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UCL Australia

In research, UCL Australia stands highest in Social Sciences (#862 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#860 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,404 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,184
of 28,054 · #1,950 all time
Rank in Australia
#368
of 391
Research works
5.9k
▼ 83% vs 2013–17
Citations
180k
30.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is UCL 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 #862 of 16,945 23.5%2,784
Social SciencesField #860 of 10,206 23.8%1,225
Physical SciencesDomain #2,404 of 21,541 24.4%2,073
Computer ScienceField #791 of 7,020 30.2%553
Health SciencesDomain #2,494 of 20,462 30.0%546
Life SciencesDomain #1,768 of 14,347 27.7%517
MedicineField #2,627 of 17,978 30.3%432
Arts and HumanitiesField #660 of 3,836 17.5%842
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,028 of 4,340 26.6%322
EngineeringField #2,898 of 11,412 26.0%531

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where UCL 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.35× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.18× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.65× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at UCL Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans van Wees, J. H. Burns and Christopher L. Wilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UCL Australia.

  1. 1 Hans van Wees Australia · #106,780 worldwide 87 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 J. H. Burns Australia · #253,059 worldwide 24 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Christopher L. Wilson Australia · #528,970 worldwide 82 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at UCL Australia

Which keywords describe research at UCL Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, CO2 Sequestration, Pore Structure, Plate Tectonics, Shale Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing and Corpus Linguistics.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 3.7×12 topics
  2. Identity3▲ 6.4×10 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 1.41×14 topics
  4. CO2 Sequestration2▲ 15×3 topics
  5. Pore Structure2▲ 22×2 topics
  6. Corpus Linguistics2▲ 12×2 topics
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 23×2 topics
  8. Migration2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  9. Nationalism2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  10. Plate Tectonics2▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Shale Gas2▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Translation2▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Colonialism2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  14. Fracture Propagation2▲ 39×1 topic
  15. Gas Permeability2▲ 24×1 topic
  16. Mudstones2▲ 32×1 topic
  17. Porous Media2▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Shale Gas Reservoirs2▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Surfactants2▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Cultural Translation2▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Pore-scale Modeling2▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Translator Competence2▲ 50×1 topic
  23. X-ray Computed Tomography2▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Continental Margin1▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Crustal Structure1▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Ethnicity1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  27. Tectonics1▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Transition1▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Cenozoic Evolution1▲ 48×1 topic
  30. European Union1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  31. Rifting1▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Drilling Fluids1▲ 30×1 topic
  33. User Interaction1▲ 54×2 topics
  34. Well Integrity1▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Conflict1▲ 9.2×1 topic
  36. Interactive Television1▲ 143×1 topic
  37. Jurisdiction Agreements1▲ 133×1 topic
  38. Northern Ireland1▲ 124×1 topic
  39. Private International Law1▲ 133×1 topic
  40. Reactive Transport1▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does UCL Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Translation Studies and Practices and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques.

Hydrocarbon exploration …2Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…2Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 2 fractional worksTranslation Studies and …2Translation Studies and Practices: 2 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…2Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 1 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 1 fractional worksIrish and British Studies1Irish and British Studies: 1 fractional worksConflict of Laws and Jurisdiction: 1 fractional worksMultimedia Communication and Technology: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…1Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringLanguage and LinguisticsOcean Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 2 works
  4. 4 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 1 works
  6. 6 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Multimedia Communication and Technology Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.7%domestic only30.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UCL Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% lower 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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