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Charles Darwin University

In research, Charles Darwin University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,452 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,911 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,101 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Health and Ecology — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,734
of 28,054 · #3,057 all time
Rank in Australia
#49
of 391
Research works
5.9k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
128k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Charles Darwin 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,452 of 10,521 32.8%526 #1587
Health SciencesDomain #1,911 of 11,982 26.2%295 #2543
Social SciencesField #1,101 of 6,365 31.7%312 #1254
Environmental ScienceField #800 of 3,551 26.9%202 #769
Physical SciencesDomain #3,268 of 12,888 27.5%508 #2871
MedicineField #2,999 of 10,443 26.8%205 #2947
EducationSubfield #596 of 1,892 40.9%72 #899
Computer ScienceField #1,563 of 4,667 43.4%95 #1817
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #912 of 2,578 31.3%93 #1014
EngineeringField #2,485 of 6,636 24.6%134 #3985

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Charles Darwin 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. Social Sciences#1,587 #1,452
  2. Health Sciences#2,543 #1,911
  3. Social Sciences#1,254 #1,101
  4. Environmental Science#769 #800
  5. Physical Sciences#2,871 #3,268
  6. Medicine#2,947 #2,999
  7. Education#899 #596
  8. Computer Science#1,817 #1,563
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,014 #912
  10. Engineering#3,985 #2,485
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 Charles Darwin University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 26.3 works7.5×
  2. HealthSubfield · 31.4 works7.2×
  3. EcologySubfield · 51.4 works4.5×
  4. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 42.8 works3.8×
← 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: 1.04× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 95 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 134 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.78× its world share, 202 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.07× its world share, 80 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 205 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 312 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Charles Darwin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mamoun Alazab, Lindsay B. Hutley and Linda Ford lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Charles Darwin University.

  1. 1 Mamoun Alazab Australia · #5,459 worldwide 1.2k citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Lindsay B. Hutley Australia · #72,568 worldwide 487 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Linda Ford Australia · #88,489 worldwide 236 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Alan N. Andersen Australia · #99,591 worldwide 228 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 David L. Parry Australia · #102,517 worldwide 169 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Jeremy Russell‐Smith Australia · #106,008 worldwide 143 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Simon Townsend Australia · #106,271 worldwide 572 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Hao Chen Australia · #149,227 worldwide 129 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Natasha Stacey Australia · #174,655 worldwide 160 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Erwin H. W. Chan Australia · #207,353 worldwide 160 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Charles Darwin University

Which keywords describe research at Charles Darwin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Health Equity, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Vulnerability, Invasive Species and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Climate Change133▲ 3.4×79 topics
  2. Epidemiology76▲ 1.32×100 topics
  3. Machine Learning60▲ 1.25×65 topics
  4. Biodiversity57▲ 5.2×29 topics
  5. Sustainability55▲ 1.55×66 topics
  6. Globalization53▲ 1.83×51 topics
  7. Public Health44▲ 2.1×46 topics
  8. Conservation37▲ 5.9×20 topics
  9. Invasive Species36▲ 5.8×17 topics
  10. Health Equity35▲ 8.6×6 topics
  11. Population Dynamics34▲ 9.1×10 topics
  12. Environmental Impact34▲ 1.35×45 topics
  13. Social Justice33▲ 3.9×25 topics
  14. Mental Health33▲ 1.54×36 topics
  15. Renewable Energy33▲ 1.55×33 topics
  16. Vulnerability32▲ 9.8×7 topics
  17. Resilience29▲ 4.2×13 topics
  18. Healthcare29▲ 1.73×24 topics
  19. Decolonization26▲ 22×5 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation25▲ 7.7×4 topics
  21. Traditional Ecological Knowledge24▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services24▲ 4.2×10 topics
  23. Indigenous Knowledge Systems23▲ 51×2 topics
  24. Historical Trauma23▲ 113×1 topic
  25. Indigenous Health23▲ 113×1 topic
  26. Biodiversity Conservation22▲ 3.9×12 topics
  27. Global Change21▲ 5.4×6 topics
  28. Habitat Selection19▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Conservation Biology19▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Trophic Cascades18▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Model Evaluation17▲ 9.2×2 topics
  32. Traditional Knowledge16▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Animal Movement16▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Occupancy Rates16▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Citizen Science15▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Ecosystem15▲ 9.7×3 topics
  37. Ecological Knowledge15▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Nutrition Transition14▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Ecological Niche13▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Species Distribution Modeling13▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Charles Darwin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Indigenous Studies and Ecology.

Indigenous Health, Educa…23Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 23 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 16 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…13Species Distribution and Climate Change: 13 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…11Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 11 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 9 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 9 fractional worksPlant and animal studies8Plant and animal studies: 8 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 8 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 7 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 7 fractional works
HealthEcologyEcological ModelingGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 23 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 16 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 13 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 11 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 9 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  8. 8 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  9. 9 Education Systems and Policy Education 7 works
  10. 10 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 7 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Charles Darwin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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