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Ophthalmology research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Ophthalmology research in 2022-now (#10 worldwide), followed by UNSW Sydney and The University of Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#5
of 43 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
972
Top-10% rate
17.3%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Ophthalmology in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of MelbourneMelbourne #1053.822.0%125
2UNSW SydneySydney #3329.819.4%76
3The University of SydneySydney #3827.018.7%124
4The University of Western AustraliaPerth #8211.619.3%65

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

Who are the top Ophthalmology researchers in Australia?

Jie Jin Wang, Robyn H. Guymer and David Anthony Mackey rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Ophthalmology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jie Jin Wang#15,567 worldwide overall79.1 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Robyn H. Guymer#117,397 worldwide overall64.3 of 208 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3David Anthony Mackey#104,104 worldwide overall53.4 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Alex William Hewitt#47,608 worldwide overall47.8 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Paul Mitchell#44,770 worldwide overall42.8 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jamie E. Craig#129,085 worldwide overall49.8 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Paul L.R. Mitchell#128,396 worldwide overall36.0 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Mark C. Gillies#229,638 worldwide overall39.7 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Stuart MacGregor#25,189 worldwide overall30.7 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Paul Mitchell#110,748 worldwide overall36.8 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Kathryn P. Burdon#134,629 worldwide overall29.3 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Gerald Liew#136,706 worldwide overall28.3 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Zhichao Wu#222,159 worldwide overall24.5 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Zhuoting Zhu#41,729 worldwide overall24.0 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Justine R. Smith#295,786 worldwide overall29.7 of 120 papers here in the top 10%

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