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Monash University

In research, Monash University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#10 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#36 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Reproductive Medicine and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems — Public Administration is 3.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#72
of 28,054 · #125 all time
Rank in Australia
#2
of 391
Research works
102k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
3M
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Monash University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #6 of 6,365 35.0%2,515 #50
Social SciencesDomain #10 of 10,521 32.4%5,177 #67
Health SciencesDomain #36 of 11,982 25.3%4,879 #85
EducationSubfield #7 of 1,892 47.2%520 #11
MedicineField #53 of 10,443 24.3%3,986 #106
Computer ScienceField #27 of 4,667 36.1%1,210 #140
Life SciencesDomain #50 of 7,800 28.0%1,720 #114
Information SystemsSubfield #10 of 1,291 42.4%214 #52
Health ProfessionsField #18 of 1,928 30.1%781 #42
Gender StudiesSubfield #2 of 201 38.6%159 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Monash University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#50 #6
  2. Social Sciences#67 #10
  3. Health Sciences#85 #36
  4. Education#11 #7
  5. Medicine#106 #53
  6. Computer Science#140 #27
  7. Life Sciences#114 #50
  8. Information Systems#52 #10
  9. Health Professions#42 #18
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Monash University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 3.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 28.8 works3.2×
  2. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 115.0 works3.0×
  3. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 41.5 works2.9×
  4. Family PracticeSubfield · 23.0 works2.9×
  5. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 117.0 works2.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 258 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 755 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 207 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 453 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 46 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 44 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 209 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 1,210 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 249 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 106 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 1,731 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 684 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 367 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 162 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 268 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 781 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 3,986 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 93 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 466 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 505 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 194 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 499 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 998 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2,515 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Monash University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rachelle Buchbinder, Flavia Cicuttini and Shanshan Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Monash University.

  1. 1 Rachelle Buchbinder Australia · #147 worldwide 3.5k citations · 131 works
  2. 2 Flavia Cicuttini Australia · #232 worldwide 3.2k citations · 152 works
  3. 3 Shanshan Li Australia · #263 worldwide 3.7k citations · 160 works
  4. 4 Yuming Guo Australia · #599 worldwide 3.8k citations · 150 works
  5. 5 Amanda G. Thrift Australia · #1,203 worldwide 4.4k citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Rob J. Hyndman Australia · #2,182 worldwide 2.5k citations · 84 works
  7. 7 Belinda J. Gabbe Australia · #2,426 worldwide 1.1k citations · 87 works
  8. 8 D.G. Holmes Australia · #3,605 worldwide 1.4k citations · 76 works
  9. 9 David Abramson Australia · #3,951 worldwide 1k citations · 93 works
  10. 10 Patrick Kwan Australia · #4,816 worldwide 1.3k citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Monash University

Which keywords describe research at Monash University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Public Health and Quality of Life.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology860▲ 1.29×133 topics
  2. Deep Learning503◆ 0.87×82 topics
  3. Machine Learning501◆ 0.91×88 topics
  4. Inflammation446▲ 1.28×83 topics
  5. Mental Health429▲ 1.74×45 topics
  6. Climate Change416◆ 0.92×101 topics
  7. Globalization361◆ 1.09×123 topics
  8. Public Health349▲ 1.43×64 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease339▲ 1.81×39 topics
  10. Quality of Life337▲ 1.39×55 topics
  11. Sustainability282▼ 0.69×97 topics
  12. Risk Factors276▲ 1.49×37 topics
  13. Depression266▲ 1.80×25 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress247◆ 0.90×62 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome243▲ 1.77×23 topics
  16. Treatment230◆ 1.13×52 topics
  17. Neural Networks218▼ 0.84×40 topics
  18. Mortality201▲ 2.1×13 topics
  19. Obesity181▲ 1.42×28 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis179▲ 1.81×20 topics
  21. Resilience178▲ 2.2×19 topics
  22. Global Burden170▲ 1.88×12 topics
  23. Anxiety163▲ 2.0×12 topics
  24. Genetics159▲ 1.35×27 topics
  25. Prevalence154▲ 2.2×15 topics
  26. Psychological Impact152▲ 2.8×10 topics
  27. Primary Care150▲ 2.4×15 topics
  28. Aging147▲ 1.62×18 topics
  29. Social Support144▲ 1.54×19 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations140▲ 2.5×18 topics
  31. Child Development133▲ 1.88×8 topics
  32. Gender Differences131▲ 2.1×17 topics
  33. Adolescents127▲ 2.0×11 topics
  34. Health Outcomes126▲ 2.7×8 topics
  35. Reflective Practice120▲ 3.8×7 topics
  36. Self-Regulation115▲ 3.9×6 topics
  37. Labor Market114▲ 2.3×13 topics
  38. Quality Improvement101▲ 3.1×8 topics
  39. Infertility90▲ 3.8×4 topics
  40. Circadian Rhythms79▲ 4.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Monash University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Taxation and Compliance Studies, Sleep and related disorders, Early Childhood Education and Development and Online Learning and Analytics.

Taxation and Compliance …51Taxation and Compliance Studies: 51 fractional worksSleep and related disord…50Sleep and related disorders: 50 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 46 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 46 fractional worksLegal principles and applications: 44 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 44 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 42 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…42Urban Transport and Accessibility: 42 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 41 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 39 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyEducationComputer Science Applications4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 51 works
  2. 2 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 50 works
  3. 3 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 46 works
  4. 4 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 46 works
  5. 5 Legal principles and applications Law 44 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 44 works
  7. 7 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 42 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 42 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 41 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 39 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.4%domestic only73.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Monash University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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