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