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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health research in Australia

The University of Sydney ranks first in Australia for Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health research in 2022–2025 (#12 worldwide), followed by Monash University and The University of Melbourne.

Australia's world rank
#4
of 86 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8k
Top-10% rate
25.6%
Ranked institutions
24

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

What is the best university for Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of SydneySydney #1263.026.2%488
2Monash UniversityMelbourne #1361.828.5%440
3The University of MelbourneMelbourne #1658.727.8%398
4Deakin UniversityBurwood #1857.031.4%314
5The University of QueenslandBrisbane #1956.227.3%367
6UNSW SydneySydney #2055.429.0%341
7The University of AdelaideAdelaide #10331.023.3%190
8Griffith UniversityBrisbane #13327.226.7%160
9La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #13826.724.2%148
10Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #14026.527.7%145
11University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #14426.030.1%140
12Curtin UniversityPerth #17223.426.7%132
13Flinders UniversityAdelaide #18122.625.3%159
14The University of Western AustraliaPerth #19221.824.7%140
15Western Sydney UniversityRichmond #19921.229.6%108
16James Cook UniversityTownsville #20520.828.5%96
17University of Technology SydneySydney #22719.327.4%106
18Macquarie UniversitySydney #25217.726.5%95
19University of WollongongWollongong #28216.025.1%110
20University of South AustraliaAdelaide #32114.122.4%102
21Monash HealthMelbourne #34313.128.8%83
22Australian National UniversityCanberra #36612.122.5%108
23The George Institute for Global HealthSydney #37311.931.6%60
24University of TasmaniaHobart #4887.922.2%80

Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health researchers in Australia?

Louisa Degenhardt, Rachelle Buchbinder and Jonathan E. Shaw rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1Louisa Degenhardt#80 worldwide overall5.7k citations · 39 works
  2. 2Rachelle Buchbinder#147 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 12 works
  3. 3Jonathan E. Shaw#1,324 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 14 works
  4. 4Jonathan R. Carapetis#1,577 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 23 works
  5. 5Paul Zimmet#1,579 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 14 works
  6. 6Bruce Neal#2,372 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 29 works
  7. 7Christopher G. Maher#2,414 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 12 works
  8. 8Richard C. Franklin#2,973 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 17 works
  9. 9David J. Hunter#3,333 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 12 works
  10. 10Tim Driscoll#4,247 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 11 works
  11. 11Mark Woodward#4,316 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 21 works
  12. 12Peter Clifton#6,695 worldwide overall973 citations · 11 works
  13. 13Amy E. Peden#10,878 worldwide overall731 citations · 11 works
  14. 14Nicholas G. Martin#12,700 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 18 works
  15. 15Ian S. Fraser#13,635 worldwide overall538 citations · 12 works

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