Australian Catholic University
In research, Australian Catholic University stands highest in Social Sciences (#481 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#345 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,122 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, History and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Religious studies is 11.8× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #969 of 22,385 · #895 all time
- Rank in Australia
- #34 of 270
- Research works
- 9.3k ▲ 6% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 174k 18.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 17.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.49× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 35% world 40%
- International
- 20% world 18%
What is Australian Catholic University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #481 of 9,585 | 16.5% | 1,415 | #418 | |
| Social SciencesField | #345 of 5,988 | 15.0% | 786 | #332 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,122 of 9,902 | 19.4% | 464 | #814 | |
| PsychologyField | #268 of 2,121 | 24.2% | 284 | #297 | |
| EducationSubfield | #261 of 1,930 | 16.9% | 255 | #106 | |
| MedicineField | #1,331 of 8,541 | 19.2% | 309 | #928 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #500 of 2,526 | 14.2% | 231 | #415 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #405 of 1,895 | 19.8% | 140 | #335 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,818 of 6,403 | 22.5% | 90 | #1745 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,440 of 10,670 | 21.4% | 167 | #2281 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Catholic University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#418 #481
- Social Sciences#332 #345
- Health Sciences#814 #1,122
- Psychology#297 #268
- Education#106 #261
- Medicine#928 #1,331
- Sociology and Political Science#415 #500
- Health Professions#335 #405
- Life Sciences#1,745 #1,818
- Physical Sciences#2,281 #3,440
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Australian Catholic University work in?
In 2022-now, 65% of research at Australian Catholic University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Medicine (15%), Psychology (13%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences1,57565.3%
- Social Sciences86936.0%
- Psychology31513.1%
- Arts and Humanities27511.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting602.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance341.4%
- Decision Sciences220.9%
- Health Sciences54522.6%
- Medicine36615.2%
- Health Professions1606.6%
- Nursing190.8%
- Dentistry10.0%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Physical Sciences1877.8%
- Computer Science813.4%
- Engineering411.7%
- Environmental Science301.2%
- Mathematics150.6%
- Physics and Astronomy70.3%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences60.2%
- Chemistry30.1%
- Materials Science30.1%
- Energy20.1%
- Life Sciences1034.3%
What does Australian Catholic University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Religious studiesSubfield · 47.7 works12×
- HistorySubfield · 57.2 works7.4×
- Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 42.9 works7.0×
- Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 61.6 works5.6×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Psychology4.28×315 works
- Arts and Humanities3.95×275 works
- Social Sciences2.85×869 works
- Health Professions2.52×160 works
- Nursing1.57×18 works
- Neuroscience1.14×44 works
- Decision Sciences0.94×22 works
- Medicine0.79×366 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.78×60 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.66×34 works
- Mathematics0.51×15 works
- Computer Science0.43×81 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×36 works
- Environmental Science0.25×30 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×21 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×6 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.13×7 works
- Engineering0.11×41 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.09×1 works
- Chemistry0.09×3 works
- Energy0.09×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.08×2 works
- Dentistry0.08×1 works
- Materials Science0.03×3 works
- Veterinary0.01×0 works
- Psychology 4.3×
- Arts and Humanities 4.0×
- Social Sciences 2.9×
- Health Professions 2.5×
- Nursing 1.6×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.9×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.0×
- Veterinary 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Australian Catholic University?
Ranked on the quality score, Philip David Parker, Chris Lonsdale and Baljinder Kaur Sahdra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Catholic University.
