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Safe Work Australia

In research, Safe Work Australia stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,194 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,785
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#421
of 656
Research works
288
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Safe Work 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
Social SciencesDomain #13,194 of 16,945 20.0%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Safe Work 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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 8.20× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Safe Work Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Chris Jurewicz and Tim Baker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Safe Work Australia.

  1. 1 Chris Jurewicz Australia · #1,297,286 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Tim Baker Australia · #1,392,759 worldwide 4 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Safe Work Australia

Which keywords describe research at Safe Work Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Labor Market, Social Determinants of Health, Health Outcomes, Precarious Employment, Unemployment, Health Impact and Health Effects.

▲ 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 Health8▲ 11×13 topics
  2. Health Outcomes5▲ 35×2 topics
  3. Labor Market5▲ 33×2 topics
  4. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 43×2 topics
  5. Precarious Employment5▲ 151×1 topic
  6. Unemployment5▲ 111×1 topic
  7. Health Impact3▲ 120×2 topics
  8. Climate Change3▲ 2.2×12 topics
  9. Health Effects3▲ 9.4×6 topics
  10. BAP1 mutations3▲ 326×1 topic
  11. Immunotherapy3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  12. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma3▲ 326×1 topic
  13. Risk Perception3▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  15. Prevalence2▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  17. Employee Behavior2▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Occupational Safety2▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Safety Climate2▲ 47×1 topic
  20. Safety Culture2▲ 58×1 topic
  21. Stigma2▲ 30×4 topics
  22. Social Justice2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  23. Human Rights2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  24. Psychological Impact2▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Psychosocial Work Environment2▲ 136×1 topic
  26. Work-related Stress2▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Employment Patterns2▲ 60×2 topics
  28. Occupational Asthma2▲ 345×1 topic
  29. Work-Related Exposure2▲ 345×1 topic
  30. Direct Payments1▲ 276×1 topic
  31. Ionizing Radiation1▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Personalisation1▲ 276×1 topic
  33. Intersectionality1▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Neuroscience1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  35. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Aging Workforce1▲ 91×1 topic
  37. Health Disparities1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  38. Phenomenology1▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Retirement1▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Discrimination1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Safe Work Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Employment and Welfare Studies, Occupational and environmental lung diseases, Occupational Health and Safety Research and Workplace Health and Well-being.

Employment and Welfare S…5Employment and Welfare Studies: 5 fractional worksOccupational and environmental lung diseases: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 2 fractional worksOccupational exposure and asthma: 2 fractional worksHealthcare innovation an…1Healthcare innovation and challenges: 1 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, and Employment: 1 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksElder Abuse and Neglect: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Occupational exposure and asthma Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare innovation and challenges Education 1 works
  7. 7 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 1 works
  8. 8 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 1 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Elder Abuse and Neglect Demography 1 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Safe Work Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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