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Reef Ecologic

In research, Reef Ecologic stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,246 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,621 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,154
of 28,054 · #18,619 all time
Rank in Australia
#315
of 391
Research works
590
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Reef Ecologic 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 #3,246 of 6,208 27.4%161
Physical SciencesDomain #14,621 of 21,541 21.7%327

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Reef Ecologic 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: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.91× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.18× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.50× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.23× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Reef Ecologic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, History, Narrative, Aging, Caregiving, Elderly, Healthcare Legislation and Hermeneutics.

▲ 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 Change18▲ 6.4×41 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 5.5×5 topics
  3. History8▲ 11×2 topics
  4. Narrative8▲ 49×2 topics
  5. Mental Health8▲ 5.3×3 topics
  6. Aging8▲ 14×2 topics
  7. Healthcare8▲ 6.7×2 topics
  8. Caregiving8▲ 101×1 topic
  9. Elderly8▲ 30×1 topic
  10. Healthcare Legislation8▲ 123×1 topic
  11. Hermeneutics8▲ 91×1 topic
  12. Interpretation8▲ 189×1 topic
  13. Patient Rights8▲ 100×1 topic
  14. Population Dynamics6▲ 24×7 topics
  15. Ocean Acidification5▲ 70×2 topics
  16. Trophic Cascades5▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 80×2 topics
  18. Vibration Control4▲ 67×2 topics
  19. Conservation4▲ 9.1×10 topics
  20. Bleaching4▲ 109×1 topic
  21. Coral Reefs4▲ 109×1 topic
  22. Health Effects4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  23. Habitat Selection4▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Invasive Species3▲ 7.0×8 topics
  26. Biodiversity3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  27. Environmental Noise3▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Noise Pollution3▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Animal Movement3▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Occupancy Rates3▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Coastal Protection2▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Conservation Biology2▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Wave Propagation2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Acoustic Metamaterials2▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Phononic Crystals2▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  39. Interactive Evolutionary Computation2▲ 86×1 topic
  40. Music Generation2▲ 86×1 topic

Which research topics does Reef Ecologic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues, Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity, Health, Medicine and Society and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 8 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 8 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 8 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…3Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 2 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 2 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPhilosophyEcologySpeech and Hearing4 others

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

  1. 1 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 8 works
  2. 2 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 8 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 8 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  5. 5 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 3 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  9. 9 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Reef Ecologic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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