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University of South Australia

In research, University of South Australia stands highest in Social Sciences (#305 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#93 of 2,578 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#507 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Computer Science Applications — Human-Computer Interaction is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#915
of 28,054 · #750 all time
Rank in Australia
#28
of 391
Research works
27k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
749k
27.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of South 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 #305 of 10,521 31.5%1,700 #202
Business, Management and AccountingField #93 of 2,578 39.7%209 #47
Health SciencesDomain #507 of 11,982 23.2%1,027 #389
Social SciencesField #322 of 6,365 32.7%819 #207
MedicineField #711 of 10,443 21.1%754 #663
EducationSubfield #164 of 1,892 39.5%201 #139
Physical SciencesDomain #1,320 of 12,888 24.7%1,421 #1013
PsychologyField #229 of 2,181 26.6%315 #304
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #290 of 2,578 34.3%253 #251
EngineeringField #804 of 6,636 24.8%558 #675

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of South 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#202 #305
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#47 #93
  3. Health Sciences#389 #507
  4. Social Sciences#207 #322
  5. Medicine#663 #711
  6. Education#139 #164
  7. Physical Sciences#1,013 #1,320
  8. Psychology#304 #229
  9. Sociology and Political Science#251 #290
  10. Engineering#675 #804
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 South Australia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 56.9 works6.1×
  2. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 20.4 works4.2×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 36.0 works3.2×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 144 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 80 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.65× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 341 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 558 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 248 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 75 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 47 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 232 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 754 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 167 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 209 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 63 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 126 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.30× its world share, 315 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 819 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of South Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Clifton, Andrew Cunningham and Christopher W.K. Chow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of South Australia.

  1. 1 Peter Clifton Australia · #6,695 worldwide 973 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Andrew Cunningham Australia · #7,431 worldwide 2.9k citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Christopher W.K. Chow Australia · #8,138 worldwide 1.2k citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Shane Dawson Australia · #12,819 worldwide 704 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Elina Hyppönen Australia · #17,377 worldwide 780 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 George Siemens Australia · #21,319 worldwide 1.1k citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Justin O’Connor Australia · #27,333 worldwide 204 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 John Ralston Australia · #28,999 worldwide 599 citations · 64 works
  9. 9 Christopher P. Saint Australia · #36,534 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Abelardo Pardo Australia · #41,070 worldwide 457 citations · 78 works
All ranked researchers at University of South Australia

Which keywords describe research at University of South Australia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Physical Activity, Epidemiology, Public Health, Sustainability, Globalization, Machine Learning and Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology182◆ 1.02×116 topics
  2. Mental Health150▲ 2.3×41 topics
  3. Sustainability137▲ 1.25×76 topics
  4. Machine Learning132◆ 0.90×73 topics
  5. Globalization124▲ 1.41×78 topics
  6. Public Health121▲ 1.85×49 topics
  7. Education101▲ 1.31×55 topics
  8. Inflammation91◆ 0.97×72 topics
  9. Quality of Life86▲ 1.32×51 topics
  10. Physical Activity85▲ 3.9×11 topics
  11. Environmental Impact79◆ 1.04×44 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease79▲ 1.58×36 topics
  13. Social Media73◆ 1.13×26 topics
  14. Depression66▲ 1.68×24 topics
  15. Social Capital59▲ 2.5×16 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome58▲ 1.59×21 topics
  17. Social Interaction58▲ 3.2×11 topics
  18. Social Justice58▲ 2.2×31 topics
  19. Student Engagement57▲ 3.1×15 topics
  20. Health Effects55▲ 2.0×21 topics
  21. Higher Education55▲ 2.3×15 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior55▲ 1.92×14 topics
  23. Identity54▲ 1.65×35 topics
  24. Learning Outcomes53▲ 2.8×8 topics
  25. Prevalence49▲ 2.7×13 topics
  26. Neoliberalism48▲ 3.0×15 topics
  27. Risk Management47▲ 2.2×13 topics
  28. Well-being47▲ 2.7×14 topics
  29. Embodiment43▲ 5.2×6 topics
  30. Adolescents42▲ 2.5×7 topics
  31. Reflective Practice38▲ 4.5×7 topics
  32. Student Perceptions38▲ 4.6×6 topics
  33. Immersion34▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Presence34▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Evidence-Based Practice32▲ 5.6×7 topics
  36. COVID-19 Impact32▲ 4.2×6 topics
  37. Learning Analytics31▲ 5.5×2 topics
  38. User Experience29▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Educational Data Mining28▲ 7.0×1 topic
  40. Massive Open Online Courses28▲ 7.0×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Online Learning and Analytics, Augmented Reality Applications and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials.

Virtual Reality Applicat…34Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 34 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…28Online Learning and Analytics: 28 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 23 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 21 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 21 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 19 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 18 fractional worksCultural Industries and …18Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 18 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 17 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 16 fractional works
Human-Computer InteractionComputer Science ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 34 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 28 works
  3. 3 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 23 works
  4. 4 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 21 works
  5. 5 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 21 works
  6. 6 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 19 works
  7. 7 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 18 works
  8. 8 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 18 works
  9. 9 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 17 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 16 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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