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Infectious Diseases research in Australia

The University of Sydney ranks first in Australia for Infectious Diseases research in 2022–2025 (#38 worldwide), followed by The University of Melbourne and The University of Queensland.

Australia's world rank
#9
of 72 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.5k
Top-10% rate
22.7%
Ranked institutions
5

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

What is the best university for Infectious Diseases in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of SydneySydney #3837.822.7%143
2The University of MelbourneMelbourne #4236.026.5%146
3The University of QueenslandBrisbane #5431.726.4%126
4UNSW SydneySydney #6728.022.5%132
5Monash UniversityMelbourne #6927.527.0%105

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

Who are the top Infectious Diseases researchers in Australia?

David L. Paterson, F. M. Bürnet and Allen Cheng rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1David L. Paterson#544 worldwide overall3k citations · 18 works
  2. 2F. M. Bürnet#6,992 worldwide overall902 citations · 14 works
  3. 3Allen Cheng#25,624 worldwide overall566 citations · 17 works
  4. 4David A. Cooper#28,512 worldwide overall391 citations · 18 works
  5. 5Edward C. Holmes#29,244 worldwide overall811 citations · 30 works
  6. 6Kanta Subbarao#29,287 worldwide overall490 citations · 25 works
  7. 7Gregory J. Dore#29,501 worldwide overall443 citations · 13 works
  8. 8Matthew Law#32,402 worldwide overall630 citations · 21 works
  9. 9David W. Smith#33,110 worldwide overall873 citations · 16 works
  10. 10Christopher C. Blyth#41,089 worldwide overall290 citations · 9 works
  11. 11Thomas J. Borody#41,823 worldwide overall316 citations · 9 works
  12. 12Lillian Mwanri#43,402 worldwide overall353 citations · 8 works
  13. 13Ian Barr#48,288 worldwide overall365 citations · 8 works
  14. 14Bart J. Currie#54,339 worldwide overall517 citations · 20 works
  15. 15Nigel Curtis#62,176 worldwide overall264 citations · 12 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Infectious Diseases