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Swinburne University of Technology

In research, Swinburne University of Technology stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#49 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#210 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#167 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Management of Technology and Innovation — Instrumentation is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#429
of 28,054 · #664 all time
Rank in Australia
#17
of 391
Research works
22k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
526k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Swinburne University of Technology 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #49 of 2,578 27.5%353 #214
Social SciencesDomain #210 of 10,521 23.5%2,034 #482
EngineeringField #167 of 6,636 24.9%1,262 #343
Physical SciencesDomain #332 of 12,888 24.2%2,588 #502
Computer ScienceField #222 of 4,667 26.2%530 #248
Social SciencesField #305 of 6,365 22.4%923 #483
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #195 of 2,578 25.2%308 #409
PsychologyField #177 of 2,181 27.6%338 #512
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield #19 of 229 31.2%63 #164
Health SciencesDomain #1,105 of 11,982 24.7%546 #1695

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swinburne University of Technology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Business, Management and Accounting#214 #49
  2. Social Sciences#482 #210
  3. Engineering#343 #167
  4. Physical Sciences#502 #332
  5. Computer Science#248 #222
  6. Social Sciences#483 #305
  7. Sociology and Political Science#409 #195
  8. Psychology#512 #177
  9. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management#164 #19
  10. Health Sciences#1,695 #1,105
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Swinburne University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Instrumentation takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 26.0 works9.7×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 134.8 works4.8×
  3. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 58.1 works3.5×
  4. FinanceSubfield · 56.7 works3.5×
  5. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 38.7 works3.5×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 76 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 76 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 530 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 69 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.56× its world share, 1,262 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 182 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 146 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.29× its world share, 274 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 176 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 352 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 165 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.04× its world share, 353 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 85 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 170 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 338 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 923 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swinburne University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Qing‐Long Han, Xian‐Ming Zhang and Jinjun Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swinburne University of Technology.

  1. 1 Qing‐Long Han Australia · #4,594 worldwide 3.8k citations · 244 works
  2. 2 Xian‐Ming Zhang Australia · #7,576 worldwide 1.2k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Jinjun Chen Australia · #8,494 worldwide 1.2k citations · 111 works
  4. 4 Xiaohua Ge Australia · #12,561 worldwide 1.4k citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Karl Glazebrook Australia · #16,760 worldwide 2.2k citations · 162 works
  6. 6 Darren Croton Australia · #22,357 worldwide 887 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 M. Bailes Australia · #24,759 worldwide 1.4k citations · 122 works
  8. 8 Jiayang Wu Australia · #26,071 worldwide 449 citations · 79 works
  9. 9 Adam T. Deller Australia · #28,694 worldwide 731 citations · 79 works
  10. 10 Zhihong Man Australia · #29,761 worldwide 872 citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at Swinburne University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Swinburne University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Deep Learning, Social Capital, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Properties and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Sustainability235▲ 1.79×82 topics
  2. Deep Learning209◆ 1.13×80 topics
  3. Machine Learning193◆ 1.10×80 topics
  4. Mental Health142▲ 1.80×41 topics
  5. Globalization133▲ 1.26×83 topics
  6. Social Media117▲ 1.52×32 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties110▲ 2.1×37 topics
  8. Renewable Energy110▲ 1.41×43 topics
  9. Innovation109▲ 1.92×41 topics
  10. Education103◆ 1.11×73 topics
  11. Social Capital101▲ 3.6×14 topics
  12. Neural Networks92◆ 1.11×39 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing77▲ 4.6×7 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management77▲ 1.54×22 topics
  15. Internet of Things76▲ 1.63×24 topics
  16. Neoliberalism76▲ 3.9×18 topics
  17. Corporate Governance74▲ 1.87×18 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior70▲ 2.0×18 topics
  19. Identity67▲ 1.72×40 topics
  20. Higher Education66▲ 2.3×21 topics
  21. Social Support66▲ 2.2×17 topics
  22. Gender64▲ 2.2×31 topics
  23. Renewable Energy Integration56▲ 3.1×5 topics
  24. Electric Vehicles54▲ 3.4×4 topics
  25. 3D Printing50▲ 3.9×5 topics
  26. Geopolymer48▲ 6.2×2 topics
  27. Shareholder Value46▲ 8.1×3 topics
  28. Digital Divide46▲ 3.3×9 topics
  29. Lifelong Learning44▲ 4.0×9 topics
  30. Student Perceptions42▲ 4.3×7 topics
  31. Creativity42▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Financialization41▲ 7.6×3 topics
  33. Income Inequality41▲ 5.3×6 topics
  34. Construction38▲ 5.2×3 topics
  35. Stereotypes38▲ 7.3×3 topics
  36. Engineering Design35▲ 9.7×3 topics
  37. Capital Accumulation33▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Housing33▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Star Formation30▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Biomimetics30▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Swinburne University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Design Education and Practice and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Housing, Finance, and Ne…33Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 33 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…31Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 31 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 30 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 27 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 26 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 26 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 26 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…24Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 24 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 24 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 23 fractional works
FinanceManagement of Technology and InnovationMechanical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 33 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 31 works
  3. 3 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 30 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 27 works
  5. 5 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 26 works
  6. 6 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  7. 7 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 26 works
  8. 8 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 24 works
  9. 9 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 24 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 23 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 available54.4%not open45.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.7%domestic only73.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swinburne University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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