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Central Queensland University

In research, Central Queensland University stands highest in Health Sciences (#360 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#624 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#670 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,244
of 28,054 · #2,012 all time
Rank in Australia
#30
of 391
Research works
9.4k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
202k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Central Queensland University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #360 of 11,982 26.0%432 #765
Social SciencesDomain #624 of 10,521 30.8%826 #717
Social SciencesField #670 of 6,365 30.4%365 #679
EngineeringField #711 of 6,636 22.8%299 #954
Physical SciencesDomain #1,828 of 12,888 25.7%655 #2675
MedicineField #1,730 of 10,443 22.8%261 #2834
EducationSubfield #340 of 1,892 38.8%98 #336
Business, Management and AccountingField #503 of 2,578 42.5%101 #718
PsychologyField #441 of 2,181 26.6%229 #665
Computer ScienceField #1,111 of 4,667 28.5%137 #1315

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Queensland 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#765 #360
  2. Social Sciences#717 #624
  3. Social Sciences#679 #670
  4. Engineering#954 #711
  5. Physical Sciences#2,675 #1,828
  6. Medicine#2,834 #1,730
  7. Education#336 #340
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#718 #503
  9. Psychology#665 #441
  10. Computer Science#1,315 #1,111
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Central Queensland University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 32.9 works6.0×
  2. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 55.7 works5.5×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 148 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.37× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 137 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 299 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 125 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.49× its world share, 140 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 261 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.68× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 101 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.52× its world share, 229 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 365 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central Queensland University?

Ranked on the composite score, Linda Colley, Lal Rawal and Xianbo Zhao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Queensland University.

  1. 1 Linda Colley Australia · #26,865 worldwide 329 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Lal Rawal Australia · #40,889 worldwide 1.4k citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Xianbo Zhao Australia · #54,896 worldwide 357 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Peter Wolfs Australia · #95,362 worldwide 441 citations · 82 works
  5. 5 Mark Trotter Australia · #156,459 worldwide 118 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Katie de Luca Australia · #171,624 worldwide 395 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Qing Wu Australia · #195,087 worldwide 173 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Biplob Ray Australia · #204,902 worldwide 91 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Matthew Browne Australia · #213,673 worldwide 112 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Kevin R. Ronan Australia · #261,353 worldwide 97 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Central Queensland University

Which keywords describe research at Central Queensland University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Health Consequences, Epidemiology, Circadian Rhythms, Environmental Impact and Occupational Safety.

▲ 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. Epidemiology98▲ 1.17×92 topics
  2. Sustainability97▲ 1.87×66 topics
  3. Mental Health92▲ 2.9×38 topics
  4. Machine Learning81▲ 1.16×60 topics
  5. Renewable Energy73▲ 2.4×30 topics
  6. Deep Learning71◆ 0.97×60 topics
  7. Climate Change70▲ 1.23×69 topics
  8. Environmental Impact65▲ 1.79×43 topics
  9. Public Health50▲ 1.59×39 topics
  10. Health Consequences41▲ 6.8×5 topics
  11. Meta-Analysis40▲ 3.2×15 topics
  12. Risk Factors40▲ 1.69×28 topics
  13. Healthcare39▲ 1.62×20 topics
  14. Prevalence36▲ 4.2×11 topics
  15. Circadian Rhythms34▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Resilience32▲ 3.1×17 topics
  17. Job Satisfaction31▲ 3.4×13 topics
  18. Occupational Safety30▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy29▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Physical Activity29▲ 2.7×10 topics
  21. Psychometric Evaluation29▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Well-being28▲ 3.4×14 topics
  23. Gender Differences27▲ 3.3×14 topics
  24. Insomnia27▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Sleep Duration27▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Sleep Quality27▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Psychological Impact25▲ 3.6×8 topics
  28. Impulsivity23▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Fatigue21▲ 8.7×2 topics
  30. Emissions21▲ 4.9×6 topics
  31. Cognitive Performance21▲ 9.9×4 topics
  32. Comorbidity20▲ 8.6×4 topics
  33. Brain Activity20▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Shift Work20▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Sleep Deprivation20▲ 30×1 topic
  36. High-Speed Trains19▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Rolling Contact Fatigue18▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Injury Prevention18▲ 6.9×5 topics
  39. Cognitive Distortions18▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Pathological Gambling18▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Central Queensland University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sleep and related disorders, Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue, Gambling Behavior and Treatments and Railway Engineering and Dynamics.

Sleep and related disord…27Sleep and related disorders: 27 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related F…20Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 20 fractional worksGambling Behavior and Tr…18Gambling Behavior and Treatments: 18 fractional worksRailway Engineering and …15Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 15 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 15 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 13 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI12Smart Agriculture and AI: 12 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 11 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 11 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…11Education Systems and Policy: 11 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyClinical PsychologyMechanical EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 27 works
  2. 2 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 20 works
  3. 3 Gambling Behavior and Treatments Clinical Psychology 18 works
  4. 4 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 15 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 15 works
  6. 6 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 13 works
  7. 7 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 12 works
  8. 8 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 11 works
  10. 10 Education Systems and Policy Education 11 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 available68.8%not open31.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Queensland University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher 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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