Question 1

What is Macquarie University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Macquarie University stands highest in Social Sciences (#234 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#476 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#314 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Applied Psychology and Finance (Linguistics and Language is 4.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Macquarie University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Macquarie University ranks #373 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#397 all time), and #13 of 270 in Australia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Macquarie University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Ian J. Wright, John Dumay and Mark Westoby lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Macquarie University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Macquarie University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Macquarie University is "The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior" (Henri Tajfel, John C. Turner, 2004), with 13,549 citations. Next come "The worldwide leaf economics spectrum" (9,121) and "What Will 5G Be?" (8,314).

Question 5

Which research topics does Macquarie University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Australian History and Society, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Digital Mental Health Interventions and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Macquarie University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Globalization, Epidemiology, Language Development, Quality of Life and Ethics.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Macquarie University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Macquarie University is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (14%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Macquarie University's?

Accepted Answer

Simon Fraser University has the research profile closest to Macquarie University's (similarity 0.82 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Psychology, followed by University of Sussex and University of York.

Question 9

Is Macquarie University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.