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James Cook University

In research, James Cook University stands highest in Social Sciences (#822 of 9,585 worldwide), Environmental Science (#338 of 3,334 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,139 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Oceanography (Nature and Landscape Conservation is 10.5× its share of world research).

jcu.edu.auROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#856
of 22,385 · #805 all time
Rank in Australia
#29
of 270
Research works
21k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
692k
32.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.24×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
James Cook University

What is James Cook University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #822 of 9,585 16.7%937 #851
Environmental ScienceField #338 of 3,334 16.9%544 #167
Health SciencesDomain #1,139 of 9,902 14.1%694 #1206
Physical SciencesDomain #1,296 of 10,670 16.3%1,084 #1001
Life SciencesDomain #897 of 6,403 13.4%404 #812
MedicineField #1,247 of 8,541 13.4%486 #1277
Social SciencesField #949 of 5,988 17.5%463 #744
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #678 of 3,157 15.2%183 #555
PsychologyField #514 of 2,121 13.2%195 #653
Health ProfessionsField #494 of 1,895 15.8%163 #462

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where James Cook University 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#851 #822
  2. Environmental Science#167 #338
  3. Health Sciences#1,206 #1,139
  4. Physical Sciences#1,001 #1,296
  5. Life Sciences#812 #897
  6. Medicine#1,277 #1,247
  7. Social Sciences#744 #949
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#555 #678
  9. Psychology#653 #514
  10. Health Professions#462 #494
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does James Cook University work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at James Cook University is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (17%), Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (15%).

Physical Sciences: 1,219 fractional works · 34.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 608 fractional works · 17.4% of its workEcology: 223 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 139 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 87 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 205 fractional works · 5.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 153 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOceanography: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 144 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 63 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,026 fractional works · 29.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 509 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 183 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 85 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 213 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 78 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 75 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 122 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 83 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 72 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 47 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 782 fractional works · 22.4% of its workMedicine: 553 fractional works · 15.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 110 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 178 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 106 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 463 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 206 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 54 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 153 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 66 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKJames CookUniversity3,491fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences29%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science60817.4%
    2. Engineering2055.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1534.4%
    4. Computer Science1444.1%
    5. Materials Science371.1%
    6. Chemistry270.8%
    7. Energy160.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy150.4%
    9. Mathematics100.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,02629.4%
    1. Social Sciences50914.6%
    2. Psychology2136.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1223.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities832.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance722.1%
    6. Decision Sciences270.8%
    1. Medicine55315.8%
    2. Health Professions1785.1%
    3. Nursing210.6%
    4. Dentistry190.5%
    5. Veterinary120.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2065.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1534.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology561.6%
    4. Neuroscience441.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does James Cook University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 87.3 works10×
  2. EcologySubfield · 223.1 works8.1×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 56.2 works5.7×
  4. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 138.8 works5.2×
  5. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 32.6 works5.1×
← 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: 1.24× its world share, 206 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 153 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 56 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 144 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.79× its world share, 153 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 205 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.51× its world share, 608 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 37 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.12× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 178 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 553 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.43× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 83 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 122 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 72 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 213 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 509 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.51×608 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.79×153 works
  3. Veterinary2.43×12 works
  4. Psychology2.01×213 works
  5. Health Professions1.93×178 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.59×56 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.24×206 works
  8. Nursing1.21×21 works
  9. Social Sciences1.15×509 works
  10. Dentistry1.12×19 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.08×122 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×72 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.83×83 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×153 works
  15. Medicine0.82×553 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.81×27 works
  17. Neuroscience0.78×44 works
  18. Computer Science0.53×144 works
  19. Energy0.51×16 works
  20. Chemistry0.49×27 works
  21. Engineering0.39×205 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×4 works
  23. Materials Science0.31×37 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.30×4 works
  25. Mathematics0.25×10 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.20×16 works

Who are the top researchers at James Cook University?

Ranked on the quality score, Terry P. Hughes, Susan G. W. Laurance and Joshua E. Cinner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is James Cook University.

