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South Australian Museum

In research, South Australian Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,303 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,981
of 28,054 · #9,872 all time
Rank in Australia
#251
of 391
Research works
1.1k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is South Australian Museum 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 #8,303 of 12,888 20.1%63 #7618

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Australian Museum 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: 3.71× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.08× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.04× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.59× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.60× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Australian Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Allan Pring, Michael S. Y. Lee and James G. Gehlîng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Australian Museum.

  1. 1 Allan Pring Australia · #66,432 worldwide 626 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Michael S. Y. Lee Australia · #92,850 worldwide 280 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 James G. Gehlîng Australia · #112,054 worldwide 337 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Mark I. Stevens Australia · #159,164 worldwide 169 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 C. P. Mountford Australia · #407,110 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 C. H. S. Watts Australia · #420,265 worldwide 55 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 P. R. Baverstock Australia · #431,129 worldwide 79 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 P. D. Shaughnessy Australia · #614,143 worldwide 64 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Stephen C. Donnellan Australia · #999,159 worldwide 60 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Mark Adams Australia · #1,006,471 worldwide 58 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at South Australian Museum

Which keywords describe research at South Australian Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Molecular Phylogeny, Population Dynamics, Biogeography, Phylogenetic Analysis and DNA Barcoding.

▲ 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 Change26▲ 8.8×29 topics
  2. Biodiversity23▲ 28×16 topics
  3. Invasive Species18▲ 38×15 topics
  4. Molecular Phylogeny16▲ 93×10 topics
  5. Population Dynamics14▲ 50×9 topics
  6. Biogeography11▲ 38×14 topics
  7. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 32×11 topics
  8. DNA Barcoding10▲ 54×9 topics
  9. Conservation Biology10▲ 84×3 topics
  10. Global Change9▲ 33×5 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 37×4 topics
  12. Conservation8▲ 17×13 topics
  13. Phylogeny8▲ 47×9 topics
  14. Evolution8▲ 28×10 topics
  15. Taxonomy7▲ 48×10 topics
  16. Community Ecology7▲ 73×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem7▲ 57×2 topics
  18. Aquatic Environment6▲ 71×2 topics
  19. Host-Parasite Interactions6▲ 192×1 topic
  20. Parasites6▲ 192×1 topic
  21. Biodiversity Loss6▲ 103×3 topics
  22. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 27×7 topics
  23. Amphibian Declines5▲ 198×1 topic
  24. Chytridiomycosis5▲ 198×1 topic
  25. Ecology5▲ 29×8 topics
  26. Morphology5▲ 26×5 topics
  27. Genetic Structure4▲ 56×4 topics
  28. Citizen Science4▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Species Delimitation4▲ 81×3 topics
  30. Genetic Diversity4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  31. Ecological Niche4▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Species Distribution Modeling4▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Adaptive Evolution4▲ 58×2 topics
  34. Biological Control3▲ 21×6 topics
  35. Host Specificity3▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Phylogenetic Relationships3▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Population Genetics3▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Benthic Communities3▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Marine Biodiversity3▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does South Australian Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 6 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 3 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 3 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 3 fractional worksGenetic diversity and po…2Genetic diversity and population structure: 2 fractional worksCrystal Structures and Properties: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies2Plant and animal studies: 2 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcological ModelingPaleontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  4. 4 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 3 works
  5. 5 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 3 works
  6. 6 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 3 works
  7. 7 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Crystal Structures and Properties Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Australian Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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