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Australian Institute of Criminology

In research, Australian Institute of Criminology stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,850 of 16,945 worldwide), Sociology and Political Science (#2,155 of 4,340 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,068 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences and Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 5.1× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#31,315
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#550
of 656
Research works
434
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Australian Institute of Criminology 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 SciencesDomain #7,850 of 16,945 30.3%304
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,155 of 4,340 35.5%145
Social SciencesField #5,068 of 10,206 31.9%235

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Institute of Criminology 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).

What does Australian Institute of Criminology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 29.4 works5.1×
  2. Social SciencesDomain · 36.7 works3.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.81× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.14× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian Institute of Criminology?

Ranked on the composite score, Neil Thomson, F. W. Clements and Anthony Morgan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Institute of Criminology.

  1. 1 Neil Thomson Australia · #225,417 worldwide 66 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 F. W. Clements Australia · #553,306 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Anthony Morgan Australia · #646,031 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Victoria Herrington Australia · #931,057 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 W Clifford Australia · #933,408 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Russell Smith Australia · #973,753 worldwide 38 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Matthew Willis Australia · #1,024,180 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Grant Wardlaw Australia · #1,585,782 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Institute of Criminology

Which keywords describe research at Australian Institute of Criminology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Risk Factors, Intimate Partner Violence, Prevalence, Gender-based Violence, Health Consequences, Domestic Violence and HIV Infection.

▲ 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. Mental Health10▲ 15×11 topics
  2. Risk Factors6▲ 13×5 topics
  3. Intimate Partner Violence6▲ 318×2 topics
  4. Prevalence6▲ 31×3 topics
  5. Gender-based Violence6▲ 221×2 topics
  6. Health Consequences6▲ 42×3 topics
  7. Domestic Violence5▲ 332×1 topic
  8. HIV Infection5▲ 114×1 topic
  9. Criminal Behavior5▲ 250×2 topics
  10. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 79×3 topics
  11. Social Inequality4▲ 34×2 topics
  12. Criminal Justice4▲ 39×1 topic
  13. Mass Incarceration4▲ 303×1 topic
  14. Youth Violence4▲ 187×2 topics
  15. Crime4▲ 301×1 topic
  16. Social Structure4▲ 211×1 topic
  17. Violence3▲ 48×4 topics
  18. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 51×3 topics
  19. Psychological Impact3▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Globalization3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  21. Human Rights2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  22. Law Enforcement2▲ 94×3 topics
  23. Resilience2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  24. Adverse Experiences2▲ 113×1 topic
  25. Bystander Education2▲ 288×1 topic
  26. Childhood Trauma2▲ 70×1 topic
  27. Sexual Violence Prevention2▲ 288×1 topic
  28. Drug Trafficking2▲ 64×2 topics
  29. Philosophy2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  30. Substance Abuse2▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Corruption1▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Neoliberalism1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  33. Criminal Networks1▲ 137×1 topic
  34. Organized Crime1▲ 137×1 topic
  35. Stigma1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Gender Differences1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  37. Impulsivity1▲ 53×2 topics
  38. Mental Illness1▲ 38×3 topics
  39. Sex Work1▲ 90×1 topic
  40. Trafficking1▲ 90×1 topic

Which research topics does Australian Institute of Criminology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Crime Patterns and Interventions and Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies.

  1. 1 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 5 works
  2. 2 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 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 available19.0%not open81.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian Institute of Criminology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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