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University of Newcastle Australia

In research, University of Newcastle Australia stands highest in Social Sciences (#310 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#411 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#596 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#542
of 28,054 · #504 all time
Rank in Australia
#18
of 391
Research works
34k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
963k
28.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Newcastle 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
Social SciencesDomain #310 of 10,521 31.7%1,323 #259
Health SciencesDomain #411 of 11,982 25.2%1,182 #294
Physical SciencesDomain #596 of 12,888 24.4%1,587 #566
Social SciencesField #315 of 6,365 32.6%644 #282
MedicineField #579 of 10,443 23.7%896 #464
Environmental ScienceField #333 of 3,551 24.7%332 #340
Business, Management and AccountingField #262 of 2,578 42.7%142 #261
EngineeringField #764 of 6,636 22.6%589 #353
EducationSubfield #220 of 1,892 39.5%140 #126
Life SciencesDomain #950 of 7,800 21.0%400 #751

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Newcastle 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. Social Sciences#259 #310
  2. Health Sciences#294 #411
  3. Physical Sciences#566 #596
  4. Social Sciences#282 #315
  5. Medicine#464 #579
  6. Environmental Science#340 #333
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#261 #262
  8. Engineering#353 #764
  9. Education#126 #220
  10. Life Sciences#751 #950
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.

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: 0.47× its world share, 99 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 176 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 86 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 264 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 84 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 589 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 332 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 142 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.08× its world share, 246 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 896 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 112 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 142 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 50 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 112 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 264 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 644 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Newcastle Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Rodney J. Scott, Nanthi Bolan and Nikolai Bogduk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Newcastle Australia.

  1. 1 Rodney J. Scott Australia · #1,451 worldwide 2.2k citations · 144 works
  2. 2 Nanthi Bolan Australia · #7,326 worldwide 2.4k citations · 136 works
  3. 3 Nikolai Bogduk Australia · #7,460 worldwide 743 citations · 97 works
  4. 4 Patricia T. Michie Australia · #8,654 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Ulrich Schall Australia · #11,039 worldwide 1.3k citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Frans Henskens Australia · #13,356 worldwide 1.1k citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Daniel E. Quevedo Australia · #22,323 worldwide 984 citations · 126 works
  8. 8 R. John Aitken Australia · #25,247 worldwide 927 citations · 113 works
  9. 9 John Attia Australia · #26,329 worldwide 996 citations · 151 works
  10. 10 Scott W. Sloan Australia · #34,364 worldwide 900 citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at University of Newcastle Australia

Which keywords describe research at University of Newcastle Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Climate Change, Inflammation, Resilience, Physical Activity 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. Epidemiology211▲ 1.19×124 topics
  2. Climate Change152▲ 1.25×92 topics
  3. Mental Health129▲ 1.95×41 topics
  4. Machine Learning125▼ 0.85×75 topics
  5. Public Health119▲ 1.82×52 topics
  6. Inflammation111▲ 1.18×78 topics
  7. Deep Learning101▼ 0.66×76 topics
  8. Sustainability93▼ 0.85×88 topics
  9. Globalization92◆ 1.05×76 topics
  10. Environmental Impact92▲ 1.20×49 topics
  11. Quality of Life89▲ 1.38×52 topics
  12. Remote Sensing79▲ 1.42×35 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress74◆ 1.01×57 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease72▲ 1.44×37 topics
  15. Depression69▲ 1.76×24 topics
  16. Risk Factors65▲ 1.32×36 topics
  17. Health Effects63▲ 2.3×21 topics
  18. Resilience60▲ 2.8×15 topics
  19. Physical Activity60▲ 2.7×11 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome59▲ 1.61×22 topics
  21. Prevalence54▲ 2.9×15 topics
  22. Social Capital51▲ 2.2×15 topics
  23. Social Support47▲ 1.89×16 topics
  24. Global Burden46▲ 1.91×12 topics
  25. Adolescents45▲ 2.7×8 topics
  26. Neoliberalism44▲ 2.7×21 topics
  27. Vulnerability44▲ 4.3×8 topics
  28. Anxiety43▲ 2.0×12 topics
  29. Toxicity43▲ 2.2×16 topics
  30. Recycling43▲ 2.5×9 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations40▲ 2.6×18 topics
  32. Health Equity36▲ 3.0×6 topics
  33. Reflective Practice35▲ 4.2×7 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management34▲ 3.9×6 topics
  35. Behavior Change31▲ 4.8×4 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice31▲ 5.3×7 topics
  37. Psychiatric Disorders28▲ 4.7×4 topics
  38. Hazard23▲ 7.2×1 topic
  39. Landslide23▲ 7.2×1 topic
  40. Risk22▲ 7.8×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Newcastle Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Landslides and related hazards, Disaster Management and Resilience, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Landslides and related h…23Landslides and related hazards: 23 fractional worksDisaster Management and …21Disaster Management and Resilience: 21 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 20 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 18 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 17 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 17 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 16 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…16Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 16 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 16 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 15 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPollution5 others

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

  1. 1 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 23 works
  2. 2 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  3. 3 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 20 works
  4. 4 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 18 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 17 works
  6. 6 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 17 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 16 works
  8. 8 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 16 works
  10. 10 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 15 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.4%domestic only71.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Newcastle Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.

Other research institutions in Newcastle

All research institutions in Newcastle

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.