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Research in Sunshine Coast

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Sunshine Coast, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of the Sunshine Coast.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
134k
19.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
27.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Sunshine Coast

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 Sunshine Coast?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the Sunshine CoastUniversity 6,859 #1,453
2Australia ZooArchive 176 #29,343 all time
3WishlistNonprofit 2 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 Sunshine Coast work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Sunshine Coast is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (14%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 944 fractional works · 41.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 513 fractional works · 22.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 193 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEducation: 88 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 38 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 226 fractional works · 9.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 82 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 72 fractional works · 3.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 77 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 66 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 43 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 582 fractional works · 25.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 255 fractional works · 11.1% of its workEcology: 84 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 71 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 181 fractional works · 7.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 80 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 467 fractional works · 20.4% of its workMedicine: 330 fractional works · 14.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 49 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 118 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 61 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 300 fractional works · 13.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 126 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPlant Science: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 94 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 47 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSunshine Coast2,292fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences41%

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 Sciences51322.4%
    2. Psychology2269.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting773.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities662.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance431.9%
    6. Decision Sciences200.9%
    1. Environmental Science25511.1%
    2. Engineering1817.9%
    3. Computer Science803.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences311.4%
    5. Materials Science130.6%
    6. Mathematics90.4%
    7. Energy60.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy40.2%
    9. Chemistry40.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine33014.4%
    2. Health Professions1185.2%
    3. Nursing110.5%
    4. Veterinary60.2%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1265.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology944.1%
    3. Neuroscience472.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology261.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Sunshine Coast strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sunshine Coast is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation (6.2× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 29.6 works6.2×
← 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: 1.19× its world share, 113 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 40 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 152 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.26× its world share, 225 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.01× its world share, 106 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 281 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.77× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.17× its world share, 193 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 456 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.17×193 works
  2. Environmental Science2.26×225 works
  3. Health Professions2.01×106 works
  4. Social Sciences1.80×456 works
  5. Veterinary1.77×5 works
  6. Neuroscience1.22×40 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.19×113 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.12×23 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×69 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.01×58 works
  11. Nursing1.00×10 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.92×29 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.89×17 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×36 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×82 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×5 works
  17. Medicine0.73×281 works
  18. Engineering0.51×152 works
  19. Computer Science0.45×70 works
  20. Mathematics0.32×8 works
  21. Energy0.29×5 works
  22. Materials Science0.15×10 works
  23. Chemistry0.11×3 works
  24. Dentistry0.11×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.08×4 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.06×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Sunshine Coast?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Mental Health, Sustainability, Risk Factors, Biodiversity and Biodiversity Conservation.

▲ 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 Change172▲ 2.8×77 topics
  2. Epidemiology96◆ 1.05×104 topics
  3. Sustainability90▲ 1.61×62 topics
  4. Mental Health79▲ 2.4×36 topics
  5. Social Media61▲ 1.94×21 topics
  6. Risk Factors60▲ 2.4×29 topics
  7. Public Health58▲ 1.73×44 topics
  8. Globalization56▲ 1.23×68 topics
  9. Conservation55▲ 5.6×22 topics
  10. Biodiversity52▲ 3.0×26 topics
  11. Quality of Life51▲ 1.53×39 topics
  12. Population Dynamics45▲ 7.7×12 topics
  13. Resilience43▲ 3.8×16 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services40▲ 4.6×10 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation40▲ 4.7×12 topics
  16. Social Justice40▲ 2.9×25 topics
  17. Depression39▲ 1.93×20 topics
  18. Invasive Species39▲ 4.0×21 topics
  19. Physical Activity35▲ 3.2×11 topics
  20. Well-being33▲ 3.7×12 topics
  21. Prevalence31▲ 3.3×12 topics
  22. Driver Behavior30▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Self-Regulation28▲ 6.8×6 topics
  24. Vulnerability25▲ 4.6×6 topics
  25. Psychiatric Disorders24▲ 7.7×4 topics
  26. Social Identity23▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Criminal Behavior23▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Reflective Practice23▲ 5.2×7 topics
  29. Climate Change Impacts22▲ 7.9×6 topics
  30. Trophic Cascades22▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Sea-Level Rise21▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. Developmental Trajectories21▲ 7.7×3 topics
  33. Ocean Acidification21▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Recycled Materials20▲ 7.8×2 topics
  35. Youth Violence20▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Spatial Analysis20▲ 9.3×3 topics
  37. Marine Ecosystems19▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Neighborhood Effects19▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Injury Severity19▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Road Safety18▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Sunshine Coast?

Traffic and Road Safety15Traffic and Road Safety: 15 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…14Crime Patterns and Interventions: 14 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 13 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 12 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma11Child Abuse and Trauma: 11 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 11 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 11 fractional worksPolicing Practices and P…11Policing Practices and Perceptions: 11 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 11 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 10 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 15 works
  2. 2 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  4. 4 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  5. 5 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 11 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 11 works
  8. 8 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  9. 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 11 works
  10. 10 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 10 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%Sunshine Coast26.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 39.2% in 2012.

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