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Murray Darling Basin Authority

In research, Murray Darling Basin Authority stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,574 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,611 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,173
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#595
of 656
Research works
196
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
40.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Murray Darling Basin Authority 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 #3,574 of 6,208 27.0%137
Physical SciencesDomain #19,611 of 21,541 26.4%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Murray Darling Basin Authority 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: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 15.00× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.52× 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, 15.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Murray Darling Basin Authority?

Ranked on the composite score, Gavin N. Rees and Matthew Coleman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Murray Darling Basin Authority.

  1. 1 Gavin N. Rees · #687,339 worldwide 57 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Matthew Coleman · #862,133 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Murray Darling Basin Authority

Which keywords describe research at Murray Darling Basin Authority?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Freshwater Biodiversity, Fisheries Sustainability, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation Challenges, Flow Regulation and Eutrophication.

▲ 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 Change86▲ 16×40 topics
  2. Invasive Species39▲ 35×12 topics
  3. Freshwater Biodiversity35▲ 209×2 topics
  4. Fisheries Sustainability27▲ 109×2 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation27▲ 47×4 topics
  6. Conservation Challenges26▲ 189×1 topic
  7. Flow Regulation26▲ 189×1 topic
  8. Eutrophication24▲ 83×4 topics
  9. Water Quality23▲ 28×8 topics
  10. Water Resources22▲ 50×5 topics
  11. Sediment Transport17▲ 53×3 topics
  12. Harmful Algal Blooms16▲ 81×2 topics
  13. Sustainability16▲ 4.6×12 topics
  14. River Restoration16▲ 164×2 topics
  15. Phosphorus14▲ 76×2 topics
  16. Hydrological Modeling14▲ 35×4 topics
  17. Cyanobacteria13▲ 121×2 topics
  18. Freshwater Ecosystems13▲ 177×1 topic
  19. Nutrient Control13▲ 177×1 topic
  20. Land Use Change13▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Environmental Impacts12▲ 28×4 topics
  22. Model Evaluation12▲ 55×2 topics
  23. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 25×6 topics
  24. Global Hydrology10▲ 88×1 topic
  25. Uncertainty Assessment10▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Conservation Genetics10▲ 138×2 topics
  27. System Dynamics10▲ 76×2 topics
  28. Biodiversity Loss10▲ 79×3 topics
  29. Urbanization10▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem Engineering10▲ 138×2 topics
  31. Reservoir Operation10▲ 146×1 topic
  32. Water Demand10▲ 146×1 topic
  33. Biomonitoring9▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Land Use9▲ 103×1 topic
  35. Stream Ecosystems9▲ 294×1 topic
  36. Aquatic Invasions9▲ 178×1 topic
  37. Freshwater Mussels9▲ 178×1 topic
  38. Biodiversity8▲ 5.5×13 topics
  39. Geomorphological Effects8▲ 90×2 topics
  40. Global Warming7▲ 9.6×6 topics

Which research topics does Murray Darling Basin Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrological Forecasting Using AI and Hydrology and Drought Analysis.

Hydrology and Watershed …2Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksHydrological Forecasting Using AI: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 0 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…0Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 0 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 0 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 0 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 0 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental EngineeringNature and Landscape Conservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWater Science and Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementGlobal and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Hydrological Forecasting Using AIEnvironmental Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Drought AnalysisGlobal and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 American Environmental and Regional HistoryManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  7. 7 Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquatic Science 0 works
  8. 8 Geographies of human-animal interactionsGeography, Planning and Development 0 works
  9. 9 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEcology 0 works
  10. 10 Climate variability and modelsGlobal and Planetary Change 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Murray Darling Basin Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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