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Western Sydney University

In research, Western Sydney University stands highest in Social Sciences (#323 of 10,521 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#109 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#311 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Building and Construction and Gender Studies — Public Administration is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#780
of 28,054 · #997 all time
Rank in Australia
#24
of 391
Research works
25k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
570k
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Western Sydney University 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 #323 of 10,521 28.9%1,969 #319
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #109 of 3,409 45.0%277 #247
Social SciencesField #311 of 6,365 28.3%1,042 #263
Health SciencesDomain #590 of 11,982 24.3%1,056 #455
Plant ScienceSubfield #94 of 1,395 51.0%138 #226
PsychologyField #151 of 2,181 28.6%379 #250
Environmental ScienceField #277 of 3,551 30.4%343 #412
Building and ConstructionSubfield #33 of 422 33.0%143 #84
EngineeringField #540 of 6,636 28.4%606 #890
Physical SciencesDomain #1,112 of 12,888 27.4%1,429 #1442

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 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#319 #323
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#247 #109
  3. Social Sciences#263 #311
  4. Health Sciences#455 #590
  5. Plant Science#226 #94
  6. Psychology#250 #151
  7. Environmental Science#412 #277
  8. Building and Construction#84 #33
  9. Engineering#890 #540
  10. Physical Sciences#1,442 #1,112
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 Western Sydney University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 31.0 works12×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 143.0 works4.6×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 71.2 works4.0×
  4. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 20.1 works3.4×
  5. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 157.1 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: 1.17× its world share, 277 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 127 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 108 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 246 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 606 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 343 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 58 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 237 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 774 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 174 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 187 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 63 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 124 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 379 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 1,042 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Sydney University?

Ranked on the composite score, André M. N. Renzaho, Herbert W. Marsh and Zhong Tao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Sydney University.

  1. 1 André M. N. Renzaho Australia · #3,296 worldwide 4.5k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Herbert W. Marsh Australia · #3,807 worldwide 4.6k citations · 265 works
  3. 3 Zhong Tao Australia · #7,621 worldwide 1k citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Brajesh K. Singh Australia · #12,209 worldwide 831 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Katherine Gibson Australia · #17,568 worldwide 406 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Monica T. Whitty Australia · #19,912 worldwide 314 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Ian Wilson Australia · #20,699 worldwide 454 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Ronald A. Ratti Australia · #22,434 worldwide 623 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 David S. Ellsworth Australia · #25,258 worldwide 994 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Belinda E. Medlyn Australia · #25,434 worldwide 718 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Western Sydney University

Which keywords describe research at Western Sydney University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Climate Change, Globalization, Sustainability, Risk Management, Neoliberalism, Public Health and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 Change228▲ 1.70×90 topics
  2. Mental Health189▲ 2.6×42 topics
  3. Epidemiology180◆ 0.91×123 topics
  4. Globalization176▲ 1.80×87 topics
  5. Sustainability162▲ 1.34×82 topics
  6. Public Health123▲ 1.70×55 topics
  7. Quality of Life113▲ 1.58×54 topics
  8. Environmental Impact95◆ 1.12×48 topics
  9. Risk Management89▲ 3.7×12 topics
  10. Social Media86▲ 1.21×31 topics
  11. Neoliberalism80▲ 4.5×22 topics
  12. Depression78▲ 1.77×25 topics
  13. Risk Factors77▲ 1.40×34 topics
  14. Social Justice68▲ 2.3×32 topics
  15. Gender66▲ 2.5×36 topics
  16. Resilience62▲ 2.6×15 topics
  17. Prevalence61▲ 3.0×14 topics
  18. Health Disparities61▲ 4.7×9 topics
  19. Social Support60▲ 2.2×16 topics
  20. Ethics58▲ 2.4×33 topics
  21. Job Satisfaction56▲ 2.6×12 topics
  22. Reflective Practice54▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Adolescents53▲ 2.9×10 topics
  24. Feminism52▲ 3.7×16 topics
  25. Psychological Impact51▲ 3.1×11 topics
  26. Construction51▲ 7.4×2 topics
  27. Cultural Competence49▲ 7.7×7 topics
  28. Intersectionality46▲ 5.2×11 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice46▲ 7.1×7 topics
  30. Politics46▲ 3.4×19 topics
  31. Professional Development43▲ 4.3×12 topics
  32. Facilities Management41▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Durability Performance38▲ 8.0×2 topics
  34. Immigration38▲ 6.7×8 topics
  35. Gender Identity34▲ 6.3×4 topics
  36. Social Sustainability32▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Child Welfare32▲ 18×3 topics
  38. BIM32▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Prefabrication32▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Construction Projects32▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Western Sydney University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: BIM and Construction Integration, Construction Project Management and Performance, Social Work Education and Practice and Sustainable Building Design and Assessment.

BIM and Construction Int…32BIM and Construction Integration: 32 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…30Construction Project Management and Performance: 30 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 26 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 25 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 23 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 22 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 21 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…20Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 20 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 20 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 20 fractional works
Building and ConstructionManagement Science and Operations ResearchPublic AdministrationClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 32 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 30 works
  3. 3 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 26 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 25 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 23 works
  6. 6 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 22 works
  7. 7 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 21 works
  8. 8 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  9. 9 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 20 works
  10. 10 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Sydney University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

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.