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Queensland Department of Environment and Science

In research, Queensland Department of Environment and Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,029 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,326 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 16.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,179
of 28,054 · #15,234 all time
Rank in Australia
#207
of 391
Research works
603
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Queensland Department of Environment and Science 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 #8,029 of 12,888 23.7%100 #12831
Environmental ScienceField #2,326 of 3,551 24.1%66 #2311

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 20.9 works17×
← 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: 3.65× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.43× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.27× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queensland Department of Environment and Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Ted Gardner, Jonathan C. Marshall and Michael St. J. Warne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

  1. 1 Ted Gardner Australia · #1,094,903 worldwide 35 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Jonathan C. Marshall Australia · #1,126,509 worldwide 54 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Michael St. J. Warne Australia · #1,268,880 worldwide 50 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Queensland Department of Environment and Science

Which keywords describe research at Queensland Department of Environment and Science?

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

▲ 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 Change41▲ 9.5×59 topics
  2. Conservation13▲ 19×16 topics
  3. Biodiversity13▲ 11×19 topics
  4. Population Dynamics13▲ 31×9 topics
  5. Invasive Species11▲ 16×13 topics
  6. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.6×31 topics
  7. Sustainability10▲ 2.5×36 topics
  8. Biogeography8▲ 18×15 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Remote Sensing7▲ 3.5×19 topics
  11. Trophic Cascades6▲ 43×2 topics
  12. Water Quality6▲ 8.8×10 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services5▲ 8.6×9 topics
  14. Global Change5▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Conservation Biology5▲ 31×4 topics
  16. Ecosystem5▲ 28×3 topics
  17. Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Habitat Selection5▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Land Use Change5▲ 9.5×5 topics
  20. Sea-Level Rise5▲ 25×5 topics
  21. Phylogeny4▲ 18×8 topics
  22. Genetic Structure4▲ 36×4 topics
  23. Animal Movement4▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  25. Global Warming4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  26. Microbial Communities4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  27. Model Evaluation4▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Occupancy Rates4▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Pesticides4▲ 34×3 topics
  30. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Ocean Acidification3▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 17×5 topics
  33. Biomass Estimation3▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 6.5×12 topics
  35. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Citizen Science3▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Taxonomy3▲ 14×8 topics
  40. Eutrophication3▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Queensland Department of Environment and Science publish most on?

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

Wildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…3Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary Change1 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  3. 3 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  8. 8 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 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 available57.8%not open42.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.7%domestic only68.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queensland Department of Environment and Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher 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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