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Research in Toowoomba

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Toowoomba, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Southern Queensland.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
264k
21.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
33.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Toowoomba

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 Toowoomba?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Southern QueenslandUniversity 11,449 #652

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 Toowoomba work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Toowoomba is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (13%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,247 fractional works · 37.6% of its workEngineering: 433 fractional works · 13.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 90 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 56 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 43 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 238 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 89 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 55 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 215 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 123 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 54 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 89 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 62 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 50 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 48 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,246 fractional works · 37.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 599 fractional works · 18.1% of its workEducation: 200 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 169 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 227 fractional works · 6.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 84 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 64 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 146 fractional works · 4.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 128 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 96 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 76 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 524 fractional works · 15.8% of its workMedicine: 342 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 154 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 83 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 302 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 175 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 81 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 59 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 45 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 56 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKToowoomba3,320fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences38%

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. Engineering43313.0%
    2. Computer Science2387.2%
    3. Environmental Science2156.5%
    4. Materials Science1233.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy892.7%
    6. Energy501.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences481.5%
    8. Mathematics230.7%
    9. Chemistry180.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.3%
  2. Social Sciences1,24637.5%
    1. Social Sciences59918.1%
    2. Psychology2276.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1464.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities1283.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance962.9%
    6. Decision Sciences491.5%
    1. Medicine34210.3%
    2. Health Professions1544.6%
    3. Nursing190.6%
    4. Veterinary60.2%
    5. Dentistry30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1755.3%
    2. Neuroscience591.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology561.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology80.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Toowoomba strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Toowoomba is most concentrated in Polymers and Plastics and Emergency Medical Services (4.0× the world share in Polymers and Plastics).

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 47.5 works4.0×
  2. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 21.3 works4.0×
← 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: 1.12× its world share, 155 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 52 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 199 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.75× its world share, 47 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 378 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 189 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 106 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 77 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 142 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 295 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 116 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 133 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 42 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 90 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.20× its world share, 196 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 536 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.20×196 works
  2. Health Professions1.84×142 works
  3. Energy1.75×47 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.49×42 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.45×90 works
  6. Social Sciences1.45×536 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.41×133 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.37×116 works
  9. Environmental Science1.30×189 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.18×77 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.12×155 works
  12. Veterinary1.12×4 works
  13. Nursing1.11×16 works
  14. Neuroscience1.10×52 works
  15. Materials Science1.04×106 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.94×43 works
  17. Computer Science0.88×199 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.86×9 works
  19. Engineering0.86×378 works
  20. Mathematics0.58×20 works
  21. Medicine0.52×295 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×5 works
  23. Chemistry0.38×17 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×47 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.22×6 works
  26. Dentistry0.20×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Toowoomba?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Higher Education 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. Machine Learning143▲ 1.29×82 topics
  2. Climate Change140▲ 1.55×82 topics
  3. Deep Learning130◆ 1.13×75 topics
  4. Sustainability119▲ 1.47×79 topics
  5. Mental Health105▲ 2.2×32 topics
  6. Epidemiology95▼ 0.72×103 topics
  7. Renewable Energy87▲ 1.82×39 topics
  8. Environmental Impact86▲ 1.51×52 topics
  9. Globalization84▲ 1.29×66 topics
  10. Public Health62▲ 1.28×44 topics
  11. Healthcare61▲ 1.62×19 topics
  12. Education60◆ 1.05×56 topics
  13. Remote Sensing60▲ 1.48×32 topics
  14. Higher Education57▲ 3.2×22 topics
  15. Nanocomposites55▲ 2.1×21 topics
  16. Depression47▲ 1.60×19 topics
  17. Social Justice45▲ 2.3×28 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management45▲ 1.51×16 topics
  19. Identity42▲ 1.74×30 topics
  20. Resilience42▲ 2.5×16 topics
  21. Well-being38▲ 2.9×14 topics
  22. Reflective Practice37▲ 6.0×7 topics
  23. Colonialism35▲ 2.2×22 topics
  24. Global Warming35▲ 2.4×13 topics
  25. Anxiety34▲ 2.2×11 topics
  26. Finite Element Analysis32▲ 4.3×6 topics
  27. Student Engagement32▲ 2.4×13 topics
  28. Neoliberalism32▲ 2.6×12 topics
  29. Technology Integration32▲ 3.0×9 topics
  30. Academic Achievement30▲ 5.3×9 topics
  31. Professional Development30▲ 4.4×12 topics
  32. Student Perceptions30▲ 5.0×7 topics
  33. Epoxy Resins29▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Vulnerability29▲ 3.7×7 topics
  35. Self-Regulation25▲ 4.1×6 topics
  36. Fire-Retardant Materials24▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Flame Retardant Polymers24▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Motor Imagery24▲ 5.8×2 topics
  39. Informal Learning22▲ 5.2×4 topics
  40. National Identity21▲ 5.5×6 topics

What research is done in Toowoomba?

Flame retardant material…21Flame retardant materials and properties: 21 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…19Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 19 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 18 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 15 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 14 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 13 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 13 fractional worksAustralian History and S…13Australian History and Society: 13 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 12 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 12 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsInformation SystemsCognitive NeuroscienceEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Flame retardant materials and properties Polymers and Plastics 21 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 19 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 18 works
  4. 4 Education Systems and Policy Education 15 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 13 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 13 works
  8. 8 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  9. 9 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 12 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%Toowoomba30.5% 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 36.6% in 2017.

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