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Griffith University

In research, Griffith University stands highest in Social Sciences (#18 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#33 of 10,521 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#9 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music, Emergency Medical Services and Gender Studies — Music is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#325
of 28,054 · #441 all time
Rank in Australia
#12
of 391
Research works
45k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Griffith 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 SciencesField #18 of 6,365 36.6%1,698 #43
Social SciencesDomain #33 of 10,521 35.8%3,088 #80
Business, Management and AccountingField #9 of 2,578 42.3%307 #11
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #26 of 2,578 38.3%598 #44
Health SciencesDomain #244 of 11,982 24.0%1,825 #290
PsychologyField #47 of 2,181 32.3%539 #163
EducationSubfield #45 of 1,892 49.3%293 #39
MedicineField #421 of 10,443 22.1%1,298 #573
Environmental ScienceField #148 of 3,551 26.1%641 #143
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #39 of 916 28.2%235 #129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Griffith 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#43 #18
  2. Social Sciences#80 #33
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#11 #9
  4. Sociology and Political Science#44 #26
  5. Health Sciences#290 #244
  6. Psychology#163 #47
  7. Education#39 #45
  8. Medicine#573 #421
  9. Environmental Science#143 #148
  10. General Health Professions#129 #39
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 Griffith University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 40.6 works6.3×
  2. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 50.9 works3.5×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 98.9 works3.5×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 208 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 284 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 129 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 56 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 424 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 133 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 93 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 771 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.63× its world share, 641 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 112 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 61 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 413 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 1,298 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 49 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.10× its world share, 251 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 307 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 91 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 201 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.24× its world share, 539 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 1,698 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Griffith University?

Ranked on the composite score, Glenn Finger, Stuart E. Bunn and Ratilal Lalloo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Griffith University.

  1. 1 Glenn Finger · #9,796 worldwide 645 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Stuart E. Bunn · #11,563 worldwide 1.4k citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Ratilal Lalloo · #13,177 worldwide 4.4k citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Jing Sun · #13,654 worldwide 763 citations · 134 works
  5. 5 Kathleen Daly · #15,268 worldwide 386 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Andrew Lewis · #15,467 worldwide 3.3k citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Susan H. Spence · #15,675 worldwide 480 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Belinda R. Beck · #15,950 worldwide 561 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Tom Conley · #19,169 worldwide 259 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Cordia Chu · #20,085 worldwide 471 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Griffith University

Which keywords describe research at Griffith University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Globalization, Sustainability, Public Health, Resilience and Vulnerability.

▲ 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 Change412▲ 1.93×102 topics
  2. Epidemiology380▲ 1.21×130 topics
  3. Sustainability274▲ 1.42×85 topics
  4. Globalization265▲ 1.71×94 topics
  5. Mental Health257▲ 2.2×44 topics
  6. Deep Learning212▼ 0.78×81 topics
  7. Public Health207▲ 1.80×59 topics
  8. Machine Learning186▼ 0.72×81 topics
  9. Social Media161▲ 1.43×32 topics
  10. Environmental Impact161▲ 1.19×58 topics
  11. Quality of Life155▲ 1.36×55 topics
  12. Risk Factors147▲ 1.69×37 topics
  13. Renewable Energy140▲ 1.23×41 topics
  14. Resilience129▲ 3.4×17 topics
  15. Depression123▲ 1.77×24 topics
  16. Remote Sensing112◆ 1.15×33 topics
  17. Social Capital100▲ 2.4×17 topics
  18. Economic Growth99▲ 1.48×28 topics
  19. Social Justice99▲ 2.1×30 topics
  20. Identity91▲ 1.57×46 topics
  21. Vulnerability90▲ 5.0×7 topics
  22. Neoliberalism88▲ 3.1×21 topics
  23. Well-being85▲ 2.8×14 topics
  24. Prevalence84▲ 2.6×15 topics
  25. Physical Activity83▲ 2.1×11 topics
  26. Adolescents83▲ 2.8×8 topics
  27. Job Satisfaction78▲ 2.3×14 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations73▲ 2.7×18 topics
  29. COVID-19 Impact66▲ 5.0×6 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation65▲ 2.6×9 topics
  31. Reflective Practice62▲ 4.2×7 topics
  32. Self-Regulation59▲ 4.2×6 topics
  33. Student Perceptions58▲ 4.0×7 topics
  34. Developmental Trajectories56▲ 5.7×3 topics
  35. Sea-Level Rise54▲ 5.9×5 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice50▲ 4.9×7 topics
  37. Social Identity48▲ 6.6×6 topics
  38. Decolonization47▲ 7.4×7 topics
  39. Destination Image44▲ 6.5×2 topics
  40. Community Perceptions40▲ 7.2×1 topic

Which research topics does Griffith University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Education Systems and Policy.

Diverse Aspects of Touri…40Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 40 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…29Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 29 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 29 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 27 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 26 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 26 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 26 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma25Child Abuse and Trauma: 25 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 24 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 23 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyEducationHealth1 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSociology and Political Science 40 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 29 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSociology and Political Science 29 works
  4. 4 Education Systems and PolicyEducation 27 works
  5. 5 Higher Education and EmployabilityEducation 26 works
  6. 6 Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSociology and Political Science 26 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social MediaSociology and Political Science 26 works
  8. 8 Child Abuse and TraumaClinical Psychology 25 works
  9. 9 Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceHealth 24 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWater Science and Technology 23 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 available48.6%not open51.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Griffith University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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