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University of Southern Queensland

In research, University of Southern Queensland stands highest in Social Sciences (#439 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#616 of 12,888 worldwide) and Education (#96 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Polymers and Plastics is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#725
of 28,054 · #1,517 all time
Rank in Australia
#22
of 391
Research works
11k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
243k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University of Southern Queensland 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 #439 of 10,521 36.6%1,090 #588
Physical SciencesDomain #616 of 12,888 32.5%1,066 #1504
EducationSubfield #96 of 1,892 51.3%174 #215
Health SciencesDomain #671 of 11,982 30.3%365 #1246
Social SciencesField #456 of 6,365 36.1%524 #532
EngineeringField #646 of 6,636 28.1%372 #1132
Business, Management and AccountingField #251 of 2,578 46.5%132 #434
Materials ScienceField #316 of 2,468 51.2%105 #702
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #467 of 3,409 37.4%145 #518
MedicineField #1,544 of 10,443 28.2%222 #2593

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Southern Queensland 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#588 #439
  2. Physical Sciences#1,504 #616
  3. Education#215 #96
  4. Health Sciences#1,246 #671
  5. Social Sciences#532 #456
  6. Engineering#1,132 #646
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#434 #251
  8. Materials Science#702 #316
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#518 #467
  10. Medicine#2,593 #1,544
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 Southern Queensland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 47.4 works4.2×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 54.6 works3.8×
← 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: 1.10× its world share, 145 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 52 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 197 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.85× its world share, 47 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 372 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 180 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 105 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 76 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 124 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 222 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 114 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 132 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 89 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 191 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 524 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 Southern Queensland?

Ranked on the composite score, Hao Wang, Stuart Biddle and Pingan Song lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Southern Queensland.

  1. 1 Hao Wang Australia · #18,554 worldwide 1.9k citations · 122 works
  2. 2 Stuart Biddle Australia · #23,013 worldwide 730 citations · 99 works
  3. 3 Pingan Song Australia · #26,830 worldwide 1.5k citations · 94 works
  4. 4 Roger G. Shivas Australia · #53,468 worldwide 511 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 B.F. Yousif Australia · #55,866 worldwide 474 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Allan Manalo Australia · #63,164 worldwide 463 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Khorshed Alam Australia · #76,292 worldwide 323 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 David Turnbull Australia · #96,384 worldwide 230 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Ravinesh C. Deo Australia · #97,807 worldwide 613 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Warna Karunasena Australia · #104,993 worldwide 421 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at University of Southern Queensland

Which keywords describe research at University of Southern Queensland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, Higher Education and Globalization.

▲ 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 Change119▲ 1.60×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning113▲ 1.24×79 topics
  3. Sustainability106▲ 1.57×74 topics
  4. Deep Learning105◆ 1.11×70 topics
  5. Mental Health90▲ 2.2×31 topics
  6. Renewable Energy77▲ 1.94×37 topics
  7. Globalization77▲ 1.42×63 topics
  8. Environmental Impact72▲ 1.53×50 topics
  9. Healthcare52▲ 1.68×18 topics
  10. Remote Sensing52▲ 1.51×32 topics
  11. Higher Education51▲ 3.4×21 topics
  12. Education51◆ 1.07×50 topics
  13. Public Health50▲ 1.25×42 topics
  14. Nanocomposites48▲ 2.2×21 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management42▲ 1.63×16 topics
  16. Social Justice39▲ 2.4×26 topics
  17. Economic Growth38▲ 1.63×22 topics
  18. Identity36▲ 1.77×27 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior34▲ 1.93×13 topics
  20. Resilience34▲ 2.5×16 topics
  21. Well-being32▲ 3.0×13 topics
  22. Colonialism31▲ 2.4×19 topics
  23. Neoliberalism30▲ 3.1×12 topics
  24. Reflective Practice30▲ 5.9×7 topics
  25. Global Warming30▲ 2.6×13 topics
  26. Finite Element Analysis29▲ 4.5×6 topics
  27. Technology Integration27▲ 3.2×9 topics
  28. Academic Achievement26▲ 5.7×9 topics
  29. Student Perceptions26▲ 5.2×7 topics
  30. Professional Development26▲ 4.7×12 topics
  31. Epoxy Resins25▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Vulnerability24▲ 3.9×7 topics
  33. Motor Imagery21▲ 6.3×2 topics
  34. Fire-Retardant Materials21▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Flame Retardant Polymers21▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Informal Learning20▲ 5.5×4 topics
  37. Teacher Education19▲ 5.5×6 topics
  38. National Identity19▲ 6.0×5 topics
  39. Brain-Computer Interfaces18▲ 6.6×1 topic
  40. EEG Analysis18▲ 6.6×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Southern Queensland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flame retardant materials and properties, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth.

Flame retardant material…21Flame retardant materials and properties: 21 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…19Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 19 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 18 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 14 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 14 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 13 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 13 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…12Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 12 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 12 fractional worksAustralian History and Society: 12 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsInformation SystemsCognitive NeuroscienceEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Flame retardant materials and properties Polymers and Plastics 21 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 19 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 18 works
  4. 4 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  5. 5 Education Systems and Policy Education 14 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 13 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 13 works
  8. 8 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 12 works
  9. 9 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  10. 10 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 12 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 available45.8%not open54.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Southern Queensland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher 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.