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Open Universities Australia

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Research works
79
▼ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
805
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Open Universities Australia is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 9.73× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 3.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 11.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Open Universities Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Colin Latchem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Open Universities Australia.

  1. 1 Colin Latchem Australia · #906,524 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Open Universities Australia

Which keywords describe research at Open Universities Australia?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Online Learning, Digital Divide, E-Learning, Regulation, ICT, Economic Development, Instructional Design and Telecommunications.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Online Learning14▲ 38×6 topics
  2. Digital Divide11▲ 71×3 topics
  3. E-Learning11▲ 23×4 topics
  4. Regulation11▲ 22×2 topics
  5. ICT10▲ 140×2 topics
  6. Economic Development10▲ 19×1 topic
  7. Instructional Design10▲ 142×2 topics
  8. Telecommunications10▲ 311×1 topic
  9. Blended Learning10▲ 130×1 topic
  10. Distance Education10▲ 87×1 topic
  11. Higher Education9▲ 29×10 topics
  12. Student Engagement6▲ 31×6 topics
  13. Educational Technology5▲ 9.9×7 topics
  14. Professional Development5▲ 39×5 topics
  15. Informal Learning4▲ 50×3 topics
  16. Technology Integration4▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Reflective Practice4▲ 27×4 topics
  18. Training Pathways4▲ 127×1 topic
  19. Vocational Education4▲ 67×1 topic
  20. Lifelong Learning4▲ 30×4 topics
  21. Competency-Based Education4▲ 54×2 topics
  22. Learning Outcomes3▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Globalization3▲ 2.2×10 topics
  24. Pedagogy3▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Prior Learning3▲ 150×1 topic
  26. Recognition3▲ 97×1 topic
  27. Educational Data Mining3▲ 87×1 topic
  28. Learning Analytics3▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Social Media3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  30. Student Perceptions3▲ 24×4 topics
  31. Classroom Interaction3▲ 141×1 topic
  32. Interactive Whiteboards3▲ 141×1 topic
  33. Motivation2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  35. Metacognition2▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Quality Assurance2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Self-Regulation2▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Electronic Portfolios2▲ 97×1 topic
  39. Journal Writing2▲ 97×1 topic
  40. Professional Learning Communities2▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Open Universities Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Family Support in Illness, Disaster Response and Management, Construction Project Management and Performance and Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications.

Family Support in Illness1Family Support in Illness: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…1Disaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 0 fractional worksSystems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 0 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 0 fractional worksElectronic Health Records Systems: 0 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 0 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Conservation and Management: 0 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEmergency Medical ServicesManagement Science and Operations ResearchControl and Systems Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  3. 3 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  4. 4 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  6. 6 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 0 works
  7. 7 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  9. 9 Environmental Conservation and Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Open Universities Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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