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Parks Victoria

In research, Parks Victoria stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,451 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,215 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,728 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,742
of 28,054 · #11,444 all time
Rank in Australia
#291
of 391
Research works
952
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
24.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Parks Victoria 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
Life SciencesDomain #6,451 of 14,347 20.3%212
Health SciencesDomain #9,215 of 20,462 16.0%297
Social SciencesDomain #7,728 of 16,945 27.1%137
MedicineField #9,363 of 17,978 14.0%252
Physical SciencesDomain #13,586 of 21,541 19.2%307
Environmental ScienceField #4,059 of 6,208 23.5%151

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

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: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.50× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.58× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.00× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.97× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Parks Victoria?

Ranked on the composite score, Darryl Hodgkinson, Daniel Fleming and C. P. Hale lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Parks Victoria.

  1. 1 Darryl Hodgkinson Australia · #270,982 worldwide 49 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Daniel Fleming Australia · #551,186 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 C. P. Hale Australia · #703,054 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Bryan Jenkins Australia · #809,235 worldwide 25 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Ross Barrett Australia · #1,047,911 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Melvin A. Shiffman Australia · #1,108,089 worldwide 39 citations · 162 works
  7. 7 G Laurence Australia · #1,233,251 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Peter Dann Australia · #1,235,413 worldwide 44 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Anthony Erian Australia · #1,262,296 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 E. Antonio Mangubat Australia · #1,300,853 worldwide 2 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Parks Victoria

Which keywords describe research at Parks Victoria?

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

▲ 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 Change13▲ 4.4×36 topics
  2. Epidemiology9▲ 2.1×61 topics
  3. Population Dynamics7▲ 25×8 topics
  4. Biodiversity7▲ 8.4×15 topics
  5. Invasive Species6▲ 13×16 topics
  6. Conservation6▲ 12×9 topics
  7. Habitat Selection5▲ 60×2 topics
  8. Inflammation4▲ 1.75×26 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades4▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Conservation Biology3▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Animal Movement3▲ 50×1 topic
  14. Glycemic Control3▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Occupancy Rates3▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Acoustic Communication2▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Diabetes2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  18. Ecosystem2▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Global Change2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  20. Insulin Therapy2▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 66×1 topic
  22. Biological Invasions2▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Marine Mammals2▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Model Selection2▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Species Richness2▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Avian Ecology2▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Community Ecology2▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Migration Patterns2▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Model Evaluation2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Resilience2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  31. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Ecological Niche2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Functional Diversity2▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 29×1 topic
  35. DNA Barcoding2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  36. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  37. Island Ecosystems2▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Adaptive Evolution1▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Ecology1▲ 7.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Parks Victoria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Marine animal studies overview, Avian ecology and behavior and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…3Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…2Marine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior2Avian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…1Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Parks Victoria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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