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Curtin University

In research, Curtin University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#444 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#417 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#350 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology and Paleontology (Geophysics is 6.7× its share of world research).

curtin.edu.auROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#464
of 22,385 · #298 all time
Rank in Australia
#18
of 270
Research works
38k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1M
28.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.26×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Curtin University

What is Curtin University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #444 of 10,670 16.2%2,899 #205
Social SciencesDomain #417 of 9,585 20.2%1,817 #215
EngineeringField #350 of 5,901 17.4%1,195 #221
Social SciencesField #413 of 5,988 21.0%839 #181
Health SciencesDomain #741 of 9,902 14.2%1,247 #656
Environmental ScienceField #289 of 3,334 14.3%460 #181
MedicineField #811 of 8,541 13.0%925 #710
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #89 of 908 24.3%224 #68
Computer ScienceField #435 of 4,417 17.2%333 #241
Life SciencesDomain #883 of 6,403 13.3%499 #682

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Curtin 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.

  1. Physical Sciences#205 #444
  2. Social Sciences#215 #417
  3. Engineering#221 #350
  4. Social Sciences#181 #413
  5. Health Sciences#656 #741
  6. Environmental Science#181 #289
  7. Medicine#710 #811
  8. Civil and Structural Engineering#68 #89
  9. Computer Science#241 #435
  10. Life Sciences#682 #883
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Curtin University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Curtin University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Medicine (14%), Social Sciences (13%).

Physical Sciences: 3,229 fractional works · 44.6% of its workEngineering: 1,314 fractional works · 18.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 246 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 194 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 176 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 136 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 106 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 100 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 99 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 514 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology: 105 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 79 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 375 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 146 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 65 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 345 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeophysics: 170 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOceanography: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 237 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 147 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 194 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 105 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 89 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 70 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 79 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,050 fractional works · 28.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 944 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 289 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 188 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 72 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 454 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 184 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 108 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 251 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 154 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 154 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 105 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 92 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,396 fractional works · 19.3% of its workMedicine: 1,039 fractional works · 14.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 144 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 99 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 83 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 65 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 305 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 185 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 568 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 232 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 186 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 94 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 109 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 78 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCurtin University7,244fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences28%

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
    1. Engineering1,31418.1%
    2. Environmental Science5147.1%
    3. Computer Science3755.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences3454.8%
    5. Materials Science2373.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1942.7%
    7. Energy891.2%
    8. Chemistry791.1%
    9. Mathematics510.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering330.5%
  2. Social Sciences2,05028.3%
    1. Social Sciences94413.0%
    2. Psychology4546.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2513.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities1542.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1542.1%
    6. Decision Sciences921.3%
  3. Health Sciences1,39619.3%
    1. Medicine1,03914.3%
    2. Health Professions3054.2%
    3. Nursing350.5%
    4. Dentistry120.2%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2323.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1862.6%
    3. Neuroscience1091.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology280.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Curtin University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 170.0 works6.7×
  2. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 25.9 works3.5×
  3. PaleontologySubfield · 30.1 works3.4×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 232 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 186 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 109 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 33 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 79 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 375 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.03× its world share, 344 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.34× its world share, 89 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 1,314 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 514 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 237 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 51 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.21× its world share, 194 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 305 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 1,039 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 35 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 154 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 251 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 92 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 154 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 454 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 944 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.03×344 works
  2. Psychology2.06×454 works
  3. Health Professions1.60×305 works
  4. Environmental Science1.43×514 works
  5. Energy1.34×89 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.32×92 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.29×33 works
  8. Engineering1.21×1,314 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.21×194 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×251 works
  11. Social Sciences1.03×944 works
  12. Nursing0.99×35 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.99×154 works
  14. Materials Science0.94×237 works
  15. Neuroscience0.93×109 works
  16. Medicine0.75×1,039 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.74×154 works
  18. Chemistry0.69×79 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.67×232 works
  20. Computer Science0.67×375 works
  21. Mathematics0.60×51 works
  22. Veterinary0.55×5 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×13 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×186 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.38×28 works
  26. Dentistry0.35×12 works

Who are the top researchers at Curtin University?

Ranked on the quality score, Simon A. Wilde, Sender Dovchin and Sharon K. Parker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Curtin University.

