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Cultural Studies research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Cultural Studies research in 2022–2025 (#33 worldwide), followed by The University of Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#6
of 49 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
951
Top-10% rate
21.4%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Cultural Studies in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of MelbourneMelbourne #3335.821.4%104
2The University of SydneySydney #6024.819.0%83

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

Who are the top Cultural Studies researchers in Australia?

David Castle, Jeff Malpas and Yoshio Sugimoto rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1David Castle#22,307 worldwide overall966 citations · 5 works
  2. 2Jeff Malpas#66,482 worldwide overall161 citations · 5 works
  3. 3Yoshio Sugimoto#81,988 worldwide overall107 citations · 11 works
  4. 4Nicholas Thomas#84,505 worldwide overall133 citations · 6 works
  5. 5B. W. Higman#86,825 worldwide overall109 citations · 6 works
  6. 6Geremie Barmé#92,213 worldwide overall78 citations · 6 works
  7. 7Paul Giles#106,076 worldwide overall207 citations · 6 works
  8. 8Shane White#115,657 worldwide overall112 citations · 6 works
  9. 9Sangkyun Kim#132,512 worldwide overall152 citations · 6 works
  10. 10Zala Volčić#141,719 worldwide overall58 citations · 5 works
  11. 11Michael Keane#148,779 worldwide overall88 citations · 11 works
  12. 12Colin Mackerras#153,166 worldwide overall103 citations · 6 works
  13. 13James Robertson#158,939 worldwide overall192 citations · 9 works
  14. 14Alex J. Bellamy#169,349 worldwide overall108 citations · 6 works
  15. 15Tomoko Aoyama#170,022 worldwide overall37 citations · 11 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Cultural Studies