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RMIT University

In research, RMIT University stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#23 of 2,581 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#156 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#148 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Building and Construction and Finance (Public Administration is 4.2× its share of world research).

rmit.edu.auROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#230
of 22,385 · #303 all time
Rank in Australia
#8
of 270
Research works
35k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
853k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.54×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
RMIT University

What is RMIT University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Business, Management and AccountingField #23 of 2,581 19.8%521 #42
Physical SciencesDomain #156 of 10,670 17.7%4,134 #211
Social SciencesDomain #148 of 9,585 17.7%2,581 #175
EngineeringField #109 of 5,901 18.4%2,021 #143
Social SciencesField #190 of 5,988 17.1%1,238 #182
Computer ScienceField #179 of 4,417 17.0%764 #172
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #47 of 908 24.0%240 #67
Health SciencesDomain #555 of 9,902 19.6%757 #709
Materials ScienceField #159 of 2,276 18.5%425 #226
MedicineField #610 of 8,541 20.0%513 #753

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where RMIT 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Business, Management and Accounting#42 #23
  2. Physical Sciences#211 #156
  3. Social Sciences#175 #148
  4. Engineering#143 #109
  5. Social Sciences#182 #190
  6. Computer Science#172 #179
  7. Civil and Structural Engineering#67 #47
  8. Health Sciences#709 #555
  9. Materials Science#226 #159
  10. Medicine#753 #610
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does RMIT University work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at RMIT University is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Social Sciences (15%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4,615 fractional works · 51.7% of its workEngineering: 2,217 fractional works · 24.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 487 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 262 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 261 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 254 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 208 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 137 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 136 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 122 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 878 fractional works · 9.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 317 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 180 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 115 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 102 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 536 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 92 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 478 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 266 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 145 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 124 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 125 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,859 fractional works · 32.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,372 fractional works · 15.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 474 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 181 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 122 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 575 fractional works · 6.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 168 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 100 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 77 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 286 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 174 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 84 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 273 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 109 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 206 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 147 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 84 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 846 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMedicine: 580 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 212 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 212 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 126 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 606 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 258 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 119 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 209 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 133 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 88 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRMIT University8,926fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2,21724.8%
    2. Computer Science8789.8%
    3. Environmental Science5366.0%
    4. Materials Science4785.4%
    5. Energy1451.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1251.4%
    7. Chemistry901.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences660.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering470.5%
    10. Mathematics330.4%
  2. Social Sciences2,85932.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,37215.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting5756.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2863.2%
    4. Psychology2733.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities2062.3%
    6. Decision Sciences1471.7%
    1. Medicine5806.5%
    2. Health Professions2122.4%
    3. Nursing400.5%
    4. Dentistry90.1%
    5. Veterinary40.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2582.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2092.3%
    3. Neuroscience881.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology390.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does RMIT University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 20.1 works4.2×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 208.2 works3.8×
  3. FinanceSubfield · 84.2 works3.1×
  4. CommunicationSubfield · 74.2 works3.0×
  5. MusicSubfield · 22.0 works3.0×
  6. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 137.4 works2.9×
  7. MuseologySubfield · 31.1 works2.8×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 258 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 209 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 88 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.49× its world share, 47 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 90 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 878 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 66 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.76× its world share, 145 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.66× its world share, 2,217 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 536 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.53× its world share, 478 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 125 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 212 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 580 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 206 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.00× its world share, 575 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 147 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 286 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 273 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 1,372 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.00×575 works
  2. Energy1.76×145 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.71×147 works
  4. Engineering1.66×2,217 works
  5. Materials Science1.53×478 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.50×286 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.49×47 works
  8. Computer Science1.27×878 works
  9. Environmental Science1.21×536 works
  10. Social Sciences1.21×1,372 works
  11. Psychology1.00×273 works
  12. Nursing0.92×40 works
  13. Health Professions0.90×212 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.80×206 works
  15. Chemistry0.64×90 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.63×125 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×258 works
  18. Neuroscience0.61×88 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×66 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×209 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×39 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.43×13 works
  23. Medicine0.34×580 works
  24. Mathematics0.31×33 works
  25. Veterinary0.31×4 works
  26. Dentistry0.21×9 works

Who are the top researchers at RMIT University?

Ranked on the quality score, Tianyi Ma, Annan Zhou and Yi Min Xie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RMIT University.

  1. 1 Tianyi Ma Australia · #8,317 worldwide 60k citations · 876 works
  2. 2 Annan Zhou Australia · #8,717 worldwide 19k citations · 452 works
  3. 3 Yi Min Xie Australia · #12,202 worldwide 37k citations · 645 works
  4. 4 Mehran Ghasemlou Australia · #13,011 worldwide 7.4k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Hongjun Zeng Australia · #16,019 worldwide 1k citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Rajeev Roychand Australia · #17,928 worldwide 4k citations · 79 works
  7. 7 Jian Zhen Ou Australia · #17,988 worldwide 22k citations · 321 works
  8. 8 Nicola Henry Australia · #22,382 worldwide 5.5k citations · 149 works
  9. 9 Bahman Shabani Australia · #23,269 worldwide 7.6k citations · 120 works
  10. 10 Torben Daeneke Australia · #24,707 worldwide 18k citations · 201 works
All ranked researchers at RMIT University

What are the most cited papers from RMIT University?

