Charles Sturt University
In research, Charles Sturt University stands highest in Social Sciences (#873 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#662 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,316 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences, Public Administration and Veterinary (Library and Information Sciences is 57.3× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,095 of 22,385 · #1,650 all time
- Rank in Australia
- #37 of 270
- Research works
- 14k ▲ 4% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 270k 19.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 15.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.29× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 44% world 40%
- International
- 20% world 18%
What is Charles Sturt University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #873 of 9,585 | 16.0% | 1,183 | #1055 | |
| Social SciencesField | #662 of 5,988 | 15.0% | 731 | #814 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,316 of 9,902 | 14.2% | 608 | #2316 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,072 of 6,403 | 11.5% | 350 | #1652 | |
| MedicineField | #1,479 of 8,541 | 13.7% | 388 | #2420 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #970 of 4,417 | 18.4% | 233 | #1367 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #718 of 2,526 | 14.4% | 244 | #843 | |
| PsychologyField | #615 of 2,121 | 13.0% | 211 | #934 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #919 of 3,157 | 13.5% | 181 | #781 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #564 of 1,895 | 15.3% | 158 | #840 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Charles Sturt 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#1,055 #873
- Social Sciences#814 #662
- Health Sciences#2,316 #1,316
- Life Sciences#1,652 #1,072
- Medicine#2,420 #1,479
- Computer Science#1,367 #970
- Sociology and Political Science#843 #718
- Psychology#934 #615
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#781 #919
- Health Professions#840 #564
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Charles Sturt University work in?
In 2022-now, 43% of research at Charles Sturt University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (15%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences1,33042.6%
- Social Sciences81426.1%
- Psychology2407.7%
- Arts and Humanities1374.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting732.3%
- Decision Sciences351.1%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance301.0%
- Health Sciences70622.6%
- Medicine45914.7%
- Health Professions1755.6%
- Veterinary391.3%
- Nursing250.8%
- Dentistry80.3%
- Physical Sciences69122.2%
- Computer Science2668.5%
- Environmental Science2207.0%
- Engineering1203.9%
- Chemistry240.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences160.5%
- Physics and Astronomy160.5%
- Materials Science120.4%
- Mathematics110.4%
- Energy40.1%
- Chemical Engineering20.1%
- Life Sciences39312.6%
What does Charles Sturt University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Library and Information Sciences takes 57.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 34.2 works57×
- Public AdministrationSubfield · 20.8 works12×
- VeterinaryField · 39.1 works9.2×
- Small AnimalsSubfield · 25.1 works6.5×
- Religious studiesSubfield · 25.3 works4.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Veterinary9.23×39 works
- Psychology2.52×240 works
- Health Professions2.12×175 works
- Social Sciences2.06×814 works
- Nursing1.61×25 works
- Arts and Humanities1.52×137 works
- Environmental Science1.42×220 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.35×200 works
- Decision Sciences1.17×35 works
- Computer Science1.10×266 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.00×31 works
- Neuroscience0.95×48 works
- Medicine0.77×459 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.73×73 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.65×109 works
- Dentistry0.56×8 works
- Chemistry0.48×24 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×30 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.42×5 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×16 works
- Mathematics0.31×11 works
- Engineering0.26×120 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.24×16 works
- Chemical Engineering0.17×2 works
- Energy0.15×4 works
- Materials Science0.11×12 works
- Veterinary 9.2×
- Psychology 2.5×
- Health Professions 2.1×
- Social Sciences 2.1×
- Nursing 1.6×
- Arts and Humanities 1.5×
- Environmental Science 1.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Computer Science 1.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Neuroscience 0.9×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.7×
- Dentistry 0.6×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Energy 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Charles Sturt University?
Ranked on the quality score, Anayochukwu Edward Anyasodor, Dale G. Nimmo and Hamid R. Jamali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Charles Sturt University.
