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Social Sciences research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#15 worldwide), followed by Monash University and UNSW Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#7
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
47k
Top-10% rate
16.0%
Ranked institutions
50

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 #1568.916.4%3,711
2Monash UniversityMelbourne #1866.818.1%2,988
3UNSW SydneySydney #4456.515.1%2,137
4The University of QueenslandBrisbane #4955.217.5%2,370
5Australian National UniversityCanberra #5953.114.2%2,672
6The University of SydneySydney #6651.815.0%3,130
7Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #13343.818.3%1,170
8La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #17340.816.1%1,258
9RMIT UniversityMelbourne #19039.717.1%1,238
10Deakin UniversityBurwood #20438.817.1%2,021
11University of Technology SydneySydney #23737.114.7%1,247
12The University of AdelaideAdelaide #25636.214.1%928
13Griffith UniversityBrisbane #26835.718.3%1,718
14Macquarie UniversitySydney #31433.916.6%1,267
15The University of Western AustraliaPerth #32233.613.4%939
16University of TasmaniaHobart #34232.914.8%736
17Australian Catholic UniversityBrisbane #34532.815.0%786
18University of South AustraliaAdelaide #37431.914.7%819
19Curtin UniversityPerth #41330.821.0%839
20University of WollongongWollongong #45129.717.1%844
21Flinders UniversityAdelaide #47329.215.3%818
22Edith Cowan UniversityPerth #54827.522.4%526
23Western Sydney UniversityRichmond #57227.014.4%1,062
24Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne #58926.719.4%989
25University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #59126.616.7%654
26Charles Sturt UniversityBathurst #66225.315.0%731
27Southern Cross UniversityLismore #72524.319.4%321
28University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba #75823.818.5%524
29Charles Darwin UniversityDarwin #84022.616.9%312
30University of CanberraCanberra #91121.618.9%921
31James Cook UniversityTownsville #94921.217.5%463
32University of New EnglandArmidale #98620.715.5%361
33University of the Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast #1,02520.315.4%456
34Victoria UniversityMelbourne #1,09219.615.4%336
35Queensland GovernmentBrisbane #1,15718.917.5%206
36Murdoch UniversityPerth #1,22418.218.5%247
37Central Queensland UniversityRockhampton #1,30317.517.9%365
38Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalPerth #1,38416.816.1%210
39Sax InstituteSydney #1,38716.83.0%261
40Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberra #1,38916.819.4%242
41Bond UniversityGold Coast #1,86713.416.5%222
42Monash HealthMelbourne #1,96912.817.5%100
43The George Institute for Global HealthSydney #2,05512.320.7%78
44Federation UniversityBallarat #2,12111.915.3%238
45Melbourne HealthMelbourne #2,32510.916.7%103
46Government of Western AustraliaPerth #2,7429.05.5%468
47Queensland HealthBrisbane #3,5456.014.2%87
48Torrens University AustraliaAdelaide #3,6245.825.6%76
49IP AustraliaCanberra #4,4183.511.9%64
50University of DivinityKew East #4,6712.94.3%129

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?

David J. Boud, Daniel Luke King 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. 1David J. Boud#3,808 worldwide overall105.0 of 196 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Daniel Luke King#648 worldwide overall90.7 of 125 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3S. Alexander Haslam#6,657 worldwide overall94.8 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Herbert W. Marsh#23,107 worldwide overall122.4 of 292 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Stephan Lewandowsky#7,315 worldwide overall83.6 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Dragan Gašević#3,091 worldwide overall71.6 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Bob Lingard#53,149 worldwide overall84.8 of 269 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Billie Giles‐Corti#20,041 worldwide overall77.7 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Weng Marc Lim#78 worldwide overall67.0 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Simon Marginson#36,895 worldwide overall79.3 of 233 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jolanda Jetten#12,027 worldwide overall71.0 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Paul Delfabbro#21,810 worldwide overall66.1 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Umesh M Sharma#43,934 worldwide overall63.0 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Sue O’Connor#36,654 worldwide overall61.8 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Andrew James Martin#11,597 worldwide overall58.3 of 102 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