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Sugar Research Australia (Australia)

In research, Sugar Research Australia (Australia) stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,637 of 11,023 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,820 of 5,126 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,740
of 34,923
Rank in Australia
#290
of 476
Research works
286
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.9k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.18×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Sugar Research Australia (Australia)

What is Sugar Research Australia (Australia) 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,637 of 11,023 17.2%172
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,820 of 5,126 18.3%126

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

Which fields of science does Sugar Research Australia (Australia) work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Sugar Research Australia (Australia) is in Life Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (33%), Environmental Science (13%), Engineering (12%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 18 fractional works · 42.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 33.1% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 21.3% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 38.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 13.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 12.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 8.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSugar ResearchAustralia…41fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences43%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences10%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1433.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology37.2%
    3. Neuroscience11.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Environmental Science513.2%
    2. Engineering512.4%
    3. Energy48.9%
    4. Materials Science11.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    6. Computer Science00.6%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    1. Social Sciences23.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.9%
    3. Psychology12.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine36.4%
    2. Health Professions12.1%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
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: 6.97× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 9.65× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.67× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy9.65×4 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.97×14 works
  3. Environmental Science2.67×6 works
  4. Veterinary1.98×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.35×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.34×3 works
  7. Neuroscience1.12×1 works
  8. Engineering0.83×5 works
  9. Health Professions0.80×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.76×0 works
  11. Psychology0.66×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.46×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.42×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×0 works
  17. Medicine0.34×3 works
  18. Chemistry0.30×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.30×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sugar Research Australia (Australia)?

Ranked on the quality score, MD Hatch, Kenneth T. Glasziou and Xianming Wei lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sugar Research Australia (Australia).

  1. 1 MD Hatch Australia · #819,201 worldwide 2.4k citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Kenneth T. Glasziou Australia · #944,398 worldwide 1.5k citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Xianming Wei Australia · #1,167,039 worldwide 1k citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Priya Joyce Australia · #1,548,393 worldwide 719 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Emily C. Deomano Australia · #1,617,273 worldwide 475 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Kevin Steven Powell Australia · #2,132,232 worldwide 4.7k citations · 153 works
  7. 7 Danielle Skocaj Australia · #2,141,686 worldwide 834 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Felicity Atkin Australia · #2,145,654 worldwide 429 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Sijesh Natarajan Australia · #3,188,330 worldwide 309 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Nicole Thompson Australia · #3,737,151 worldwide 263 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Sugar Research Australia (Australia)

What are the most cited papers from Sugar Research Australia (Australia)?

The most cited paper from Sugar Research Australia (Australia) is "Ecological applications of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy - a tool for rapid, cost-effective prediction of the composition of plant and animal tissues and aspects of animal performance" (William J. Foley, Allen McIlwee, Ivan R. Lawler et al., 1998), with 544 citations. Next come "Characterisation of the double genome structure of modern sugarcane cultivars (Saccharum spp.) by molecular cytogenetics" (510) and "The acid hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose to produce xylose, arabinose, glucose and other products" (489).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ecological applications of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy - a tool for rapid, cost-effective prediction of the composition of plant and animal tissues and aspects of animal performance William J. Foley, Allen McIlwee, Ivan R. Lawler et al. · Oecologia 3 Sep 1998 544
2 Characterisation of the double genome structure of modern sugarcane cultivars (Saccharum spp.) by molecular cytogenetics Angélique D’Hont, L. Grivet, Philippe Feldmann et al. · Molecular and General Genetics MGG Mar 1996 510
3 The acid hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose to produce xylose, arabinose, glucose and other products B. P. Lavarack, Gregory John Griffin, David Rodman · Biomass and Bioenergy 8 Oct 2002 489
4 Field study reveals core plant microbiota and relative importance of their drivers Kelly Hamonts, Pankaj Trivedi, Anshu Garg et al. · Environmental Microbiology 21 Dec 2017 426
5 Accurate prediction of sugarcane yield using a random forest algorithm Yvette L. Everingham, Justin Sexton, Danielle Skocaj et al. · Agronomy for Sustainable Development Open access 19 Apr 2016 365
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sugar Research Australia (Australia)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Biological Control, Sustainability, Genomics, Drought Tolerance, Genetic Mapping and Energy Transition.

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

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 5.5×23 topics
  2. Renewable Energy5▲ 8.0×10 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 4.5×11 topics
  4. Biological Control4▲ 57×7 topics
  5. Genomics3▲ 25×4 topics
  6. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.8×9 topics
  7. Drought Tolerance2▲ 44×6 topics
  8. Genetic Mapping2▲ 67×3 topics
  9. Energy Transition2▲ 33×2 topics
  10. Natural Gas2▲ 47×3 topics
  11. Biodiversity2▲ 5.3×9 topics
  12. Climate Change Impact2▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Host Specificity2▲ 37×3 topics
  14. Invasive Species2▲ 10.0×10 topics
  15. Polyploid2▲ 464×1 topic
  16. Sugarcane2▲ 464×1 topic
  17. Global Governance2▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Nematodes2▲ 74×2 topics
  19. EROI1▲ 106×1 topic
  20. Fossil Fuels1▲ 73×1 topic
  21. Machine Learning1◆ 1.01×4 topics
  22. Molecular Pathology1▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Plant-Parasitic1▲ 148×1 topic
  24. Soil Food Web1▲ 148×1 topic
  25. Epidemiology1▼ 0.77×11 topics
  26. Type III Secretion System1▲ 55×2 topics
  27. Bacterial Blight1▲ 146×1 topic
  28. Energy Security1▲ 75×2 topics
  29. Geopolitics1▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Plant Pathogenic Bacteria1▲ 146×1 topic
  31. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles1▲ 60×1 topic
  32. Jasmonate Signaling1▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Policy Evaluation1▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Soil Fertility1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Supply Diversity1▲ 91×1 topic

Which research topics does Sugar Research Australia (Australia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Nematode management and characterization studies and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies.

Sugarcane Cultivation an…2Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…1Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional worksNematode management and …1Nematode management and characterization studies: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteri…1Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 1 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Ge…1Insect Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 1 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentInsect ScienceGeneral Energy3 others

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

  1. 1 Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  3. 3 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  6. 6 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 1 works
  7. 7 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sugar Research Australia (Australia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% 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 Sugar Research Australia (Australia) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Sugar Research Australia (Australia)0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sugar Research Australia (Australia) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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