- 1
Anayochukwu Edward Anyasodor
Australia · #22,043 worldwide 34k citations · 119 works
- 2
Dale G. Nimmo
Australia · #81,102 worldwide 9.9k citations · 271 works
- 3
Hamid R. Jamali
Australia · #161,980 worldwide 5.5k citations · 206 works
- 4
Munir A. Hanjra
Australia · #164,054 worldwide 8k citations · 99 works
- 5
Annemareé Lloyd
Australia · #200,214 worldwide 4.5k citations · 114 works
- 6
Jodi N. Price
Australia · #204,941 worldwide 4.2k citations · 123 works
- 7
Azizur Rahman
Australia · #223,229 worldwide 8.8k citations · 290 works
- 8
Kedir Yimam Ahmed
Australia · #252,490 worldwide 2.9k citations · 95 works
- 9
Nick C. Davidson
Australia · #256,246 worldwide 17k citations · 126 works
- 10
C. Max Finlayson
Australia · #262,794 worldwide 20k citations · 427 works
Which keywords describe research at Charles Sturt University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Globalization, Cultural Competence, Reflective Practice, Invasive Species and Resilience.
- Settler Colonialism
- Secularism
- Law Enforcement
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Global Change
- IoT Security
- Stress
- Conservation
- Religion
- Ethics
- Job Satisfaction
- Depression
- Social Support
- Social Justice
- Invasive Species
- Healthcare
- Quality of Life
- Deep Learning
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Mental Health
- Globalization
- Public Health
- Social Media
- Biodiversity
- Resilience
- Cultural Competence
- Reflective Practice
- Well-being
- Health Equity
- Diversity
- Digital Divide
- Professional Development
- Ethical Considerations
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Population Dynamics
- Burnout
- Ecosystem
- Decolonization
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Machine Learning152▲ 1.47×74 topics
- Climate Change146▲ 1.72×89 topics
- Mental Health131▲ 2.9×40 topics
- Epidemiology121◆ 0.97×113 topics
- Globalization117▲ 1.90×71 topics
- Deep Learning106◆ 0.98×69 topics
- Public Health82▲ 1.81×53 topics
- Quality of Life70▲ 1.56×49 topics
- Social Media68▲ 1.57×33 topics
- Healthcare66▲ 1.86×25 topics
- Biodiversity65▲ 2.7×27 topics
- Invasive Species60▲ 4.5×18 topics
- Resilience59▲ 3.8×16 topics
- Social Justice57▲ 3.1×33 topics
- Cultural Competence54▲ 13×6 topics
- Social Support49▲ 2.9×18 topics
- Reflective Practice48▲ 8.1×7 topics
- Depression47▲ 1.72×22 topics
- Well-being46▲ 3.8×12 topics
- Job Satisfaction44▲ 3.2×11 topics
- Health Equity43▲ 4.7×6 topics
- Ethics42▲ 2.6×27 topics
- Diversity39▲ 7.1×11 topics
- Religion38▲ 2.7×24 topics
- Digital Divide38▲ 4.7×7 topics
- Conservation37▲ 2.8×21 topics
- Professional Development36▲ 5.5×12 topics
- Stress35▲ 3.1×11 topics
- Ethical Considerations35▲ 3.2×13 topics
- IoT Security34▲ 3.5×3 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice32▲ 7.6×7 topics
- Global Change32▲ 3.8×4 topics
- Population Dynamics31▲ 3.9×11 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation31▲ 4.6×4 topics
- Burnout29▲ 10×6 topics
- Law Enforcement28▲ 16×3 topics
- Ecosystem25▲ 7.5×4 topics
- Secularism24▲ 7.6×5 topics
- Decolonization24▲ 9.2×6 topics
- Settler Colonialism23▲ 18×2 topics
Which research topics does Charles Sturt University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Library Science and Administration, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Social Work Education and Practice.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 21 works
- 2 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 18 works
- 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 18 works
- 4 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 18 works
- 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 17 works
- 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 17 works
- 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 16 works
- 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 15 works
- 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 14 works
- 10 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 14 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Charles Sturt University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Charles Sturt University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.014% in 2024.
Fractional works of Charles Sturt University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.8% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Bathurst
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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