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Applied Psychology research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Applied Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#4 worldwide), followed by The University of Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#5
of 32 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.1k
Top-10% rate
33.4%
Ranked institutions
2

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 #446.035.2%78
2The University of SydneySydney #724.138.9%68

Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Applied Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Applied Psychology researchers in Australia?

Philip B. Mitchell, Gavin Andrews and Catherine Sherrington rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1Philip B. Mitchell#134 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 3 works
  2. 2Gavin Andrews#1,709 worldwide overall2k citations · 2 works
  3. 3Catherine Sherrington#3,579 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 2 works
  4. 4Herbert W. Marsh#3,807 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 3 works
  5. 5Anthony F. Jorm#6,890 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 5 works
  6. 6Helen Christensen#9,473 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 24 works
  7. 7S. Alexander Haslam#11,018 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 3 works
  8. 8Joseph Ciarrochi#12,335 worldwide overall918 citations · 3 works
  9. 9Richard D. Roberts#13,121 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 4 works
  10. 10Adrian Bauman#14,212 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 3 works
  11. 11Susan H. Spence#15,675 worldwide overall480 citations · 2 works
  12. 12Jennie Brand‐Miller#17,916 worldwide overall582 citations · 2 works
  13. 13Joseph P. Forgas#18,620 worldwide overall860 citations · 4 works
  14. 14Nikos Ntoumanis#19,308 worldwide overall688 citations · 6 works
  15. 15Simon French#20,962 worldwide overall906 citations · 3 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Applied Psychology