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Rio Tinto (Australia)

In research, Rio Tinto (Australia) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,619 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,663
of 28,054 · #15,598 all time
Rank in Australia
#389
of 391
Research works
609
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Rio Tinto (Australia) 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 #12,619 of 12,888 6.2%83 #9785

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rio Tinto (Australia) 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: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 6.78× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.49× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.89× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.19× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.17× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rio Tinto (Australia)?

Ranked on the composite score, J. F. Corson, Didier Billion and Michael Gunner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rio Tinto (Australia).

  1. 1 J. F. Corson · #383,211 worldwide 19 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Didier Billion · #567,419 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Michael Gunner · #1,375,957 worldwide 0 citations · 82 works
  4. 4 R. W. Woodward · #1,499,488 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Rio Tinto (Australia)

Which keywords describe research at Rio Tinto (Australia)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Healthcare Access, Machine Learning, Legal Theory, Optimization, Climate Change, Environmental Impacts, Metal Recovery and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Machine Learning10▲ 2.3×18 topics
  2. Climate Change9▲ 2.5×27 topics
  3. Sustainable Development7▲ 3.3×10 topics
  4. Sustainability7▲ 1.96×17 topics
  5. Public Health6▲ 3.3×10 topics
  6. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.5×15 topics
  7. Healthcare Access6▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Legal Theory5▲ 55×3 topics
  9. Optimization5▲ 8.2×9 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  11. Environmental Impacts5▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Metal Recovery5▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Human Rights5▲ 3.5×7 topics
  15. Biodiversity5▲ 4.5×9 topics
  16. Waste Management4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  17. Social Justice4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  18. Constitutional Law4▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Civil Rights4▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Judicial Activism4▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Social Determinants4▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Economic Impact3▲ 4.2×2 topics
  23. Public Policy3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  24. Circular Economy3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  25. Conservation3▲ 5.1×10 topics
  26. Invasive Species3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  27. Judicialization3▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Medication3▲ 75×1 topic
  29. Rock Mechanics3▲ 22×4 topics
  30. Stochastic Optimization3▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Uncertainty3▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Metallurgy3▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Open Pit Mining3▲ 148×1 topic
  34. Production Scheduling3▲ 148×1 topic
  35. Comminution3▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Mineral Liberation Analysis3▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Support Vector Machines3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  38. Rare Earth Elements3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Carbon Capture2▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Healthcare Policy2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Rio Tinto (Australia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Public Health in Brazil, Mining Techniques and Economics and Mineral Processing and Grinding.

Brazilian Legal Issues4Brazilian Legal Issues: 4 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil3Public Health in Brazil: 3 fractional worksMining Techniques and Ec…3Mining Techniques and Economics: 3 fractional worksMineral Processing and G…3Mineral Processing and Grinding: 3 fractional worksMolten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…2Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksMine drainage and remediation techniques: 2 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 2 fractional worksTailings Management and …2Tailings Management and Properties: 2 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceControl and Systems EngineeringMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 4 works
  2. 2 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 works
  6. 6 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Mine drainage and remediation techniques Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Tailings Management and Properties Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available50.5%not open49.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.6%domestic only61.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rio Tinto (Australia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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