Section 3: Results by Fields of Research Code
16 Studies in Human Society
Studies in Human Society is comprised of the following four-digit codes:
- 1601 Anthropology
- 1602 Criminology
- 1603 Demography
- 1604 Human Geography
- 1605 Policy and Administration
- 1606 Political Science
- 1607 Social Work
- 1608 Sociology
- 1699 Other Studies in Human Society
10 out of 39 two-digit UoEs and 43 out of 121 four-digit UoEs assessed were rated above world standard
FoR Overview
Studies in Human Society (16) contributed approximately five per cent of the research outputs to ERA 2015. Journal articles were the most common research output type (58 per cent), followed by book chapters (29 per cent). The three largest sub-disciplines in terms of research outputs, research income and staff FTE were Policy and Administration (1605), Political Science (1606) and Sociology (1608). No research commercialisation income was submitted to ERA 2015 for Studies in Human Society (16).
| Indicator |
No. |
|---|---|
Research outputs |
22,976.7 |
Research income |
$392,138,498 |
FTEs |
2,411.9 |
Esteem count |
294.2 |
Patents |
- |
Research commercialisation income |
$0 |
| Rating |
Distribution |
|
|---|---|---|
| Two-digit |
Four-digit |
|
5 |
3 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
32 |
3 |
19 |
59 |
2 |
9 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Total |
39 |
121 |
Number of UoEs per rating scale score
Note: 16 Studies in Human Society shows assessed two-digit UoEs only.
Research outputs submitted by type
| FoR code |
Book |
Book Chapter |
Journal Article |
Conference Paper |
NTRO |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601 Anthropology |
99.2 |
623.8 |
934.5 |
60.1 |
30.5 |
1,748.2 |
1602 Criminology |
79.8 |
567.7 |
1,260.8 |
195.1 |
28.3 |
2,131.6 |
1603 Demography |
13.4 |
136.8 |
300.8 |
57.0 |
0.7 |
508.6 |
1604 Human Geography |
47.2 |
427.5 |
1,354.4 |
171.3 |
32.0 |
2,032.3 |
1605 Policy and Administration |
110.1 |
736.7 |
1,937.4 |
219.6 |
152.8 |
3,156.5 |
1606 Political Science |
330.9 |
2,094.1 |
2,507.4 |
315.3 |
29.6 |
5,277.3 |
1607 Social Work |
56.0 |
417.2 |
1,512.8 |
53.2 |
58.1 |
2,097.4 |
1608 Sociology |
200.3 |
1,367.8 |
2,904.4 |
408.8 |
111.3 |
4,992.6 |
1699 Other Studies in Human Society |
31.4 |
283.9 |
617.5 |
95.2 |
4.3 |
1,032.3 |
Total |
968.1 |
6,655.5 |
13,329.9 |
1,575.6 |
447.6 |
22,976.7 |
Research income by year-all categories ($)
| FoR code |
2011 ($) |
2012 ($) |
2013 ($) |
Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1601 Anthropology |
6,523,781 |
8,343,077 |
9,594,166 |
24,461,024 |
1602 Criminology |
7,308,613 |
6,777,671 |
8,313,583 |
22,399,866 |
1603 Demography |
4,554,351 |
5,760,699 |
5,739,380 |
16,054,430 |
1604 Human Geography |
9,492,754 |
11,431,980 |
10,236,972 |
31,161,707 |
1605 Policy and Administration |
26,881,926 |
22,789,748 |
33,207,261 |
82,878,935 |
1606 Political Science |
19,030,160 |
19,776,275 |
41,505,782 |
80,312,217 |
1607 Social Work |
10,408,564 |
12,631,136 |
10,737,202 |
33,776,902 |
1608 Sociology |
25,777,621 |
32,354,734 |
32,370,445 |
90,502,800 |
1699 Other Studies in Human Society |
3,915,607 |
3,277,767 |
3,397,242 |
10,590,617 |
Total |
113,893,377 |
123,143,087 |
155,102,033 |
392,138,498 |
Staffing profile by academic level
| FoR code |
Level E |
Level D |
Level C |
Level B |
Level A |
Other FTE |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601 Anthropology |
21.6 |
27.8 |
48.6 |
69.9 |
21.3 |
4.8 |
193.9 |
1602 Criminology |
38.5 |
18.0 |
54.9 |
72.7 |
14.3 |
7.6 |
206.1 |
1603 Demography |
5.3 |
7.5 |
10.1 |
20.3 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
53.0 |
1604 Human Geography |
25.1 |
26.2 |
45.8 |
63.9 |
16.2 |
10.9 |
188.1 |
1605 Policy and Administration |
63.4 |
47.0 |
75.1 |
88.3 |
23.0 |
18.2 |
314.9 |
1606 Political Science |
101.2 |
82.4 |
129.5 |
146.8 |
34.3 |
11.5 |
505.7 |
1607 Social Work |
32.4 |
35.2 |
78.4 |
84.5 |
16.2 |
15.8 |
262.5 |
1608 Sociology |
80.5 |
67.7 |
118.5 |
137.4 |
41.3 |
31.3 |
476.7 |
1699 Other Studies in Human Society |
16.3 |
17.0 |
42.9 |
88.3 |
27.3 |
19.2 |
211.1 |
Total |
384.5 |
328.7 |
603.9 |
772.0 |
199.4 |
123.4 |
2,411.9 |
Research commercialisation income by year ($)
Note: There was no research commercialisation income reported by UoEs in this FoR.