Download - ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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Publication BenchmarkingThe <strong>ARC</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Excellence</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Coral</strong> <strong>Reef</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> is a world leader in coral reef science. In 2006, the <strong>Centre</strong> produced 132 publications,up by 29% from 102 in 2005. According to ISI Web <strong>of</strong> Science, if the <strong>ARC</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Excellence</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Coral</strong> <strong>Reef</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> was a country, itwould have ranked second in the world behind the USA in 2006 <strong>for</strong> the number <strong>of</strong> journal publications and citations in coral reef science.There was a marked improvement in the quality <strong>of</strong> journals targeted by the <strong>ARC</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> in 2006, from a mean Impact Factor <strong>of</strong> 5.1 in 2005to 5.8 in 2006. Thirty-three 2006 articles were published in journals with Impact Factors greater than four, including twelve papers inScience and Nature (up from 8 in 2005).353025Number <strong>of</strong> papers202510500-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-8 8+Impact Factor2005 2006The Impact Factor distribution <strong>of</strong> the <strong>ARC</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>’s publications in 2005and 2006.49
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