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Psychiatry and Mental health research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Psychiatry and Mental health research in 2022–2025 (#9 worldwide), followed by The University of Sydney and Monash University.

Australia's world rank
#5
of 55 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3k
Top-10% rate
23.7%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Psychiatry and Mental health in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of MelbourneMelbourne #960.025.7%197
2The University of SydneySydney #1847.423.5%189
3Monash UniversityMelbourne #2342.924.7%180
4The University of QueenslandBrisbane #4829.523.9%130
5UNSW SydneySydney #5427.419.4%135
6Deakin UniversityBurwood #8519.127.2%80
7La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #1696.620.1%67
8The University of Western AustraliaPerth #1795.620.9%66

Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychiatry and Mental health, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Psychiatry and Mental health researchers in Australia?

Perminder S. Sachdev, Louisa Degenhardt and John J. McGrath rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1Perminder S. Sachdev#56 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 26 works
  2. 2Louisa Degenhardt#80 worldwide overall5.7k citations · 9 works
  3. 3John J. McGrath#105 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 33 works
  4. 4James G. Scott#112 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 16 works
  5. 5Philip B. Mitchell#134 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 30 works
  6. 6Harvey Whiteford#1,554 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 11 works
  7. 7Gavin Andrews#1,709 worldwide overall2k citations · 9 works
  8. 8Christopher C. Rowe#3,815 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 30 works
  9. 9Sarah E. Medland#3,861 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 9 works
  10. 10Mark Woodward#4,316 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 11 works
  11. 11Vaughan J. Carr#4,545 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 11 works
  12. 12Patrick Kwan#4,816 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 35 works
  13. 13Dale R. Nyholt#5,859 worldwide overall1k citations · 11 works
  14. 14Ingrid E. Scheffer#5,885 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 30 works
  15. 15Cassandra Szoeke#6,027 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 14 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Psychiatry and Mental health