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In research, UNSW Sydney stands highest in Physical Sciences (#42 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#50 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#44 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, Behavioral Neuroscience and Applied Psychology (Algebra and Number Theory is 3.2× its share of world research).

unsw.edu.auROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#41
of 22,385 · #64 all time
Rank in Australia
#2
of 270
Research works
125k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6M
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.39×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
UNSW Sydney

What is UNSW Sydney known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #42 of 10,670 16.3%7,942 #60
Social SciencesDomain #50 of 9,585 15.3%4,752 #65
Social SciencesField #44 of 5,988 15.0%2,137 #47
Health SciencesDomain #75 of 9,902 15.5%4,538 #123
EngineeringField #53 of 5,901 17.4%3,206 #60
MedicineField #79 of 8,541 15.1%3,749 #132
Environmental ScienceField #43 of 3,334 16.2%1,086 #29
Business, Management and AccountingField #37 of 2,581 15.9%498 #23
Computer ScienceField #67 of 4,417 14.7%1,491 #78
Health ProfessionsField #32 of 1,895 17.5%676 #25

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where UNSW Sydney 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#60 #42
  2. Social Sciences#65 #50
  3. Social Sciences#47 #44
  4. Health Sciences#123 #75
  5. Engineering#60 #53
  6. Medicine#132 #79
  7. Environmental Science#29 #43
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#23 #37
  9. Computer Science#78 #67
  10. Health Professions#25 #32
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does UNSW Sydney work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at UNSW Sydney is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (11%).

Physical Sciences: 8,888 fractional works · 41.9% of its workEngineering: 3,529 fractional works · 16.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 992 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 413 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 326 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 306 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 284 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 228 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 197 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 160 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 138 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 131 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 119 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1,694 fractional works · 8.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 669 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 277 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 211 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 196 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,227 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 296 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 198 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 189 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 116 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 643 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 367 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 462 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 169 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 413 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 154 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 156 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 328 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 269 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 228 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 232 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 122 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,330 fractional works · 25.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,406 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 769 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 332 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 301 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 135 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 116 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 115 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 124 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1,154 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 478 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 309 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 191 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 543 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 137 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 518 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 318 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 428 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 222 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 280 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 157 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5,079 fractional works · 24.0% of its workMedicine: 4,201 fractional works · 19.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 449 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 445 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 417 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 269 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 234 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 195 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 192 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 179 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 178 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 164 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 147 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 382 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 747 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 454 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 124 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,908 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 868 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 479 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 165 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 463 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 254 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 345 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 184 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUNSW Sydney21kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences25%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3,52916.6%
    2. Computer Science1,6948.0%
    3. Environmental Science1,2275.8%
    4. Materials Science6433.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy4622.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences4131.9%
    7. Mathematics3281.5%
    8. Energy2691.3%
    9. Chemistry2321.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering900.4%
  2. Social Sciences5,33025.1%
    1. Social Sciences2,40611.3%
    2. Psychology1,1545.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting5432.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5182.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities4282.0%
    6. Decision Sciences2801.3%
  3. Health Sciences5,07924.0%
    1. Medicine4,20119.8%
    2. Health Professions7473.5%
    3. Nursing820.4%
    4. Dentistry340.2%
    5. Veterinary160.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,9089.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8684.1%
    2. Neuroscience4632.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3451.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1840.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics480.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does UNSW Sydney specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 3.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 43.7 works3.2×
  2. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 22.7 works2.7×
  3. Applied PsychologySubfield · 81.5 works2.7×
  4. ArchitectureSubfield · 21.7 works2.6×
  5. Public AdministrationSubfield · 29.4 works2.6×
  6. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 21.0 works2.5×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 345 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 868 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 184 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 463 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 48 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 90 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 232 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 1,694 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 413 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 269 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 3,529 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 1,227 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 643 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 328 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 462 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 34 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 746 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 4,201 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 82 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 428 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 543 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 280 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 518 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 1,154 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 2,406 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology1.79×1,154 works
  2. Energy1.38×269 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.37×280 works
  4. Neuroscience1.35×463 works
  5. Health Professions1.34×746 works
  6. Mathematics1.32×328 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.24×413 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.22×90 works
  9. Environmental Science1.17×1,227 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.14×518 works
  11. Engineering1.11×3,529 works
  12. Computer Science1.03×1,694 works
  13. Medicine1.03×4,201 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.98×462 works
  15. Social Sciences0.90×2,406 works
  16. Materials Science0.87×643 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.86×184 works
  18. Nursing0.79×82 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×543 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×868 works
  21. Chemistry0.70×232 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.70×428 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×48 works
  24. Veterinary0.56×16 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×345 works
  26. Dentistry0.33×34 works

Who are the top researchers at UNSW Sydney?

Ranked on the quality score, Cyrille Andre Boyer, Rebecca J. Collie and Xuesong Andy Gao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UNSW Sydney.

