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Research in Darwin

Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Darwin, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Charles Darwin University, Menzies School of Health Research and Royal Darwin Hospital.

Research institutions
17
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
25.6%
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 Darwin?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Charles Darwin UniversityUniversity 5,926 #2,734
2Menzies School of Health ResearchFunder 2,288 #8,449
3Royal Darwin HospitalHospital / health system 917 #17,554
4Government of the Northern TerritoryFunder 659 #11,678 all time
5Department of Land Resource ManagementGovernment institution 582 #31,847 all time
6Northern Territory Health ServicesGovernment institution 329 #28,448 all time
7Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary EducationUniversity 215 #33,926 all time
8Department of Arts and MuseumsGovernment institution 118 not ranked
9Department of Primary Industry and ResourcesGovernment institution 114 not ranked
10Department of Sport and RecreationGovernment institution 76 not ranked
11National Critical Care and Trauma Response CentreGovernment institution 67 not ranked
12Northern Territory Environment Protection AuthorityGovernment institution 8 not ranked
13Amateur Fishermen's Association of the Northern TerritoryInstitution 2 not ranked
14Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentGovernment institution 2 not ranked
15C-AID ConsultantsInstitution 1 not ranked
16Cancer Council Northern TerritoryNonprofit 1 not ranked
17Northern Territory Seafood CouncilInstitution 0 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.

Charles Darwin University: 52.4%Menzies School of Health Research: 20.2%Royal Darwin Hospital: 8.1%Government of the Northern Territory: 5.8%12 others listed: 13.4%52%largest
Charles Darwin University5,926 · 52.4%Menzies School of Health Research2,288 · 20.2%Royal Darwin Hospital917 · 8.1%Government of the Northern Territory659 · 5.8%12 others listed1,515 · 13.4%

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

What is Darwin strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Darwin is most concentrated in Health, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Emergency Medical Services (8.9× the world share in Health).

  1. HealthSubfield · 59.2 works8.9×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 32.4 works6.1×
  3. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 22.2 works5.5×
  4. EcologySubfield · 62.3 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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 Darwin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Health Equity, Public Health, Biodiversity, Decolonization, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

▲ 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. Epidemiology201▲ 2.3×118 topics
  2. Climate Change162▲ 2.7×84 topics
  3. Public Health87▲ 2.7×52 topics
  4. Sustainability75▲ 1.38×73 topics
  5. Biodiversity68▲ 4.1×30 topics
  6. Machine Learning66◆ 0.89×68 topics
  7. Globalization64▲ 1.46×57 topics
  8. Health Equity60▲ 9.8×6 topics
  9. Mental Health55▲ 1.67×39 topics
  10. Treatment52▲ 1.90×44 topics
  11. Social Justice51▲ 3.9×25 topics
  12. Pathogenesis50▲ 4.4×22 topics
  13. Decolonization49▲ 27×5 topics
  14. Traditional Ecological Knowledge47▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Indigenous Knowledge Systems46▲ 66×2 topics
  16. Historical Trauma45▲ 145×1 topic
  17. Indigenous Health45▲ 145×1 topic
  18. Settler Colonialism45▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Conservation45▲ 4.7×21 topics
  20. Invasive Species43▲ 4.5×19 topics
  21. Vulnerability43▲ 8.6×7 topics
  22. Vaccine Development43▲ 7.6×11 topics
  23. Population Dynamics41▲ 7.3×11 topics
  24. Diagnosis39▲ 1.88×34 topics
  25. Resilience39▲ 3.6×16 topics
  26. Global Burden36▲ 3.0×12 topics
  27. Ethical Considerations30▲ 4.0×17 topics
  28. Infectious Diseases29▲ 4.0×8 topics
  29. Habitat Fragmentation29▲ 5.8×4 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services28▲ 3.3×10 topics
  31. Community Engagement28▲ 3.8×12 topics
  32. Habitat Selection22▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Virulence Factors22▲ 6.8×7 topics
  34. Conservation Biology22▲ 9.6×4 topics
  35. Trophic Cascades22▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Traditional Knowledge22▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Ecological Knowledge20▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Nutrition Transition19▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Animal Movement19▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Occupancy Rates19▲ 16×1 topic

What research is done in Darwin?

Indigenous Health, Educa…45Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 45 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 19 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 15 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 15 fractional worksBurkholderia infections and melioidosis: 14 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 14 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections…12Streptococcal Infections and Treatments: 12 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 11 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 10 fractional worksIndigenous and Place-Based Education: 10 fractional works
HealthEcologyGeneral Health ProfessionsEcological Modeling4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 45 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 19 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 15 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 15 works
  5. 5 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 14 works
  6. 6 Education Systems and Policy Education 14 works
  7. 7 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  10. 10 Indigenous and Place-Based Education Education 10 works

Research output over time

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