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Research in Richmond

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Richmond, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Western Sydney University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
570k
23.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
28.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Richmond

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 Richmond?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Western Sydney UniversityUniversity 29,623 #699

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 Richmond work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Richmond is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (15%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,204 fractional works · 38.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,159 fractional works · 20.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 434 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEducation: 179 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 102 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 427 fractional works · 7.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 173 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 130 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 206 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 200 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 140 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 90 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 72 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,650 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEngineering: 698 fractional works · 12.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 174 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 160 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 72 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 413 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 102 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 279 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 87 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,194 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 874 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 122 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 266 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 149 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 618 fractional works · 10.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 324 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPlant Science: 159 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 146 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 79 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 121 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 80 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRichmond5,667fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences39%

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 Sciences2,20438.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,15920.5%
    2. Psychology4277.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2063.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities2003.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1402.5%
    6. Decision Sciences721.3%
    1. Engineering69812.3%
    2. Environmental Science4137.3%
    3. Computer Science2794.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy661.2%
    5. Materials Science641.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences440.8%
    7. Mathematics330.6%
    8. Energy260.5%
    9. Chemistry250.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,19421.1%
    1. Medicine87415.4%
    2. Health Professions2664.7%
    3. Nursing360.6%
    4. Dentistry150.3%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3245.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1462.6%
    3. Neuroscience1212.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology200.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Richmond strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Richmond is most concentrated in Public Administration, Building and Construction and Gender Studies (11.6× the world share in Public Administration).

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 31.0 works12×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 143.0 works4.6×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 71.2 works4.0×
  4. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 20.1 works3.4×
  5. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 157.1 works3.0×
← 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: 1.17× its world share, 277 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 127 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 108 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 246 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 606 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 343 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 58 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 237 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 774 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 174 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 187 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 63 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 124 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 379 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 1,042 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.49×379 works
  2. Health Professions1.80×237 works
  3. Social Sciences1.65×1,042 works
  4. Environmental Science1.38×343 works
  5. Neuroscience1.33×108 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.30×63 works
  7. Nursing1.24×30 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.21×174 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.17×277 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.16×187 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.16×124 works
  12. Engineering0.81×606 works
  13. Medicine0.81×774 works
  14. Computer Science0.63×246 works
  15. Energy0.53×24 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.53×59 works
  17. Dentistry0.53×13 works
  18. Mathematics0.52×30 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×127 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×37 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×6 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×17 works
  23. Materials Science0.33×58 works
  24. Veterinary0.30×2 works
  25. Chemistry0.29×23 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.16×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Richmond?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Globalization, Sustainability, Risk Management, Neoliberalism, Public Health and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 Change271▲ 1.76×93 topics
  2. Mental Health209▲ 2.6×43 topics
  3. Epidemiology206◆ 0.91×127 topics
  4. Globalization197▲ 1.77×94 topics
  5. Sustainability189▲ 1.37×85 topics
  6. Public Health139▲ 1.69×57 topics
  7. Quality of Life128▲ 1.56×55 topics
  8. Environmental Impact110◆ 1.14×51 topics
  9. Risk Management102▲ 3.8×13 topics
  10. Social Media98▲ 1.25×31 topics
  11. Neoliberalism88▲ 4.3×22 topics
  12. Risk Factors87▲ 1.40×34 topics
  13. Depression87▲ 1.75×25 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management83▲ 1.64×19 topics
  15. Gender79▲ 2.6×40 topics
  16. Identity77▲ 1.89×49 topics
  17. Social Justice77▲ 2.3×35 topics
  18. Resilience68▲ 2.5×15 topics
  19. Prevalence68▲ 3.0×14 topics
  20. Health Disparities67▲ 4.5×9 topics
  21. Job Satisfaction63▲ 2.5×12 topics
  22. Child Development60▲ 2.6×8 topics
  23. Feminism60▲ 3.6×19 topics
  24. Reflective Practice59▲ 5.5×7 topics
  25. Adolescents58▲ 2.8×10 topics
  26. Construction57▲ 7.6×2 topics
  27. Psychological Impact55▲ 3.1×11 topics
  28. Intersectionality54▲ 5.1×14 topics
  29. Cultural Competence53▲ 7.2×7 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice50▲ 6.6×7 topics
  31. Facilities Management47▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Durability Performance42▲ 7.9×2 topics
  33. Immigration39▲ 6.2×8 topics
  34. Gender Identity39▲ 6.4×4 topics
  35. BIM37▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Prefabrication37▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Construction Projects36▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Evapotranspiration36▲ 7.7×2 topics
  39. Social Sustainability35▲ 8.4×2 topics
  40. Stakeholder Analysis35▲ 9.6×2 topics

What research is done in Richmond?

BIM and Construction Int…32BIM and Construction Integration: 32 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…30Construction Project Management and Performance: 30 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 26 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 25 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 23 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 22 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 21 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…20Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 20 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 20 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 20 fractional works
Building and ConstructionManagement Science and Operations ResearchPublic AdministrationClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 32 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 30 works
  3. 3 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 26 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 25 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 23 works
  6. 6 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 22 works
  7. 7 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 21 works
  8. 8 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  9. 9 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 20 works
  10. 10 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 20 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%Richmond25.7% 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 35.1% in 1993.

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