  1. 1 Terry P. Hughes Australia · #803 worldwide 89k citations · 261 works
  2. 2 Susan G. W. Laurance Australia · #4,753 worldwide 35k citations · 260 works
  3. 3 Joshua E. Cinner Australia · #6,264 worldwide 25k citations · 275 works
  4. 4 Bette L. Willis Australia · #8,044 worldwide 33k citations · 239 works
  5. 5 Georgina Grace Gurney Australia · #12,055 worldwide 6.5k citations · 116 works
  6. 6 William Frederick Laurance Australia · #12,737 worldwide 77k citations · 635 works
  7. 7 David R. Bellwood Australia · #19,494 worldwide 50k citations · 449 works
  8. 8 Nicholas Murray Australia · #30,000 worldwide 11k citations · 260 works
  9. 9 Sean R. Connolly Australia · #32,916 worldwide 26k citations · 242 works
  10. 10 Philip L. Munday Australia · #35,996 worldwide 27k citations · 395 works
All ranked researchers at James Cook University

What are the most cited papers from James Cook University?

The most cited paper from James Cook University is "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Rafael Lozano et al., 2012), with 14,344 citations. Next come "A safe operating space for humanity" (13,302) and "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (11,535).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Rafael Lozano et al. · The Lancet Open access191 authors Dec 2012 14,344
2 A safe operating space for humanity Johan Rockström et al. · Nature Open access 23 Sep 2009 13,302
3 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
4 Novel methods improve prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence data Jane Elith et al. · Ecography Open access 29 Mar 2006 9,223
5 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at James Cook University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Bleaching, Coral Reefs and Fisheries Sustainability.

▲ 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 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 Change437▲ 4.6×87 topics
  2. Epidemiology173▲ 1.24×127 topics
  3. Ocean Acidification131▲ 50×3 topics
  4. Marine Ecosystems125▲ 65×2 topics
  5. Sustainability118▲ 1.38×71 topics
  6. Conservation113▲ 7.5×21 topics
  7. Population Dynamics104▲ 12×11 topics
  8. Biodiversity99▲ 3.7×30 topics
  9. Mental Health97▲ 1.95×38 topics
  10. Bleaching92▲ 80×1 topic
  11. Coral Reefs92▲ 80×1 topic
  12. Globalization87▲ 1.27×73 topics
  13. Invasive Species80▲ 5.4×20 topics
  14. Fisheries Sustainability80▲ 27×2 topics
  15. Public Health79▲ 1.56×56 topics
  16. Trophic Cascades72▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation58▲ 7.7×5 topics
  18. Ecosystem Management55▲ 27×1 topic
  19. Marine Fisheries55▲ 39×1 topic
  20. Aquaculture54▲ 6.1×8 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services54▲ 4.0×10 topics
  22. Resilience50▲ 2.9×16 topics
  23. Well-being49▲ 3.6×13 topics
  24. Migration47▲ 4.0×9 topics
  25. Coastal Protection46▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Resilience45▲ 8.4×5 topics
  27. Climate Change Impacts43▲ 10×7 topics
  28. Health Equity43▲ 4.2×6 topics
  29. Phylogeny43▲ 7.3×15 topics
  30. Ecology42▲ 6.9×10 topics
  31. Benthic Communities40▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Marine Biodiversity40▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Sea-Level Rise39▲ 9.6×5 topics
  34. Fisheries39▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Conservation Biology34▲ 9.1×4 topics
  36. Decolonization34▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Rays33▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Sharks33▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Kelp Forests32▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Seagrasses32▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does James Cook University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Ichthyology and Marine Biology and Marine and coastal plant biology.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…92Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 92 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…55Marine and fisheries research: 55 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…33Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 33 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 32 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 25 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…25Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 25 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 21 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 18 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 18 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 17 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 92 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 55 works
  3. 3 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 33 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 32 works
  5. 5 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 25 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 25 works
  7. 7 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 21 works
  8. 8 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 18 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 18 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 17 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has James Cook University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is James Cook University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.015% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%James Cook University0.012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of James Cook University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%James Cook University15.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.2% in 2011.

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