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Research in Wollongong

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Wollongong, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Wollongong.

Research institutions
5
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
42k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1M
24.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Wollongong

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 Wollongong?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of WollongongUniversity 43,490 #450
2IRT Group (Australia)Company 2 not ranked
3Energy Pipelines CRCResearch facility 2 not ranked
4IMB BankInstitution 1 not ranked
5Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New ZealandInstitution 0 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.

University of Wollongong: 100.0%IRT Group (Australia): 0.0%Energy Pipelines CRC: 0.0%IMB Bank: 0.0%100%largest
University of Wollongong43k · 100.0%IRT Group (Australia)2 · 0.0%Energy Pipelines CRC2 · 0.0%IMB Bank1 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Wollongong work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Wollongong is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Social Sciences (13%), Medicine (13%).

Physical Sciences: 3,084 fractional works · 47.7% of its workEngineering: 1,383 fractional works · 21.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 422 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 207 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 156 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 130 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 92 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 537 fractional works · 8.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 218 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 80 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 375 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEcology: 82 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 262 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 158 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 140 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 110 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 87 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 107 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 73 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 71 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,789 fractional works · 27.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 870 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 287 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 171 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 77 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 353 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 128 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 98 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 199 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 158 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 148 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 96 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,152 fractional works · 17.8% of its workMedicine: 841 fractional works · 13.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 130 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 261 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 165 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 437 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 172 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 91 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 126 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 82 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 112 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWollongong6,462fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences28%

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. Engineering1,38321.4%
    2. Computer Science5378.3%
    3. Environmental Science3755.8%
    4. Materials Science2624.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1402.2%
    6. Energy1101.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1071.7%
    8. Mathematics731.1%
    9. Chemistry711.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering260.4%
  2. Social Sciences1,78927.7%
    1. Social Sciences87013.5%
    2. Psychology3535.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1993.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities1582.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1482.3%
    6. Decision Sciences610.9%
  3. Health Sciences1,15217.8%
    1. Medicine84113.0%
    2. Health Professions2614.0%
    3. Nursing390.6%
    4. Dentistry90.1%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1722.7%
    2. Neuroscience1261.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1121.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology200.3%
    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 Wollongong strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Wollongong is most concentrated in Radiation and Earth-Surface Processes (3.0× the world share in Radiation).

  1. RadiationSubfield · 24.0 works3.0×
  2. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 20.6 works3.0×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 97 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 145 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 109 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 64 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 476 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 127 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.82× its world share, 96 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 1,236 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 331 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.16× its world share, 232 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 67 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 94 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 236 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 741 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 139 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 178 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 53 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 137 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 311 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 777 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy1.82×96 works
  2. Psychology1.78×311 works
  3. Health Professions1.56×236 works
  4. Engineering1.44×1,236 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.41×127 works
  6. Nursing1.27×36 works
  7. Neuroscience1.17×109 works
  8. Environmental Science1.16×331 works
  9. Materials Science1.16×232 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.14×23 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×137 works
  12. Computer Science1.07×476 works
  13. Social Sciences1.07×777 works
  14. Mathematics1.00×67 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.96×178 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.95×53 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.84×139 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.74×94 works
  19. Chemistry0.71×64 works
  20. Medicine0.67×741 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×145 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×97 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.31×18 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×6 works
  25. Dentistry0.28×8 works
  26. Veterinary0.26×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Wollongong?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Climate Change, Mechanical Properties, Rechargeable Batteries, Renewable Energy, Microstructure and Deep Learning.

▲ 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 Change223▲ 1.27×92 topics
  2. Deep Learning212◆ 0.95×79 topics
  3. Machine Learning206◆ 0.96×84 topics
  4. Epidemiology188▼ 0.73×122 topics
  5. Sustainability172◆ 1.09×85 topics
  6. Renewable Energy152▲ 1.62×44 topics
  7. Energy Storage150▲ 3.6×13 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties139▲ 2.2×36 topics
  9. Public Health134▲ 1.42×54 topics
  10. Mental Health133▲ 1.44×42 topics
  11. Cathode Materials133▲ 5.3×3 topics
  12. Environmental Impact125◆ 1.13×54 topics
  13. Globalization124◆ 0.97×89 topics
  14. Neural Networks104◆ 1.04×37 topics
  15. Microstructure103▲ 3.1×18 topics
  16. Quality of Life97◆ 1.04×51 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries92▲ 3.4×4 topics
  18. Nanomaterials87▲ 1.29×20 topics
  19. Power Electronics86▲ 4.2×8 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries84▲ 4.9×2 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency84▲ 1.40×32 topics
  22. Depression80▲ 1.40×24 topics
  23. Renewable Energy Integration78▲ 3.7×5 topics
  24. Resilience71▲ 2.2×16 topics
  25. Graphene71▲ 1.63×11 topics
  26. Physical Activity67▲ 2.1×11 topics
  27. Battery Technology64▲ 3.6×3 topics
  28. Prevalence59▲ 2.2×15 topics
  29. International Law57▲ 2.8×20 topics
  30. Electric Vehicles56▲ 3.0×4 topics
  31. Battery Materials51▲ 4.7×1 topic
  32. Nanostructured Anodes51▲ 4.7×1 topic
  33. Model Predictive Control50▲ 3.0×6 topics
  34. Ionic Conductivity50▲ 5.7×2 topics
  35. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries50▲ 5.4×2 topics
  36. Nanostructured Cathodes49▲ 6.2×1 topic
  37. Solid-State Electrolytes49▲ 6.2×1 topic
  38. Smart Grid Applications43▲ 5.1×2 topics
  39. Homomorphic Encryption32▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Identity-Based Encryption32▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Wollongong?

Advancements in Battery Materials: 48 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 46 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…34Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 34 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…32Advanced battery technologies research: 32 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 32 fractional worksCryptography and Data Security: 29 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…24Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 24 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 22 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 21 fractional worksInternational Maritime L…21International Maritime Law Issues: 21 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 34 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  5. 5 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 32 works
  6. 6 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 29 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 24 works
  8. 8 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 22 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 21 works
  10. 10 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 21 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%Wollongong24.1% 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 37.8% in 2016.

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