Research in Adelaide
Science Explorer records 66 research institutions in Adelaide, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are The University of Adelaide, Flinders University and University of South Australia.
- Research institutions
- 66 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 165k ▼ 2% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 25.7% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of AdelaideUniversity | 62,601 | #167 | |
| 2 | Flinders UniversityUniversity | 28,914 | #707 | |
| 3 | University of South AustraliaUniversity | 26,997 | #915 | |
| 4 | Royal Adelaide HospitalHospital / health system | 6,690 | #5,137 | |
| 5 | UCL AustraliaUniversity | 5,921 | #23,184 | |
| 6 | Health Sciences and NutritionResearch facility | 3,911 | #10,762 | |
| 7 | Women's and Children's HospitalHospital / health system | 3,838 | #11,392 | |
| 8 | South Australia PathologyNonprofit | 3,692 | #8,152 | |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system | 3,043 | #12,572 | |
| 10 | South Australian Health and Medical Research InstituteHospital / health system | 1,668 | #4,945 | |
| 11 | Repatriation General HospitalHospital / health system | 1,647 | #10,813 all time | |
| 12 | Centre for Cancer BiologyResearch facility | 1,345 | #9,435 | |
| 13 | South Australian Research and Development InstituteResearch facility | 1,328 | #13,620 | |
| 14 | Australian Wine Research InstituteResearch facility | 1,287 | #13,236 | |
| 15 | Australian Institute of BusinessUniversity | 1,263 | #10,964 | |
| 16 | South Australian MuseumArchive | 1,128 | #14,981 | |
| 17 | Hospital Research FoundationNonprofit | 964 | #6,280 all time | |
| 18 | Torrens University AustraliaUniversity | 886 | #4,106 | |
| 19 | Wine AustraliaGovernment institution | 701 | #11,498 all time | |
| 20 | Animal, Food and Health SciencesResearch facility | 649 | #19,206 | |
| 21 | Hanson InstituteResearch facility | 646 | #7,421 all time | |
| 22 | SA HealthGovernment institution | 621 | #14,980 | |
| 23 | Lyell McEwin HospitalHospital / health system | 504 | #18,055 | |
| 24 | National Centre for Groundwater Research and TrainingGovernment institution | 401 | #12,906 all time | |
| 25 | St Andrew’s HospitalHospital / health system | 387 | #27,525 all time | |
| 26 | Adelaide Institute for Sleep HealthResearch facility | 386 | #9,093 | |
| 27 | Department of Primary Industries and Regions South AustraliaGovernment institution | 360 | #14,972 all time | |
| 28 | Australian Water Quality CentreInstitution | 350 | #19,474 all time | |
| 29 | Tabor CollegeUniversity | 321 | #26,584 | |
| 30 | Australian Centre for Plant Functional GenomicsResearch facility | 314 | #13,979 all time | |
| 31 | South Australian Water CorporationCompany | 308 | #20,673 all time | |
| 32 | State Herbarium of South AustraliaArchive | 236 | #26,877 all time | |
| 33 | Government of South AustraliaGovernment institution | 202 | #32,335 all time | |
| 34 | National Centre for Vocational Education ResearchInstitution | 185 | #36,902 all time | |
| 35 | Modbury HospitalHospital / health system | 177 | #37,440 all time | |
| 36 | Cooperative Research Centre for Tissue Growth and RepairResearch facility | 168 | #31,485 all time | |
| 37 | Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant RegistryInstitution | 138 | #18,245 all time | |
| 38 | Department for Environment and WaterGovernment institution | 134 | #36,072 all time | |
| 39 | Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's HealthInstitution | 118 | not ranked | |
| 40 | NovitaNonprofit | 116 | not ranked | |
| 41 | Water Research AustraliaNonprofit | 112 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Aboriginal Health Council of South AustraliaInstitution | 109 | not ranked | |
| 43 | Cancer Council SANonprofit | 87 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Dementia AustraliaNonprofit | 82 | not ranked | |
| 45 | Bionomics (Australia)Company | 72 | not ranked | |
| 46 | Wakefield Orthopaedic ClinicHospital / health system | 66 | not ranked | |
| 47 | Carnegie Mellon University AustraliaUniversity | 60 | not ranked | |
| 48 | Flinders Private HospitalHospital / health system | 53 | not ranked | |
| 49 | Bible College of South AustraliaUniversity | 49 | not ranked | |
| 50 | Department of State DevelopmentGovernment institution | 38 | not ranked | |
| 51 | Medical Insurance Group AustraliaCompany | 36 | not ranked | |
| 52 | Calvary Wakefield HospitalHospital / health system | 35 | not ranked | |
| 53 | Australian Federation of University Women – South AustraliaInstitution | 34 | not ranked | |
| 54 | Rabbit Free AustraliaInstitution | 24 | not ranked | |
| 55 | Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and ToxicologistsNonprofit | 23 | not ranked | |
| 56 | Department for Education and Child DevelopmentGovernment institution | 17 | not ranked | |
| 57 | Arts South AustraliaGovernment institution | 14 | not ranked | |
| 58 | Australian Trade and Investment CommissionGovernment institution | 8 | not ranked | |
| 59 | Goyder Institute for Water ResearchInstitution | 7 | not ranked | |
| 60 | Department of the Premier and CabinetGovernment institution | 4 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.
