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Mission Australia

In research, Mission Australia stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#1,007 of 3,836 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,773 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,952 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,656
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#468
of 656
Research works
1k
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Mission Australia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,007 of 3,836 5.7%429
Social SciencesDomain #4,773 of 16,945 5.9%913
Social SciencesField #7,952 of 10,206 5.5%445
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #3,955 of 4,340 7.4%129
EducationSubfield #2,907 of 3,044 3.5%170
HistorySubfield #704 of 716 4.5%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mission Australia 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).

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: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.18× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mission Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Samuel Rubenson, Stephan Borgehammar and Sven‐Åke Selander lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mission Australia.

  1. 1 Samuel Rubenson · #215,653 worldwide 23 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Stephan Borgehammar · #229,627 worldwide 5 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Sven‐Åke Selander · #358,499 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 David Gudmundsson · #406,085 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Anders Jarlert · #409,628 worldwide 3 citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Britt Dahlman · #637,386 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Mika Vähäkangas · #660,371 worldwide 8 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Sameh Egyptson · #752,253 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Jesper Svartvik · #827,179 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Martin Nykvist · #903,104 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Mission Australia

Which keywords describe research at Mission Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Globalization, Climate Change, Catholicism, Mental Health, Healthcare Access, Social Justice and Politics.

▲ 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 2.8×17 topics
  2. Religion3▲ 16×6 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 3.7×14 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 3.2×13 topics
  6. Catholicism2▲ 105×2 topics
  7. Epidemiology1◆ 0.93×13 topics
  8. Healthcare Access1▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Social Justice1▲ 6.1×7 topics
  10. Politics1▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Public Policy1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  12. Public Sphere1▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Ethical Considerations1▲ 8.9×5 topics
  14. NGOs1▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Brazil1▲ 27×1 topic
  16. International Migration1▲ 156×1 topic
  17. Pentecostalism1▲ 111×1 topic
  18. Refugee Law1▲ 156×1 topic

Which research topics does Mission Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Racism, and Human Rights, Religion and Society in Latin America, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Religion, Society, and Development.

Migration, Racism, and H…1Migration, Racism, and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society in …1Religion and Society in Latin America: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…1Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 0 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 0 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical …0Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 0 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Racism, and Human RightsHealth 1 works
  2. 2 Religion and Society in Latin AmericaSociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behaviorEcology 1 works
  6. 6 Christian Theology and MissionReligious studies 1 works
  7. 7 Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesEpidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Religious and Theological StudiesSociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 French Language Learning MethodsLinguistics and Language 0 works
  10. 10 Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsPolitical Science and International Relations 0 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 available12.6%not open87.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mission Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% lower 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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