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Research in Rockhampton

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Rockhampton, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Central Queensland University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.4k
▲ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
202k
21.5 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
Rockhampton

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 Rockhampton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Central Queensland UniversityUniversity 9,404 #1,109
2Infofish (Australia)Company 5 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.

Which fields of science does Rockhampton work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Rockhampton is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (14%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 939 fractional works · 38.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 422 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 125 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 116 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHealth: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 259 fractional works · 10.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 93 fractional works · 3.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 65 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 57 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 111 fractional works · 4.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 53 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 48 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 729 fractional works · 30.1% of its workEngineering: 328 fractional works · 13.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 65 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 151 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 39 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 144 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 487 fractional works · 20.1% of its workMedicine: 294 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 45 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 159 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 90 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 265 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 168 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPlant Science: 63 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 47 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRockhampton2,420fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences20%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 Sciences42217.4%
    2. Psychology25910.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1114.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities532.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance482.0%
    6. Decision Sciences461.9%
    1. Engineering32813.6%
    2. Computer Science1516.2%
    3. Environmental Science1445.9%
    4. Energy281.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences200.8%
    6. Mathematics150.6%
    7. Materials Science150.6%
    8. Chemistry130.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering110.5%
    10. Physics and Astronomy40.2%
    1. Medicine29412.1%
    2. Health Professions1596.6%
    3. Nursing230.9%
    4. Veterinary80.3%
    5. Dentistry40.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1686.9%
    2. Neuroscience471.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology411.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology50.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rockhampton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rockhampton is most concentrated in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (6.0× the world share in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine).

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 32.9 works6.0×
  2. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 55.7 works5.5×
← 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.

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: 1.46× its world share, 148 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.37× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 137 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 299 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 125 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.49× its world share, 140 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 261 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.68× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 101 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.52× its world share, 229 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 365 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.52×229 works
  2. Veterinary2.68×8 works
  3. Health Professions2.49×140 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.97×41 works
  5. Nursing1.87×20 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.47×101 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.46×148 works
  8. Energy1.38×27 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.37×10 works
  10. Social Sciences1.35×365 works
  11. Environmental Science1.18×125 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.95×43 works
  13. Engineering0.93×299 works
  14. Neuroscience0.85×30 works
  15. Computer Science0.82×137 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.75×46 works
  17. Medicine0.63×261 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×4 works
  19. Mathematics0.51×13 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×15 works
  21. Dentistry0.36×4 works
  22. Chemistry0.34×12 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×38 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×4 works
  25. Materials Science0.18×14 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.08×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Rockhampton?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Sustainability, Health Consequences, Renewable Energy, Circadian Rhythms, Epidemiology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Sustainability111▲ 1.87×67 topics
  2. Epidemiology109◆ 1.13×97 topics
  3. Mental Health99▲ 2.9×39 topics
  4. Machine Learning94▲ 1.16×65 topics
  5. Climate Change85▲ 1.29×77 topics
  6. Renewable Energy78▲ 2.2×33 topics
  7. Deep Learning76◆ 0.91×64 topics
  8. Environmental Impact74▲ 1.79×46 topics
  9. Public Health56▲ 1.57×41 topics
  10. Health Consequences46▲ 6.8×5 topics
  11. Meta-Analysis45▲ 3.1×15 topics
  12. Healthcare44▲ 1.57×20 topics
  13. Risk Factors43▲ 1.60×28 topics
  14. Circadian Rhythms41▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Prevalence40▲ 4.0×12 topics
  16. Job Satisfaction36▲ 3.4×13 topics
  17. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy35▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Resilience34▲ 2.9×17 topics
  19. Occupational Safety34▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Psychometric Evaluation33▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Well-being32▲ 3.4×14 topics
  22. Insomnia31▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Sleep Duration31▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Sleep Quality31▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Student Engagement29▲ 3.0×13 topics
  26. Gender Differences29▲ 3.2×15 topics
  27. Health Equity26▲ 3.8×6 topics
  28. Impulsivity25▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Fatigue24▲ 8.5×2 topics
  30. Cognitive Performance24▲ 9.8×4 topics
  31. Shift Work22▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Sleep Deprivation22▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Comorbidity22▲ 8.0×4 topics
  34. Brain Activity21▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Teacher Preparation21▲ 11×4 topics
  36. High-Speed Trains20▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Rolling Contact Fatigue20▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Cognitive Distortions19▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Pathological Gambling19▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Experiential Learning19▲ 15×6 topics

What research is done in Rockhampton?

Sleep and related disorders: 27 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 20 fractional worksGambling Behavior and Tr…18Gambling Behavior and Treatments: 18 fractional worksRailway Engineering and …15Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 15 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 15 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 13 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI12Smart Agriculture and AI: 12 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 11 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 11 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…11Education Systems and Policy: 11 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyClinical PsychologyMechanical EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 27 works
  2. 2 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 20 works
  3. 3 Gambling Behavior and Treatments Clinical Psychology 18 works
  4. 4 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 15 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 15 works
  6. 6 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 13 works
  7. 7 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 12 works
  8. 8 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 11 works
  10. 10 Education Systems and Policy Education 11 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%Rockhampton25.7% 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 35.8% in 2015.

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