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University of Canberra

In research, University of Canberra stands highest in Social Sciences (#689 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,036 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#551 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Communication — Public Administration is 14.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,305
of 28,054 · #1,772 all time
Rank in Australia
#31
of 391
Research works
14k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
246k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Canberra 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 #689 of 10,521 21.0%1,534 #595
Physical SciencesDomain #1,036 of 12,888 26.2%952 #1858
Social SciencesField #551 of 6,365 19.8%921 #440
Health SciencesDomain #1,152 of 11,982 21.8%603 #1525
EngineeringField #660 of 6,636 28.1%375 #1415
MedicineField #1,674 of 10,443 22.4%387 #2674
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #492 of 2,578 22.8%252 #473
Computer ScienceField #1,051 of 4,667 27.5%241 #1243
PsychologyField #620 of 2,181 31.0%164 #739
Environmental ScienceField #1,105 of 3,551 22.4%172 #722

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Canberra 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#595 #689
  2. Physical Sciences#1,858 #1,036
  3. Social Sciences#440 #551
  4. Health Sciences#1,525 #1,152
  5. Engineering#1,415 #660
  6. Medicine#2,674 #1,674
  7. Sociology and Political Science#473 #492
  8. Computer Science#1,243 #1,051
  9. Psychology#739 #620
  10. Environmental Science#722 #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 University of Canberra specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 14.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 24.9 works14×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 46.1 works5.5×
  3. CommunicationSubfield · 45.7 works5.2×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 235.6 works4.9×
  5. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 32.7 works4.0×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 241 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 375 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 172 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 199 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 388 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 109 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 141 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 59 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.02× its world share, 140 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 164 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 921 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Canberra?

Ranked on the composite score, Debra Rickwood, Roland Goecke and Peter Bridgewater lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Canberra.

  1. 1 Debra Rickwood Australia · #37,061 worldwide 410 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Roland Goecke Australia · #39,960 worldwide 607 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Peter Bridgewater Australia · #54,436 worldwide 462 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Rachel Davey Australia · #55,980 worldwide 258 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Gordon Waddington Australia · #78,198 worldwide 203 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Benedict Sheehy Australia · #80,591 worldwide 92 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Richard P. Duncan Australia · #100,403 worldwide 373 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Anne Daly Australia · #112,668 worldwide 143 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Andrzej Kilian Australia · #152,993 worldwide 230 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Roger Wettenhall Australia · #154,824 worldwide 88 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at University of Canberra

Which keywords describe research at University of Canberra?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Monetary Policy, Public Health, Economic Policy, Climate Change, Rhetoric, British Politics and Depoliticisation.

▲ 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. Globalization186▲ 2.9×93 topics
  2. Climate Change142▲ 1.63×87 topics
  3. Public Health130▲ 2.8×46 topics
  4. Sustainability119▲ 1.51×76 topics
  5. Deep Learning108◆ 0.98×71 topics
  6. Machine Learning105◆ 0.99×75 topics
  7. Social Media96▲ 2.1×28 topics
  8. Mental Health90▲ 1.88×40 topics
  9. Human Rights86▲ 2.6×50 topics
  10. Monetary Policy81▲ 10×9 topics
  11. Economic Policy69▲ 42×6 topics
  12. Healthcare69▲ 1.88×24 topics
  13. Identity68▲ 2.9×42 topics
  14. Nationalism60▲ 4.0×21 topics
  15. Primary Care58▲ 4.7×15 topics
  16. Rhetoric54▲ 15×4 topics
  17. British Politics51▲ 110×1 topic
  18. Depoliticisation51▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Neoliberalism50▲ 4.3×23 topics
  20. Conflict50▲ 9.4×9 topics
  21. Political Economy49▲ 5.9×14 topics
  22. Ethnicity48▲ 3.9×13 topics
  23. Resilience48▲ 3.1×17 topics
  24. Public Opinion44▲ 11×6 topics
  25. Labor Market42▲ 4.4×14 topics
  26. Health Outcomes41▲ 4.6×8 topics
  27. Vulnerability40▲ 5.5×7 topics
  28. Health Inequalities39▲ 10.0×3 topics
  29. Income Inequality38▲ 8.3×7 topics
  30. NHS38▲ 81×2 topics
  31. Healthcare Workers36▲ 4.6×5 topics
  32. Balkans34▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Financial Crisis31▲ 8.4×10 topics
  34. Eastern Europe30▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Decolonization30▲ 11×5 topics
  36. National Identity30▲ 8.1×7 topics
  37. Post-war30▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Yugoslavia30▲ 81×1 topic
  39. Workforce Planning28▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Intergovernmental Relations28▲ 79×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Canberra publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political and Economic history of UK and US, Balkans: History, Politics, Society, Healthcare Systems and Challenges and Social Media and Politics.

Political and Economic h…51Political and Economic history of UK and US: 51 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 30 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and C…28Healthcare Systems and Challenges: 28 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics23Social Media and Politics: 23 fractional worksCommonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism: 22 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 20 fractional worksSports Performance and T…19Sports Performance and Training: 19 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 19 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 18 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…17Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 17 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsCultural StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsCommunication3 others

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

  1. 1 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 51 works
  2. 2 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 30 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 28 works
  4. 4 Social Media and Politics Communication 23 works
  5. 5 Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism Political Science and International Relations 22 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 20 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 19 works
  8. 8 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 19 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  10. 10 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 17 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Canberra's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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.