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Ridley College

In research, Ridley College stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,459 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,010
of 22,385 · #16,894 all time
Rank in Australia
#234
of 270
Research works
364
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Ridley College

What is Ridley College 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
Social SciencesDomain #12,459 of 14,833 8.2%219

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ridley College 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ridley College work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Ridley College is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (20%), Social Sciences (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 35 fractional works · 49.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 20.3% of its workReligious studies: 8 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 18.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 25.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKRidley College72fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences49%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities1520.3%
    2. Social Sciences1318.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.6%
    4. Psychology33.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Engineering67.7%
    2. Environmental Science56.5%
    3. Energy44.9%
    4. Computer Science22.5%
    5. Mathematics11.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
    7. Materials Science00.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences69.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.4%
    4. Neuroscience11.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine57.3%
    2. Health Professions11.2%
    3. Veterinary00.7%
    4. Nursing00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.89× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.40× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.31× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.02× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.17× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities7.02×14 works
  2. Energy5.31×4 works
  3. Veterinary4.84×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.40×2 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.17×3 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.89×6 works
  7. Social Sciences1.46×13 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.33×0 works
  9. Environmental Science1.30×5 works
  10. Nursing1.22×0 works
  11. Psychology1.20×3 works
  12. Mathematics1.18×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.82×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.53×2 works
  16. Engineering0.52×6 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.50×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×1 works
  19. Health Professions0.46×1 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  21. Medicine0.38×5 works
  22. Computer Science0.33×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.18×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ridley College?

Ranked on the quality score, Matthew J. Callaghan, Richard P. Smullen and Philip Peter Jenson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ridley College.

  1. 1 Matthew J. Callaghan Australia · #1,696,502 worldwide 5.5k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Richard P. Smullen Australia · #2,138,184 worldwide 2.2k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Philip Peter Jenson Australia · #2,590,100 worldwide 132 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Rhys S. Bezzant Australia · #2,710,588 worldwide 11 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Brian Joseph Wright Australia · #2,719,279 worldwide 2k citations · 103 works
  6. 6 Michael F. Bird Australia · #2,799,100 worldwide 731 citations · 138 works
  7. 7 Michael Brian Thompson Australia · #3,243,522 worldwide 47 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Richard Higginson Australia · #3,328,938 worldwide 13 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Michael Hennell Australia · #3,352,345 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Graham Stanton Australia · #3,465,612 worldwide 92 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Ridley College

What are the most cited papers from Ridley College?

The most cited paper from Ridley College is "Plant bioactives for ruminant health and productivity" (Simone J. Rochfort, Anthony J Parker, Frank Rowland Dunshea, 2007), with 289 citations. Next come "Protein purification using immobilised triazine dyes" (277) and "Regulation of gene expression by pH of the growth medium in Aspergillus nidulans" (271).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Plant bioactives for ruminant health and productivity Simone J. Rochfort, Anthony J Parker, Frank Rowland Dunshea · Phytochemistry Open access 5 Oct 2007 289
2 Protein purification using immobilised triazine dyes PETER D. G. DEAN, David H. Watson · Journal of Chromatography A Oct 1979 277
3 Regulation of gene expression by pH of the growth medium in Aspergillus nidulans Mark X. Caddick, Alan G. Brownlee, Herbert N. Arst · Molecular and General Genetics MGG May 1986 271
4 Dietary soybean protein concentrate-induced intestinal disorder in marine farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar is associated with alterations in gut microbiota Timothy J. Green, Richard P. Smullen, Andrew C. Barnes · Veterinary Microbiology 10 Jun 2013 220
5 Effects of an unprecedented summer heatwave on the growth performance, flesh colour and plasma biochemistry of marine cage-farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Nicholas M. Wade, Thomas D. Clark, Ben T. Maynard et al. · Journal of Thermal Biology Open access 26 Dec 2018 162
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Which keywords describe research at Ridley College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Theology, African Christianity, Religion, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Aquaculture and Church History.

▲ 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-now 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 Change7▲ 3.7×19 topics
  2. Theology5▲ 74×3 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 2.7×10 topics
  4. African Christianity4▲ 266×2 topics
  5. Religion4▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.7×5 topics
  7. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 186×1 topic
  8. Jewish Society3▲ 186×1 topic
  9. Aquaculture3▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Globalization3▲ 2.3×5 topics
  11. Church History3▲ 103×2 topics
  12. Social Justice3▲ 7.4×6 topics
  13. Spirituality3▲ 39×3 topics
  14. Gut Microbiota3▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Probiotics2▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Global Christianity2▲ 227×1 topic
  17. Short-Term Missions2▲ 227×1 topic
  18. Hermeneutics2▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Energy Transition2▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Nutrition2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  21. Human Rights2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  22. Biblical Interpretation2▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Community Development2▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Global Governance2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Pentecostalism2▲ 115×1 topic
  26. Fatty Acids2▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Fish Feed2▲ 52×1 topic
  28. Welfare2▲ 49×2 topics
  29. EROI2▲ 72×1 topic
  30. Fossil Fuels2▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Humanitarianism2▲ 38×2 topics
  32. International Aid2▲ 51×2 topics
  33. Secularism2▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Natural Gas2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Social Services2▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Divine Providence1▲ 132×2 topics
  38. Emissions1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  39. Multilingualism1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Sovereignty1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Ridley College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Christian Theology and Mission, Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Chris…2Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 2 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…2Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…1Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 1 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesAquatic ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works
  3. 3 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 2 works
  5. 5 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 1 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  10. 10 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ridley College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ridley College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Ridley College0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ridley College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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