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Social Sciences research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#21 worldwide), followed by Monash University and UNSW Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#8
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
97k
Top-10% rate
15.6%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of MelbourneMelbourne #2166.815.7%7,186
2Monash UniversityMelbourne #2465.316.5%6,068
3UNSW SydneySydney #5057.315.3%4,752
4The University of QueenslandBrisbane #5755.916.6%4,856
5The University of SydneySydney #5955.514.7%6,564
6Australian National UniversityCanberra #6654.314.0%4,586
7Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #14545.718.4%2,298
8RMIT UniversityMelbourne #14845.517.7%2,581
9La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #21241.615.5%2,356
10Deakin UniversityBurwood #23240.617.8%3,616
11Macquarie UniversitySydney #23440.517.4%2,916
12University of Technology SydneySydney #23940.314.9%2,535
13The University of AdelaideAdelaide #24340.113.7%1,947
14Griffith UniversityBrisbane #29238.118.2%3,152
15The University of Western AustraliaPerth #30937.514.2%2,009
16University of South AustraliaAdelaide #36635.614.9%1,700
17University of TasmaniaHobart #39234.914.6%1,393
18Curtin UniversityPerth #41734.220.2%1,817
19University of WollongongWollongong #42434.017.4%1,759
20Flinders UniversityAdelaide #47332.815.2%1,656
21Australian Catholic UniversityBrisbane #48132.616.6%1,415
22Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne #51032.018.8%2,193
23Western Sydney UniversityRichmond #53131.615.5%2,040
24Edith Cowan UniversityPerth #54031.422.4%1,025
25University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #55331.116.3%1,350
26University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba #58030.619.6%1,090
27James Cook UniversityTownsville #82226.816.7%938
28Charles Sturt UniversityBathurst #87326.116.0%1,183
29Southern Cross UniversityLismore #88726.018.3%555
30University of CanberraCanberra #93825.417.0%1,534
31Charles Darwin UniversityDarwin #96525.017.7%526
32Victoria UniversityMelbourne #1,01824.516.7%651
33University of New EnglandArmidale #1,05724.016.4%716
34University of the Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast #1,09123.715.9%829
35Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberra #1,10423.617.6%588
36Bond UniversityGold Coast #1,16223.018.1%544
37Murdoch UniversityPerth #1,19522.717.6%478
38Central Queensland UniversityRockhampton #1,36821.217.3%826
39Queensland GovernmentBrisbane #1,37621.218.8%341
40The George Institute for Global HealthSydney #1,40221.020.4%209
41Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalPerth #1,51420.116.2%430
42Australian Research CouncilCanberra #1,51920.120.6%88
43Monash HealthMelbourne #1,54419.915.4%286
44Sax InstituteSydney #1,62319.42.7%490
45Federation UniversityBallarat #1,70618.814.9%458
46Melbourne HealthMelbourne #1,71718.817.2%265
47University of DivinityKew East #2,21116.07.5%280
48Government of Western AustraliaPerth #2,38815.23.7%1,809
49Queensland HealthBrisbane #2,57914.314.9%207
50Royal Children's HospitalMelbourne #2,78613.514.3%107
51Torrens University AustraliaAdelaide #2,89613.124.1%179
52Alfred HealthMelbourne #2,90313.016.9%116
53The Kids Research Institute AustraliaWest Perth #3,9529.719.3%102
54Department of FinanceParkes #4,4158.58.6%183
55Sydney Local Health DistrictCamperdown #4,5238.217.1%136
56IP AustraliaCanberra #4,5258.29.7%135
57Australian Institute of BusinessAdelaide #4,6577.921.2%92
58New South Wales Department of HealthNorth Sydney #5,2426.612.0%103
59Migration Institute of AustraliaSydney #5,3106.42.4%109
60Menzies School of Health ResearchDarwin #5,3636.316.6%69

Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Australia?

Herbert W. Marsh, Weng Marc Lim and S. Alexander Haslam rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Herbert W. Marsh#23,107 worldwide overall311.6 of 736 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Weng Marc Lim#78 worldwide overall197.7 of 307 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3S. Alexander Haslam#6,657 worldwide overall183.8 of 449 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Richard Allan Bryant#20,878 worldwide overall194.2 of 592 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Daniel Luke King#648 worldwide overall157.8 of 270 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Patrick D. McGorry#50,725 worldwide overall177.6 of 586 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Helen M Christensen#15,949 worldwide overall150.8 of 438 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Andrew James Martin#11,597 worldwide overall134.2 of 294 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Xuesong Andy Gao#5,689 worldwide overall119.5 of 208 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10David J. Boud#3,808 worldwide overall122.3 of 249 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Dragan Gašević#3,091 worldwide overall119.0 of 238 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jolanda Jetten#12,027 worldwide overall120.4 of 302 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Stephan Lewandowsky#7,315 worldwide overall112.8 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Paul Delfabbro#21,810 worldwide overall119.3 of 321 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Sharon K. Parker#6,489 worldwide overall101.6 of 201 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Australia on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Australia compares with other countries in Social Sciences