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.
Which keywords describe research in Adelaide?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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.
- Psychometric Evaluation
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Vulnerability
- Health Disparities
- Guidelines
- Adolescents
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Social Support
- Resilience
- Meta-Analysis
- Obesity
- Depression
- Environmental Impact
- Risk Factors
- Globalization
- Sustainability
- Quality of Life
- Mental Health
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Inflammation
- Public Health
- Deep Learning
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Oxidative Stress
- Treatment
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Mortality
- Genetics
- Prevalence
- Health Effects
- Physical Activity
- Ethical Considerations
- Health Equity
- Primary Care
- Health Consequences
- Circadian Rhythms
- Evidence-Based Practice
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
- Epidemiology1,296▲ 1.45×137 topics
- Climate Change821▲ 1.35×114 topics
- Machine Learning602▼ 0.81×92 topics
- Mental Health594▲ 1.79×45 topics
- Inflammation573▲ 1.22×83 topics
- Quality of Life559▲ 1.71×58 topics
- Public Health515▲ 1.57×64 topics
- Sustainability509◆ 0.92×112 topics
- Deep Learning507▼ 0.65×84 topics
- Globalization449◆ 1.01×127 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease419▲ 1.67×39 topics
- Risk Factors399▲ 1.60×37 topics
- Oxidative Stress338◆ 0.91×62 topics
- Environmental Impact335◆ 0.87×64 topics
- Treatment328▲ 1.19×52 topics
- Depression324▲ 1.63×26 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome302▲ 1.64×24 topics
- Obesity281▲ 1.64×27 topics
- Mortality263▲ 2.0×13 topics
- Meta-Analysis256▲ 1.92×20 topics
- Genetics242▲ 1.53×27 topics
- Resilience233▲ 2.1×18 topics
- Prevalence220▲ 2.4×15 topics
- Social Support215▲ 1.71×19 topics
- Health Effects215▲ 1.57×23 topics
- Anxiety205▲ 1.92×12 topics
- Physical Activity204▲ 1.84×11 topics
- Aging204▲ 1.67×18 topics
- Ethical Considerations200▲ 2.6×20 topics
- Adolescents198▲ 2.4×9 topics
- Health Equity191▲ 3.1×6 topics
- Guidelines185▲ 1.75×13 topics
- Primary Care184▲ 2.2×15 topics
- Health Disparities169▲ 2.8×9 topics
- Health Consequences154▲ 2.4×6 topics
- Vulnerability142▲ 2.8×8 topics
- Circadian Rhythms126▲ 5.4×2 topics
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy125▲ 4.2×3 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice119▲ 4.1×7 topics
- Psychometric Evaluation105▲ 5.1×2 topics
What research is done in Adelaide?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Sleep and related disordersExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 88 works
- 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesGeneral Health Professions 66 works
- 3 Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsHealth 63 works
- 4 Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeophysics 60 works
- 5 Obstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchPhysiology 59 works
- 6 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 57 works
- 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationHealth Informatics 57 works
- 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 55 works
- 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 54 works
- 10 Child Abuse and TraumaClinical Psychology 53 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.