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Applied Psychology research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Applied Psychology research in 2022-now (#13 worldwide), followed by The University of Queensland and UNSW Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#5
of 30 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.1k
Top-10% rate
14.4%
Ranked institutions
5

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Applied Psychology in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of MelbourneMelbourne #1322.213.1%86
2The University of QueenslandBrisbane #1615.920.3%67
3UNSW SydneySydney #1714.012.0%71
4Monash UniversityMelbourne #1812.313.1%62
5The University of SydneySydney #209.115.9%77

Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Applied Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Applied Psychology researchers in Australia?

Helen M Christensen, Jake Linardon and Nickolai Titov rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Applied Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Helen M Christensen#15,949 worldwide overall28.1 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jake Linardon#9,105 worldwide overall13.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Nickolai Titov#123,788 worldwide overall19.2 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jennifer M. Nicholas#42,921 worldwide overall9.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis#84,408 worldwide overall11.5 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Andrew James Mackinnon#49,546 worldwide overall10.3 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Gavin Andrews#66,980 worldwide overall11.0 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Kathleen M Griffiths#49,746 worldwide overall11.2 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Patrick D. McGorry#50,725 worldwide overall8.6 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Mario Álvarez‐Jiménez#71,237 worldwide overall10.2 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Blake Farran Dear#126,382 worldwide overall13.9 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Nikos Ntoumanis#33,479 worldwide overall10.3 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Matthew Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz#41,076 worldwide overall8.5 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Simine Vazire#8,488 worldwide overall6.5 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Aliza Werner‐Seidler#59,696 worldwide overall7.3 of 22 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Australia on their work in Applied Psychology 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 Applied Psychology