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Flinders University

In research, Flinders University stands highest in Social Sciences (#227 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#303 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#183 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology — Paleontology is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#707
of 28,054 · #711 all time
Rank in Australia
#20
of 391
Research works
29k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
705k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Flinders 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 #227 of 10,521 28.6%1,589 #297
Health SciencesDomain #303 of 11,982 24.7%1,515 #313
Social SciencesField #183 of 6,365 28.5%790 #270
MedicineField #447 of 10,443 22.4%1,137 #510
PsychologyField #96 of 2,181 30.8%463 #161
Clinical PsychologySubfield #39 of 738 34.4%201 #91
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #59 of 916 33.6%222 #119
Life SciencesDomain #771 of 7,800 26.5%492 #712
Physical SciencesDomain #1,308 of 12,888 23.0%929 #1092
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #291 of 2,578 29.5%290 #280

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Flinders 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#297 #227
  2. Health Sciences#313 #303
  3. Social Sciences#270 #183
  4. Medicine#510 #447
  5. Psychology#161 #96
  6. Clinical Psychology#91 #39
  7. General Health Professions#119 #59
  8. Life Sciences#712 #771
  9. Physical Sciences#1,092 #1,308
  10. Sociology and Political Science#280 #291
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 Flinders University specialise in?

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

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 36.5 works6.7×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 127 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 205 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 32 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 113 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 110 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 249 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 245 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 79 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.78× its world share, 331 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 1,137 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 180 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 65 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.36× its world share, 463 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 790 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Flinders University?

Ranked on the composite score, Konrad Pesudovs, David Powers and Paul Ward lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Flinders University.

  1. 1 Konrad Pesudovs · #2,238 worldwide 4.4k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 David Powers · #3,796 worldwide 1.3k citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Paul Ward · #7,588 worldwide 772 citations · 96 works
  4. 4 Marika Tiggemann · #7,847 worldwide 938 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Marcello Costa · #28,455 worldwide 468 citations · 69 works
  6. 6 R. Doug McEvoy · #40,132 worldwide 401 citations · 76 works
  7. 7 Lillian Mwanri · #43,402 worldwide 353 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 N. T. Feather · #47,722 worldwide 671 citations · 85 works
  9. 9 Leon Lack · #53,293 worldwide 300 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Jamie E. Craig · #59,176 worldwide 381 citations · 97 works
All ranked researchers at Flinders University

Which keywords describe research at Flinders University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Prevalence, Public Health, Climate Change, Adolescents and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology311▲ 1.74×130 topics
  2. Mental Health182▲ 2.7×41 topics
  3. Climate Change171▲ 1.40×84 topics
  4. Quality of Life155▲ 2.4×51 topics
  5. Public Health144▲ 2.2×52 topics
  6. Inflammation121▲ 1.28×77 topics
  7. Globalization107▲ 1.20×81 topics
  8. Risk Factors106▲ 2.1×35 topics
  9. Treatment99▲ 1.80×49 topics
  10. Depression97▲ 2.5×24 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease96▲ 1.90×38 topics
  12. Prevalence94▲ 5.1×13 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis84▲ 3.1×19 topics
  14. Obesity79▲ 2.3×26 topics
  15. Adolescents78▲ 4.7×8 topics
  16. Social Support71▲ 2.8×18 topics
  17. Genetics69▲ 2.2×26 topics
  18. Anxiety68▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Resilience66▲ 3.0×18 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations64▲ 4.2×16 topics
  21. Aging64▲ 2.6×18 topics
  22. Well-being62▲ 3.6×14 topics
  23. Mortality62▲ 2.4×13 topics
  24. Health Disparities60▲ 5.1×9 topics
  25. Primary Care58▲ 3.4×15 topics
  26. Colonialism57▲ 2.7×31 topics
  27. Health Consequences57▲ 4.4×6 topics
  28. Health Equity53▲ 4.3×6 topics
  29. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy53▲ 8.9×3 topics
  30. Circadian Rhythms52▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Population Dynamics46▲ 4.0×10 topics
  32. Psychometric Evaluation44▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Chronic Disease Management42▲ 4.9×7 topics
  34. Long-Term Care42▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Neurobiological Correlates42▲ 9.4×4 topics
  36. Quality of Care38▲ 9.9×4 topics
  37. Insomnia37▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Sleep Duration37▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Sleep Quality37▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Body Image34▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Flinders University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sleep and related disorders, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Sleep and related disord…37Sleep and related disorders: 37 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…34Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 34 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…31Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 31 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…26Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 26 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 25 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 21 fractional worksImpact of Technology on …19Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 19 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 18 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 18 fractional worksAustralian History and S…18Australian History and Society: 18 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Sleep and related disordersExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 37 works
  2. 2 Eating Disorders and BehaviorsClinical Psychology 34 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesGeneral Health Professions 31 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26 works
  5. 5 Obstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchPhysiology 25 works
  6. 6 Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsHealth 21 works
  7. 7 Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSociology and Political Science 19 works
  8. 8 Child Abuse and TraumaClinical Psychology 18 works
  9. 9 Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 18 works
  10. 10 Australian History and SocietySociology and Political Science 18 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Flinders University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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