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Arts and Humanities research in Australia

UNSW Sydney ranks first in Australia for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#44 worldwide), followed by Monash University and Australian National University.

Australia's world rank
#9
of 103 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9.7k
Top-10% rate
14.3%
Ranked institutions
35

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

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1UNSW SydneySydney #4449.917.1%382
2Monash UniversityMelbourne #5247.717.1%575
3Australian National UniversityCanberra #5746.416.6%443
4The University of MelbourneMelbourne #6644.515.7%796
5The University of SydneySydney #9240.114.3%814
6The University of QueenslandBrisbane #13135.414.0%498
7Macquarie UniversitySydney #22328.419.4%349
8Flinders UniversityAdelaide #28225.214.7%184
9La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #28625.112.4%201
10Griffith UniversityBrisbane #31024.020.4%253
11Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #33722.919.3%123
12University of Technology SydneySydney #36721.813.9%181
13The University of AdelaideAdelaide #37721.410.5%211
14University of TasmaniaHobart #41320.213.4%168
15RMIT UniversityMelbourne #52417.014.3%184
16Deakin UniversityBurwood #56716.016.0%297
17University of DivinityKew East #58015.711.1%125
18Curtin UniversityPerth #58215.622.2%130
19The University of Western AustraliaPerth #61215.011.3%190
20University of WollongongWollongong #65714.014.5%144
21University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba #70213.217.8%114
22Australian Catholic UniversityBrisbane #71213.013.3%243
23Sax InstituteSydney #81811.12.0%172
24University of South AustraliaAdelaide #84310.715.0%167
25Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalPerth #87210.319.5%92
26Charles Sturt UniversityBathurst #89210.022.8%116
27Western Sydney UniversityRichmond #1,0048.415.0%179
28Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne #1,0577.715.9%170
29James Cook UniversityTownsville #1,1986.120.1%74
30Edith Cowan UniversityPerth #1,2665.321.4%67
31University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #1,3164.816.6%114
32University of New EnglandArmidale #1,3704.313.1%85
33University of CanberraCanberra #1,6362.013.0%109
34Government of Western AustraliaPerth #1,6751.68.0%64
35Herbalife (Australia)Sydney #1,8895.03.3%541

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

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in Australia?

Patrick D. McGorry, Barnaby Nelson and Xuesong Andy Gao rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Patrick D. McGorry#50,725 worldwide overall78.7 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Barnaby Nelson#53,327 worldwide overall57.6 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Xuesong Andy Gao#5,689 worldwide overall57.0 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Alison Ruth Yung#70,841 worldwide overall51.8 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Michael Haugh#26,483 worldwide overall38.9 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Graham Priest#66,400 worldwide overall36.7 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7M. Obaidul Hamid#9,479 worldwide overall29.5 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Neomy Storch#20,531 worldwide overall29.5 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Alastair Pennycook#13,344 worldwide overall29.2 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10James R. Martin#279,436 worldwide overall29.5 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Kay L. O’Halloran#30,787 worldwide overall25.0 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Rainer Grün#60,908 worldwide overall24.0 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Alice Chik#38,981 worldwide overall24.2 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Stephen James Wood#66,968 worldwide overall22.6 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Philip N. Pettit#54,875 worldwide overall25.7 of 58 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Australia on their work in Arts and Humanities 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 Arts and Humanities