- 1
Philip David Parker
Australia · #5,617 worldwide 21k citations · 310 works
- 2
Chris Lonsdale
Australia · #8,483 worldwide 27k citations · 247 works
- 3
Baljinder Kaur Sahdra
Australia · #18,889 worldwide 6.4k citations · 151 works
- 4
Jiesi Guo
Australia · #20,407 worldwide 7.1k citations · 152 works
- 5
Theresa Dicke
Australia · #24,340 worldwide 5.7k citations · 131 works
- 6
Michael Noetel
Australia · #25,516 worldwide 4.9k citations · 153 works
- 7
Taren Sanders
Australia · #27,827 worldwide 9.4k citations · 90 works
- 8
Joseph Ciarrochi
Australia · #39,823 worldwide 22k citations · 343 works
- 9
Benjamin Moffitt
Australia · #47,775 worldwide 3.4k citations · 84 works
- 10
Fabienne Michelle Van der Kleij
Australia · #60,711 worldwide 3.5k citations · 59 works
Which keywords describe research at Australian Catholic University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Colonialism, Identity, Religion, Well-being, Diversity and Social Justice.
- Cultural
- Theology
- Inclusion
- Australian history
- Cosmopolitanism
- Resistance Training
- Citizenship
- Multiculturalism
- Reflective Practice
- Child Development
- National Identity
- Meta-Analysis
- Gender
- History
- Resilience
- Human Rights
- Social Justice
- Colonialism
- Identity
- Mental Health
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Education
- Religion
- Well-being
- Ethics
- Neoliberalism
- Diversity
- Nationalism
- Secularism
- Technology Integration
- Academic Achievement
- Self-Regulation
- Cultural Turn
- Teacher Education
- Transnational History
- Teacher Professional Development
- British imperialism
- Religious Education
- Cultural Competence
Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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
- Globalization152▲ 3.2×73 topics
- Mental Health129▲ 3.8×40 topics
- Epidemiology101◆ 1.05×77 topics
- Identity84▲ 4.8×48 topics
- Education82▲ 1.97×70 topics
- Colonialism80▲ 7.0×34 topics
- Religion65▲ 5.8×36 topics
- Social Justice62▲ 4.3×30 topics
- Well-being61▲ 6.5×13 topics
- Human Rights60▲ 2.4×41 topics
- Ethics53▲ 4.3×37 topics
- Resilience53▲ 4.5×14 topics
- Neoliberalism52▲ 6.0×19 topics
- History49▲ 2.9×36 topics
- Diversity49▲ 12×7 topics
- Gender48▲ 3.7×42 topics
- Nationalism48▲ 4.4×27 topics
- Meta-Analysis46▲ 3.3×16 topics
- Secularism45▲ 18×5 topics
- National Identity43▲ 15×6 topics
- Technology Integration43▲ 5.6×9 topics
- Child Development42▲ 4.3×8 topics
- Academic Achievement41▲ 10.0×10 topics
- Reflective Practice40▲ 8.7×7 topics
- Self-Regulation39▲ 9.1×6 topics
- Multiculturalism38▲ 8.5×7 topics
- Cultural Turn36▲ 70×2 topics
- Citizenship34▲ 12×6 topics
- Teacher Education34▲ 11×8 topics
- Resistance Training34▲ 15×2 topics
- Transnational History34▲ 102×2 topics
- Cosmopolitanism33▲ 13×7 topics
- Teacher Professional Development33▲ 8.4×5 topics
- Australian history32▲ 136×1 topic
- British imperialism32▲ 136×1 topic
- Inclusion32▲ 9.2×4 topics
- Religious Education32▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Theology30▲ 14×6 topics
- Cultural Competence30▲ 9.5×7 topics
- Cultural29▲ 25×4 topics
Which research topics does Australian Catholic University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Australian History and Society, Religious Education and Schools, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Sports Performance and Training.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 32 works
- 2 Religious Education and Schools Education 25 works
- 3 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 21 works
- 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 20 works
- 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 19 works
- 6 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 18 works
- 7 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 18 works
- 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
- 9 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 17 works
- 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 17 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Australian Catholic University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Australian Catholic University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0099% in 2024.
Fractional works of Australian Catholic University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.7% in 2020.
Other research institutions in Brisbane
- The University of Queensland
- Griffith University
- Queensland University of Technology
- Queensland Health
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
- Boeing (Australia)
- Queensland Government
- Mater Health Services
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