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Meat & Livestock Australia

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World rank, all time
#33,206
of 34,923
Rank in Australia
#468
of 476
Research works
167
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Meat & Livestock Australia

Which fields of science does Meat & Livestock Australia work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Meat & Livestock Australia is in Life Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (34%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 15 fractional works · 55.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 34.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 15.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 14.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 20.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 19.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workALL ITS WORKMeat & LivestockAustralia27fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences4%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences934.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology414.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology27.1%
    1. Medicine311.9%
    2. Veterinary27.4%
    3. Health Professions00.6%
    4. Nursing00.6%
    1. Environmental Science312.0%
    2. Engineering26.5%
    3. Chemistry00.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.8%
    2. Social Sciences01.6%
    3. Psychology00.9%
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: 7.20× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.69× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.09× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.42× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 54.73× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 54.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary54.73×2 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.20×9 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology7.09×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.69×4 works
  5. Environmental Science2.42×3 works
  6. Nursing1.24×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×0 works
  8. Medicine0.62×3 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.58×0 works
  10. Engineering0.43×2 works
  11. Psychology0.30×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.23×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.19×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Meat & Livestock Australia?

Ranked on the quality score, PMV Cusack, John L. Sumner and J. Sumner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Meat & Livestock Australia.

  1. 1 PMV Cusack Australia · #2,777,459 worldwide 442 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 John L. Sumner Australia · #3,212,435 worldwide 1.7k citations · 90 works
  3. 3 J. Sumner Australia · #5,448,874 worldwide 254 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Ian Jenson Australia · #5,770,415 worldwide 1.1k citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Meat & Livestock Australia

What are the most cited papers from Meat & Livestock Australia?

The most cited paper from Meat & Livestock Australia is "Mitigating the carbon footprint and improving productivity of ruminant livestock agriculture using a red seaweed" (Robert D. Kinley, G. Martı́nez, Melissa K. Matthews et al., 2020), with 421 citations. Next come "Asparagopsis taxiformis decreases enteric methane production from sheep" (249) and "Exogenous Proteases for Meat Tenderization" (247).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mitigating the carbon footprint and improving productivity of ruminant livestock agriculture using a red seaweed Robert D. Kinley, G. Martı́nez, Melissa K. Matthews et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production Open access 2 Mar 2020 421
2 Asparagopsis taxiformis decreases enteric methane production from sheep Xixi Li, Hayley C. Norman, Robert D. Kinley et al. · Animal Production Science 27 Sep 2016 249
3 Exogenous Proteases for Meat Tenderization Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, David Hopkins, Geert H. Geesink et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 8 Mar 2013 247
4 Sensory and Flavor Chemistry Characteristics of Australian Beef: Influence of Intramuscular Fat, Feed, and Breed Damian Conrad Frank, Alex J. Ball, Joanne M. Hughes et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 27 Apr 2016 234
5 Prevalence of major enteric pathogens in Australian dairy calves with diarrhoea MM Izzo, PD Kirkland, Virginia L. Mohler et al. · Australian Veterinary Journal Open access 18 Apr 2011 200
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Meat & Livestock Australia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Animal Welfare, Antimicrobial Resistance, Climate Change, Livestock Production, Heat Stress, Dairy Cattle, Marker-Assisted Selection and Consumer Perception.

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

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change4▲ 4.8×11 topics
  2. Animal Welfare3▲ 132×3 topics
  3. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 51×6 topics
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 2.2×15 topics
  5. Livestock Production2▲ 93×2 topics
  6. Heat Stress2▲ 106×2 topics
  7. Dairy Cattle2▲ 151×2 topics
  8. Marker-Assisted Selection2▲ 98×2 topics
  9. Consumer Perception2▲ 28×3 topics
  10. Genomic Selection2▲ 144×1 topic
  11. Plant Breeding2▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Virulence Factors2▲ 43×3 topics
  13. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  14. Meat Quality2▲ 76×1 topic
  15. Metabolic Adaptations2▲ 229×1 topic
  16. Physiological Responses2▲ 108×1 topic
  17. Protein Oxidation2▲ 101×1 topic
  18. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Vaccine Development1▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Emotional State1▲ 152×1 topic
  21. Genomic Sequencing1▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Host-Pathogen Interactions1▲ 58×2 topics
  23. Probiotics1▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Stress Indicators1▲ 152×1 topic
  25. Mycoplasma1▲ 224×1 topic
  26. Pasteurella1▲ 224×1 topic
  27. Public Health1▲ 3.0×6 topics
  28. Gut Microbiota1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Genetic Characterization1▲ 82×2 topics
  30. Pathogenicity1▲ 52×3 topics

Which research topics does Meat & Livestock Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Genetic and phenotypic t…2Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 2 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …2Meat and Animal Product Quality: 2 fractional worksEffects of Environmental…2Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…1Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksMicrobial infections and disease research: 1 fractional worksSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 1 fractional worksAnimal Disease Managemen…1Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional works
GeneticsAnimal Science and ZoologySmall AnimalsMicrobiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  3. 3 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  5. 5 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 1 works
  6. 6 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 1 works
  7. 7 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  8. 8 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.6%domestic only71.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Meat & Livestock Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Meat & Livestock Australia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Meat & Livestock Australia0.000084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Meat & Livestock Australia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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