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2026-08-22 · Research focus · UNSW Sydney · Australia

What drives UNSW Sydney's research

Ask where UNSW Sydney's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 79,401 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 79 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions; HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk; Climate variability and models.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.5, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.

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