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Western Sydney University

In research, Western Sydney University stands highest in Social Sciences (#531 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#881 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#572 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Building and Construction and Gender Studies (Public Administration is 9.3× its share of world research).

westernsydney.edu.auROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#699
of 22,385 · #607 all time
Rank in Australia
#26
of 270
Research works
30k
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
670k
22.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Western Sydney University

What is Western Sydney University 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
Social SciencesDomain #531 of 9,585 15.5%2,040 #382
Health SciencesDomain #881 of 9,902 14.2%1,663 #935
Social SciencesField #572 of 5,988 14.4%1,062 #344
Physical SciencesDomain #1,067 of 10,670 15.9%1,471 #609
MedicineField #875 of 8,541 13.3%1,330 #921
Life SciencesDomain #724 of 6,403 17.5%624 #925
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #362 of 3,157 21.0%286 #358
EngineeringField #683 of 5,901 18.3%629 #698
Health ProfessionsField #294 of 1,895 18.2%278 #259
PsychologyField #394 of 2,121 16.3%411 #289

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Sydney University 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. Social Sciences#382 #531
  2. Health Sciences#935 #881
  3. Social Sciences#344 #572
  4. Physical Sciences#609 #1,067
  5. Medicine#921 #875
  6. Life Sciences#925 #724
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#358 #362
  8. Engineering#698 #683
  9. Health Professions#259 #294
  10. Psychology#289 #394
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 Western Sydney University work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Western Sydney University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,284 fractional works · 34.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,181 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 442 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEducation: 181 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 103 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 464 fractional works · 7.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 196 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 136 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 211 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 76 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 206 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 149 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 98 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 73 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,868 fractional works · 28.4% of its workMedicine: 1,490 fractional works · 22.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 156 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 151 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 102 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 94 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 89 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 70 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 313 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 172 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,695 fractional works · 25.8% of its workEngineering: 722 fractional works · 11.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 178 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 160 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 73 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 418 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 103 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 285 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 90 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 720 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 334 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPlant Science: 164 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInsect Science: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 201 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 101 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 140 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 85 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWestern SydneyUniversity6,567fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences35%

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. Social Sciences2,28434.8%
    1. Social Sciences1,18118.0%
    2. Psychology4647.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2113.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities2063.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1492.3%
    6. Decision Sciences731.1%
  2. Health Sciences1,86828.4%
    1. Medicine1,49022.7%
    2. Health Professions3134.8%
    3. Nursing420.6%
    4. Dentistry200.3%
    5. Veterinary30.0%
    1. Engineering72211.0%
    2. Environmental Science4186.4%
    3. Computer Science2854.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy691.0%
    5. Materials Science671.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences440.7%
    7. Mathematics350.5%
    8. Chemistry260.4%
    9. Energy260.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3345.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2013.1%
    3. Neuroscience1402.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology360.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Western Sydney University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 32.8 works9.3×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 159.7 works3.9×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 86.2 works3.6×
  4. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 62.9 works3.3×
  5. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 24.2 works3.1×
← 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: 1.07× its world share, 334 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 201 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 140 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 285 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 722 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 418 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 67 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 69 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 313 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 1,490 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 206 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 211 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 73 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 149 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.32× its world share, 464 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 1,181 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.32×464 works
  2. Health Professions1.81×313 works
  3. Social Sciences1.42×1,181 works
  4. Neuroscience1.31×140 works
  5. Nursing1.30×42 works
  6. Environmental Science1.28×418 works
  7. Medicine1.18×1,490 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.16×73 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.08×206 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.07×334 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×149 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×211 works
  13. Engineering0.73×722 works
  14. Dentistry0.61×20 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×201 works
  16. Computer Science0.56×285 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×36 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.47×69 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×10 works
  20. Mathematics0.45×35 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.43×44 works
  22. Energy0.43×26 works
  23. Veterinary0.35×3 works
  24. Materials Science0.29×67 works
  25. Chemistry0.26×26 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.16×4 works

Who are the top researchers at Western Sydney University?

Ranked on the quality score, Felix Akpojene Ogbo, Belinda E. Medlyn and Brajesh Kumar Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Sydney University.

