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Health Professions research in Australia

Monash University ranks first in Australia for Health Professions research in 2022-now (#14 worldwide), followed by The University of Melbourne and The University of Queensland.

Australia's world rank
#5
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
16k
Top-10% rate
15.4%
Ranked institutions
48

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Professions in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Monash UniversityMelbourne #1465.016.7%908
2The University of MelbourneMelbourne #1762.516.5%917
3The University of QueenslandBrisbane #1961.016.8%880
4The University of SydneySydney #2259.017.5%1,101
5UNSW SydneySydney #3254.117.5%676
6Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #5646.719.1%314
7La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #6544.715.6%406
8The University of AdelaideAdelaide #14634.018.0%309
9Australian National UniversityCanberra #15233.414.2%306
10University of Technology SydneySydney #16032.819.9%264
11University of WollongongWollongong #16532.319.0%247
12University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #19130.416.4%273
13Deakin UniversityBurwood #20029.819.9%486
14Griffith UniversityBrisbane #20629.416.7%479
15RMIT UniversityMelbourne #21329.017.9%195
16University of TasmaniaHobart #22428.315.4%245
17The University of Western AustraliaPerth #23927.415.8%256
18Macquarie UniversitySydney #24327.220.0%319
19Monash HealthMelbourne #24627.017.2%161
20The George Institute for Global HealthSydney #25626.521.1%113
21Curtin UniversityPerth #28325.218.5%276
22Flinders UniversityAdelaide #28625.116.3%381
23Western Sydney UniversityRichmond #29424.718.2%278
24Melbourne HealthMelbourne #31124.016.9%135
25University of South AustraliaAdelaide #32223.518.5%232
26Edith Cowan UniversityPerth #32323.417.9%150
27Australian Catholic UniversityBrisbane #40520.519.8%140
28University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba #41620.118.9%124
29Sydney Local Health DistrictCamperdown #45119.013.6%96
30Queensland HealthBrisbane #46318.713.5%169
31James Cook UniversityTownsville #49417.815.8%163
32Bond UniversityGold Coast #53516.815.4%129
33Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne #54016.614.4%186
34Royal Children's HospitalMelbourne #54616.514.6%62
35Charles Sturt UniversityBathurst #56416.115.3%158
36Alfred HealthMelbourne #60715.113.7%72
37Metro South HealthWoolloongabba #61015.016.0%64
38Victoria UniversityMelbourne #61714.919.0%77
39Central Queensland UniversityRockhampton #66413.919.2%140
40Southern Cross UniversityLismore #69413.315.3%94
41Charles Darwin UniversityDarwin #70313.120.3%80
42University of the Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast #74712.316.9%105
43Federation UniversityBallarat #75712.213.0%73
44University of CanberraCanberra #76412.014.3%199
45Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalPerth #84210.810.9%87
46Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberra #9369.416.9%68
47Government of Western AustraliaPerth #1,1047.27.1%169
48Herbalife (Australia)Sydney #1,8857.00.5%1,070

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in Australia?

Jeffrey Braithwaite, Stephen R. Lord and Adrian Ernest Bauman rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Health Professions that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jeffrey Braithwaite#41,421 worldwide overall123.7 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Stephen R. Lord#21,913 worldwide overall91.4 of 221 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Adrian Ernest Bauman#34,745 worldwide overall74.1 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Maureen Frances Dollard#21,885 worldwide overall49.7 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Luke Wolfenden#113,631 worldwide overall58.8 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Johanna Irene Westbrook#296,774 worldwide overall74.2 of 246 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7George Patton#11,182 worldwide overall46.5 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Yuming Guo#7,811 worldwide overall39.4 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Phyllis Noemi Butow#85,220 worldwide overall52.9 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Richard H. Osborne#297,583 worldwide overall60.4 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Catherine Sherrington#37,556 worldwide overall45.2 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Helen M Christensen#15,949 worldwide overall38.9 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Susan Margaret Sawyer#34,281 worldwide overall43.1 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ian Bernard Hickie#37,106 worldwide overall42.7 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Peter Damian Hibbert#116,121 worldwide overall37.5 of 96 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Australia on their work in Health Professions 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 Health Professions