  1. 1 Simon A. Wilde Australia · #3,438 worldwide 65k citations · 547 works
  2. 2 Sender Dovchin Australia · #4,937 worldwide 3k citations · 135 works
  3. 3 Sharon K. Parker Australia · #6,489 worldwide 37k citations · 420 works
  4. 4 Xiaomin Xu Australia · #10,047 worldwide 15k citations · 157 works
  5. 5 Marylène Gagné Australia · #12,238 worldwide 29k citations · 219 works
  6. 6 Daqin Guan Australia · #15,831 worldwide 8.7k citations · 99 works
  7. 7 Kefyalew Addis Alene Australia · #17,741 worldwide 82k citations · 212 works
  8. 8 Mingming Cheng Australia · #21,203 worldwide 4.8k citations · 121 works
  9. 9 Yijun Zhong Australia · #21,863 worldwide 15k citations · 161 works
  10. 10 Peter E.D. Love Australia · #25,258 worldwide 37k citations · 791 works
All ranked researchers at Curtin University

What are the most cited papers from Curtin University?

The most cited paper from Curtin University is "The worldwide leaf economics spectrum" (Ian J. Wright et al., 2004), with 9,121 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015" (7,829) and "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (6,558).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The worldwide leaf economics spectrum Ian J. Wright et al. · Nature Open access Apr 2004 9,121
2 Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al. · The Lancet Open access654 authors Oct 2016 7,829
3 Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access679 authors 7 Jun 2015 6,558
4 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
5 Applications of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine Quentin A. Pankhurst, Joan Connolly, Stephen K Jones et al. · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics 19 Jun 2003 5,871
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Curtin University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Plate Tectonics, Mental Health, Environmental Impact, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Sustainability and Tectonics.

▲ 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-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
  1. Climate Change280▲ 1.42×100 topics
  2. Epidemiology277◆ 0.96×124 topics
  3. Machine Learning258◆ 1.07×81 topics
  4. Sustainability215▲ 1.22×87 topics
  5. Environmental Impact201▲ 1.63×53 topics
  6. Mental Health192▲ 1.85×36 topics
  7. Deep Learning155▼ 0.62×73 topics
  8. Public Health146▲ 1.39×55 topics
  9. Globalization127◆ 0.89×87 topics
  10. Renewable Energy127▲ 1.21×42 topics
  11. Remote Sensing116▲ 1.31×35 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties115▲ 1.62×36 topics
  13. Quality of Life115◆ 1.10×50 topics
  14. Social Media108◆ 1.08×28 topics
  15. Risk Factors97▲ 1.21×37 topics
  16. Plate Tectonics96▲ 8.7×3 topics
  17. CO2 Sequestration84▲ 5.9×4 topics
  18. Tectonics75▲ 8.6×3 topics
  19. Resilience74▲ 2.1×17 topics
  20. Conservation73▲ 2.3×22 topics
  21. Thermodynamic Modeling70▲ 8.6×4 topics
  22. Prevalence68▲ 2.3×15 topics
  23. Adolescents67▲ 2.5×10 topics
  24. Geochronology64▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Zircon64▲ 13×1 topic
  26. Metal Recovery64▲ 4.5×3 topics
  27. Well-being62▲ 2.2×14 topics
  28. Population Dynamics54▲ 2.9×11 topics
  29. Tomography48▲ 3.8×5 topics
  30. Geopolymer44▲ 4.3×2 topics
  31. Dynamic Behavior44▲ 5.2×3 topics
  32. Evidence-Based Practice44▲ 4.5×6 topics
  33. Pore Structure44▲ 4.9×3 topics
  34. Geological Mapping41▲ 7.3×2 topics
  35. Reinforced Concrete40▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Durability Performance39▲ 5.8×2 topics
  37. Compositional Data Analysis37▲ 8.1×1 topic
  38. Mineral Prospectivity37▲ 8.1×1 topic
  39. Marine Sediments36▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Acoustic Communication33▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Curtin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 64 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 37 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 33 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 29 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 29 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 27 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…27Extraction and Separation Processes: 27 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 24 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 24 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…24Marine animal studies overview: 24 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceCivil and Structural EngineeringMechanics of Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 64 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 37 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 33 works
  4. 4 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 29 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 29 works
  6. 6 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 27 works
  7. 7 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 27 works
  8. 8 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 24 works
  9. 9 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 24 works
  10. 10 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 24 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.6%domestic only68.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Curtin University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Curtin University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.029% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Curtin University0.027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Curtin 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.

still counting10%20%Curtin University16.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.7% in 2017.

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