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Communication research in Australia

Monash University ranks first in Australia for Communication research in 2022-now (#32 worldwide), followed by Queensland University of Technology and The University of Melbourne.

Australia's world rank
#7
of 51 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.2k
Top-10% rate
15.6%
Ranked institutions
5

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

What is the best university for Communication in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Monash UniversityMelbourne #3227.014.2%81
2Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #3425.722.3%70
3The University of MelbourneMelbourne #4519.811.1%77
4The University of SydneySydney #4619.313.2%115
5RMIT UniversityMelbourne #5814.417.6%64

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

Who are the top Communication researchers in Australia?

Axel Bruns, Stephan Lewandowsky and John S. Dryzek rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Communication that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Axel Bruns#164,419 worldwide overall27.9 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Stephan Lewandowsky#7,315 worldwide overall13.2 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3John S. Dryzek#12,084 worldwide overall11.7 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Anne-Wil K. Harzing#7,951 worldwide overall11.0 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ullrich K. H. Ecker#13,692 worldwide overall8.5 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 5Neil Selwyn#15,147 worldwide overall9.5 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mai Nguyen#87,544 worldwide overall10.3 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jim Macnamara#218,917 worldwide overall11.0 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Carolyn M. Hendriks#37,748 worldwide overall7.5 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jean Burgess#135,835 worldwide overall9.3 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Simon Niemeyer#79,157 worldwide overall6.4 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Monika Anja Bednarek#56,900 worldwide overall7.0 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 12Lý Thị Trần#35,872 worldwide overall7.6 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14John Cook#45,277 worldwide overall5.2 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Scott Wright#315,239 worldwide overall6.8 of 23 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Australia on their work in Communication 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 Communication