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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

In research, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,120 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 53.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,980
of 22,385 · #10,099 all time
Rank in Australia
#232
of 270
Research works
1.1k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

What is Royal Botanic Garden Sydney known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #2,120 of 6,403 9.4%82 #1905

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Botanic Garden Sydney 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 Royal Botanic Garden Sydney work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is in Life Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (51%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (20%), Environmental Science (15%). It does 4.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 92 fractional works · 71.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 66 fractional works · 50.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 32 fractional works · 25.0% of its workPlant Science: 29 fractional works · 22.2% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 19.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 10.2% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 21.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 15.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal BotanicGarden Sydney129fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences71%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences4%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6650.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2619.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Environmental Science2015.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences43.3%
    3. Materials Science11.0%
    4. Chemistry10.6%
    5. Computer Science10.4%
    6. Engineering00.3%
    7. Energy00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences21.5%
    2. Psychology21.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Medicine42.9%
    2. Nursing00.2%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Royal Botanic Garden Sydney specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 53.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 32.4 works53×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 28.7 works13×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 65.8 works11×
← 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: 10.71× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.73× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.09× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.71×66 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.73×26 works
  3. Environmental Science3.09×20 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.12×4 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×0 works
  6. Nursing0.48×0 works
  7. Psychology0.44×2 works
  8. Chemistry0.40×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.33×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.29×1 works
  11. Energy0.24×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.18×1 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×0 works
  14. Medicine0.15×4 works
  15. Social Sciences0.12×2 works
  16. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.06×1 works
  20. Health Professions0.06×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works
  22. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney?

Ranked on the quality score, Hervé Sauquet, Jason G. Bragg and Daniel J. Murphy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

  1. 1 Hervé Sauquet Australia · #38,013 worldwide 6.6k citations · 161 works
  2. 2 Jason G. Bragg Australia · #200,122 worldwide 6.3k citations · 137 works
  3. 3 Daniel J. Murphy Australia · #560,007 worldwide 7.2k citations · 152 works
  4. 4 L. A. S. Johnson Australia · #752,670 worldwide 2.1k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Marlien M. van der Merwe Australia · #836,588 worldwide 1.8k citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Bee F. Gunn Australia · #921,688 worldwide 2.5k citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Maurizio Rossetto Australia · #953,443 worldwide 6.9k citations · 234 works
  8. 8 Brett Anthony Summerell Australia · #972,044 worldwide 9.8k citations · 197 works
  9. 9 Todd G. B. McLay Australia · #1,006,623 worldwide 1.3k citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Hannah McPherson Australia · #1,015,011 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

What are the most cited papers from Royal Botanic Garden Sydney?

The most cited paper from Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is "Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi" (Conrad L. Schoch et al., 2012), with 5,240 citations. Next come "Global diversity and geography of soil fungi" (3,776) and "A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers" (1,807).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi Conrad L. Schoch et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access156 authors 27 Mar 2012 5,240
2 Global diversity and geography of soil fungi Leho Tedersoo et al. · Science Open access 28 Nov 2014 3,776
3 A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers Myla F. J. Aronson et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 12 Feb 2014 1,807
4 FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles Sergei Põlme et al. · Fungal Diversity Open access128 authors Nov 2020 1,192
5 A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny: The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG) Nasim Azani et al. · Taxon Open access Feb 2017 1,104
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Phylogenetic Analysis, Climate Change, Habitat Fragmentation, Global Change and Conservation.

▲ 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. Biogeography33▲ 93×16 topics
  2. Biodiversity25▲ 25×12 topics
  3. Invasive Species23▲ 42×13 topics
  4. Climate Change22▲ 6.4×32 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis20▲ 50×14 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation18▲ 64×5 topics
  7. Conservation15▲ 27×10 topics
  8. Global Change15▲ 45×4 topics
  9. Taxonomy15▲ 78×8 topics
  10. Phylogeny14▲ 63×9 topics
  11. Molecular Phylogeny12▲ 58×7 topics
  12. Phylogenetics11▲ 167×2 topics
  13. Diversification11▲ 186×2 topics
  14. Angiosperm Phylogeny10▲ 293×1 topic
  15. Flowering Plants10▲ 293×1 topic
  16. Ecosystem Services10▲ 19×7 topics
  17. Plant-Animal Interactions8▲ 84×1 topic
  18. Pollinator Decline8▲ 84×1 topic
  19. Antioxidant8▲ 9.4×8 topics
  20. Ecosystem8▲ 58×2 topics
  21. Fungal Pathogens7▲ 42×4 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity7▲ 12×11 topics
  23. Biological Invasions7▲ 59×2 topics
  24. Mycorrhizal Fungi7▲ 74×2 topics
  25. Species Richness7▲ 82×2 topics
  26. Community Ecology7▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 25×5 topics
  28. Functional Diversity7▲ 93×1 topic
  29. DNA Barcoding6▲ 29×6 topics
  30. Host Specificity6▲ 44×3 topics
  31. Mosses6▲ 162×2 topics
  32. Medicinal Plants6▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Endophytic Fungi6▲ 48×2 topics
  34. Genomic Characterization6▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Plant Pathogenesis6▲ 70×1 topic
  36. molecular systematics6▲ 189×2 topics
  37. Gesneriaceae5▲ 248×1 topic
  38. phylogenetic reconstruction5▲ 248×1 topic
  39. Chromosome Evolution5▲ 265×2 topics
  40. Population Dynamics5▲ 15×5 topics

Which research topics does Royal Botanic Garden Sydney publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Plant Diversity and Evolution: 10 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 8 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…7Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 7 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…6Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 6 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 5 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 5 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…5Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 5 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 4 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape ConservationCell BiologyMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 6 works
  5. 5 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 5 works
  6. 6 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 5 works
  7. 7 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 5 works
  8. 8 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  10. 10 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 4 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 available62.5%not open37.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.2%domestic only64.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royal Botanic Garden Sydney's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower 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 Royal Botanic Garden Sydney as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00042% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Royal Botanic Garden Sydney0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Royal Botanic Garden Sydney over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Royal Botanic Garden Sydney13.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.4% in 2014.

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