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The University of Western Australia

In research, The University of Western Australia stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#30 of 3,409 worldwide), Health Sciences (#209 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#195 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth-Surface Processes, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Paleontology — Earth-Surface Processes is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#312
of 28,054 · #304 all time
Rank in Australia
#10
of 391
Research works
61k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9M
31.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is The University of Western Australia 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #30 of 3,409 44.1%639 #20
Health SciencesDomain #209 of 11,982 22.6%1,943 #220
Social SciencesDomain #195 of 10,521 27.5%1,983 #159
Plant ScienceSubfield #32 of 1,395 49.4%323 #38
Social SciencesField #177 of 6,365 26.7%930 #131
MedicineField #306 of 10,443 21.9%1,550 #243
Life SciencesDomain #281 of 7,800 34.3%1,302 #224
Physical SciencesDomain #479 of 12,888 23.9%2,852 #404
Environmental ScienceField #154 of 3,551 28.6%673 #124
PsychologyField #103 of 2,181 31.0%378 #172

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

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#20 #30
  2. Health Sciences#220 #209
  3. Social Sciences#159 #195
  4. Plant Science#38 #32
  5. Social Sciences#131 #177
  6. Medicine#243 #306
  7. Life Sciences#224 #281
  8. Physical Sciences#404 #479
  9. Environmental Science#124 #154
  10. Psychology#172 #103
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 Western Australia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth-Surface Processes takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 33.4 works3.5×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 64.7 works3.4×
  3. PaleontologySubfield · 32.0 works3.3×
← 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: 1.67× its world share, 639 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 414 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 61 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 172 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 84 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 363 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 304 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 53 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 938 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 674 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 126 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 83 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.16× its world share, 209 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.53× its world share, 99 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 238 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 1,550 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 189 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 209 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 63 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 214 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 378 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 930 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The University of Western Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Wei Liu, Michael Phillips and Neil C. Turner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The University of Western Australia.

  1. 1 Wei Liu Australia · #55 worldwide 9.7k citations · 149 works
  2. 2 Michael Phillips Australia · #2,483 worldwide 5.1k citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Neil C. Turner Australia · #6,439 worldwide 1.2k citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Bruce Robinson Australia · #8,046 worldwide 1.2k citations · 54 works
  5. 5 John Beilby Australia · #9,633 worldwide 881 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Lyle J. Palmer Australia · #10,749 worldwide 823 citations · 75 works
  7. 7 Paul A. Cohen Australia · #10,958 worldwide 443 citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Richard J. Hobbs Australia · #13,816 worldwide 1.3k citations · 105 works
  9. 9 Thomas Wernberg Australia · #14,863 worldwide 857 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 C. Zhao Australia · #16,201 worldwide 1.3k citations · 105 works
All ranked researchers at The University of Western Australia

Which keywords describe research at The University of Western Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Ecosystem Functioning, Ecosystem Services, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Mental Health and Ocean Acidification.

▲ 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. Climate Change440▲ 2.0×102 topics
  2. Epidemiology377▲ 1.18×132 topics
  3. Deep Learning174▼ 0.63×78 topics
  4. Machine Learning171▼ 0.65×82 topics
  5. Inflammation167◆ 0.99×81 topics
  6. Sustainability162▼ 0.83×92 topics
  7. Globalization158◆ 1.00×92 topics
  8. Environmental Impact157◆ 1.15×59 topics
  9. Mental Health153▲ 1.29×42 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress139◆ 1.05×61 topics
  11. Quality of Life139▲ 1.19×53 topics
  12. Public Health137▲ 1.17×56 topics
  13. Risk Factors133▲ 1.50×36 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease120▲ 1.33×38 topics
  15. Biodiversity117▲ 1.95×35 topics
  16. Remote Sensing116▲ 1.16×36 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services99▲ 3.2×13 topics
  18. Invasive Species97▲ 2.8×21 topics
  19. Genetics95▲ 1.68×27 topics
  20. Conservation89▲ 2.5×22 topics
  21. Ecosystem Functioning80▲ 5.2×7 topics
  22. Microbial Communities79▲ 2.3×9 topics
  23. Population Dynamics75▲ 3.7×13 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation67▲ 2.7×9 topics
  25. Habitat Fragmentation63▲ 3.5×5 topics
  26. Global Change58▲ 2.8×7 topics
  27. Plate Tectonics56▲ 4.6×3 topics
  28. Ocean Acidification56▲ 9.5×3 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience52▲ 4.4×5 topics
  30. Climate Change Impacts47▲ 5.0×6 topics
  31. Tectonics46▲ 4.7×3 topics
  32. Trophic Cascades45▲ 6.0×2 topics
  33. Marine Ecosystems43▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Nutrient Limitation43▲ 5.2×2 topics
  35. Soil Carbon Sequestration43▲ 7.1×2 topics
  36. Nitrogen Cycle40▲ 7.8×1 topic
  37. Organic Matter Dynamics40▲ 7.8×1 topic
  38. Benthic Communities39▲ 8.3×2 topics
  39. Marine Biodiversity39▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. Coastal Protection37▲ 7.3×2 topics

Which research topics does The University of Western Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen…40Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 40 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…35Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 35 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 31 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 31 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 31 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 30 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 28 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…27Marine and fisheries research: 27 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 27 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 27 fractional works
Soil ScienceGeophysicsEcologyCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 40 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 35 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 31 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 31 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 31 works
  6. 6 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 30 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 28 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 27 works
  9. 9 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 27 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 27 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 available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The University of Western Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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