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Oncology research in Australia

The University of Sydney ranks first in Australia for Oncology research in 2022-now (#47 worldwide), followed by The University of Melbourne and UNSW Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#9
of 65 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.2k
Top-10% rate
12.4%
Ranked institutions
12

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

What is the best university for Oncology in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of SydneySydney #4741.912.8%545
2The University of MelbourneMelbourne #5739.014.0%354
3UNSW SydneySydney #11728.113.8%168
4Monash UniversityMelbourne #14425.010.8%227
5The University of QueenslandBrisbane #14824.610.5%304
6Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreMelbourne #16523.013.9%179
7The University of AdelaideAdelaide #29014.415.9%76
8Melbourne HealthMelbourne #35711.311.3%74
9Flinders UniversityAdelaide #37410.612.9%100
10The University of Western AustraliaPerth #4278.68.7%74
11Griffith UniversityBrisbane #4418.111.4%95
12Western Sydney UniversityRichmond #5654.47.9%71

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

Who are the top Oncology researchers in Australia?

Georgina Venetia Long, Sherene Loi and Richard A. Scolyer rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Oncology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Georgina Venetia Long#1,352 worldwide overall135.5 of 322 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Sherene Loi#2,426 worldwide overall77.8 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Richard A. Scolyer#32,643 worldwide overall84.9 of 323 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Mark John Smyth#4,763 worldwide overall66.5 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Alexander Maxwell Menzies#16,963 worldwide overall59.3 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Matteo Salvatore Carlino#14,292 worldwide overall56.9 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Benjamin J. Solomon#36,858 worldwide overall47.2 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Richard F. Kefford#14,677 worldwide overall43.7 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9John F. Thompson#173,582 worldwide overall63.0 of 331 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Grant A. McArthur#31,850 worldwide overall41.3 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Roberto Salgado#5,281 worldwide overall37.5 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Shahneen Kaur Sandhu#12,930 worldwide overall36.5 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Graham G. Giles#26,028 worldwide overall43.8 of 195 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14James S. Wilmott#5,786 worldwide overall32.0 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Phillip Kevin Darcy#47,125 worldwide overall29.6 of 85 papers here in the top 10%

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