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NSW Department of Planning and Environment

In research, NSW Department of Planning and Environment stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,098 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,872 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Science — Ecology is 29.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,006
of 28,054 · #12,623 all time
Rank in Australia
#201
of 391
Research works
593
▲ 182% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
27.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is NSW Department of Planning and Environment 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,098 of 3,551 21.0%87 #2065
Physical SciencesDomain #7,872 of 12,888 20.5%111 #9599

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NSW Department of Planning and Environment 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 NSW Department of Planning and Environment specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 29.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 32.6 works29×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 20.2 works19×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 87.4 works12×
← 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: 1.76× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.48× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.29× its world share, 87 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.34× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NSW Department of Planning and Environment?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan Gray, Xihua Yang and John Leys lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NSW Department of Planning and Environment.

  1. 1 Jonathan Gray Australia · #350,990 worldwide 74 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Xihua Yang Australia · #557,380 worldwide 112 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 John Leys Australia · #844,260 worldwide 74 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Nicholas Carlile Australia · #1,329,382 worldwide 56 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 A. Ferguson Australia · #1,330,882 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Matthew Mo Australia · #1,574,882 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Which keywords describe research at NSW Department of Planning and Environment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Remote Sensing, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Conservation, Habitat Fragmentation and Habitat Selection.

▲ 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 Change51▲ 13×52 topics
  2. Population Dynamics16▲ 46×9 topics
  3. Remote Sensing16▲ 9.2×20 topics
  4. Biodiversity16▲ 15×12 topics
  5. Invasive Species16▲ 25×13 topics
  6. Conservation13▲ 22×12 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation11▲ 34×4 topics
  8. Habitat Selection11▲ 100×2 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades9▲ 69×2 topics
  10. Conservation Biology9▲ 63×3 topics
  11. Sea-Level Rise9▲ 53×3 topics
  12. Animal Movement9▲ 113×1 topic
  13. Occupancy Rates9▲ 113×1 topic
  14. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 39×5 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services8▲ 14×6 topics
  16. Sediment Transport8▲ 33×4 topics
  17. Ecosystem7▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Model Evaluation6▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Global Carbon Budget6▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Global Change6▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Health Effects6▲ 7.0×14 topics
  22. Global Warming6▲ 10×10 topics
  23. Land Use Change6▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Coastal Protection5▲ 60×2 topics
  25. Soil Properties5▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Forest Fires5▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Wildfire Activity5▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Ecological Niche5▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Species Distribution Modeling5▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Species Richness5▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Biological Invasions5▲ 38×3 topics
  32. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 11×11 topics
  33. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Carbon Sequestration4▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Mangrove Forests4▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Community Ecology4▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Functional Diversity4▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Wave Modeling4▲ 60×2 topics
  40. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 32×3 topics

Which research topics does NSW Department of Planning and Environment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fire effects on ecosystems, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…9Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 9 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…5Species Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…4Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 4 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…3Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 3 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 3 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcological ModelingNature and Landscape Conservation1 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 9 works
  2. 2 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  4. 4 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 4 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  6. 6 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  8. 8 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NSW Department of Planning and Environment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 182% 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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