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The University of Melbourne

In research, The University of Melbourne stands highest in Social Sciences (#11 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#25 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Music and Applied Psychology — Public Administration is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#75
of 28,054 · #98 all time
Rank in Australia
#4
of 391
Research works
126k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9M
30.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is The University of Melbourne 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 SciencesDomain #11 of 10,521 28.3%6,863 #50
Social SciencesField #8 of 6,365 29.4%3,601 #46
Health SciencesDomain #25 of 11,982 25.1%4,895 #51
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #11 of 2,578 28.4%1,176 #42
Social PsychologySubfield #3 of 664 31.8%327 —
MedicineField #51 of 10,443 24.5%3,893 #66
PsychologyField #11 of 2,181 31.3%1,220 #56
EducationSubfield #12 of 1,892 39.7%519 #22
Clinical PsychologySubfield #5 of 738 31.5%509 #30
Health ProfessionsField #14 of 1,928 27.6%761 #27

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The University of Melbourne 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 #11
  2. Social Sciences#46 #8
  3. Health Sciences#51 #25
  4. Sociology and Political Science#42 #11
  5. Medicine#66 #51
  6. Psychology#56 #11
  7. Education#22 #12
  8. Clinical Psychology#30 #5
  9. Health Professions#27 #14
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 The University of Melbourne specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 65.0 works6.2×
  2. MusicSubfield · 86.2 works5.4×
  3. Applied PsychologySubfield · 78.3 works2.8×
  4. VeterinaryField · 73.9 works2.8×
  5. HealthSubfield · 158.0 works2.7×
  6. ArchitectureSubfield · 20.5 works2.7×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 639 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 1,031 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 277 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 512 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 39 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 153 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 1,170 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 327 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 103 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 1,681 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 1,098 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 255 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 213 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 292 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 86 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 761 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 3,893 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 82 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.78× its world share, 74 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 781 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 500 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 245 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 516 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 1,220 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 3,601 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The University of Melbourne?

Ranked on the composite score, Hugh R. Taylor, Rajkumar Buyya and Marimuthu Palaniswami lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The University of Melbourne.

  1. 1 Hugh R. Taylor Australia · #158 worldwide 2.9k citations · 132 works
  2. 2 Rajkumar Buyya Australia · #240 worldwide 7.8k citations · 379 works
  3. 3 Marimuthu Palaniswami Australia · #339 worldwide 3.8k citations · 179 works
  4. 4 D. O’Brien Australia · #812 worldwide 3.1k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Paul A. James Australia · #2,282 worldwide 1.2k citations · 97 works
  6. 6 Niall M. Corcoran Australia · #4,695 worldwide 1.6k citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Frank Caruso Australia · #5,248 worldwide 1.4k citations · 109 works
  8. 8 Ingrid E. Scheffer Australia · #5,885 worldwide 1.8k citations · 157 works
  9. 9 Cassandra Szoeke Australia · #6,027 worldwide 1.9k citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Anthony F. Jorm Australia · #6,890 worldwide 1.5k citations · 127 works
All ranked researchers at The University of Melbourne

Which keywords describe research at The University of Melbourne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Climate Change, Mental Health, Public Health, Depression, Resilience and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology990▲ 1.28×137 topics
  2. Climate Change765▲ 1.45×108 topics
  3. Globalization682▲ 1.77×133 topics
  4. Mental Health557▲ 1.94×46 topics
  5. Machine Learning462▼ 0.72×90 topics
  6. Deep Learning462▼ 0.69×83 topics
  7. Sustainability461◆ 0.97×104 topics
  8. Public Health454▲ 1.60×67 topics
  9. Inflammation399◆ 0.98×83 topics
  10. Quality of Life331▲ 1.17×58 topics
  11. Depression320▲ 1.86×26 topics
  12. Risk Factors315▲ 1.46×37 topics
  13. Social Media295◆ 1.05×37 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress289◆ 0.90×63 topics
  15. Human Rights282▲ 1.40×72 topics
  16. Identity257▲ 1.81×62 topics
  17. Resilience256▲ 2.7×17 topics
  18. Treatment255◆ 1.08×52 topics
  19. Remote Sensing243◆ 1.01×37 topics
  20. Colonialism240▲ 2.6×41 topics
  21. Gender228▲ 2.1×49 topics
  22. Neoliberalism221▲ 3.2×26 topics
  23. Genetics214▲ 1.56×27 topics
  24. Anxiety208▲ 2.2×12 topics
  25. Prevalence200▲ 2.5×15 topics
  26. Social Justice183▲ 1.59×45 topics
  27. Ethics177▲ 1.87×50 topics
  28. Adolescents172▲ 2.4×10 topics
  29. Primary Care160▲ 2.2×15 topics
  30. Global Warming160▲ 2.0×14 topics
  31. Vulnerability154▲ 3.5×8 topics
  32. Health Disparities153▲ 3.0×9 topics
  33. Health Equity153▲ 2.9×6 topics
  34. Neuroscience150▲ 2.6×18 topics
  35. Ethical Considerations146▲ 2.2×20 topics
  36. Psychological Impact144▲ 2.3×11 topics
  37. Emotion Regulation140▲ 2.3×9 topics
  38. National Identity123▲ 5.5×7 topics
  39. Decolonization102▲ 6.5×8 topics
  40. Cultural Turn76▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does The University of Melbourne publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Australian History and Society, Employment and Welfare Studies, Education Systems and Policy and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Australian History and S…73Australian History and Society: 73 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…57Employment and Welfare Studies: 57 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 52 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 46 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 46 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 45 fractional worksLegal principles and applications: 43 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions42Labor Movements and Unions: 42 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 42 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 42 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsEducationClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 73 works
  2. 2 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 57 works
  3. 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 52 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 46 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 46 works
  6. 6 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 45 works
  7. 7 Legal principles and applications Law 43 works
  8. 8 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 42 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 42 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 42 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The University of Melbourne's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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.

Other research institutions in Melbourne

All research institutions in Melbourne

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.