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University of the Sunshine Coast

In research, University of the Sunshine Coast stands highest in Social Sciences (#609 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#907 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#511 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,976
of 28,054 · #3,083 all time
Rank in Australia
#40
of 391
Research works
6.9k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
130k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is University of the Sunshine Coast 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 #609 of 10,521 32.2%829 #1010
Health SciencesDomain #907 of 11,982 23.5%396 #1629
Social SciencesField #511 of 6,365 32.8%456 #828
MedicineField #1,199 of 10,443 22.3%277 #3088
Environmental ScienceField #603 of 3,551 27.1%221 #906
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #443 of 2,578 34.1%175 #563
Business, Management and AccountingField #625 of 2,578 38.3%69 #1076
PsychologyField #569 of 2,181 29.4%193 #890
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #956 of 3,409 30.9%111 #1114
Life SciencesDomain #2,279 of 7,800 23.6%255 #2816

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Sunshine Coast 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#1,010 #609
  2. Health Sciences#1,629 #907
  3. Social Sciences#828 #511
  4. Medicine#3,088 #1,199
  5. Environmental Science#906 #603
  6. Sociology and Political Science#563 #443
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#1,076 #625
  8. Psychology#890 #569
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,114 #956
  10. Life Sciences#2,816 #2,279
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 the Sunshine Coast specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 28.5 works6.0×
← 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: 1.18× its world share, 111 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 152 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.25× its world share, 221 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 105 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 276 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.20× its world share, 193 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 456 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Sunshine Coast?

Ranked on the composite score, David S. Schoeman, Michael Christie and Patrick D. Nunn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Sunshine Coast.

  1. 1 David S. Schoeman Australia · #69,456 worldwide 683 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Michael Christie Australia · #103,368 worldwide 79 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Patrick D. Nunn Australia · #105,004 worldwide 272 citations · 84 works
  4. 4 Claudia Baldwin Australia · #163,478 worldwide 168 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Paul M. Salmon Australia · #181,559 worldwide 611 citations · 172 works
  6. 6 Thomas A. Schlacher Australia · #181,749 worldwide 265 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Marcus Bussey Australia · #185,430 worldwide 66 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Harriot Beazley Australia · #192,467 worldwide 108 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 I. Milojević Australia · #206,196 worldwide 41 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Don Kerr Australia · #210,618 worldwide 126 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Sunshine Coast

Which keywords describe research at University of the Sunshine Coast?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Mental Health, Sustainability, Population Dynamics, Social Media, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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 Change150▲ 2.8×74 topics
  2. Sustainability81▲ 1.68×61 topics
  3. Epidemiology78◆ 1.00×97 topics
  4. Mental Health71▲ 2.4×34 topics
  5. Social Media58▲ 2.1×21 topics
  6. Public Health51▲ 1.79×42 topics
  7. Risk Factors50▲ 2.3×27 topics
  8. Globalization48▲ 1.23×61 topics
  9. Conservation47▲ 5.5×22 topics
  10. Biodiversity46▲ 3.1×26 topics
  11. Quality of Life43▲ 1.50×37 topics
  12. Resilience38▲ 4.0×16 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services36▲ 4.8×10 topics
  14. Population Dynamics36▲ 7.1×12 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation36▲ 4.8×12 topics
  16. Invasive Species35▲ 4.1×21 topics
  17. Social Justice34▲ 3.0×22 topics
  18. Depression34▲ 1.96×20 topics
  19. Physical Activity32▲ 3.3×11 topics
  20. Well-being31▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Driver Behavior26▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Prevalence26▲ 3.2×11 topics
  23. Self-Regulation24▲ 6.9×6 topics
  24. Vulnerability23▲ 5.2×6 topics
  25. Aquaculture22▲ 4.2×7 topics
  26. Criminal Behavior20▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Developmental Trajectories20▲ 8.3×3 topics
  28. Reflective Practice20▲ 5.5×7 topics
  29. Psychiatric Disorders20▲ 7.7×4 topics
  30. Social Identity20▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Climate Change Impacts20▲ 8.5×4 topics
  32. Ocean Acidification19▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Youth Violence19▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Trophic Cascades19▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Sea-Level Rise18▲ 8.1×5 topics
  36. Neighborhood Effects18▲ 8.3×3 topics
  37. Spatial Analysis17▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Marine Ecosystems16▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Injury Severity16▲ 10.0×2 topics
  40. Road Safety15▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does University of the Sunshine Coast publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traffic and Road Safety, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts.

Traffic and Road Safety15Traffic and Road Safety: 15 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…14Crime Patterns and Interventions: 14 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 13 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 12 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma11Child Abuse and Trauma: 11 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 11 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 11 fractional worksPolicing Practices and P…11Policing Practices and Perceptions: 11 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 11 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 10 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 15 works
  2. 2 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  4. 4 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  5. 5 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 11 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 11 works
  8. 8 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  9. 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 11 works
  10. 10 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 10 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 available53.2%not open46.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Sunshine Coast's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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.