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Philosophy research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Philosophy research in 2022-now (#65 worldwide), followed by The University of Sydney and Monash University.

Australia's world rank
#11
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.7k
Top-10% rate
11.7%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Philosophy in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of MelbourneMelbourne #6527.119.3%96
2The University of SydneySydney #8023.514.2%121
3Monash UniversityMelbourne #8123.317.1%77
4Australian National UniversityCanberra #10319.119.9%67
5The University of QueenslandBrisbane #15112.413.0%63
6Herbalife (Australia)Sydney #30417.03.4%535

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

Who are the top Philosophy researchers in Australia?

Patrick D. McGorry, Barnaby Nelson and Alison Ruth Yung rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Philosophy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Patrick D. McGorry#50,725 worldwide overall78.0 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Barnaby Nelson#53,327 worldwide overall56.6 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Alison Ruth Yung#70,841 worldwide overall51.8 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Stephen James Wood#66,968 worldwide overall22.6 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Graham Priest#66,400 worldwide overall23.9 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6G. Paul Amminger#138,421 worldwide overall17.8 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Henry J. Jackson#184,841 worldwide overall17.2 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Philip N. Pettit#54,875 worldwide overall19.8 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Andrew David Thompson#446,104 worldwide overall15.0 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Lisa Phillips#149,239 worldwide overall14.8 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Hok Pan Yuen#101,064 worldwide overall14.0 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Kelly Allott#312,809 worldwide overall13.8 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Assen V Jablensky#138,635 worldwide overall14.3 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Max Coltheart#385,956 worldwide overall14.8 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15David Jonathan Castle#421,653 worldwide overall16.7 of 39 papers here in the top 10%

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