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Demography research in Australia

Australian National University ranks first in Australia for Demography research in 2022-now (#17 worldwide), followed by The University of Melbourne and Monash University.

Australia's world rank
#6
of 55 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.1k
Top-10% rate
15.5%
Ranked institutions
11

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

What is the best university for Demography in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Australian National UniversityCanberra #1753.315.1%178
2The University of MelbourneMelbourne #1951.515.8%159
3Monash UniversityMelbourne #3441.915.3%124
4UNSW SydneySydney #4338.113.8%107
5The University of QueenslandBrisbane #4637.022.6%109
6The University of SydneySydney #10723.111.3%131
7La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #20312.520.1%64
8RMIT UniversityMelbourne #22910.515.0%61
9Griffith UniversityBrisbane #2558.824.1%81
10Macquarie UniversitySydney #2717.815.1%67
11Deakin UniversityBurwood #3035.912.2%81

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

Who are the top Demography researchers in Australia?

Jenny Waycott, Alan D López and Karen Elizabeth McNamara rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Demography that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jenny Waycott#61,742 worldwide overall15.1 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Alan D López#14,229 worldwide overall12.0 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Karen Elizabeth McNamara#114,673 worldwide overall13.2 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Vladimir Canudas‐Romo#167,571 worldwide overall12.1 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Loretta V. Baldassar#87,832 worldwide overall11.5 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Freya Higgins‐Desbiolles#53,529 worldwide overall11.2 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Aude Bernard#64,624 worldwide overall10.0 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Carol Farbotko#99,665 worldwide overall10.7 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Celia McMichael#26,590 worldwide overall9.8 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10David Bruce Weaver#172,765 worldwide overall10.0 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Judith A. Feeney#99,322 worldwide overall10.3 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Lưu Trọng Tuấn#25,612 worldwide overall9.1 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Patrick D. Nunn#238,965 worldwide overall12.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Kaarin Jane Anstey#90,655 worldwide overall9.4 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Yang Shen#445,671 worldwide overall8.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%

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