  1. 1 Cyrille Andre Boyer Australia · #2,635 worldwide 44k citations · 556 works
  2. 2 Rebecca J. Collie Australia · #3,338 worldwide 8.5k citations · 180 works
  3. 3 Xuesong Andy Gao Australia · #5,689 worldwide 10k citations · 484 works
  4. 4 Isaac Yeboah Addo Australia · #6,438 worldwide 37k citations · 155 works
  5. 5 John Sweller Australia · #6,456 worldwide 81k citations · 310 works
  6. 6 Shinichi Nakagawa Australia · #6,561 worldwide 63k citations · 792 works
  7. 7 Nour Moustafa Australia · #7,546 worldwide 18k citations · 268 works
  8. 8 Martin G. De Kauwe Australia · #8,282 worldwide 14k citations · 289 works
  9. 9 Thomas Wiedmann Australia · #8,917 worldwide 28k citations · 228 works
  10. 10 Prince Peprah Australia · #9,922 worldwide 26k citations · 148 works
All ranked researchers at UNSW Sydney

What are the most cited papers from UNSW Sydney?

The most cited paper from UNSW Sydney is "Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2" (Evan K Bolyen et al., 2019), with 25,165 citations. Next come "The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction" (19,372) and "Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae" (18,225).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2 Evan K Bolyen et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access112 authors 24 Jul 2019 25,165
2 The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction Trevor Hastie, Robert John Tibshirani, Jerome H. Friedman 28 Jul 2013 19,372
3 Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae S. Perlmutter et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access Jun 1999 18,225
4 The structure of negative emotional states: Comparison of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) with the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories Peter F. Lovibond, Syd H. Lovibond · Behaviour Research and Therapy Mar 1995 14,764
5 Planck 2018 results N. Aghanim et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access181 authors 3 Apr 2020 14,737
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at UNSW Sydney?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Mental Health, Public Health, Depression 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-now 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. Epidemiology1,093▲ 1.29×136 topics
  2. Deep Learning793◆ 1.08×85 topics
  3. Climate Change755▲ 1.31×108 topics
  4. Machine Learning693◆ 0.98×91 topics
  5. Mental Health488▲ 1.61×45 topics
  6. Public Health484▲ 1.57×65 topics
  7. Sustainability470◆ 0.91×101 topics
  8. Globalization392◆ 0.94×125 topics
  9. Renewable Energy364▲ 1.19×49 topics
  10. Depression354▲ 1.90×25 topics
  11. Neural Networks346◆ 1.06×39 topics
  12. Quality of Life346◆ 1.13×58 topics
  13. Inflammation345▼ 0.76×81 topics
  14. Risk Factors329▲ 1.41×37 topics
  15. Remote Sensing310▲ 1.20×37 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease282▲ 1.16×38 topics
  17. Environmental Impact280▼ 0.77×67 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence266◆ 0.88×55 topics
  19. Treatment256◆ 0.99×52 topics
  20. Healthcare247◆ 1.02×35 topics
  21. Nanoparticles239◆ 0.89×44 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency226◆ 1.15×39 topics
  23. Nanomaterials225◆ 1.01×21 topics
  24. Global Burden224▲ 1.94×12 topics
  25. Resilience212▲ 2.0×18 topics
  26. Big Data210◆ 1.03×32 topics
  27. Global Warming206▲ 2.3×14 topics
  28. Anxiety193▲ 1.91×12 topics
  29. Prevalence175▲ 2.0×15 topics
  30. Adolescents168▲ 2.2×10 topics
  31. Health Disparities165▲ 3.0×9 topics
  32. Emotion Regulation153▲ 2.3×9 topics
  33. Greenhouse Gas Emissions148▲ 2.5×8 topics
  34. Ethical Considerations148▲ 2.0×20 topics
  35. Neoliberalism141▲ 1.85×27 topics
  36. Health Equity137▲ 2.2×6 topics
  37. Efficiency133▲ 2.1×8 topics
  38. Vulnerability121▲ 2.5×9 topics
  39. Ocean Circulation118▲ 4.1×3 topics
  40. Substance Abuse86▲ 6.0×2 topics

Which research topics does UNSW Sydney publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Climate variability and models, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Digital Mental Health Interventions and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Climate variability and …72Climate variability and models: 72 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…58Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 58 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 52 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 50 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 50 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 49 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 49 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk49HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 49 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 49 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 45 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentApplied PsychologyControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 72 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 58 works
  3. 3 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 52 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 50 works
  5. 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 50 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 49 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 49 works
  8. 8 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 49 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 49 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 45 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 available36.8%not open63.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has UNSW Sydney's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is UNSW Sydney as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.083% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%UNSW Sydney0.079% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of UNSW Sydney over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%UNSW Sydney14.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.3% in 2021.

Other research institutions in Sydney

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Which institutions have research most like UNSW Sydney's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Queen's University has the research profile closest to UNSW Sydney's, with both strong in Psychology.

  1. 1 Queen's UniversityCanada · Both strong in Psychology, Neuroscience, Health Professions 0.84 Compare
  2. 2 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway · Both strong in Psychology, Energy, Decision Sciences 0.83 Compare
  3. 3 University of WaterlooCanada · Both strong in Psychology, Decision Sciences, Mathematics 0.80 Compare
  4. 4 University of HoustonUnited States · Both strong in Psychology, Neuroscience, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.79 Compare
  5. 5 Northeastern UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Psychology, Decision Sciences, Neuroscience 0.78 Compare

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