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James Cook University Singapore

In research, James Cook University Singapore stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,511 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,634 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,962
of 28,054 · #15,164 all time
Rank in Singapore
#35
of 84
Research works
759
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is James Cook University Singapore 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 #2,511 of 10,521 39.7%209 #3629
Social SciencesField #2,634 of 6,365 48.9%82 #4431

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where James Cook University Singapore 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).

What does James Cook University Singapore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 23.5 works7.0×
  2. PsychologyField · 56.7 works5.8×
← 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: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.84× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.53× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.76× its world share, 57 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at James Cook University Singapore?

Ranked on the composite score, George M. Jacobs, Pengji Wang and Roberto Dillon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is James Cook University Singapore.

  1. 1 George M. Jacobs Singapore · #315,614 worldwide 109 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Pengji Wang Singapore · #812,725 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Roberto Dillon Singapore · #823,040 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Abhishek Bhati Singapore · #1,016,989 worldwide 66 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Insu Song Singapore · #1,102,570 worldwide 42 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Jacob Wood Singapore · #1,153,525 worldwide 55 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Chun Meng Tang Singapore · #1,456,465 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Caroline Wong Singapore · #1,555,827 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 K. Thirumaran Singapore · #1,590,133 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at James Cook University Singapore

Which keywords describe research at James Cook University Singapore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Well-being, Aquaculture, Motivation, Psychological Distress, Social Media, Globalization and Consumer Behavior.

▲ 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. Mental Health21▲ 4.4×23 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 1.47×22 topics
  3. Well-being14▲ 12×11 topics
  4. Globalization14▲ 2.2×28 topics
  5. Social Media13▲ 2.8×13 topics
  6. Aquaculture12▲ 14×8 topics
  7. Sustainability12▲ 1.49×24 topics
  8. Depression10▲ 3.4×10 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior9▲ 4.5×9 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 2.1×12 topics
  11. Corporate Governance9▲ 3.8×12 topics
  12. Motivation9▲ 6.7×9 topics
  13. Healthcare9▲ 2.4×8 topics
  14. Social Capital8▲ 4.9×9 topics
  15. Psychological Distress8▲ 9.8×5 topics
  16. Economic Growth8▲ 2.9×8 topics
  17. Coping Strategies7▲ 8.7×7 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation7▲ 6.8×9 topics
  19. Social Support7▲ 3.7×8 topics
  20. Student Engagement6▲ 5.0×9 topics
  21. Resilience6▲ 4.1×8 topics
  22. Anxiety6▲ 4.0×8 topics
  23. Health Equity6▲ 7.0×2 topics
  24. Leadership6▲ 4.0×8 topics
  25. Psychological Impact6▲ 5.7×5 topics
  26. Emotion6▲ 8.6×7 topics
  27. Online Communication6▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Gut Microbiota6▲ 5.0×4 topics
  29. Self-Regulation5▲ 9.4×4 topics
  30. Addiction5▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Digital Natives5▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Fatty Acids5▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Fish Feed5▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Academic Achievement5▲ 9.6×7 topics
  35. Tourist Satisfaction5▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Probiotics5▲ 6.4×2 topics
  37. Customer Experience5▲ 9.9×3 topics
  38. COVID-19 Impact5▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Fish Immunology5▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Ethical Challenges4▲ 7.2×2 topics

Which research topics does James Cook University Singapore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Impact of Technology on …5Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 5 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…5Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 5 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…5Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 5 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …4Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksAcademic integrity and plagiarism: 3 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksPerfectionism, Procrasti…3Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAquatic ScienceImmunologyHealth Informatics3 others

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

  1. 1 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 5 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 5 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 3 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  10. 10 Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Clinical Psychology 3 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 available50.3%not open49.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.3%domestic only55.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has James Cook University Singapore's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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