Research in Adelaide
Science Explorer records 55 research institutions in Adelaide, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are The University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University.
- Research institutions
- 55 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 165k ▼ 3% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 4.8M 29.2 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 25.7% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Adelaide?
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Adelaide work in?
In 2022-now, 31% of research in Adelaide is in Health Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (12%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences8,08031.4%
- Medicine6,39724.8%
- Health Professions1,2454.8%
- Nursing1890.7%
- Dentistry1710.7%
- Veterinary760.3%
- Physical Sciences7,70529.9%
- Engineering2,62510.2%
- Environmental Science1,5666.1%
- Computer Science1,4165.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences5502.1%
- Materials Science4691.8%
- Physics and Astronomy3771.5%
- Energy2671.0%
- Chemistry2220.9%
- Mathematics1480.6%
- Chemical Engineering660.3%
- Social Sciences6,75326.2%
- Social Sciences3,21112.5%
- Psychology1,4545.6%
- Arts and Humanities6882.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting6812.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance4821.9%
- Decision Sciences2370.9%
- Life Sciences3,22312.5%
What is Adelaide strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Adelaide is most concentrated in Research and Theory, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management and Paleontology (5.3× the world share in Research and Theory).
- Research and TheorySubfield · 31.1 works5.3×
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 26.8 works5.2×
- PaleontologySubfield · 86.3 works3.2×
- Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 74.4 works3.1×
- Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 58.5 works3.0×
- Public AdministrationSubfield · 33.5 works2.8×
- HealthSubfield · 175.7 works2.6×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
The whole field profile
All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Veterinary2.14×66 works
- Psychology1.86×1,280 works
- Health Professions1.84×1,099 works
- Nursing1.50×166 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.38×488 works
- Dentistry1.37×151 works
- Medicine1.30×5,649 works
- Environmental Science1.20×1,355 works
- Neuroscience1.16×425 works
- Energy1.11×230 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.04×83 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×1,185 works
- Social Sciences0.98×2,814 works
- Decision Sciences0.93×203 works
- Arts and Humanities0.92×602 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.91×441 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.89×202 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.84×613 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.82×878 works
- Chemical Engineering0.72×57 works
- Computer Science0.71×1,249 works
- Engineering0.68×2,318 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.67×337 works
- Chemistry0.55×197 works
- Materials Science0.53×419 works
- Mathematics0.49×129 works
Which keywords describe research in Adelaide?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Public Health, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors.
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Health Consequences
- Well-being
- Adolescents
- Global Burden
- Physical Activity
- Ethical Considerations
- Health Effects
- Resilience
- Meta-Analysis
- Obesity
- Treatment
- Oxidative Stress
- Risk Factors
- Globalization
- Public Health
- Quality of Life
- Mental Health
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Inflammation
- Sustainability
- Deep Learning
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Environmental Impact
- Depression
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Mortality
- Genetics
- Prevalence
- Social Support
- Anxiety
- Aging
- Health Equity
- Primary Care
- Health Disparities
- Population Dynamics
- Circadian Rhythms
Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Epidemiology1,454▲ 1.42×138 topics
- Climate Change947▲ 1.35×116 topics
- Machine Learning694▼ 0.81×92 topics
- Mental Health657▲ 1.78×45 topics
- Inflammation650▲ 1.19×83 topics
- Quality of Life639▲ 1.72×58 topics
- Sustainability598◆ 0.95×117 topics
- Public Health590▲ 1.57×69 topics
- Deep Learning573▼ 0.65×84 topics
- Globalization524◆ 1.04×137 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease472▲ 1.61×39 topics
- Risk Factors448▲ 1.58×37 topics
- Environmental Impact387◆ 0.88×66 topics
- Oxidative Stress385◆ 0.91×63 topics
- Depression367▲ 1.62×26 topics
- Treatment365▲ 1.17×52 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome334▲ 1.60×24 topics
- Obesity313▲ 1.58×28 topics
- Mortality290▲ 1.98×13 topics
- Meta-Analysis286▲ 1.89×20 topics
- Genetics275▲ 1.51×27 topics
- Resilience260▲ 2.0×18 topics
- Prevalence250▲ 2.4×15 topics
- Health Effects237▲ 1.52×23 topics
- Social Support237▲ 1.71×19 topics
- Ethical Considerations235▲ 2.6×21 topics
- Anxiety232▲ 1.89×12 topics
- Physical Activity230▲ 1.84×11 topics
- Aging227▲ 1.62×19 topics
- Global Burden224▲ 1.59×12 topics
- Health Equity222▲ 3.0×6 topics
- Adolescents218▲ 2.3×9 topics
- Primary Care205▲ 2.1×15 topics
- Well-being196▲ 1.96×14 topics
- Health Disparities186▲ 2.8×9 topics
- Health Consequences175▲ 2.4×6 topics
- Population Dynamics170▲ 2.6×13 topics
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy145▲ 3.9×3 topics
- Circadian Rhythms144▲ 5.2×2 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice136▲ 3.9×7 topics
What research is done in Adelaide?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 88 works
- 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 66 works
- 3 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 63 works
- 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 60 works
- 5 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 59 works
- 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 57 works
- 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 57 works
- 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 55 works
- 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 54 works
- 10 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 53 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 35.9% in 2016.
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