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South Australian Water Corporation

In research, South Australian Water Corporation stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,363 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,420 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,673
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#386
of 656
Research works
308
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
48.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is South Australian Water Corporation 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 #3,363 of 6,208 30.7%147
Physical SciencesDomain #13,420 of 21,541 30.7%249

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Australian Water Corporation 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: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.77× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.63× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Australian Water Corporation?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Monis, Lionel Ho and Brendon Hooper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Australian Water Corporation.

  1. 1 Paul Monis Australia · #217,328 worldwide 122 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Lionel Ho Australia · #895,278 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Brendon Hooper Australia · #1,235,615 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mike Dixon Australia · #1,419,311 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at South Australian Water Corporation

Which keywords describe research at South Australian Water Corporation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Quality, Eutrophication, Environmental Impact, Harmful Algal Blooms, Cyanobacteria, Freshwater Ecosystems and Nutrient Control.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 5.9×16 topics
  2. Environmental Impact3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  3. Eutrophication3▲ 82×4 topics
  4. Water Quality3▲ 21×7 topics
  5. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 101×2 topics
  6. Cyanobacteria2▲ 152×2 topics
  7. Sustainability2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  8. Machine Learning2▲ 1.84×8 topics
  9. Freshwater Ecosystems2▲ 194×1 topic
  10. Health Effects2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  11. Nutrient Control2▲ 194×1 topic
  12. Water Treatment2▲ 45×3 topics
  13. Microbial Ecology2▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Deep Learning2▲ 1.34×7 topics
  15. Disinfection By-Products2▲ 226×1 topic
  16. Drinking Water2▲ 140×1 topic
  17. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 23×4 topics
  18. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.0×7 topics
  19. Water Resources1▲ 18×5 topics
  20. Epidemiology1◆ 1.05×7 topics
  21. Recycling1▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  23. Aquaculture1▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Leak Detection1▲ 145×1 topic
  26. Sensor Networks1▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Water Distribution Networks1▲ 145×1 topic
  28. Freshwater Biodiversity1▲ 55×2 topics
  29. IoT1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  30. Waste Management1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  31. Water Quality Monitoring1▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does South Australian Water Corporation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Water Treatment and Disinfection, Water Systems and Optimization and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology.

Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 2 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disinfection: 2 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimi…1Water Systems and Optimization: 1 fractional worksFreshwater macroinverteb…1Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 1 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and…1SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 1 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 1 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisCivil and Structural EngineeringEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  2. 2 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 1 works
  9. 9 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Australian Water Corporation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower 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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