Psychology research in Australia
The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Psychology research in 2022-now (#18 worldwide), followed by Monash University and The University of Queensland.
- Australia's world rank
- #5 of 106 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 18k
- Top-10% rate
- 16.5%
- Ranked institutions
- 47
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Psychology in Australia?
Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Psychology researchers in Australia?
Richard Allan Bryant, Herbert W. Marsh and Helen M Christensen rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Richard Allan Bryant#20,878 worldwide overall167.4 of 529 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Herbert W. Marsh#23,107 worldwide overall151.1 of 370 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Helen M Christensen#15,949 worldwide overall124.3 of 368 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Anthony Francis Jorm#78,548 worldwide overall102.9 of 410 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Nikos Ntoumanis#33,479 worldwide overall74.5 of 219 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Andrew James Martin#11,597 worldwide overall69.3 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Ian Bernard Hickie#37,106 worldwide overall84.5 of 364 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Jake Linardon#9,105 worldwide overall60.4 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Ronald M. Rapee#175,133 worldwide overall105.9 of 413 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Patrick D. McGorry#50,725 worldwide overall86.1 of 386 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Philip David Parker#5,617 worldwide overall54.5 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Daniel Luke King#648 worldwide overall55.6 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
- 13John Sweller#6,456 worldwide overall54.9 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
- 14S. Alexander Haslam#6,657 worldwide overall59.2 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Joseph Ciarrochi#39,823 worldwide overall63.7 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Australia on their work in Psychology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.
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What are the best universities for psychology in Australia?
The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Psychology research in 2022-now (#18 worldwide), followed by Monash University and The University of Queensland.