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Research in Hobart

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Hobart, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Tasmania.

Research institutions
16
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
37k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
945k
25.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
25.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Hobart

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 Hobart?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of TasmaniaUniversity 33,387 #493
2Parks and Wildlife ServiceArchive 881 #12,565 all time
3Forestry TasmaniaGovernment institution 604 #16,720 all time
4Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research CentreResearch facility 374 #14,491 all time
5Hydro TasmaniaGovernment institution 326 #27,752 all time
6Department of Natural Resources and Environment TasmaniaGovernment institution 196 #29,594 all time
7Hobart Private HospitalHospital / health system 175 #20,429 all time
8Tasmanian Abalone Council (Australia)Company 112 not ranked
9Museum of Old and New ArtArchive 61 not ranked
10Australian Seafood Industries (Australia)Company 17 not ranked
11RDS PartnersNonprofit 9 not ranked
12Department of Education TasmaniaGovernment institution 7 not ranked
13Department of State GrowthGovernment institution 6 not ranked
14Libraries TasmaniaArchive 3 not ranked
15Cancer Council TasmaniaNonprofit 3 not ranked
16Alcorso FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked

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.

University of Tasmania: 92.3%Parks and Wildlife Service: 2.4%Forestry Tasmania: 1.7%Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre: 1.0%12 others listed: 2.5%92%largest
University of Tasmania33k · 92.3%Parks and Wildlife Service881 · 2.4%Forestry Tasmania604 · 1.7%Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre374 · 1.0%12 others listed916 · 2.5%

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

Which fields of science does Hobart work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Hobart is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (17%), Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (14%).

Physical Sciences: 2,172 fractional works · 38.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 952 fractional works · 16.7% of its workEcology: 317 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 243 fractional works · 4.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 98 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 432 fractional works · 7.6% of its workOceanography: 172 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 146 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeophysics: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 400 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 151 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,534 fractional works · 26.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 823 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 301 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 149 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 78 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 242 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 91 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 80 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 190 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 127 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 103 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 77 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,231 fractional works · 21.6% of its workMedicine: 926 fractional works · 16.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 102 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 70 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 262 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 169 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 761 fractional works · 13.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 371 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPlant Science: 161 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 237 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 118 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 88 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHobart5,698fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences27%

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
    1. Environmental Science95216.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4327.6%
    3. Engineering4007.0%
    4. Computer Science1512.7%
    5. Chemistry681.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy661.2%
    7. Materials Science350.6%
    8. Energy300.5%
    9. Mathematics280.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,53426.9%
    1. Social Sciences82314.4%
    2. Psychology2424.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities1903.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1272.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1031.8%
    6. Decision Sciences500.9%
  3. Health Sciences1,23121.6%
    1. Medicine92616.3%
    2. Health Professions2624.6%
    3. Nursing240.4%
    4. Veterinary100.2%
    5. Dentistry90.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3716.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2374.2%
    3. Neuroscience881.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology500.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Hobart strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hobart is most concentrated in Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology (10.2× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 146.4 works10×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 87.1 works7.2×
  3. EcologySubfield · 280.6 works7.0×
  4. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 24.5 works6.3×
  5. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 217.1 works5.6×
  6. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 121.0 works5.4×
  7. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 360.3 works4.5×
  8. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 20.0 works3.6×
← 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.

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 335 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 209 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 79 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 63 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.51× its world share, 360 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 358 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.34× its world share, 845 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 54 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 241 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 825 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.17× its world share, 172 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 120 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 44 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 97 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 219 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 752 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.51×360 works
  2. Environmental Science3.34×845 works
  3. Health Professions1.80×241 works
  4. Psychology1.41×219 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.38×335 works
  6. Veterinary1.32×9 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.17×172 works
  8. Social Sciences1.17×752 works
  9. Neuroscience0.95×79 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.89×44 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.89×97 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.86×44 works
  13. Medicine0.84×825 works
  14. Nursing0.84×21 works
  15. Chemistry0.78×63 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×209 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×120 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×11 works
  19. Energy0.56×26 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.48×54 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.47×8 works
  22. Engineering0.47×358 works
  23. Mathematics0.43×26 works
  24. Computer Science0.35×138 works
  25. Dentistry0.32×8 works
  26. Materials Science0.18×31 works

Which keywords describe research in Hobart?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Global Warming, Biogeography, Remote Sensing and Ocean Acidification.

▲ 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-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
  1. Climate Change745▲ 4.8×96 topics
  2. Sustainability199▲ 1.43×82 topics
  3. Biodiversity190▲ 4.4×32 topics
  4. Epidemiology189▼ 0.83×123 topics
  5. Remote Sensing173▲ 2.5×31 topics
  6. Environmental Impact150▲ 1.54×51 topics
  7. Public Health146▲ 1.76×47 topics
  8. Conservation136▲ 5.6×23 topics
  9. Global Warming128▲ 5.3×14 topics
  10. Mental Health118▲ 1.45×42 topics
  11. Population Dynamics118▲ 8.0×12 topics
  12. Invasive Species114▲ 4.7×19 topics
  13. Biogeography107▲ 6.8×19 topics
  14. Ocean Acidification94▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Trophic Cascades91▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Ocean Circulation91▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services89▲ 4.0×12 topics
  18. Resilience86▲ 3.1×16 topics
  19. Fisheries Sustainability81▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Ecology81▲ 8.3×9 topics
  21. Ecosystem Resilience78▲ 8.9×5 topics
  22. Aquaculture75▲ 5.2×8 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation72▲ 5.8×5 topics
  24. Global Change71▲ 4.7×7 topics
  25. Vulnerability69▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Marine Ecosystems61▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Sea Level Rise57▲ 7.9×3 topics
  28. Benthic Communities56▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Marine Biodiversity56▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem Management55▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Fish Population Dynamics55▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Marine Fisheries55▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Habitat Selection54▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Arctic52▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Hydrology52▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Marine Environment50▲ 6.1×4 topics
  37. Permafrost49▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Climate Change Impacts48▲ 6.9×7 topics
  39. Bleaching43▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Coral Reefs43▲ 23×1 topic

What research is done in Hobart?

Marine and fisheries res…49Marine and fisheries research: 49 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…38Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 38 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology: 36 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 35 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 31 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 29 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 29 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…29Marine and coastal ecosystems: 29 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 28 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 27 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyAtmospheric ScienceOceanography

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 49 works
  2. 2 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 38 works
  3. 3 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 36 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 35 works
  5. 5 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 31 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 29 works
  7. 7 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 29 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 29 works
  9. 9 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 28 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 27 works

Research output over time

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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.

still counting20%40%Hobart21.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 35.4% in 2014.

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