Question 1

What is Murdoch University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Murdoch University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#267 of 3,157 worldwide), Health Sciences (#938 of 9,902 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#617 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Nature and Landscape Conservation (Veterinary is 11.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Murdoch University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Murdoch University ranks #877 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,088 all time), and #30 of 270 in Australia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Murdoch University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Tobias Ide, Vanika Garg and Xuequn Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Murdoch University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Murdoch University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Murdoch University is "Global diversity and geography of soil fungi" (Leho Tedersoo et al., 2014), with 3,776 citations. Next come "Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome" (3,439) and "Proposed minimal standards for the use of genome data for the taxonomy of prokaryotes" (3,167).

Question 5

Which research topics does Murdoch University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Algal biology and biofuel production, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, Extraction and Separation Processes and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Murdoch University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Biodiversity, Epidemiology, Environmental Impact and Genome Analysis.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Murdoch University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Murdoch University is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Murdoch University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.