  1. 1 Felix Akpojene Ogbo Australia · #998 worldwide 171k citations · 182 works
  2. 2 Belinda E. Medlyn Australia · #3,175 worldwide 35k citations · 440 works
  3. 3 Brajesh Kumar Singh Australia · #4,028 worldwide 59k citations · 563 works
  4. 4 Brendan Choat Australia · #7,556 worldwide 24k citations · 201 works
  5. 5 David S. Ellsworth Australia · #8,617 worldwide 35k citations · 250 works
  6. 6 André M. N. Renzaho Australia · #17,535 worldwide 168k citations · 475 works
  7. 7 Mark G. Tjoelker Australia · #17,621 worldwide 33k citations · 276 works
  8. 8 Qingliang Tang Australia · #20,567 worldwide 7.8k citations · 116 works
  9. 9 Herbert W. Marsh Australia · #23,107 worldwide 128k citations · 1,090 works
  10. 10 Zhong‐Hua Chen Australia · #23,758 worldwide 17k citations · 408 works
All ranked researchers at Western Sydney University

What are the most cited papers from Western Sydney University?

The most cited paper from Western Sydney University is "World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour" (Fiona Bull et al., 2020), with 11,799 citations. Next come "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (8,461) and "In Search of Golden Rules: Comment on Hypothesis-Testing Approaches to Setting Cutoff Values for Fit Indexes and Dangers in Overgeneralizing Hu and Bentler's (1999) Findings" (6,674).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour Fiona Bull et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 25 Nov 2020 11,799
2 Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access358 authors Dec 2012 8,461
3 In Search of Golden Rules: Comment on Hypothesis-Testing Approaches to Setting Cutoff Values for Fit Indexes and Dangers in Overgeneralizing Hu and Bentler's (1999) Findings Herbert W. Marsh, Kit‐Tai Hau, Zhonglin Wen · Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal 2 Jun 2004 6,674
4 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access185 authors 5 Dec 2016 6,333
5 The world‐wide ‘fast–slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto Peter B. Reich · Journal of Ecology 19 Feb 2014 4,099
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Western Sydney University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Globalization, Quality of Life, Public Health, Sustainability and Risk Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology311▲ 1.19×129 topics
  2. Climate Change274▲ 1.54×94 topics
  3. Mental Health223▲ 2.4×43 topics
  4. Globalization198▲ 1.53×94 topics
  5. Sustainability191▲ 1.19×85 topics
  6. Quality of Life166▲ 1.75×55 topics
  7. Public Health162▲ 1.69×58 topics
  8. Risk Factors137▲ 1.90×36 topics
  9. Inflammation123◆ 0.88×82 topics
  10. Environmental Impact112◆ 1.00×51 topics
  11. Depression107▲ 1.85×25 topics
  12. Treatment104▲ 1.30×50 topics
  13. Risk Management102▲ 3.3×13 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease100▲ 1.34×37 topics
  15. Obesity90▲ 1.79×26 topics
  16. Neoliberalism88▲ 3.7×22 topics
  17. Prevalence85▲ 3.2×14 topics
  18. Gender80▲ 2.3×40 topics
  19. Social Justice80▲ 2.0×35 topics
  20. Health Disparities74▲ 4.3×9 topics
  21. Resilience73▲ 2.3×15 topics
  22. Adolescents72▲ 3.0×10 topics
  23. Anxiety72▲ 2.3×12 topics
  24. Social Support70▲ 1.99×17 topics
  25. Primary Care66▲ 2.7×15 topics
  26. Child Development65▲ 2.4×8 topics
  27. Reflective Practice62▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Feminism60▲ 3.1×19 topics
  29. Psychological Impact58▲ 2.8×11 topics
  30. Construction57▲ 6.5×2 topics
  31. Intersectionality56▲ 4.5×14 topics
  32. Cultural Competence55▲ 6.4×7 topics
  33. Evidence-Based Practice54▲ 6.1×7 topics
  34. Trauma51▲ 3.7×10 topics
  35. Facilities Management47▲ 9.4×2 topics
  36. Durability Performance42▲ 6.8×2 topics
  37. BIM37▲ 9.3×1 topic
  38. Prefabrication37▲ 9.3×1 topic
  39. Construction Projects36▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Stakeholder Analysis35▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Western Sydney University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: BIM and Construction Integration, Construction Project Management and Performance, Migration, Health and Trauma and Social Work Education and Practice.

BIM and Construction Int…37BIM and Construction Integration: 37 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…35Construction Project Management and Performance: 35 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 28 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 28 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 28 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 27 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 24 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…24Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 24 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 24 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 22 fractional works
Building and ConstructionManagement Science and Operations ResearchClinical PsychologyPublic Administration3 others

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

  1. 1 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 37 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 35 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 28 works
  4. 4 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 28 works
  5. 5 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 28 works
  6. 6 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 27 works
  7. 7 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 24 works
  8. 8 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 24 works
  9. 9 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 works
  10. 10 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 22 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Western Sydney University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Western Sydney University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.026% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Western Sydney University0.025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Western Sydney University 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%Western Sydney University14.5% 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 16.1% in 2024.

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