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The University of Queensland

In research, The University of Queensland stands highest in Social Sciences (#15 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#14 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#8 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Emergency Medical Services — Veterinary is 2.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#74
of 28,054 · #103 all time
Rank in Australia
#3
of 391
Research works
115k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9M
34.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is The University of Queensland 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
Social SciencesDomain #15 of 10,521 31.7%4,574 #46
Social SciencesField #14 of 6,365 33.6%2,263 #40
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #8 of 2,578 35.1%832 #32
Health SciencesDomain #48 of 11,982 23.9%4,196 #70
PsychologyField #12 of 2,181 31.4%853 #46
Health ProfessionsField #13 of 1,928 29.5%686 #26
MedicineField #75 of 10,443 22.4%3,236 #105
Environmental ScienceField #26 of 3,551 29.5%1,250 #19
Business, Management and AccountingField #23 of 2,578 35.9%450 #8
Physical SciencesDomain #128 of 12,888 26.8%5,291 #137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The University of Queensland 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. Social Sciences#46 #15
  2. Social Sciences#40 #14
  3. Sociology and Political Science#32 #8
  4. Health Sciences#70 #48
  5. Psychology#46 #12
  6. Health Professions#26 #13
  7. Medicine#105 #75
  8. Environmental Science#19 #26
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#8 #23
  10. Physical Sciences#137 #128
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 The University of Queensland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 2.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 60.1 works2.7×
  2. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 20.7 works2.5×
  3. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 75.7 works2.5×
  4. Applied PsychologySubfield · 58.5 works2.5×
← 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: 0.95× its world share, 748 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 1,056 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 243 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 442 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 62 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 48 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 193 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 757 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 276 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 147 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 1,820 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 1,250 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 426 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 118 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 257 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.48× its world share, 119 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 686 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 3,236 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 94 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.66× its world share, 60 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 488 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 450 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 171 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 350 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 853 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 2,263 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The University of Queensland?

Ranked on the composite score, James G. Scott, David L. Paterson and David Hume lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The University of Queensland.

  1. 1 James G. Scott · #112 worldwide 4.3k citations · 219 works
  2. 2 David L. Paterson · #544 worldwide 3k citations · 114 works
  3. 3 David Hume · #1,397 worldwide 1.9k citations · 378 works
  4. 4 Harvey Whiteford · #1,554 worldwide 4.7k citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Naomi R. Wray · #1,590 worldwide 1.8k citations · 120 works
  6. 6 Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg · #1,610 worldwide 2.9k citations · 99 works
  7. 7 John B. Saunders · #1,666 worldwide 3.1k citations · 79 works
  8. 8 Kwun M. Fong · #1,674 worldwide 1.7k citations · 104 works
  9. 9 Peter M. Visscher · #1,804 worldwide 2.4k citations · 124 works
  10. 10 Abdullah Al Mamun · #2,309 worldwide 2.2k citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at The University of Queensland

Which keywords describe research at The University of Queensland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Public Health, Globalization, Sustainability, Mental Health, Environmental Impact and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology876▲ 1.33×136 topics
  2. Climate Change686▲ 1.53×105 topics
  3. Sustainability441◆ 1.09×97 topics
  4. Machine Learning409▼ 0.75×88 topics
  5. Globalization405▲ 1.24×122 topics
  6. Public Health392▲ 1.62×68 topics
  7. Deep Learning381▼ 0.67×80 topics
  8. Environmental Impact358▲ 1.27×60 topics
  9. Inflammation351◆ 1.02×83 topics
  10. Mental Health351▲ 1.44×41 topics
  11. Quality of Life322▲ 1.34×58 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress242◆ 0.89×62 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease212◆ 1.15×39 topics
  14. Depression202▲ 1.39×24 topics
  15. Risk Factors201◆ 1.10×37 topics
  16. Nanoparticles194◆ 0.93×43 topics
  17. Resilience186▲ 2.3×18 topics
  18. Health Effects163▲ 1.63×23 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome163▲ 1.21×24 topics
  20. Physical Activity160▲ 1.96×12 topics
  21. Biodiversity158▲ 1.27×36 topics
  22. Genetics152▲ 1.31×27 topics
  23. Vulnerability134▲ 3.6×8 topics
  24. Colonialism133▲ 1.68×36 topics
  25. Well-being132▲ 2.1×14 topics
  26. Microbial Communities127▲ 1.80×10 topics
  27. Population Dynamics124▲ 3.0×13 topics
  28. Prevalence122▲ 1.81×15 topics
  29. Emotion Regulation116▲ 2.2×9 topics
  30. Health Equity115▲ 2.5×6 topics
  31. Neoliberalism114▲ 1.92×21 topics
  32. Social Cognition89▲ 3.2×9 topics
  33. Psychiatric Disorders84▲ 3.8×4 topics
  34. Decolonization82▲ 6.1×8 topics
  35. Ocean Acidification72▲ 6.0×3 topics
  36. Metallurgy71▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Cultural Turn59▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Transnational History59▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Australian history59▲ 34×1 topic
  40. British imperialism59▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does The University of Queensland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Australian History and Society, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Mining and Resource Management and Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights.

Australian History and S…59Australian History and Society: 59 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…47Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 47 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 43 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 39 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 38 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 37 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 36 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…35Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 35 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 34 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 34 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcologyBuilding and ConstructionHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 Australian History and SocietySociology and Political Science 59 works
  2. 2 Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEcology 47 works
  3. 3 Mining and Resource ManagementBuilding and Construction 43 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsHealth 39 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEcology 38 works
  6. 6 Metal Extraction and BioleachingBiomedical Engineering 37 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 36 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPharmacology 35 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSociology and Political Science 34 works
  10. 10 Extraction and Separation ProcessesMechanical Engineering 34 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.5%domestic only73.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The University of Queensland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.