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