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Queensland Government

In research, Queensland Government stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,552 of 6,208 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,849 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,810 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,650
of 28,054 · #15,065 all time
Rank in Australia
#236
of 391
Research works
707
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Queensland Government 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 #2,552 of 6,208 36.1%178
Health SciencesDomain #11,849 of 20,462 24.0%122
Physical SciencesDomain #12,810 of 21,541 32.2%271
Social SciencesDomain #11,106 of 16,945 21.5%162
Life SciencesDomain #10,477 of 14,347 17.4%151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queensland Government 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: 1.99× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.57× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.82× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queensland Government?

Ranked on the composite score, Colin J. Limpus, John Legg and Graham Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queensland Government.

  1. 1 Colin J. Limpus Australia · #572,039 worldwide 129 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 John Legg Australia · #1,124,598 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Graham Smith Australia · #1,134,735 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Stephen Rashford Australia · #1,308,169 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Queensland Government

Which keywords describe research at Queensland Government?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Global Warming, Conservation, Remote Sensing, Invasive Species, Phylogenetic Analysis and Sediment Transport.

▲ 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▲ 6.0×50 topics
  2. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.9×14 topics
  3. Epidemiology6▲ 1.16×34 topics
  4. Population Dynamics6▲ 18×9 topics
  5. Machine Learning5▲ 1.27×10 topics
  6. Global Warming4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  7. Conservation4▲ 8.3×9 topics
  8. Invasive Species4▲ 7.9×14 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 9.0×12 topics
  10. Sediment Transport3▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Public Health3▲ 1.85×16 topics
  12. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Social Justice3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  14. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Health Effects3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  17. Biodiversity3▲ 3.0×13 topics
  18. Land Use Change3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  19. Ocean Circulation2▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Global Change2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  21. Teacher Education2▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Wave Modeling2▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Genetic Structure2▲ 24×4 topics
  24. Trophic Cascades2▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Biogeography2▲ 6.0×11 topics
  26. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  27. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Water Resources2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  29. Climate Modeling2▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Extreme Events2▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Health Equity2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  32. Quality Improvement2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  33. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Bycatch2▲ 124×1 topic
  35. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Marine Turtles2▲ 124×1 topic
  37. Boundary Layer2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Eutrophication2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Sea Level Rise2▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Business Models1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Queensland Government publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Turtle Biology and Conservation, Diverse Musicological Studies and Digital and Traditional Archives Management.

Climate variability and …2Climate variability and models: 2 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conse…2Turtle Biology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 1 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence Applications: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…1Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationMusicConservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  2. 2 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  3. 3 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 1 works
  4. 4 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 1 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queensland Government's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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