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Epidemiology research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Epidemiology research in 2022–2025 (#36 worldwide), followed by Monash University and The University of Queensland.

Australia's world rank
#9
of 79 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.5k
Top-10% rate
20.3%
Ranked institutions
19

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Epidemiology in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of MelbourneMelbourne #3647.924.3%349
2Monash UniversityMelbourne #5541.823.0%293
3The University of QueenslandBrisbane #5841.022.3%277
4The University of SydneySydney #6439.621.4%346
5UNSW SydneySydney #6539.423.6%307
6The University of Western AustraliaPerth #27118.621.1%127
7La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #34914.918.4%131
8Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #37713.823.7%92
9Griffith UniversityBrisbane #38013.722.0%107
10The Royal Melbourne HospitalMelbourne #41412.521.1%92
11Deakin UniversityBurwood #43011.925.1%88
12Curtin UniversityPerth #47410.521.3%87
13The University of AdelaideAdelaide #5059.616.2%112
14Flinders UniversityAdelaide #5189.220.4%87
15Australian National UniversityCanberra #5448.524.0%70
16Monash HealthMelbourne #5707.817.7%74
17Murdoch Children's Research InstituteMelbourne #6426.120.1%63
18University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #6645.618.8%67
19Royal Prince Alfred HospitalSydney #7364.115.4%62

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

Who are the top Epidemiology researchers in Australia?

Graeme J. Hankey, Louisa Degenhardt and Hugh R. Taylor rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1Graeme J. Hankey#15 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 35 works
  2. 2Louisa Degenhardt#80 worldwide overall5.7k citations · 59 works
  3. 3Hugh R. Taylor#158 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 28 works
  4. 4David L. Paterson#544 worldwide overall3k citations · 27 works
  5. 5Amanda G. Thrift#1,203 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 14 works
  6. 6Jonathan R. Carapetis#1,577 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 13 works
  7. 7John B. Saunders#1,666 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 14 works
  8. 8Konrad Pesudovs#2,238 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 24 works
  9. 9Mark Parsons#3,838 worldwide overall659 citations · 22 works
  10. 10Mark Woodward#4,316 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 14 works
  11. 11F. M. Bürnet#6,992 worldwide overall902 citations · 23 works
  12. 12Paul Mitchell#7,975 worldwide overall720 citations · 14 works
  13. 13Tania C. Sorrell#8,072 worldwide overall810 citations · 14 works
  14. 14Geoffrey A. Donnan#9,147 worldwide overall1k citations · 37 works
  15. 15Christopher Levi#9,168 worldwide overall443 citations · 16 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Epidemiology