The most cited paper from RMIT University is "Electronics and optoelectronics of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides" (Qing Hua Wang, Kourosh Kalantar‐Zadeh, András Kis et al., 2012), with 16,413 citations. Next come "Proposed minimum reporting standards for chemical analysis" (5,359) and "A review of shape memory alloy research, applications and opportunities" (4,094).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Electronics and optoelectronics of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides Qing Hua Wang, Kourosh Kalantar‐Zadeh, András Kis et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Open access Nov 2012 16,413
2 Proposed minimum reporting standards for chemical analysis Lloyd W. Sumner et al. · Metabolomics Open access 11 Sep 2007 5,359
3 A review of shape memory alloy research, applications and opportunities Jaronie Mohd Jani, Martin Leary, Aleksandar Subic et al. · Materials & Design (1980-2015) 17 Dec 2013 4,094
4 Introduction Craig Michael Deegan · Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal Aug 2002 3,784
5 Optimal LAP Altitude for Maximum Coverage Akram Al‐Hourani, Sithamparanathan Kandeepan, Simon Lardner · IEEE Wireless Communications Letters Open access 24 Jul 2014 3,274
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at RMIT University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Properties, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Globalization, Renewable Energy and Social Capital.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability424▲ 1.95×97 topics
  2. Machine Learning346▲ 1.16×84 topics
  3. Deep Learning341◆ 1.11×79 topics
  4. Globalization261▲ 1.49×108 topics
  5. Environmental Impact240▲ 1.57×62 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties229▲ 2.6×35 topics
  7. Renewable Energy229▲ 1.77×49 topics
  8. Climate Change199▼ 0.82×101 topics
  9. Social Media193▲ 1.56×31 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications179▲ 1.69×35 topics
  11. Nanomaterials172▲ 1.84×21 topics
  12. Neural Networks170▲ 1.23×38 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing159▲ 5.8×8 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management158▲ 1.98×22 topics
  15. Social Capital156▲ 3.4×18 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence154▲ 1.21×48 topics
  17. Nanoparticles149▲ 1.32×42 topics
  18. Healthcare138▲ 1.36×29 topics
  19. Big Data132▲ 1.55×26 topics
  20. Corporate Governance127▲ 1.93×29 topics
  21. Neoliberalism125▲ 3.9×23 topics
  22. Internet of Things124▲ 1.62×24 topics
  23. Graphene117▲ 1.95×11 topics
  24. Security111▲ 1.86×23 topics
  25. Energy Storage109▲ 1.89×13 topics
  26. Consumer Behavior104▲ 1.87×16 topics
  27. Risk Management102▲ 2.4×18 topics
  28. Environmental Management96▲ 2.6×14 topics
  29. Recycling94▲ 2.7×9 topics
  30. Entrepreneurship88▲ 2.5×14 topics
  31. Smart Grid87▲ 2.7×9 topics
  32. 3D Printing82▲ 4.1×5 topics
  33. Circular Economy82▲ 3.4×8 topics
  34. Life Cycle Assessment80▲ 3.2×8 topics
  35. Renewable Energy Integration79▲ 2.7×6 topics
  36. Privacy75▲ 2.9×8 topics
  37. Polymer Composites73▲ 3.1×7 topics
  38. Shareholder Value59▲ 6.1×3 topics
  39. Financialization54▲ 6.2×3 topics
  40. Mechanical Metamaterials49▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does RMIT University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism.

Blockchain Technology Ap…52Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 52 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…50Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 50 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 44 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 37 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 36 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 33 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 33 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…31Smart Grid Energy Management: 31 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 31 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 30 fractional works
Information SystemsAutomotive EngineeringStrategy and ManagementFinance5 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 52 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 50 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 44 works
  4. 4 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 37 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 36 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 33 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 33 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 31 works
  9. 9 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 31 works
  10. 10 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 30 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 available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.3%domestic only57.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has RMIT University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is RMIT University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.038% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%RMIT University0.033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of RMIT University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%RMIT University18.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.3% in 2025.

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Which institutions have research most like RMIT University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Technology Sydney has the research profile closest to RMIT University's, with both strong in Energy.

  1. 1 University of Technology SydneyAustralia · Both strong in Energy, Decision Sciences, Engineering 0.83 Compare
  2. 2 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina · Both strong in Energy, Engineering, Decision Sciences 0.76 Compare
  3. 3 Aalto UniversityFinland · Both strong in Decision Sciences, Energy, Engineering 0.71 Compare
  4. 4 Queensland University of TechnologyAustralia · Both strong in Energy, Decision Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting 0.69 Compare
  5. 5 North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Both strong in Energy, Engineering, Materials Science 0.68 Compare

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