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Research in Townsville

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Townsville, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are James Cook University, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine and Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Research institutions
8
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
28k
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
972k
34.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Townsville

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 Townsville?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1James Cook UniversityUniversity 21,262 #856
2Australian Institute of Marine ScienceResearch facility 2,160 #7,621
3Australian Institute of Tropical Health and MedicineResearch facility 1,509 #5,600
4Reef EcologicNonprofit 590 #14,481
5Ergon Energy (Australia)Company 213 #23,521 all time
6AIMS@JCUInstitution 89 not ranked
7Central and North West Queensland Medicare LocalNonprofit 2 not ranked
8HCOV GlobalInstitution 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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

James Cook University: 82.3%Australian Institute of Marine Science: 8.4%Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine: 5.8%Reef Ecologic: 2.3%4 others listed: 1.2%82%largest
James Cook University21k · 82.3%Australian Institute of Marine Science2,160 · 8.4%Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine1,509 · 5.8%Reef Ecologic590 · 2.3%4 others listed306 · 1.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Townsville work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Townsville is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Environmental Science (19%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,589 fractional works · 36.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 846 fractional works · 19.4% of its workEcology: 338 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 190 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 111 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 265 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 219 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOceanography: 101 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeophysics: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 126 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,261 fractional works · 29.0% of its workMedicine: 960 fractional works · 22.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 152 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 104 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 79 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 75 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 235 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 138 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 907 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 467 fractional works · 10.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 160 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 74 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 176 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 63 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 63 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 89 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 85 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 63 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 597 fractional works · 13.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 248 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 68 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 218 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 96 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 64 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiotechnology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 76 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTownsville4,354fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences21%

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. Environmental Science84619.4%
    2. Engineering2656.1%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2195.0%
    4. Computer Science1262.9%
    5. Materials Science451.0%
    6. Chemistry300.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy220.5%
    8. Energy200.5%
    9. Mathematics130.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
  2. Health Sciences1,26129.0%
    1. Medicine96022.0%
    2. Health Professions2355.4%
    3. Nursing260.6%
    4. Dentistry230.5%
    5. Veterinary170.4%
    1. Social Sciences46710.7%
    2. Psychology1764.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities892.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting852.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance631.4%
    6. Decision Sciences280.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2485.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2185.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology761.7%
    4. Neuroscience491.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Townsville strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Townsville is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Oceanography (10.9× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 100.0 works11×
  2. EcologySubfield · 297.5 works9.9×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 85.0 works7.9×
  4. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 20.3 works7.0×
  5. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 172.5 works5.9×
  6. ParasitologySubfield · 21.7 works5.3×
← 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, 216 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 186 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 62 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.04× its world share, 183 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 232 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.93× its world share, 750 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 215 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 836 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.89× its world share, 15 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 81 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 60 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 156 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 420 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.93×750 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.04×183 works
  3. Veterinary2.89×15 works
  4. Health Professions2.12×215 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.61×62 works
  6. Psychology1.33×156 works
  7. Nursing1.26×24 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.19×216 works
  9. Medicine1.13×836 works
  10. Dentistry1.03×19 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×186 works
  12. Social Sciences0.86×420 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.73×81 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×60 works
  15. Neuroscience0.68×42 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.66×24 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×78 works
  18. Energy0.51×18 works
  19. Chemistry0.47×28 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×6 works
  21. Engineering0.40×232 works
  22. Computer Science0.39×116 works
  23. Materials Science0.29×39 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.27×4 works
  25. Mathematics0.24×11 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.21×18 works

Which keywords describe research in Townsville?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Bleaching, Coral Reefs, Conservation, Population Dynamics and Fisheries Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change610▲ 5.2×88 topics
  2. Epidemiology270▲ 1.55×132 topics
  3. Ocean Acidification226▲ 69×3 topics
  4. Marine Ecosystems199▲ 83×2 topics
  5. Bleaching156▲ 110×1 topic
  6. Coral Reefs156▲ 110×1 topic
  7. Conservation146▲ 7.8×21 topics
  8. Population Dynamics140▲ 13×11 topics
  9. Biodiversity125▲ 3.8×30 topics
  10. Sustainability124▲ 1.16×74 topics
  11. Fisheries Sustainability118▲ 32×2 topics
  12. Trophic Cascades111▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Environmental Impact104▲ 1.40×53 topics
  14. Invasive Species103▲ 5.6×20 topics
  15. Public Health99▲ 1.56×56 topics
  16. Mental Health96▲ 1.54×39 topics
  17. Ecosystem Management88▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Marine Fisheries88▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Risk Factors84▲ 1.76×36 topics
  20. Coastal Protection78▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Climate Change Impacts74▲ 14×7 topics
  22. Ecosystem Resilience73▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Benthic Communities73▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Marine Biodiversity73▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Habitat Fragmentation72▲ 7.7×5 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services66▲ 3.9×10 topics
  27. Kelp Forests58▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Seagrasses58▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Aquaculture57▲ 5.2×8 topics
  30. Migration56▲ 3.8×10 topics
  31. Global Change54▲ 4.7×6 topics
  32. Phylogeny54▲ 7.4×15 topics
  33. Ecology53▲ 7.1×10 topics
  34. Sea-Level Rise53▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Fisheries51▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Conservation Biology45▲ 9.7×4 topics
  37. Acoustic Communication44▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Rays43▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Sharks43▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Decolonization38▲ 11×5 topics

What research is done in Townsville?

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…136Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 136 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 80 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 51 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 38 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 29 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…29Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 29 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 25 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 22 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 20 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 19 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanographyNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 136 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 80 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 51 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 38 works
  5. 5 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 29 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 29 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 25 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 22 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 20 works
  10. 10 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 19 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%Townsville24.6% 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 38.7% in 2015.

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