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Parks and Wildlife Service

In research, Parks and Wildlife Service stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,810 of 6,208 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,919 of 6,031 worldwide) and Ecology (#830 of 1,512 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 10.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#16,495
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#312
of 656
Research works
881
▼ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Parks and Wildlife Service 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 #1,810 of 6,208 26.1%472
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,919 of 6,031 17.7%176
EcologySubfield #830 of 1,512 21.4%241
Physical SciencesDomain #13,968 of 21,541 26.0%521
Life SciencesDomain #9,629 of 14,347 18.3%262

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Parks and Wildlife Service 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 Parks and Wildlife Service specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 30.0 works11×
← 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: 3.23× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.53× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.41× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× 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, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Parks and Wildlife Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Tony D. Auld, Jim Starling and Matthew R. Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Parks and Wildlife Service.

  1. 1 Tony D. Auld Australia · #579,514 worldwide 144 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Jim Starling Australia · #767,464 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Matthew R. Williams Australia · #1,172,808 worldwide 71 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 David Priddel Australia · #1,257,796 worldwide 68 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Adrian Pinder Australia · #1,284,008 worldwide 58 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Murray Ellis Australia · #1,355,269 worldwide 85 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Sarah Comer Australia · #1,372,268 worldwide 67 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Colin J. Yates Australia · #1,511,573 worldwide 25 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Barbara Lynette Rye Australia · #1,556,844 worldwide 6 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Parks and Wildlife Service

Which keywords describe research at Parks and Wildlife Service?

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

▲ 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 Change19▲ 12×35 topics
  2. Biodiversity12▲ 28×17 topics
  3. Population Dynamics12▲ 80×9 topics
  4. Conservation11▲ 45×13 topics
  5. Invasive Species11▲ 44×12 topics
  6. Habitat Selection6▲ 153×2 topics
  7. Trophic Cascades6▲ 113×2 topics
  8. Animal Movement6▲ 189×1 topic
  9. Occupancy Rates6▲ 189×1 topic
  10. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 44×4 topics
  11. Conservation Biology5▲ 88×3 topics
  12. Ecosystem5▲ 74×3 topics
  13. Global Change4▲ 26×4 topics
  14. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 42×4 topics
  15. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  16. Genetic Structure3▲ 80×4 topics
  17. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 34×7 topics
  18. Ecological Niche3▲ 87×1 topic
  19. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 87×1 topic
  20. Species Richness3▲ 79×2 topics
  21. Forest Fires3▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Wildfire Activity3▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Community Ecology2▲ 51×2 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 14×7 topics
  26. Resilience2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  27. Biological Invasions2▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Functional Diversity2▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Genetic Diversity2▲ 9.6×7 topics
  30. Bats2▲ 109×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  32. Sagebrush2▲ 246×1 topic
  33. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 246×1 topic
  34. Biogeography2▲ 13×7 topics
  35. Genomic Analysis2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Metabolic Rate2▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Echolocation2▲ 184×1 topic
  38. Hibernation2▲ 184×1 topic
  39. Acoustic Communication2▲ 54×2 topics
  40. Phylogeny2▲ 18×5 topics

Which research topics does Parks and Wildlife Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Fire effects on ecosystems and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…6Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 6 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems3Fire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…2Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…2Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology …2Bat Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behav…1Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation2 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  3. 3 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.6%domestic only74.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Parks and Wildlife Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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