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Hydro Tasmania

In research, Hydro Tasmania stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,384 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,801 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,312
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#461
of 656
Research works
326
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

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 #14,384 of 21,541 9.7%287
EngineeringField #9,801 of 11,412 8.7%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 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: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.88× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.66× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hydro Tasmania?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph Jacobs and Liz Wing lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hydro Tasmania.

  1. 1 Joseph Jacobs Australia · #434,683 worldwide 9 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Liz Wing Australia · #1,351,156 worldwide 0 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Hydro Tasmania

Which keywords describe research at Hydro Tasmania?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Water Resources, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Sustainability, Optimization and Sediment Transport.

▲ 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 Change52▲ 6.0×54 topics
  2. Sustainability24▲ 4.1×29 topics
  3. Renewable Energy23▲ 7.2×30 topics
  4. Remote Sensing22▲ 6.2×19 topics
  5. Water Resources21▲ 29×8 topics
  6. Hydrological Modeling19▲ 29×5 topics
  7. Optimization17▲ 9.6×11 topics
  8. Land Use Change17▲ 18×6 topics
  9. Sediment Transport17▲ 31×5 topics
  10. Environmental Impact16▲ 3.7×28 topics
  11. Machine Learning15▲ 2.2×17 topics
  12. Model Evaluation11▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Global Hydrology11▲ 55×1 topic
  14. Uncertainty Assessment11▲ 55×1 topic
  15. Liquefaction9▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Smart Grid9▲ 9.6×8 topics
  17. Tunnel9▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Modeling9▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Urbanization8▲ 8.0×3 topics
  20. Simulation7▲ 6.8×4 topics
  21. Seismic Analysis7▲ 78×2 topics
  22. Embankment Dams7▲ 133×1 topic
  23. Internal Erosion7▲ 133×1 topic
  24. Disaster Management6▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Satellite Imagery6▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Pipeline6▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Two-Phase Flow6▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Control Systems6▲ 7.3×6 topics
  29. Analysis6▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Policy6▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Power System6▲ 16×5 topics
  32. Risk Perception6▲ 9.6×2 topics
  33. Flood Risk6▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Surface Water Mapping6▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Free-Surface Flows6▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Model Predictive Control6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  37. Leak Detection6▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Reservoir Operation6▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Water Demand6▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Water Distribution Networks6▲ 66×1 topic

Which research topics does Hydro Tasmania publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Dam Engineering and Safety, Hydraulic flow and structures and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Hydrology and Watershed …1Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksDam 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 Management Studies: 0 fractional worksSexual function and dysfunction studies: 0 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and E…0Religion, Ecology, and Ethics: 0 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 0 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 0 fractional worksInsects and Parasite Interactions: 0 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyCivil and Structural EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceNature and Landscape Conservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  6. 6 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  7. 7 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Insects and Parasite Interactions Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hydro Tasmania's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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