Section 3: Results by Fields of Research Code

17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Psychology and Cognitive Sciences is comprised of the following four-digit codes:

1701 Psychology
1702 Cognitive Sciences
1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

13 out of 33 two-digit UoEs and 22 out of 33 four-digit UoEs assessed were rated above world standard

FoR Overview

Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (17) contributed approximately three per cent of the research outputs to ERA 2015. Journal articles were the main research output (83 per cent). Psychology (1701) was the largest sub-discipline in terms of research outputs, research income, staffing profile and research commercialisation income.

Indicator	No.
Research outputs	14,377.1
Research income	$265,456,454
FTEs	1,421.5
Esteem count	203.7
Patents	-
Research commercialisation income	$3,236,394

Rating	Distribution
Rating	Two-digit	Four-digit
5	5	10
4	8	12
3	12	6
2	5	2
1	3	3
Total	33	33

Number of UoEs per rating scale score

Stacked bar chart showing the total number of UoEs by rating scale score (i.e. ratings 1-5) for all four-digit Psychology and Cognitive Sciences codes. This chart includes data for two-digit and four-digit evaluations. Further details are located in each of the tables below the sub heading at the start of each four-digit code in this section.

Note: 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences shows assessed two-digit UoEs only.

Research outputs submitted by type

FoR code	Book	Book Chapter	Journal Article	Conference Paper	NTRO	Total
1701 Psychology	87.7	1,258.4	9,917.1	594.0	39.6	11,896.6
1702 Cognitive Sciences	4.0	79.3	1,292.5	142.3	2.0	1,520.0
1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	12.6	126.8	747.6	60.2	13.3	960.5
Total	104.3	1,464.5	11,957.1	796.4	54.9	14,377.1

Research income by year-all categories ($)

Stacked bar chart showing total research income for all HERDC income categories by year for 2011, 2012, and 2013 for each four-digit code in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences - 1701, 1702 and 1799. Full details are outlined in the following table.

FoR code	2011 ($)	2012 ($)	2013 ($)	Total ($)
1701 Psychology	76,072,059	82,141,854	89,178,787	247,392,700
1702 Cognitive Sciences	3,003,073	3,593,827	4,674,320	11,271,220
1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	1,326,717	2,586,516	2,879,300	6,792,533
Total	80,401,849	88,322,198	96,732,407	265,456,454

Staffing profile by academic level

FoR code	Level E	Level D	Level C	Level B	Level A	Other FTE	Total
1701 Psychology	188.7	172.2	264.1	296.5	137.2	77.2	1,135.9
1702 Cognitive Sciences	19.5	13.9	28.8	46.7	25.9	5.9	140.6
1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	8.1	11.5	30.2	50.0	33.3	11.8	145.0
Total	216.3	197.6	323.1	393.2	196.4	94.9	1,421.5

Research commercialisation income by year ($)

FoR code	2011 ($)	2012 ($)	2013 ($)	Total ($)
1701 Psychology	849,757	772,511	1,614,125	3,236,394
1702 Cognitive Sciences	0	0	0	0
1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	0	0	0	0
Total	849,757	772,511	1,614,125	3,236,394