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University of Wollongong

In research, University of Wollongong stands highest in Social Sciences (#187 of 10,521 worldwide), Engineering (#128 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#132 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth-Surface Processes and Radiation — Earth-Surface Processes is 3.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#360
of 28,054 · #424 all time
Rank in Australia
#15
of 391
Research works
41k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
977k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is University of Wollongong 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 #187 of 10,521 31.4%1,587 #230
EngineeringField #128 of 6,636 26.5%1,202 #189
Social SciencesField #132 of 6,365 30.1%775 #150
Physical SciencesDomain #328 of 12,888 25.2%2,662 #377
Health SciencesDomain #320 of 11,982 25.5%887 #371
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #83 of 2,318 29.7%373 #130
EducationSubfield #90 of 1,892 45.2%150 #131
PsychologyField #139 of 2,181 28.6%308 #233
MedicineField #804 of 10,443 22.9%615 #1244
Health ProfessionsField #178 of 1,928 31.6%229 #177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Wollongong 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#230 #187
  2. Engineering#189 #128
  3. Social Sciences#150 #132
  4. Physical Sciences#377 #328
  5. Health Sciences#371 #320
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#130 #83
  7. Education#131 #90
  8. Psychology#233 #139
  9. Medicine#1,244 #804
  10. Health Professions#177 #178
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 Wollongong specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth-Surface Processes takes 3.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 20.4 works3.1×
  2. RadiationSubfield · 22.3 works3.0×
← 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, 95 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 103 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 60 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 473 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 127 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 84 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.46× its world share, 1,202 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 327 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 217 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 66 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 92 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 229 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 615 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 138 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 177 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 136 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 308 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 775 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Wollongong?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen Castles, Susanna Guatelli and Joseph Ciarrochi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wollongong.

  1. 1 Stephen Castles Australia · #10,321 worldwide 498 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Susanna Guatelli Australia · #10,778 worldwide 1.4k citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Joseph Ciarrochi Australia · #12,335 worldwide 918 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Ian Buchanan Australia · #15,203 worldwide 244 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Richard G. Roberts Australia · #19,306 worldwide 1.2k citations · 102 works
  6. 6 Ulrike Gretzel Australia · #19,944 worldwide 1k citations · 107 works
  7. 7 Frank P. Deane Australia · #22,280 worldwide 571 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Gerald C. Nanson Australia · #24,483 worldwide 802 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Peter Williams Australia · #24,615 worldwide 325 citations · 73 works
  10. 10 Paul Sharrad Australia · #24,860 worldwide 168 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wollongong

Which keywords describe research at University of Wollongong?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Climate Change, Mechanical Properties, Rechargeable Batteries, Power Electronics, Lithium-ion Batteries and Microstructure.

▲ 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 Change195▲ 1.32×91 topics
  2. Deep Learning186◆ 0.99×79 topics
  3. Machine Learning181◆ 1.01×81 topics
  4. Sustainability149◆ 1.12×81 topics
  5. Epidemiology146▼ 0.67×115 topics
  6. Energy Storage132▲ 3.7×13 topics
  7. Renewable Energy130▲ 1.64×41 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties120▲ 2.2×35 topics
  9. Cathode Materials118▲ 5.5×3 topics
  10. Public Health117▲ 1.47×51 topics
  11. Mental Health116▲ 1.45×37 topics
  12. Globalization112◆ 1.03×83 topics
  13. Environmental Impact108▲ 1.16×53 topics
  14. Microstructure90▲ 3.1×18 topics
  15. Neural Networks89◆ 1.05×35 topics
  16. Lithium-ion Batteries85▲ 3.6×3 topics
  17. Power Electronics78▲ 4.3×8 topics
  18. Rechargeable Batteries74▲ 5.0×2 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency74▲ 1.43×30 topics
  20. Renewable Energy Integration73▲ 3.9×5 topics
  21. Physical Activity61▲ 2.3×11 topics
  22. Resilience60▲ 2.3×16 topics
  23. Battery Technology59▲ 3.7×3 topics
  24. Electric Vehicles54▲ 3.3×4 topics
  25. Neoliberalism51▲ 2.6×18 topics
  26. Prevalence50▲ 2.3×14 topics
  27. Model Predictive Control46▲ 3.2×6 topics
  28. International Law46▲ 2.7×19 topics
  29. Battery Materials46▲ 4.9×1 topic
  30. Nanostructured Anodes46▲ 4.9×1 topic
  31. Ionic Conductivity45▲ 6.0×2 topics
  32. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries45▲ 5.7×2 topics
  33. Nanostructured Cathodes44▲ 6.5×1 topic
  34. Solid-State Electrolytes44▲ 6.5×1 topic
  35. Smart Grid Applications38▲ 5.4×2 topics
  36. Energy Storage Systems36▲ 4.8×2 topics
  37. Decentralized Control35▲ 5.3×2 topics
  38. Distributed Power Generation32▲ 5.5×1 topic
  39. Homomorphic Encryption29▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Identity-Based Encryption29▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Wollongong publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Advancements in Battery …46Advancements in Battery Materials: 46 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…44Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 44 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…34Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 34 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…32Microgrid Control and Optimization: 32 fractional worksCryptography and Data Security: 29 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 29 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…22Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…21Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 21 fractional worksInternational Maritime L…20International Maritime Law Issues: 20 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…20Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 20 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 34 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 32 works
  5. 5 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 29 works
  6. 6 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
  7. 7 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 22 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 21 works
  9. 9 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 20 works
  10. 10 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 20 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 available55.0%not open45.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Wollongong's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.