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Research in Toowoomba

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Toowoomba, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Southern Queensland and Toowoomba Hospital.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
33.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Toowoomba?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Southern QueenslandUniversity 11,449 #725
2Toowoomba HospitalHospital / health system 1,077 #15,700

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

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×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Toowoomba?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, 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 2022–2025 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 Change125▲ 1.59×81 topics
  2. Machine Learning116▲ 1.21×79 topics
  3. Sustainability108▲ 1.52×76 topics
  4. Deep Learning106◆ 1.06×70 topics
  5. Mental Health93▲ 2.2×31 topics
  6. Epidemiology80▼ 0.69×97 topics
  7. Renewable Energy78▲ 1.85×37 topics
  8. Globalization78▲ 1.35×63 topics
  9. Environmental Impact76▲ 1.53×50 topics
  10. Public Health54▲ 1.28×43 topics
  11. Healthcare54▲ 1.64×19 topics
  12. Remote Sensing52▲ 1.46×32 topics
  13. Higher Education52▲ 3.3×21 topics
  14. Education51◆ 1.02×52 topics
  15. Nanocomposites49▲ 2.1×21 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management42▲ 1.55×16 topics
  17. Depression42▲ 1.62×19 topics
  18. Social Justice40▲ 2.4×27 topics
  19. Economic Growth39▲ 1.58×22 topics
  20. Identity37▲ 1.72×28 topics
  21. Resilience35▲ 2.5×16 topics
  22. Well-being34▲ 3.0×13 topics
  23. Reflective Practice33▲ 6.1×7 topics
  24. Colonialism31▲ 2.3×19 topics
  25. Neoliberalism31▲ 3.0×12 topics
  26. Global Warming31▲ 2.6×13 topics
  27. Finite Element Analysis29▲ 4.4×6 topics
  28. Technology Integration27▲ 3.1×9 topics
  29. Academic Achievement27▲ 5.5×9 topics
  30. Student Perceptions27▲ 5.0×7 topics
  31. Professional Development26▲ 4.5×12 topics
  32. Epoxy Resins25▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Vulnerability25▲ 3.8×7 topics
  34. Motor Imagery22▲ 6.0×2 topics
  35. Fire-Retardant Materials21▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Flame Retardant Polymers21▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Informal Learning20▲ 5.3×4 topics
  38. Teacher Education20▲ 5.3×6 topics
  39. National Identity19▲ 5.8×5 topics
  40. Career Development19▲ 5.6×6 topics

What research is done in Toowoomba?

  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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