University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
Australia
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 769 | 172.98 |
Overall Count and Share for 'University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 159 | 51.15 |
| Biological sciences | 94 | 18.98 |
| Chemistry | 109 | 29.86 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 72 | 16.60 |
| Health sciences | 284 | 41.65 |
| Physical sciences | 31 | 10.01 |
| Social sciences | 20 | 4.73 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Chemistry | 58 | 15.04 |
| Chemical Engineering | 41 | 12.12 |
| Clinical Sciences | 71 | 9.65 |
| Electrical Engineering | 18 | 8.57 |
| Organic Chemistry | 17 | 7.48 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 16 | 5.13 |
| Urban and Regional Planning | 13 | 4.51 |
| Nanotechnology | 9 | 4.36 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 151 | 129 | 135 | 171 | 171 |
| Applied sciences | 34 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 27 | 41 | 34 | 42 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 88 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 33 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 33 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 19 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 19 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (325 institutions) | 32.4% |
| Domestic (154 institutions) | 67.6% |
Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Sydney (USYD) | 26.35 / 21.90 | 48.25 |
| Monash University | 14.46 / 19.28 | 33.74 |
| The University of Queensland (UQ) | 11.56 / 15.70 | 27.26 |
| The University of Melbourne (UniMelb) | 12.68 / 13.25 | 25.94 |
| Australian National University (ANU) | 10.22 / 7.63 | 17.85 |
Top 5 international collaborators with University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 6.06 / 9.03 | 15.09 |
| Zhejiang University (ZJU) | 5.34 / 4.14 | 9.49 |
| The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) | 3.55 / 3.13 | 6.68 |
| European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) | 4.53 / 1.98 | 6.51 |
| Northwestern University (NU) | 1.47 / 4.00 | 5.47 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
- University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- ARC Centre for Complex Systems (ACCS)
- ARC Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS)
- ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems (CAS)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation (COE-CSI)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function (CIBF)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics (KanGO)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers of Big Data, Big Models, New Insights (ACEMS)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems (MASCOS)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC²T)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology
- ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Intelligent Energy Efficiency in Future Protected Cropping (E2Crop)
- ARC Industrial Transformation and Training Centre in Data Analytics for Resources and the Environment (DARE)
- ARC Research Hub in Zero-emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality
- ARC Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy (GlobH2E)
- Australasian Diabetes Data Network (ADDN)
- Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
- Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)
- Bionic Vision Australia (BVA)
- Centre for Eye Health (CFEH)
- Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research (CSHOR)
- Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub (ESCC)
- George Institute - Australia (TGI Australia)
- HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration (HIV-NAT)
- Ingham Institute
- Joint Remote Sensing Research Program (JRSRP)
- Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer (kConFab)
- Lowy Cancer Research Centre
- National Ageing Research Institute (NARI)
- National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT)
- National Computational Infrastructure (NCI)
- National Environmental Science Programme (NESP)
- National Imaging Facility (NIF)
- Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt)
- Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF)
- Sino-Australian Research Consortium for Coastal Management
- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research (AMR)
- Stem Cells Australia
- Sydney Consortium for Particle Physics and Cosmology (Sydney-CPPC)
- Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS)
- UNSW Node of EMBL Australia in Single Molecule Science
- UNSW-CWRU International Joint Laboratory
- Wisconsin Astrobiology Research Consortium (WARC)