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Museums Victoria

In research, Museums Victoria stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,219 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,640 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 24.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,801
of 28,054 · #15,248 all time
Rank in Australia
#309
of 391
Research works
1.1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Museums Victoria known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,219 of 12,888 6.4%126 #12290
Life SciencesDomain #7,640 of 7,800 3.7%76 #10838

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Museums Victoria 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).

What does Museums Victoria specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 24.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 25.6 works25×
  2. EcologySubfield · 25.0 works15×
← 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: 4.37× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.45× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.40× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.38× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Museums Victoria?

Ranked on the composite score, W. D. Birch, Thomas H. Rich and Gary C. B. Poore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Museums Victoria.

  1. 1 W. D. Birch · #336,927 worldwide 128 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Thomas H. Rich · #687,677 worldwide 139 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Gary C. B. Poore · #796,554 worldwide 92 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Stuart J. Mills · #949,999 worldwide 109 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Thomas A. Darragh · #1,068,963 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 L. C. Marchant · #1,101,525 worldwide 61 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Mark D. Norman · #1,258,401 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Arturs Neboiss · #1,373,608 worldwide 25 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Tanya Hill · #1,435,440 worldwide 9 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Jane Melville · #1,460,814 worldwide 50 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Museums Victoria

Which keywords describe research at Museums Victoria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Molecular Phylogeny, Fisheries, Invasive Species, Conservation, Ecology and Marine Ecosystems.

▲ 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. Biodiversity39▲ 24×18 topics
  2. Climate Change35▲ 5.9×22 topics
  3. Molecular Phylogeny27▲ 80×10 topics
  4. Fisheries26▲ 302×2 topics
  5. Invasive Species25▲ 27×13 topics
  6. Conservation23▲ 24×14 topics
  7. Ecology22▲ 65×5 topics
  8. Marine Ecosystems21▲ 184×2 topics
  9. Biogeography20▲ 34×12 topics
  10. Population Dynamics19▲ 34×8 topics
  11. Ecosystem Functioning19▲ 45×5 topics
  12. Phylogeny18▲ 55×10 topics
  13. Ocean Acidification18▲ 113×3 topics
  14. Benthic Communities16▲ 126×2 topics
  15. Marine Biodiversity16▲ 126×2 topics
  16. Neurobiology15▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Reproductive Strategies15▲ 181×2 topics
  18. Ethical Considerations15▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Camouflage15▲ 583×1 topic
  20. Cephalopods15▲ 583×1 topic
  21. Pharmacology14▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Marine Natural Products14▲ 158×1 topic
  23. Sponge-Associated Microorganisms14▲ 482×1 topic
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis13▲ 19×11 topics
  25. Evolution12▲ 22×10 topics
  26. Migration11▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Rays11▲ 255×1 topic
  28. Sharks11▲ 255×1 topic
  29. DNA Barcoding11▲ 30×8 topics
  30. Bleaching10▲ 142×1 topic
  31. Coral Reefs10▲ 142×1 topic
  32. Aquaculture10▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Biological Invasions10▲ 51×3 topics
  34. Functional Foods10▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Sea Cucumbers10▲ 579×1 topic
  36. Phylogenetic Relationships9▲ 59×2 topics
  37. Deep-Sea Ecology9▲ 136×1 topic
  38. Estuarine Quality9▲ 136×1 topic
  39. Marine Invasions9▲ 300×1 topic
  40. Mediterranean Sea9▲ 300×1 topic

Which research topics does Museums Victoria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cephalopods and Marine Biology, Marine Sponges and Natural Products, Ichthyology and Marine Biology and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Cephalopods and Marine B…15Cephalopods and Marine Biology: 15 fractional worksMarine Sponges and Natur…14Marine Sponges and Natural Products: 14 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…11Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 11 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…10Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 10 fractional worksEchinoderm biology and ecology: 10 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 9 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invas…9Marine Ecology and Invasive Species: 9 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 7 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 7 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research: 5 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsBiotechnologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcology5 others

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

  1. 1 Cephalopods and Marine BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 15 works
  2. 2 Marine Sponges and Natural ProductsBiotechnology 14 works
  3. 3 Ichthyology and Marine BiologyNature and Landscape Conservation 11 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEcology 10 works
  5. 5 Echinoderm biology and ecologyAquatic Science 10 works
  6. 6 Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchOceanography 9 works
  7. 7 Marine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesGlobal and Planetary Change 9 works
  8. 8 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomyPaleontology 7 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal plant biologyOceanography 7 works
  10. 10 Diatoms and Algae ResearchBiomaterials 5 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 available54.5%not open45.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Museums Victoria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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