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Research in Brisbane

Science Explorer records 90 research institutions in Brisbane, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University.

Research institutions
90
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
261k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
27.2%
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 Brisbane?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The University of QueenslandUniversity 114,661 #74
2Queensland University of TechnologyUniversity 45,659 #321
3Griffith UniversityUniversity 45,096 #325
4Australian Catholic UniversityUniversity 9,349 #1,482
5Royal Brisbane and Women's HospitalHospital / health system 6,101 #3,647
6QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteResearch facility 5,366 #3,828
7Princess Alexandra HospitalHospital / health system 4,982 #4,115
8Boeing (Australia)Company 4,360 #23,960
9Queensland HealthGovernment institution 2,716 #6,858
10Prince Charles HospitalHospital / health system 2,276 #9,825
11Department of Veterans AffairsGovernment institution 1,989 #10,509
12Mater Health ServicesHospital / health system 1,236 #16,341
13Mater ResearchResearch facility 1,083 #7,162
14Queensland MuseumArchive 983 #17,868
15Brisbane School of TheologyUniversity 928 #10,469 all time
16Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health ServiceHospital / health system 925 #9,455
17Department of Primary IndustriesGovernment institution 889 #14,427
18Australian Centre for Robotic VisionResearch facility 778 #8,813
19Queensland GovernmentGovernment institution 707 #13,650
20Queensland Department of Environment and ScienceGovernment institution 603 #12,179
21Mater Adult HospitalHospital / health system 548 #20,602
22Australian e-Health Research CentreResearch facility 545 #9,303
23ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum SystemsResearch facility 537 #4,278
24ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and AgricultureResearch facility 522 #8,604
25Greenslopes Private HospitalHospital / health system 510 #25,366
26Wesley HospitalHospital / health system 506 #21,052
27Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and EnergyGovernment institution 440 #18,905 all time
28Mater Children's HospitalHospital / health system 365 #26,099 all time
29Terrestrial Ecosystem Research NetworkResearch facility 362 #10,914
30Sullivan Nicolaides PathologyHospital / health system 362 #22,602
31Queensland Department of EducationGovernment institution 343 #30,464 all time
32Leo Pharma (Australia)Company 336 #21,703 all time
33Martin CollegeUniversity 332 #27,514 all time
34Mater Mothers' HospitalHospital / health system 329 #31,771 all time
35Sugar Research Australia (Australia)Company 286 #24,078 all time
36Ipswich HospitalHospital / health system 281 #20,926
37Mater Private HospitalHospital / health system 277 #20,299
38National Imaging FacilityResearch facility 257 #19,456 all time
39Queensland Police ServiceGovernment institution 241 #36,261 all time
40Wesley Research InstituteNonprofit 210 #26,090 all time
41AGRF LtdResearch facility 200 #23,053 all time
42Queensland RailInstitution 194 #22,362 all time
43Autism CRCResearch facility 181 #34,248 all time
44Powerlink Queensland (Australia)Company 173 #39,277 all time
45ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life CourseResearch facility 172 #18,122
46Queensland Children’s Medical Research InstituteHospital / health system 168 #28,577 all time
47ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental DecisionsResearch facility 166 #23,916 all time
48Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee HospitalHospital / health system 154 #27,901 all time
49Endeavour College of Natural HealthUniversity 132 #30,651 all time
50ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein ScienceResearch facility 128 #10,061
51Queensland Department of Transport and Main RoadsFunder 125 #41,280 all time
52XING Technologies (Australia)Company 120 #35,390 all time
53City Eye CentreHospital / health system 112 not ranked
54St Vincent’s Private Hospital BrisbaneHospital / health system 110 not ranked
55Nazarene Theological CollegeUniversity 103 not ranked
56Centre for Microscopy and MicroanalysisResearch facility 100 not ranked
57SeqwaterGovernment institution 97 not ranked
58Envoi Specialist PathologistsResearch facility 96 not ranked
59Queensland Theological CollegeUniversity 83 not ranked
60Australian Coal Research (Australia)Company 79 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.

The University of Queensland: 43.9%Queensland University of Technology: 17.5%Griffith University: 17.3%Australian Catholic University: 3.6%56 others listed: 17.7%44%largest
The University of Queensland115k · 43.9%Queensland University of Technology46k · 17.5%Griffith University45k · 17.3%Australian Catholic University9,349 · 3.6%56 others listed46k · 17.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Brisbane strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Brisbane is most concentrated in Research and Theory, Emergency Medical Services and Public Administration (4.2× the world share in Research and Theory).

  1. Research and TheorySubfield · 44.1 works4.2×
  2. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 233.6 works3.1×
  3. Public AdministrationSubfield · 66.4 works3.0×
  4. MusicSubfield · 92.6 works2.8×
  5. Applied PsychologySubfield · 154.2 works2.6×
  6. HealthSubfield · 300.4 works2.5×
  7. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 32.0 works2.4×
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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 Brisbane?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Mental Health, Public Health, Globalization, Quality of Life, Sustainability and Risk Factors.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

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
  1. Epidemiology2,327▲ 1.44×137 topics
  2. Climate Change1,512▲ 1.37×118 topics
  3. Deep Learning1,081▼ 0.77×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning1,040▼ 0.78×92 topics
  5. Sustainability1,033◆ 1.04×114 topics
  6. Mental Health1,015▲ 1.69×47 topics
  7. Globalization986▲ 1.23×143 topics
  8. Public Health976▲ 1.64×71 topics
  9. Inflammation866◆ 1.02×83 topics
  10. Quality of Life854▲ 1.45×59 topics
  11. Risk Factors687▲ 1.53×37 topics
  12. Environmental Impact683◆ 0.98×66 topics
  13. Social Media561◆ 0.96×39 topics
  14. Depression554▲ 1.54×26 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress552▼ 0.83×63 topics
  16. Treatment550◆ 1.11×52 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease539▲ 1.18×39 topics
  18. Resilience498▲ 2.5×19 topics
  19. Physical Activity411▲ 2.0×12 topics
  20. Mortality392▲ 1.66×13 topics
  21. Genetics387▲ 1.35×27 topics
  22. Well-being360▲ 2.3×14 topics
  23. Meta-Analysis359▲ 1.49×20 topics
  24. Health Effects356▲ 1.45×23 topics
  25. Prevalence343▲ 2.1×15 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations339▲ 2.4×20 topics
  27. Social Support337▲ 1.48×19 topics
  28. Social Capital331▲ 1.53×21 topics
  29. Primary Care323▲ 2.1×15 topics
  30. Anxiety318▲ 1.64×12 topics
  31. Neoliberalism318▲ 2.2×25 topics
  32. Adolescents317▲ 2.1×10 topics
  33. Vulnerability306▲ 3.3×9 topics
  34. Health Equity278▲ 2.5×6 topics
  35. Emotion Regulation274▲ 2.1×9 topics
  36. Population Dynamics255▲ 2.5×13 topics
  37. Self-Regulation242▲ 3.3×6 topics
  38. Reflective Practice231▲ 3.0×7 topics
  39. Evidence-Based Practice226▲ 4.3×7 topics
  40. Decolonization191▲ 5.8×8 topics

What research is done in Brisbane?

  1. 1 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 108 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 96 works
  3. 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 90 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 86 works
  5. 5 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 86 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 86 works
  7. 7 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 85 works
  8. 8 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 84 works
  9. 9 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 82 works
  10. 10 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 82 works

Research output over time

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