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Genetics research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Genetics research in 2022–2025 (#29 worldwide), followed by The University of Queensland and The University of Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#7
of 69 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.8k
Top-10% rate
25.6%
Ranked institutions
11

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

What is the best university for Genetics in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of MelbourneMelbourne #2945.628.4%245
2The University of QueenslandBrisbane #4837.529.2%223
3The University of SydneySydney #5535.325.6%216
4Monash UniversityMelbourne #7230.930.5%144
5The University of Western AustraliaPerth #9626.333.4%106
6UNSW SydneySydney #14319.927.0%118
7The University of AdelaideAdelaide #15218.922.6%127
8Australian National UniversityCanberra #24411.229.4%63
9Macquarie UniversitySydney #2848.829.4%70
10La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #2958.225.6%71
11University of New EnglandArmidale #3983.320.9%71

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

Who are the top Genetics researchers in Australia?

James G. Scott, Philip B. Mitchell and Rodney J. Scott rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1James G. Scott#112 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 15 works
  2. 2Philip B. Mitchell#134 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 13 works
  3. 3Rodney J. Scott#1,451 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 36 works
  4. 4Paul Zimmet#1,579 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 13 works
  5. 5Naomi R. Wray#1,590 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 35 works
  6. 6Peter M. Visscher#1,804 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 60 works
  7. 7Paul A. James#2,282 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 19 works
  8. 8Grant W. Montgomery#2,328 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 59 works
  9. 9Jian Yang#3,119 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 30 works
  10. 10Sang Lee#3,303 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 24 works
  11. 11David J. Hunter#3,333 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 28 works
  12. 12Sarah E. Medland#3,861 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 40 works
  13. 13Georgia Chenevix‐Trench#5,738 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 38 works
  14. 14Dale R. Nyholt#5,859 worldwide overall1k citations · 23 works
  15. 15Ingrid E. Scheffer#5,885 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 46 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Genetics