Section 3: Results by Fields of Research Code
06 Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences is comprised of the following four-digit codes:
- 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- 0602 Ecology
- 0603 Evolutionary Biology
- 0604 Genetics
- 0605 Microbiology
- 0606 Physiology
- 0607 Plant Biology
- 0608 Zoology
- 0699 Other Biological Sciences
19 out of 33 two-digit UoEs and 101 out of 137 four-digit UoEs assessed were rated above world standard
FoR Overview
Biological Sciences (06) accounted for approximately seven per cent of the research outputs submitted to ERA 2015 and approximately 13 per cent of all patents. The majority of the Biological Sciences research outputs were journal articles (93 per cent). Biochemistry and Cell Biology (0601) was the largest sub-discipline in terms of research outputs, staffing, research income and patents. Plant Biology (0607) had the highest amount of research commercialisation income.
| Indicator |
No. |
|---|---|
Research outputs |
28,786.3 |
Research income |
$988,548,549 |
FTEs |
3,294.0 |
Esteem count |
520.5 |
Patents |
125.2 |
Research commercialisation income |
$4,064,145 |
| Rating |
Distribution |
|
|---|---|---|
| Two-digit |
Four-digit |
|
5 |
4 |
55 |
4 |
15 |
46 |
3 |
10 |
34 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
33 |
137 |
Number of UoEs per rating scale score
Note: 06 Biological Sciences shows assessed two-digit UoEs only.
Research outputs submitted by type
| FoR code |
Book |
Book Chapter |
Journal Article |
Conference Paper |
NTRO |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology |
3.5 |
295.3 |
5,737.2 |
77.3 |
1.0 |
6,114.3 |
0602 Ecology |
13.3 |
261.4 |
4,021.8 |
63.6 |
14.6 |
4,374.8 |
0603 Evolutionary Biology |
9.1 |
97.7 |
2,392.8 |
17.7 |
1.0 |
2,518.3 |
0604 Genetics |
1.5 |
154.3 |
2,314.1 |
56.4 |
1.5 |
2,527.8 |
0605 Microbiology |
2.8 |
156.8 |
2,752.2 |
29.8 |
1.0 |
2,942.7 |
0606 Physiology |
1.5 |
31.1 |
1,137.0 |
22.3 |
0.0 |
1,191.9 |
0607 Plant Biology |
6.5 |
164.4 |
3,054.9 |
68.9 |
3.0 |
3,297.7 |
0608 Zoology |
24.1 |
152.7 |
4,570.2 |
38.9 |
3.5 |
4,789.5 |
0699 Other Biological Sciences |
5.2 |
100.0 |
898.6 |
24.6 |
1.0 |
1,029.4 |
Total |
67.5 |
1,413.7 |
26,879.0 |
399.5 |
26.6 |
28,786.3 |
Research income by year-all categories ($)
| FoR code |
2011 ($) |
2012 ($) |
2013 ($) |
Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology |
115,902,571 |
116,015,621 |
116,034,753 |
347,952,946 |
0602 Ecology |
48,975,426 |
49,479,178 |
46,980,844 |
145,435,449 |
0603 Evolutionary Biology |
16,165,503 |
20,669,157 |
21,553,329 |
58,387,989 |
0604 Genetics |
38,943,081 |
44,378,249 |
55,573,326 |
138,894,656 |
0605 Microbiology |
24,011,757 |
28,052,001 |
27,042,320 |
79,106,077 |
0606 Physiology |
7,577,127 |
6,708,090 |
6,591,982 |
20,877,198 |
0607 Plant Biology |
38,180,690 |
42,532,087 |
44,828,332 |
125,541,109 |
0608 Zoology |
20,268,416 |
24,130,325 |
23,738,747 |
68,137,488 |
0699 Other Biological Sciences |
2,162,937 |
1,096,229 |
956,470 |
4,215,636 |
Total |
312,187,509 |
333,060,937 |
343,300,103 |
988,548,549 |
Staffing profile by academic level
| FoR code |
Level E |
Level D |
Level C |
Level B |
Level A |
Other FTE |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology |
99.1 |
86.0 |
124.0 |
200.5 |
252.0 |
169.9 |
931.4 |
0602 Ecology |
61.7 |
50.8 |
54.9 |
94.8 |
107.6 |
45.5 |
415.2 |
0603 Evolutionary Biology |
26.8 |
21.7 |
33.1 |
45.7 |
53.9 |
29.6 |
210.7 |
0604 Genetics |
38.2 |
34.1 |
37.2 |
71.4 |
79.4 |
51.9 |
312.2 |
0605 Microbiology |
36.6 |
30.8 |
55.0 |
76.1 |
95.3 |
48.4 |
342.2 |
0606 Physiology |
13.9 |
11.9 |
21.5 |
30.2 |
45.7 |
24.2 |
147.3 |
0607 Plant Biology |
49.1 |
38.7 |
54.9 |
99.5 |
123.5 |
53.3 |
419.1 |
0608 Zoology |
45.6 |
42.1 |
51.9 |
77.2 |
78.5 |
44.1 |
339.4 |
0699 Other Biological Sciences |
6.3 |
7.5 |
22.0 |
34.4 |
83.6 |
22.7 |
176.5 |
Total |
377.2 |
323.6 |
454.5 |
729.8 |
919.3 |
489.5 |
3,294.0 |
Patent profile
| FoR code |
Australia |
USA |
Europe |
Japan |
Other International |
Triadic |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology |
11.3 |
30.2 |
16.0 |
6.3 |
12.6 |
0.0 |
76.5 |
0602 Ecology |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0603 Evolutionary Biology |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0604 Genetics |
8.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
18.6 |
0605 Microbiology |
4.0 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
11.5 |
0606 Physiology |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0607 Plant Biology |
4.5 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
16.7 |
0608 Zoology |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0699 Other Biological Sciences |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Total |
27.8 |
41.2 |
22.4 |
8.6 |
25.3 |
0.0 |
125.2 |
Research commercialisation income by year ($)
| FoR code |
2011 ($) |
2012 ($) |
2013 ($) |
Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology |
601,379 |
484,157 |
275,837 |
1,361,373 |
0602 Ecology |
2,455 |
2,045 |
5,642 |
10,142 |
0603 Evolutionary Biology |
2,455 |
2,045 |
5,642 |
10,142 |
0604 Genetics |
2,455 |
42,387 |
94,562 |
139,404 |
0605 Microbiology |
225,024 |
233,915 |
409,734 |
868,673 |
0606 Physiology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0607 Plant Biology |
61,189 |
426,716 |
1,150,159 |
1,638,064 |
0608 Zoology |
2,697 |
19,322 |
14,328 |
36,347 |
0699 Other Biological Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
897,654 |
1,210,586 |
1,955,904 |
4,064,145 |