Energy System…1Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications: 1 fractional worksHydrological Forecasting Using AI: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety0Dam Engineering and Safety: 0 fractional worksHydraulic flow and struc…0Hydraulic flow and structures: 0 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…0Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 0 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…0Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 0 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyEnvironmental EngineeringMechanical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  2. 2 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  5. 5 Hydrological Forecasting Using AI Environmental Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hydro Tasmania's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hydro Tasmania as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000032% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Hydro Tasmania0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hydro Tasmania over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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