Section 3: Results by Fields of Research Code
04 Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences is comprised of the following four-digit codes:
- 0401 Atmospheric Sciences
- 0402 Geochemistry
- 0403 Geology
- 0404 Geophysics
- 0405 Oceanography
- 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
- 0499 Other Earth Sciences
15 out of 20 two-digit UoEs and 54 out of 62 four-digit UoEs assessed were rated above world standard
FoR Overview
Earth Sciences (04) accounted for approximately three per cent of the research outputs submitted to ERA 2015. Journal articles were the most common research output type in Earth Sciences. Geology (0403) had the highest number of research outputs, staffing levels and highest research income levels. Geochemistry (0402) had the highest research commercialisation income.
| Indicator |
No. |
|---|---|
Research outputs |
11,090.4 |
Research income |
$360,562,621 |
FTEs |
980.5 |
Esteem count |
118.4 |
Patents |
5.0 |
Research commercialisation income |
$3,921,917 |
| Rating |
Distribution |
|
|---|---|---|
| Two-digit |
Four-digit |
|
5 |
1 |
30 |
4 |
14 |
24 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
20 |
62 |
Number of UoEs per rating scale score
Note: 04 Earth Sciences shows assessed two-digit UoEs only.
Research outputs submitted by type
| FoR code |
Book |
Book Chapter |
Journal Article |
Conference Paper |
NTRO |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0401 Atmospheric Sciences |
5.0 |
52.2 |
979.2 |
107.6 |
3.2 |
1,147.1 |
0402 Geochemistry |
1.0 |
29.8 |
1,375.7 |
45.1 |
1.5 |
1,453.1 |
0403 Geology |
8.2 |
152.5 |
2,839.6 |
159.5 |
6.0 |
3,165.8 |
0404 Geophysics |
2.0 |
22.9 |
962.3 |
181.3 |
0.0 |
1,168.5 |
0405 Oceanography |
2.0 |
44.1 |
1,102.4 |
77.8 |
1.0 |
1,227.2 |
0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience |
14.3 |
179.6 |
1,826.8 |
422.3 |
29.6 |
2,472.5 |
0499 Other Earth Sciences |
3.5 |
22.9 |
406.4 |
22.8 |
0.5 |
456.1 |
Total |
36.0 |
503.9 |
9,492.4 |
1,016.4 |
41.8 |
11,090.4 |
Research income by year-all categories ($)
| FoR code |
2011 ($) |
2012 ($) |
2013 ($) |
Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0401 Atmospheric Sciences |
11,821,744 |
9,909,795 |
11,628,174 |
33,359,713 |
0402 Geochemistry |
10,909,829 |
15,409,186 |
14,663,235 |
40,982,251 |
0403 Geology |
30,501,278 |
37,138,420 |
35,530,071 |
103,169,768 |
0404 Geophysics |
13,586,418 |
14,144,304 |
15,440,349 |
43,171,071 |
0405 Oceanography |
12,810,030 |
13,902,603 |
16,585,131 |
43,297,764 |
0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience |
34,126,806 |
31,527,237 |
30,311,904 |
95,965,947 |
0499 Other Earth Sciences |
123,144 |
305,643 |
187,320 |
616,107 |
Total |
113,879,250 |
122,337,188 |
124,346,184 |
360,562,621 |
Staffing profile by academic level
| FoR code |
Level E |
Level D |
Level C |
Level B |
Level A |
Other FTE |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0401 Atmospheric Sciences |
18.3 |
11.4 |
14.5 |
31.2 |
35.8 |
7.8 |
119.1 |
0402 Geochemistry |
25.1 |
15.0 |
22.1 |
36.0 |
26.2 |
17.0 |
141.3 |
0403 Geology |
49.4 |
36.0 |
48.5 |
61.5 |
33.8 |
21.8 |
251.0 |
0404 Geophysics |
10.8 |
17.9 |
10.3 |
32.9 |
18.1 |
6.8 |
96.8 |
0405 Oceanography |
14.0 |
13.5 |
15.8 |
29.7 |
25.5 |
9.7 |
108.2 |
0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience |
27.0 |
20.5 |
52.1 |
62.4 |
23.5 |
21.0 |
206.5 |
0499 Other Earth Sciences |
5.9 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
17.7 |
16.9 |
9.5 |
57.7 |
Total |
150.4 |
118.4 |
166.8 |
271.4 |
179.8 |
93.7 |
980.5 |
Patent profile
| FoR code |
Australia |
USA |
Europe |
Japan |
Other International |
Triadic |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0401 Atmospheric Sciences |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0402 Geochemistry |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0403 Geology |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
0404 Geophysics |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0405 Oceanography |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0499 Other Earth Sciences |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Total |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
Research commercialisation income by year ($)
| FoR code |
2011 ($) |
2012 ($) |
2013 ($) |
Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0401 Atmospheric Sciences |
0 |
38,969 |
57,200 |
96,169 |
0402 Geochemistry |
643,287 |
770,055 |
1,182,884 |
2,596,226 |
0403 Geology |
139,771 |
99,237 |
101,385 |
340,393 |
0404 Geophysics |
924 |
0 |
4,520 |
5,444 |
0405 Oceanography |
6,065 |
8,989 |
9,818 |
24,871 |
0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience |
251,269 |
281,452 |
326,094 |
858,814 |
0499 Other Earth Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
1,041,315 |
1,198,702 |
1,681,900 |
3,921,917 |