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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

In research, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,281 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,318 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,651
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#269
of 656
Research works
393
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #1,281 of 10,206 31.5%209
Social SciencesDomain #2,318 of 16,945 30.8%274

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.77× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.26× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Luke Taylor and Graeme Ward lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.

  1. 1 Luke Taylor Australia · #180,466 worldwide 68 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Graeme Ward Australia · #330,757 worldwide 23 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Which keywords describe research at Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Equity, Decolonization, Indigenous Health, Traditional Knowledge, Vulnerability, Nutrition Transition, Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Food Security.

▲ 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 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
  1. Health Equity6▲ 50×3 topics
  2. Decolonization6▲ 158×1 topic
  3. Indigenous Health6▲ 912×1 topic
  4. Climate Change4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  5. Traditional Knowledge3▲ 152×2 topics
  6. Vulnerability3▲ 28×4 topics
  7. Mental Health3▲ 4.2×15 topics
  8. Nutrition Transition3▲ 179×2 topics
  9. Public Health3▲ 4.0×16 topics
  10. Epidemiology3▲ 1.43×26 topics
  11. Arctic Indigenous Peoples2▲ 298×1 topic
  12. Food Security2▲ 9.6×1 topic
  13. Social Justice2▲ 8.4×7 topics
  14. Risk Factors2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  15. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Health Policy2▲ 25×4 topics
  17. Global Health2▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Health Disparities2▲ 12×6 topics
  19. Cancer Incidence1▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations1▲ 8.8×6 topics
  21. Feminism1▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Primary Care1▲ 7.7×9 topics
  23. Cancer Risk1▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Community Engagement1▲ 8.1×5 topics
  25. Preventive Services1▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Social Support1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  27. Epidemiological Research1▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Global Burden1▲ 4.6×9 topics
  29. Globalization1▲ 1.33×6 topics
  30. Health Consequences1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  31. Qualitative Research1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  32. Resilience1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  33. Smoking Cessation1▲ 85×1 topic
  34. Tobacco Use1▲ 85×1 topic
  35. Health Care Utilization1▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Health Workforce1▲ 55×2 topics
  37. Physician Migration1▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Rural Health1▲ 77×1 topic
  39. African Christianity1▲ 95×2 topics
  40. Behavior Change1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Smoking Behavior and Cessation and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Indigenous Health, Educa…6Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 6 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 0 fractional works
HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysiologyEmergency Medical Services3 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 6 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 1 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  5. 5 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Education Systems and Policy Education 0 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.

openly available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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