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Law research in Australia

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

Australia's world rank
#7
of 46 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.6k
Top-10% rate
13.4%
Ranked institutions
7

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

What is the best university for Law in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of MelbourneMelbourne #1160.713.3%165
2Monash UniversityMelbourne #2547.210.5%150
3Australian National UniversityCanberra #3641.218.3%86
4UNSW SydneySydney #3740.812.9%109
5The University of SydneySydney #12121.414.8%98
6La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #13519.612.4%63
7The University of Western AustraliaPerth #17914.95.3%76

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

Who are the top Law researchers in Australia?

Gary Edmond, Rosalind Dixon and Blake M. McKimmie rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Law that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Gary Edmond#239,699 worldwide overall20.7 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Rosalind Dixon#211,318 worldwide overall16.4 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Blake M. McKimmie#553,207 worldwide overall8.6 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Simon Butt#204,207 worldwide overall8.5 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Meredith Rossner#462,894 worldwide overall8.0 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Russell Smyth#55,008 worldwide overall9.5 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Julius Stone#198,999 worldwide overall7.5 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8John Bradford Braithwaite#126,417 worldwide overall8.0 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Robert E. Goodin#96,548 worldwide overall7.3 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jane Goodman‐Delahunty#2,355,990 worldwide overall11.1 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Kathy Mack#1,749,349 worldwide overall11.0 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jacqueline Peel#1,357,053 worldwide overall7.3 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Martin Evald John Krygier#553,931 worldwide overall7.0 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Wojciech Sadurski#406,482 worldwide overall7.4 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Sharyn Roach Anleu#2,258,748 worldwide overall11.5 of 41 papers here in the top 10%

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