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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,540
Country Rank
42
Institution Rank : 1
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Brian Walker](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Ecology
resilience
complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,492
52,280
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,171
Country Rank
70
Institution Rank : 2
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Gareth F Moorhead](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ea/4374931.jpg)
radiation detectors
x-ray fluorescence microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,113
26,212
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,354
Country Rank
80
Institution Rank : 3
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Pep Canadell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8c/4374932.jpg)
Carbon Cycle
Carbon-Climate Feedbacks
Decarbonization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,371
63,608
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
9,104
Country Rank
357
Institution Rank : 4
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Michael Fenech](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3f/4374934.jpg)
DNA damage
micronucleus
telomere
nutrition
lifestyle genotoxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,942
16,142
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
9,224
Country Rank
364
Institution Rank : 5
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Simon Ferrier](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/66/4374938.jpg)
Biodiversity
global change
modelling
conservation assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,470
25,786
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
10,043
Country Rank
394
Institution Rank : 6
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Elizabeth S. Dennis](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,798
12,018
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
10,401
Country Rank
417
Institution Rank : 7
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Graeme Moad](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/20/4374936.jpg)
polymer science
polymer synthesis
polymerization
polymerization kinetics
sustainable polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,706
12,456
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
11,157
Country Rank
452
Institution Rank : 8
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Steve Rintoul](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/05/4382813.jpg)
physical oceanography
climate
Southern Ocean
Antarctic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,617
18,632
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
12,466
Country Rank
501
Institution Rank : 9
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Ezio Rizzardo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Polymer Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,565
8,184
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
15,507
Country Rank
646
Institution Rank : 10
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Simon Johnston](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cf/4382421.jpg)
Astronomy
pulsars
transients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,123
16,270
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
15,705
Country Rank
656
Institution Rank : 11
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Alistair Hobday](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a6/4390662.jpg)
climate adaptation
marine climate change
fisheries oceanography
risk-based management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,837
24,099
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
16,872
Country Rank
707
Institution Rank : 12
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Peter D Nichols](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/25/4389144.jpg)
marine oils
omega-3
signature lipids
fecal sterols
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,192
10,009
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
18,602
Country Rank
787
Institution Rank : 13
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![George Hobbs](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,045
15,753
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
19,454
Country Rank
820
Institution Rank : 15
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Alex Hyatt](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Electron Microscopy
Diagnotic Virology
Emerging Diseases
Wildlife Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,117
7,849
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
19,448
Country Rank
818
Institution Rank : 14
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![John Pitt](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6c/4398505.jpg)
food mycology
mycotoxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,124
8,686
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
19,716
Country Rank
834
Institution Rank : 16
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![John K. Volkman](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
organic geochemistry
lipids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,872
7,427
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
20,632
Country Rank
879
Institution Rank : 17
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Jeff Baldock](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c7/4397681.jpg)
Carbon and nitrogen cycling in soils and sediments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,997
14,524
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
20,813
Country Rank
889
Institution Rank : 18
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Wenju Cai](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/56/4384370.jpg)
climate
ocean science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,808
19,118
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
21,428
Country Rank
921
Institution Rank : 19
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Chris Wilcox](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/74/4392993.jpg)
conservation biology
fisheries
statistics
movement
incentives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,181
23,154
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
21,625
Country Rank
933
Institution Rank : 20
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Tim R. Mcvicar](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/68/4383561.jpg)
Ecohydrology
Climate Change
Remote Sensing
Vegetation Dynamics
Catchment Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,017
19,524
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
22,842
Country Rank
978
Institution Rank : 21
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![David Karoly](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dc/4394014.jpg)
Climate science
atmospheric science
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,037
10,557
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
23,581
Country Rank
1,020
Institution Rank : 22
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Austin Mp](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,431
8,217
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
24,168
Country Rank
1,051
Institution Rank : 24
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Penny Whetton](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/16/4374933.jpg)
Climate change projections
climate change impacts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,001
5,385
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
24,148
Country Rank
1,050
Institution Rank : 23
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Jing Wang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
galaxy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,013
10,021
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
24,461
Country Rank
1,067
Institution Rank : 25
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![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Lu Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b2/4386146.jpg)
water resources management
hydrology
climate change
environmental sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,781
12,389
0.446