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Northern Minerals (Australia)

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Research works
25
▲ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
562
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Northern Minerals (Australia)

Not ranked overall: Northern Minerals (Australia) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Northern Minerals (Australia) work in?

In all years, 90% of research at Northern Minerals (Australia) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (49%), Engineering (16%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 90.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 48.9% of its workGeophysics: 9 fractional works · 35.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 11.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 12.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 12.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNorthern Minerals(Australia)25fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences1248.9%
    2. Engineering415.7%
    3. Computer Science312.6%
    4. Environmental Science28.2%
    5. Chemistry12.5%
    6. Materials Science01.8%
    7. Energy00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Health Professions01.3%
    2. Medicine01.1%
    1. Social Sciences01.0%
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: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 4.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.58× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.80× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 18.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences18.58×2 works
  2. Chemistry4.24×0 works
  3. Environmental Science2.23×1 works
  4. Engineering1.80×2 works
  5. Materials Science1.27×0 works
  6. Computer Science1.26×1 works
  7. Energy1.21×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.97×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.26×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×0 works
  11. Medicine0.12×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Northern Minerals (Australia)?

The most cited paper from Northern Minerals (Australia) is "Paleoproterozoic gold events in the southern West African Craton: review and synopsis" (Quentin Masurel et al., 2021), with 65 citations. Next come "Mineral Precipitation in the Quartz Reefs of the Bendigo Gold Deposit, Victoria, Australia" (60) and "Mineral chemistry of Rare Earth Element (REE) mineralization, Browns Ranges, Western Australia" (54).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Paleoproterozoic gold events in the southern West African Craton: review and synopsis Quentin Masurel et al. · Mineralium Deposita 4 May 2021 65
2 Mineral Precipitation in the Quartz Reefs of the Bendigo Gold Deposit, Victoria, Australia Christopher J.L. Wilson, Peter M. Schaubs, Lawrence D. Leader · Economic Geology 21 Feb 2013 60
3 Mineral chemistry of Rare Earth Element (REE) mineralization, Browns Ranges, Western Australia Nigel John Cook, Cristiana Liana Ciobanu, Daniel O'Rielly et al. · Lithos 22 Apr 2013 54
4 Archean high-Mg monzodiorite–syenite, epidote skarn, and biotite–sericite gold lodes in the Granny Smith–Wallaby district, Australia: U–Pb and Re–Os chronometry of two intrusion-related hydrothermal systems Andreas G. Mueller, Gregory C. Hall, A. A. Nemchin et al. · Mineralium Deposita 18 Dec 2007 46
5 First record of grapevine leaf rust in the Northern Territory, Australia M.P. Weinert, Roger Graham Shivas, RN Pitkethley et al. · Australasian Plant Pathology Open access 2003 28
All 55 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Northern Minerals (Australia)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Geochronology, Zircon, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Geological Mapping and Compositional Data Analysis.

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

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Plate Tectonics5▲ 91×3 topics
  2. Geochronology4▲ 174×1 topic
  3. Tectonics4▲ 102×2 topics
  4. Zircon4▲ 174×1 topic
  5. Remote Sensing4▲ 15×2 topics
  6. Machine Learning4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  7. Compositional Data Analysis3▲ 167×1 topic
  8. Geological Mapping3▲ 128×2 topics
  9. Mineral Prospectivity3▲ 167×1 topic
  10. Geochemistry3▲ 167×2 topics
  11. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 68×2 topics
  12. Geodetic Measurements2▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Earthquakes2▲ 94×1 topic
  14. Subduction2▲ 73×1 topic
  15. Environmental Impacts2▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Manganese Oxides2▲ 217×1 topic
  17. Risk Assessment2▲ 10×2 topics
  18. Sedimentary Rocks2▲ 217×1 topic
  19. Gemstones1▲ 332×1 topic
  20. Petrology1▲ 332×1 topic
  21. Tomography1▲ 16×2 topics
  22. GIS-based Modeling1▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Hazard1▲ 74×1 topic
  24. Landslide1▲ 74×1 topic

Which research topics does Northern Minerals (Australia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Extraction and Separation Processes.

Geochemistry and Element…1Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…1Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…1Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…1Extraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 0 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 0 fractional worksGranular flow and fluidi…0Granular flow and fluidized beds: 0 fractional worksBauxite Residue and Utilization: 0 fractional worksCoal Properties and Utilization: 0 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional works
Geochemistry and PetrologyArtificial IntelligenceGeophysicsMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 0 works
  7. 7 Granular flow and fluidized beds Computational Mechanics 0 works
  8. 8 Bauxite Residue and Utilization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Coal Properties and Utilization Ocean Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northern Minerals (Australia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% 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 Northern Minerals (Australia) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000045% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Northern Minerals (Australia)0.000012% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Northern Minerals (Australia) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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