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Australian Institute of Family Studies

In research, Australian Institute of Family Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,939 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,177
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#596
of 656
Research works
232
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Australian Institute of Family 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 SciencesDomain #9,939 of 16,945 44.0%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Institute of Family 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: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.11× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian Institute of Family Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Jennifer Baxter, Alan Hayes and Kelly Hand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Institute of Family Studies.

  1. 1 Jennifer Baxter Australia · #581,068 worldwide 93 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Alan Hayes Australia · #589,607 worldwide 78 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Kelly Hand Australia · #699,915 worldwide 23 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Ben Edwards Australia · #736,050 worldwide 76 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Sarah Wise Australia · #752,960 worldwide 31 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Ruth Weston Australia · #1,094,956 worldwide 53 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Lixia Qu Australia · #1,117,450 worldwide 49 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Institute of Family Studies

Which keywords describe research at Australian Institute of Family Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Psychological Impact, Mortality Risk, Prevalence, Employment Patterns, Risk Factors, Health Disparities and Social Support.

▲ 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 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health4▲ 12×15 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 2.1×12 topics
  3. Psychological Impact1▲ 19×4 topics
  4. Risk Factors1▲ 5.8×7 topics
  5. Employment Patterns1▲ 117×2 topics
  6. Mortality Risk1▲ 25×4 topics
  7. Prevalence1▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Aging Workforce1▲ 216×1 topic
  9. Health Disparities1▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Health Effects1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  11. Retirement1▲ 74×1 topic
  12. Social Support1▲ 9.4×6 topics
  13. Depression1▲ 5.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Australian Institute of Family Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retirement, Disability, and Employment, Family Dynamics and Relationships, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research and Elder Abuse and Neglect.

Retirement, Disability, …1Retirement, Disability, and Employment: 1 fractional worksFamily Dynamics and Rela…0Family Dynamics and Relationships: 0 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksElder Abuse and Neglect0Elder Abuse and Neglect: 0 fractional worksGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impact: 0 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 0 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…0Employment and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 0 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 0 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…0Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 0 fractional works
DemographyClinical PsychologyStrategy and ManagementGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 1 works
  2. 2 Family Dynamics and Relationships Demography 0 works
  3. 3 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Elder Abuse and Neglect Demography 0 works
  5. 5 Global trade, sustainability, and social impact Strategy and Management 0 works
  6. 6 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 0 works
  7. 7 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 0 works
  9. 9 Health disparities and outcomes Health 0 works
  10. 10 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian Institute of Family Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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