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Education research in Australia

Monash University ranks first in Australia for Education research in 2022-now (#11 worldwide), followed by The University of Melbourne and The University of Queensland.

Australia's world rank
#6
of 112 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.8k
Top-10% rate
19.0%
Ranked institutions
38

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

What is the best university for Education in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Monash UniversityMelbourne #1168.323.0%616
2The University of MelbourneMelbourne #2955.519.6%534
3The University of QueenslandBrisbane #4051.220.1%335
4Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #5646.816.5%282
5UNSW SydneySydney #5946.120.9%274
6The University of SydneySydney #9040.517.6%386
7La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #20529.618.1%183
8Griffith UniversityBrisbane #20629.620.9%295
9University of South AustraliaAdelaide #24427.318.0%201
10Deakin UniversityBurwood #25326.921.6%373
11Australian Catholic UniversityBrisbane #26126.516.9%255
12University of TasmaniaHobart #30224.518.4%137
13University of WollongongWollongong #31124.122.5%168
14Curtin UniversityPerth #32623.526.4%167
15Australian National UniversityCanberra #33423.215.0%120
16The University of AdelaideAdelaide #35622.318.8%120
17University of Technology SydneySydney #36222.116.9%174
18RMIT UniversityMelbourne #36622.018.1%163
19Macquarie UniversitySydney #37021.817.1%177
20University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba #38521.324.0%174
21Edith Cowan UniversityPerth #38721.223.8%132
22University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #43519.718.4%142
23Southern Cross UniversityLismore #47718.523.4%98
24Queensland GovernmentBrisbane #57316.021.4%85
25The University of Western AustraliaPerth #57616.018.0%100
26Charles Sturt UniversityBathurst #58115.915.0%176
27Charles Darwin UniversityDarwin #63714.619.9%72
28Western Sydney UniversityRichmond #71613.116.5%160
29Flinders UniversityAdelaide #76112.318.5%97
30Central Queensland UniversityRockhampton #85910.721.8%98
31James Cook UniversityTownsville #86310.619.0%78
32Federation UniversityBallarat #1,0098.617.6%64
33University of CanberraCanberra #1,0548.020.3%106
34Victoria UniversityMelbourne #1,0757.714.7%90
35University of New EnglandArmidale #1,0837.619.5%90
36Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne #1,0987.518.7%200
37University of the Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast #1,2176.114.6%79
38Government of Western AustraliaPerth #1,79397.07.3%72

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

Who are the top Education researchers in Australia?

David J. Boud, Dragan Gašević and Herbert W. Marsh rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Education that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1David J. Boud#3,808 worldwide overall94.7 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Dragan Gašević#3,091 worldwide overall62.0 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Herbert W. Marsh#23,107 worldwide overall76.2 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Barry J. Fraser#105,736 worldwide overall66.9 of 239 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5John Hattie#86,377 worldwide overall49.8 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Andrew James Martin#11,597 worldwide overall41.5 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Margaret Bearman#17,446 worldwide overall37.1 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Hui Li#421,532 worldwide overall54.9 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Phillip Dawson#8,905 worldwide overall35.6 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Denise A Jackson#12,912 worldwide overall35.3 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11David Franklin Treagust#132,282 worldwide overall47.2 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Joanna Tai#20,735 worldwide overall35.1 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Umesh M Sharma#43,934 worldwide overall36.7 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Rola Ajjawi#19,966 worldwide overall32.9 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Michael Prosser#52,195 worldwide overall36.8 of 70 papers here in the top 10%

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