The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Australia
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 245 | 41.64 |
Overall Count and Share for 'The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 47 | 11.15 |
| Biological sciences | 42 | 5.49 |
| Chemistry | 30 | 4.84 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 80 | 13.51 |
| Health sciences | 18 | 1.37 |
| Physical sciences | 22 | 3.29 |
| Social sciences | 6 | 2.00 |
Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.
Do you find this institution research profile helpful?
Looking for more research output data for this institution? Give us feedback on what you are interested in.
Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pollution and Contamination | 7 | 2.85 |
| Physical Chemistry | 15 | 2.55 |
| Ecology | 15 | 2.48 |
| Agricultural Biotechnology | 2 | 1.89 |
| Chemical Engineering | 8 | 1.83 |
| Climate Change Science | 13 | 1.67 |
| Other Earth Sciences | 8 | 1.66 |
| Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience | 7 | 1.62 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 33 | 28 | 19 | 40 | 42 |
| Applied sciences | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 23 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Turn complex research questions into confident strategic decisions
When you're under pressure to set direction, justify investment, or understand your competitive position, you need more than raw data — you need trusted insights you can act on.
Benchmark your performance against global peers using robust, methodologically sound analysis.
Combine quantitative metrics with qualitative expert insight to uncover strengths, gaps and emerging opportunities.
Gain tailored, decision-ready recommendations aligned to your strategic priorities.
Talk to us to learn more about our data dashboards and bespoke strategy reports.
Grow research skills, confidence and careers with training built for every stage of the research lifecycle.
Developed with Nature Portfolio journal Editors and internationally renowned experts. Discover three ways to learn:
Self-paced, online courses in convenient bite-sized units, covering key skills across scientific writing, publishing, grant writing, data analysis, and more.
Expert trainer-led workshops with hands-on exercises and real-time feedback across core research skills, delivered via interactive group sessions.
Editor-led workshops combining core principles in writing and publishing, personalised 1:1 feedback from Nature Portfolio Editors and hands-on exercises.
Explore course catalogues and workshop agendas, enquire about the options or request institutional pricing.
Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (50 institutions) | 30.6% |
| Domestic (53 institutions) | 69.4% |
Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.
Note: Hover over the graph to view collaboration by percentage of Share.
Top 5 domestic collaborators with The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Monash University | 7.10 / 6.40 | 13.50 |
| University of Tasmania (UTAS) | 5.53 / 7.84 | 13.37 |
| The University of Queensland (UQ) | 4.49 / 8.81 | 13.30 |
| Australian National University (ANU) | 5.15 / 5.96 | 11.11 |
| Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) | 1.58 / 4.59 | 6.17 |
Top 5 international collaborators with The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 3.15 / 6.04 | 9.19 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 1.87 / 1.86 | 3.73 |
| University of Cambridge | 1.15 / 2.05 | 3.20 |
| Earth Sciences New Zealand | 0.69 / 1.99 | 2.68 |
| Ocean University of China (OUC) | 1.49 / 0.46 | 1.95 |
Job finder
Need to hire scientific researchers?
Nature Careers is visited by over 180,000 active job seekers per month that you can target directly with your role. Application response rates have increased by 28% on average over 2022 averages.
Latest supplements
Nature Index 2026 Regenerative medicine
Regenerative medicine has the potential to transform the treatment of chronic and life-threatening diseases. But major challenges remain, such as overcoming immune rejection and ensuring that new therapies are developed using more inclusive data sets. In this supplement, we explore the discoveries that are driving the field, the barriers that could limit its progress, and the teams and institutions that are making their mark.
Nature Index 2026 Nanoscience and nanotechnology
From programmable RNA architectures to next-generation materials for energy and healthcare, researchers are harnessing the unusual properties of the nanoscale to tackle some of society's biggest challenges. This supplement explores the discoveries that are driving the field, the hurdles that remain and the institutions that are leading in nanoscience and nanotechnology research.
Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
-
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
- CSIRO Agriculture and Food
- CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS)
- CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP)
- CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC)
- CSIRO Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC)
- CSIRO Australian National Wildlife Collection (ANWC)
- CSIRO Data61
- CSIRO Energy
- CSIRO Environment
- CSIRO European Laboratory
- CSIRO Future Science Platform (FSPs)
- CSIRO Health and Biosecurity
- CSIRO Manufacturing
- CSIRO Mineral Resources
- CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure
- CSIRO National Research Collections Australia (NRCA)
- CSIRO Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform
- CSIRO Transformational Bioinformatics
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- ARC Antarctic Gateway Special Research Initiatives (SRI)
- ARC Centre for Green Chemistry
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-Ray Science (CXS)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis (CoETP)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Antimatter-Matter Studies (CAMS)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits (CODES)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology
- ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production (TC-IWP)
- Advanced Resource Characterisation Facility (ARCF)
- Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP)
- Australian SKA Regional Centre (AusSRC)
- Australian Scientific Instruments (ASI)
- Australian Tropical Herbarium (ATH)
- Australian and New Zealand International Ocean Discovery Program Consortium (ANZIC)
- Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC)
- Australian-New Zealand IODP Consortium (ANZIC)
- CSIRO-QUT Joint Sustainable Processes and Devices Laboratory
- CSIRO-QUT Synthetic Biology Initative
- CSIRO-UTAS PhD Program in Quantitative Marine Science (QMS)
- Centre for Biodiversity Analysis (CBA)
- Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology (CEAT)
- Centre for Food Innovation (CFI)
- Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS)
- Centre for Marine Socioecology (CMS)
- ECOCEANA (Ecosystem, Climate and Ocean Analysis)
- Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub (ESCC)
- Goyder Institute for Water Research
- Hill Applied Porous Materials Team
- International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC)
- Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre (MDFRC)
- NERP Environmental Decisions Group (EDG)
- National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT)
- National Computational Infrastructure (NCI)
- Stem Cells Australia
- The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
- Victorian Bioinformatics Consortium (VBC)
- Western Australian Energy Research Alliance (WA:ERA)
- Westmead Research Hub