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Research in Lismore

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Lismore, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Southern Cross University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.1k
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
185k
22.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
29.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Lismore

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 Lismore?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Southern Cross UniversityUniversity 7,772 #1,142
2Lismore Base HospitalHospital / health system 344 #17,388 all time

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.

Which fields of science does Lismore work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Lismore is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (14%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 647 fractional works · 40.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 373 fractional works · 23.1% of its workEducation: 114 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 105 fractional works · 6.5% of its workHealth: 25 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 22 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 166 fractional works · 10.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 65 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 49 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 27 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 48 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 34 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 447 fractional works · 27.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 228 fractional works · 14.1% of its workEcology: 80 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 46 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 66 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 63 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOceanography: 38 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 63 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 366 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMedicine: 232 fractional works · 14.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 38 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 23 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 113 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 69 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 159 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 87 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPlant Science: 32 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLismore1,619fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences40%

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. Social Sciences37323.1%
    2. Psychology16610.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities483.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting342.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance151.0%
    6. Decision Sciences110.7%
    1. Environmental Science22814.1%
    2. Engineering664.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences633.9%
    4. Computer Science633.9%
    5. Materials Science70.4%
    6. Energy60.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy60.4%
    8. Chemistry40.3%
    9. Mathematics30.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine23214.3%
    2. Health Professions1137.0%
    3. Nursing150.9%
    4. Veterinary50.3%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences875.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology412.5%
    3. Neuroscience211.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lismore strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lismore is most concentrated in Oceanography, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation (8.6× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 34.4 works8.6×
  2. EcologySubfield · 69.7 works6.2×
  3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 20.1 works5.9×
  4. HealthSubfield · 22.9 works5.4×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 78 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 56 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.88× its world share, 203 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.70× its world share, 102 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 201 worksMedicineNursing: 1.83× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.36× its world share, 146 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 331 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.36×146 works
  2. Environmental Science2.88×203 works
  3. Health Professions2.70×102 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.51×56 works
  5. Social Sciences1.84×331 works
  6. Nursing1.83×13 works
  7. Veterinary1.82×4 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.15×78 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.02×42 works
  10. Neuroscience0.80×18 works
  11. Medicine0.73×201 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.73×10 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.59×27 works
  14. Computer Science0.49×55 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×14 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×34 works
  17. Energy0.42×6 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×2 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.36×5 works
  20. Engineering0.27×58 works
  21. Dentistry0.20×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.18×4 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.17×5 works
  24. Mathematics0.15×2 works
  25. Materials Science0.14×7 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Lismore?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Ocean Acidification, Population Dynamics, Reflective Practice, Well-being, Marine Ecosystems and Public Health.

▲ 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 Change145▲ 3.3×77 topics
  2. Mental Health83▲ 3.6×37 topics
  3. Epidemiology55▼ 0.85×87 topics
  4. Public Health50▲ 2.1×45 topics
  5. Sustainability48▲ 1.21×59 topics
  6. Ocean Acidification42▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Environmental Impact40▲ 1.46×39 topics
  8. Quality of Life38▲ 1.61×37 topics
  9. Well-being35▲ 5.5×13 topics
  10. Qualitative Research34▲ 2.5×19 topics
  11. Population Dynamics33▲ 7.8×10 topics
  12. Resilience32▲ 4.0×14 topics
  13. Reflective Practice31▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Social Justice30▲ 3.1×21 topics
  15. Job Satisfaction30▲ 4.2×11 topics
  16. Higher Education30▲ 3.4×15 topics
  17. Conservation30▲ 4.2×17 topics
  18. Biodiversity28▲ 2.3×23 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services28▲ 4.4×10 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations27▲ 4.9×14 topics
  21. Child Development27▲ 4.1×8 topics
  22. Invasive Species26▲ 3.8×19 topics
  23. Marine Ecosystems26▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Social Support26▲ 3.0×15 topics
  25. Coastal Protection25▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Trophic Cascades24▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Academic Achievement23▲ 8.4×10 topics
  28. Evidence-Based Practice23▲ 11×7 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience22▲ 9.0×4 topics
  30. Health Equity22▲ 4.7×6 topics
  31. Bleaching22▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Coral Reefs22▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Self-Regulation21▲ 7.2×6 topics
  34. Benthic Communities20▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Marine Biodiversity20▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Climate Change Impacts19▲ 9.7×7 topics
  37. Fisheries Sustainability19▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Professional Development18▲ 5.3×9 topics
  39. Student Voice16▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Sea-Level Rise15▲ 8.0×4 topics

What research is done in Lismore?

Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 20 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 14 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…12Marine and fisheries research: 12 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…11Early Childhood Education and Development: 11 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 10 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 10 fractional worksComplementary and Altern…10Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 10 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 9 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 8 fractional worksHigher Education Practis…8Higher Education Practises and Engagement: 8 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 20 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 14 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 11 works
  5. 5 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 10 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 10 works
  7. 7 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 10 works
  8. 8 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 9 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 8 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 8 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Lismore30.7% 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 37.0% in 2014.

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