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UNSW Canberra

In research, UNSW Canberra stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,248 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,839
of 28,054 · #10,856 all time
Rank in ??
#145
of 692
Research works
658
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is UNSW Canberra 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,248 of 12,888 24.4%107 #6852

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where UNSW Canberra 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).

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: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.72× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.47× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.11× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at UNSW Canberra?

Ranked on the composite score, Kerry Jacobs and Milad Ghasri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UNSW Canberra.

  1. 1 Kerry Jacobs ?? · #303,670 worldwide 113 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Milad Ghasri ?? · #638,925 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at UNSW Canberra

Which keywords describe research at UNSW Canberra?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Modular Forms, Globalization, Heat Transfer, Machine Learning, International Law, Ethics, Number Theory and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Machine Learning8▲ 1.50×28 topics
  2. Deep Learning8▲ 1.36×36 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 2.1×28 topics
  4. Sustainability7▲ 1.69×25 topics
  5. Climate Change7▲ 1.51×34 topics
  6. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.1×11 topics
  7. Heat Transfer4▲ 5.0×12 topics
  8. Ethics4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  9. Modular Forms4▲ 59×3 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.4×10 topics
  11. Internet of Things4▲ 2.5×7 topics
  12. International Law4▲ 7.0×9 topics
  13. Security4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  14. Number Theory3▲ 84×2 topics
  15. Risk Management3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  16. Colonialism3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  17. Evolutionary Algorithms3▲ 17×4 topics
  18. L-Functions3▲ 62×2 topics
  19. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  20. Discrimination3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  21. Governance3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  22. Resilience3▲ 3.5×9 topics
  23. Global Warming3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  24. Random Matrix Theory3▲ 51×2 topics
  25. Surveillance3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  26. Vulnerability3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  27. Primes2▲ 137×1 topic
  28. Riemann Zeta Function2▲ 137×1 topic
  29. Privacy2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  30. Labor Market2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  31. Environmental Impacts2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  32. Particle Swarm Optimization2▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Vortex Dynamics2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Multiobjective Optimization2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Sediment Transport2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Turbulent Flows2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Genetic Algorithm2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  38. Boundary Layer Transition2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Particle Image Velocimetry2▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Decolonization2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does UNSW Canberra publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Analytic Number Theory Research, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Analytic Number Theory R…3Analytic Number Theory Research: 3 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…2Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 1 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic…1Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 1 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 1 fractional works
Algebra and Number TheoryComputational MechanicsInformation SystemsSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Analytic Number Theory Research Algebra and Number Theory 3 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 2 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 2 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 1 works
  9. 9 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 1 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.1%domestic only67.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UNSW Canberra's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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