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Melbourne Water

In research, Melbourne Water stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,917 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,706 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,217
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#379
of 656
Research works
277
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
34.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Melbourne 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
Environmental ScienceField #3,917 of 6,208 27.1%138
Physical SciencesDomain #13,706 of 21,541 26.9%204

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Melbourne 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: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.85× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.59× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.74× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.56× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Melbourne Water?

Ranked on the composite score, Rhys A. Coleman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Melbourne Water.

  1. 1 Rhys A. Coleman Australia · #1,600,905 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Melbourne Water

Which keywords describe research at Melbourne Water?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Sediment Transport, Water Resources, Health Effects, Water Quality and Invasive Species.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 9.2×24 topics
  2. Remote Sensing5▲ 7.8×10 topics
  3. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 30×4 topics
  4. Sediment Transport3▲ 42×5 topics
  5. Water Resources3▲ 27×3 topics
  6. Health Effects3▲ 11×5 topics
  7. Water Quality3▲ 15×8 topics
  8. Invasive Species3▲ 13×7 topics
  9. Sustainability3▲ 2.3×8 topics
  10. Land Use Change2▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Biodiversity2▲ 6.0×8 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Model Evaluation2▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Climate Change Impact2▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Microbial Ecology2▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Conservation2▲ 9.1×8 topics
  17. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Risk Perception2▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Optimization2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  20. Disaster Management2▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Global Hydrology2▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Uncertainty Assessment2▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Eutrophication2▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Flood Risk2▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Leak Detection2▲ 123×1 topic
  28. Surface Water Mapping2▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Water Distribution Networks2▲ 123×1 topic
  30. Water Treatment2▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Disinfection By-Products1▲ 139×1 topic
  32. Drinking Water1▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Global Carbon Budget1▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Nutrient Removal1▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Freshwater Biodiversity1▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Geomorphological Effects1▲ 72×2 topics
  37. Sustainable Drainage Systems1▲ 151×1 topic
  38. Urban Stormwater Management1▲ 151×1 topic
  39. River Restoration1▲ 63×2 topics
  40. Soil Properties1▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Melbourne Water publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Water Systems and Optimization and Water Treatment and Disinfection.

Hydrology and Watershed …2Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…2Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 2 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disi…1Water Treatment and Disinfection: 1 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Managem…1Urban Stormwater Management Solutions: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…1Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 1 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 1 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeCivil and Structural EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 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 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  10. 10 Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Pollution 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Melbourne Water's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher 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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